data1701d

joined 10 months ago
[–] data1701d@startrek.website 5 points 4 months ago

Trying to get out of doing homework, me and my siblings would join my mom to watch her Star Trek - she didn't object. Most times, it was TNG, with the occasional bit of DS9 or VOY.

She had actually gotten into TNG as a teenager - she'd read a few novels from her local library and kind of liked it. She then found Wil Wheaton hot enough to actually watch the show. (She may have watched a bit before that, but that's my recollection, at least).

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 2 points 4 months ago

More fun than, "I'm gonna rip your eyes out!", anyhow.

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 2 points 4 months ago

I checked and it already exists in the Fastfatch codebase. Apparently, they event already has a Windows 95 logo.

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 2 points 4 months ago

Such a reference of three oddly specific sci-fi shows. I knew Koenig was in Babylon 5, but I've never watched the show. It's sort of on my mental classic/90s/early 2000s sci-fi watchlist, along with:

  • The various Stargates
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Classic Who (I've only watched the reboot, and only up to partway through 12 at that. I'm working on it.)
  • Perhaps the various Roddenberry concepts developed in the 2000s (I've watched part of Earth: Final Conflict, so I know they kind of suck but are just interesting enough to pull you through. Yes, I will probably watch them anyway.)
  • Maybe Farscapes?
  • I actually need to watch Enterprise at some point - it's the only non-modern Trek I haven't watched. Yes, I know it goes to a bit of a dumpster fire, especially near the end, but some of it is fun I guess.
[–] data1701d@startrek.website 5 points 4 months ago

Loved that one too.

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 2 points 4 months ago

I agree with you. However, playing devil’s advocate, it could be argued that the law was applied because Bashir is a citizen of United Earth within the Federation, meaning that per the Prime Directive, Earth can enforce its own law within the bounds of the Federation constitution (perhaps with some limits on enforcing certain parts on non-United Earth citizens, especially in a zone like San Francisco).

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 2 points 4 months ago

That then begs the question: Why did they have a problem with Una, a non-human augment, joining Starfleet? In PRO, it is also implied that Dal would not have been let in if not for Janeway’s push.

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 4 points 4 months ago

Actually, I think Neelix doesn’t count as a natural disaster - I think he was a genetic experiment - a manmade disaster.

I’ll admit though that after Kes, Neelix is a somewhat enjoyable character.

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 17 points 4 months ago

While some of this can be a problem, I feel like using podman automatically disqualifies you as a regular user.

I think the more accurate title is “Linux is harder for medium power users who are already used to an operating system.”

I honestly feel I am unqualified to say how easy Linux distros are, as I often think to do things that a normal user wouldn’t, thus breaking my system in a way that doesn’t mirror what a regular user would experience.

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 2 points 4 months ago

True. Industry entrenchment would be a big issue. I can think of two ways to try to fight it. The less viable option would be trying for PSD support, which would be a lot of work. The other option would be to write a Photoshop plugin to allow working with the new file format in Photoshop. This might be annoying to end users having to deal with the format, but also easier developer-wise because you could make sure Photoshop handles rendering right; you'd just need a way to warn about operations in Photoshop that can't be converted to the new FOSS program's native format.

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 2 points 4 months ago

Not exactly “full of” - it was more like 3 classrooms with 30 each. Still a lot of Macs, but keep in mind this was a high school of 2000 students. Also, I’m pretty sure the Macs were paid for with grants for the visual arts programs rather than standard public funding.

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