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[–] Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

i like the star trek borg cube texture instead personally

[–] Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 29 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Its the physical manifestation of the old pipes screen saver from windows 95.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

they changed it in voyager somewhat.

[–] Spezi@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

Wow, they named a spaceship after a lemmy client?

/s

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

It's like a kind of reverse greeble.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

As far as I know it's also considered greeble, the term was just coined later

[–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago

It was coined by ILM in the 70s, a smidge before the Borg.