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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 1d

I shouldn't be surprised they can only imagine a top down, hierarchical social arrangement is how everyone operates, yet I'm still surprised at how narrow and genuine it seems as an assumption, rather than purely a talking point.

HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 2d

Defiant was classified an escort, Starfleet didn't call it a warship. I can't imagine the TMP fleet shying away from calling a ship a warship, not until after the Khitomer Accords. That might be the real reason it's not called a warship, the Accords.

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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 2d

Gotta love that jizz wailing.

HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 2d

In a real academy, getting on the ship would be the culmination of the year, where the group finally learned the bare minimum to be useful. But with infinite budget the whole school could be on the ship. My guess, even with LD showing how it should be done, the cadets will be too important.

HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 3d

It really looks like two fonts but I’m no font guy.

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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 4d

Magnets. Sure, magnetic super conduction quantum locking is interesting, but we’re talking about technology from the next millennium, not this century. I was expecting something like hyperspace architecture connecting the ship through unseen realms. It’s also stated it’s for maneuverability.

HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 4d

I kind of liked it but the explanation for how it works was boring and I disliked how it fits with their stated advantage. Though I do like how the smaller ship uses it.

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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 7d

I keep forgetting Start has a context menu and that it can be used to shutdown in two clicks instead of three.

HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 8d

It’s fine once I made the desktop look like Win10 and erased the new Notepad to default to the old one. I only used the built in options and got it 90% of the way there, the final annoyance is the Shutdown options button is on the right of the Start, so I have to zig zag the pointer to shutdown.

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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 9d

Lorca was evil from the start, but at least he had an air of complexity. His ending just makes him dumb.

HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 9d

my understanding is nothing was planned out, they were winging it all in a mad dash based on a few vague concept notes. It wasn’t until season 4 that they finally tried planning the story.

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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 12d

I like the older one more but I like the armored new one most of all.

HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 15d

Is that a submarine inspired sensor dome?

HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 15d

That's controversial still? DS9 and VOY are remembered fondly at this point. Lower Decks, Prodigy, even DIS have fans too. For the movies I agree, they play it too safe trying to ride off the most famous version of Trek, rather than take the best elements for something more original. Well, S31 tried

HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 15d

That’s really cool, I always thought there was no such detail on the model.

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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 15d

Those older tricorders had a little more versatility when it came to life signs readings, and an early attempt at a psychic sensors which was thought a failure.

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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 16d

Lower Decks comes closest to what makes TNG special in themes, characterization, and underlying philosophy, without being a copy of its writing style, though it's opening isn't strong because it appeals to executives. The Orville, after the Kaylon story ramps up, and humor tones down, is very TNG.

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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 16d

Am I reading this right and it is photovoltaic cells used as mirrors and backed by heatsinks?

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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 16d

It’s a great game. The aesthetic is just right, there are a ton of different ways to build a deck, and the Harder mode is a real challenge without feeling unfair. Harder mode is actually harder now in comparison to the demo, probably closer to where it should be in difficulty.

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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 18d

Did you say claws!?

Gleeful Galoob - The Animal RC Commercial (1984)

YouTube video by Retro Television Airwaves

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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 19d

And that thing is, if I’m not mistaken, a coolant pipe, so it makes sense to be covered like that.

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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 22d

I read the amount of fake tan he applies is proportional to how stressed he is. I would be stressed too after an exploding cigar.

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HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 27d

You can definitely say that about Lower Decks but they’re the best of the bunch. They have solid multilayer themes despite self referential esoterica. I think the SNW team just didn’t know what to do with their show. They might be on rails on what they’re allowed, or if they’re fans, they’re shallow

HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 27d

That's a relief. How many more to go?

HatDesk @hatdesk.bsky.social · 27d

He should have guessed larger numbers each time.