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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Comic Sans Got the Last Laugh⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The term you’re looking for is “uncanny valley”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Open-sourcing of WinAmp goes badly as owners delete entire repo⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Schrodinger’s license?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Paradox still want to make a Sims competitor after Life By You, but "we need to start smaller"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s because of the sums people keep paying.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nothing is requiring employees to be in the office five days a week⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The employees should just leave and found a new company. Call it “Something”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Peeble streamer on Doop⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The Democratic Order of Planets has a streaming platform, now?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Be still my beating tastebuds⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Canola is a North American thing. AFAIK the British are familiar with the term “rapeseed” and don’t need the rebranding.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Yesterday in Kroger (a supermarket for you non-Americans) I saw a bunch of cans of potato salad. Why would someone buy canned potato salad?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You assume there’s lots of chemicals, but did you check? The process of canning food doesn’t necessarily require a lot of chemicals: a lot of canned food is cooked in the can, after it’s sealed, which kills most of the microbes that might spoil the food and make you sick. And because it’s sealed, no microbes can get in, either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mind of a synesthete⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Time is money

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A movie theater combining with an oxygen bar could probably make a powerful smell-o-vision experience⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I gotta have my naturally sparkling Perri-air

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Caption this.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Daylight come and me want go home.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sons of Star Trek #1 on sale now!⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sons of Star Trek #1 on sale now!⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Could be another holodeck malfunction.

  Which reminds me, that comic needs more Moriarty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Instant wine⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The grapes used to make the juice you buy at the store are not the same grapes that are used to make actual wine. The person who wrote that recipe doesn’t know what wine should taste like, and I wouldn’t trust that recipe.

  The grape juice you buy for drinking is mainly made from Concord grapes, which won’t make something that tastes in any way like real wine. You need grapes like Cabernet or Pinot Noir (for example). These aren’t just the names of wines, they’re the names of the varieties of grapes used.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Have you been injured? Call Gowron Law.⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Gowron was killed while he was still chancellor. They’re just using his image for advertising purposes, but you’ll never get to meet him, and he won’t go to court with/for you.

  Ch’Pok had a more modest practice, but he’ll represent you personally.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fun Fact: In the movies they had to dub Scotty's voice as he became more Scottish (and belligerent) in old age.⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  He did go a bit loopy after he bumped his head in ST5 (A.K.A. “I can’t believe it’s canon!”)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Prove you're not an android⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  While the simple explanation that Klingons can get honor to mean whatever they want (see Worf’s “discommendation” arc on TNG, for instance) holds some weight in explaining this, I like to think of Klingons as hunters, as much as warriors. When you hunt, you don’t announce your presence to your prey. You hide until the moment when you pounce and attack. The cloak fits if you look at it this way, at least.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can't choose your descendents...⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can't choose your descendents...⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  We reach!

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨oh the humanity⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They ate all the quadrotriticale, so I guess turnabout is fair play.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ransomware⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You owe it to yourself to try Strange New Worlds. It’s just really good. It avoids most of the problems that Disco had (though it got better after season 1) and goes back to the episodic feel of past series, but without the ridiculous reset button that some series suffered from.

  Familiarity with TOS will provide you with extra enjoyment, but it’s not a requirement, in my opinion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Marriage squabbles⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it would work even better with the third frame showing Miles looking off to the right, with no dialogue… You know, show, don’t tell, that sort of thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the best dialogue in your opinion?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Nimoy was a very funny guy! Great comedy instincts! You get another tiny glimpse of it with Spock’s line “I’ve been dead before” in ST:VI. It’s almost a throwaway, and said without emotion, but it’s pretty funny!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the best dialogue in your opinion?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Some good examples here. I’d just mention a few other memorable dialogue scenes:

  • all the scenes of McCoy with Spock’s Katra in ST:III, including lines like “Yes, Genesis! How can you be deaf with ears like that?” and "Where’s the logic in offering me a ride home, you idiot? If I wanted a ride home, would I be trying to charter a space flight?"
  • in Star Trek IV, the scene with Kirk and Spock in Gillian’s pickup, with Nimoy doing his best Gracie Allen impression. Also, the “No dipshit” bit in the restaurant.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But they don't know what baseball is?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I bet it didn’t survive the refit. Actually, I suspect that’s where the “Rec Deck” from TMP ended up, though I have no proof (were the post-refit blueprints ever published?)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Given the circumstances, Janeway also would have sold you for a keg of coffee⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s pretty easy to do, since Harry never made it to Lt.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Given the circumstances, Janeway also would have sold you for a keg of coffee⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Because Jeri Ryan is actually a pretty good actress?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Given the circumstances, Janeway also would have sold you for a keg of coffee⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  If you don’t already know, I suspect you don’t want to know (i.e. you would regret your curiosity)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Attention Office Resisters: The Boss Is Counting Badge Swipes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Resistance is futile. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does salty water taste so bad when salt food tastes so good?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Distilled water is safe to drink, as long as you have a balanced diet that includes all the vitamins and minerals your body needs.

  The claim that it “leeches” those minerals out of you isn’t supported by any real evidence.

  I used to drink distilled water at home for years with no side effects.