metaphortune
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- Comment on What is the origin of aliens looking like humans? Why and when did it become the norm? 5 weeks 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? 5 weeks 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.