metaphortune

@metaphortune@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the origin of aliens looking like humans? Why and when did it become the norm?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup, you got my point exactly! Appreciate ya.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the origin of aliens looking like humans? Why and when did it become the norm?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  For Star Trek, there is an in-universe explanation which is essentially that Humanity and many other classic humanoid species you see (Klingons, Vulcans, Romulans, et al) were all essentially “seeded” by the same ancient race of aliens. That race (the Progenitors) evolved way earlier than everyone else and found themselves alone in the galaxy, so they got down to the seeding. (I know this has also been touched on in S5 of Discovery so please forgive me if they changed anything lol)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Matt Mullenweg says Automattic is 'very short-staffed' amid WordPress vs. WP Engine drama.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And yet he still finds plenty of time to harass trans women on Tumblr…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do phone number requirements for account sign-ups effectively deter/mitigate spam?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve gotten a couple in the past few months, and it definitely seems to be a thing/have been a thing: howtogeek.com/…/why-youre-getting-so-much-signal-… androidpolice.com/signal-is-taking-the-fight-to-s…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A crowd destroyed a driverless Waymo car in San Francisco⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just in time for the Bell Riots 👀

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Anecdotal, but I do know personally 2 people who only started driving in their 20s. It’s not a 0% chance that they genuinely are learning to drive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I can't believe I'm saying this, but...Engage⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It is Robot Krabs controlled by Plankton, if that helps at all!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Get your spooky on - 2023 version⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Star Trek AND Chuck Tingle in the same post, god bless.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sunbird shuts down its iMessage app for Android 'for now' amid 'security concerns'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve said for the longest time, Apple could put iMessage on Android, charge for it, and make plenty of money (mine included). So I was very intrigued by Sunbird! But I took one look at Sunbird’s website and knew something was wrong. Maybe it was the lack of a clear idea for how they’ll make money or that they didn’t initially disclose the technology behind it.

  Suffice to say: I am not surprised by this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We No Longer Need a Big Carrier’s Wireless Plan. Discount Ones Are the Way.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, but nothing has changed in my experience as of yet. I am not a true T-Mobile customer like I was before I switched to Mint.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We No Longer Need a Big Carrier’s Wireless Plan. Discount Ones Are the Way.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve used Mint for a little over a year, no major issues past setup. I’ve noticed being “deprioritized” a few times but it hasn’t been terrible. Only thing is that T-Mobile was definitely better / easier for international roaming.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Millennials: It's ok to mourn the death of social media⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I grew up on forums / IRC / IMs, later transitioned to Myspace, then Twitter / Facebook / Tumblr / Instagram. I had a lot of fun over the years, it definitely saddens me that I can’t get the things I liked about those experiences back.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It took me 16 years to figure out why I hated a Journey song. What song did yiu hate untim yiu figured out why?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I think there are multiple reasons why I despise “High Hopes” by P!ATD but: I did see a video where a media outlet forced John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats to listen to it and he pointed out the song uses the phrase “manifest destiny” as a positive thing. When in reality, the concept of manifest destiny resulted in the genocide and displacement of Native American peoples in the Western US.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Canon Connections: 4x02 - I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yet again doing MVP-level work!! Many thanks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Trek: Infinite Launches October 12, Game Trailer and Preorder Details Announced⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Dunno if we’d seen it so thoroughly confirmed before that trailer that this is just modded/reskinned Stellaris. Which I’m still into!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there something wrong my AC? It’s a 1 year old unit and it can’t seem to keep up. For reference it is a high of 92 F today⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Has it been working alright throughout the rest of the season? I had an HVAC system that was incorrectly wired by the installers, so it actually ran the AC and heat pump at the same time, cancelling each other out. Might not be your situation but you never know!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Local coverage- A cool SNW connection to The Rock aka Newfoundland⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Holy SHIT! That is amazing. I’m from the US but love Hey Rosetta! to death, I know she directed a few excellent videos for them (as well as her other work in Canadian TV). So cool.