data1701d

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[–] data1701d@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I feel like the marketing for Artificial Idiocy comes down to three words: "Resistance is futile."

As put aptly by one text (which I have yet to read): "When you trick somebody into participating in a small-time fraud, it's called a 'scam'. But when the scam is so big that people have no choice but to participate, it's called 'economics.'"

Man, I swear in DS9:"Bar Association" that Rom had the 2016 DC Flintstones comic pulled up on his PADD while doing research.

P.S Like the person in the video, I too use Linux.

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago

I really wish we'd gotten more T'Lyn time. She needed at least one more episode focused on her.

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

Amateurs. (I think I've watched almost every episode 3 times at least. The main exceptions are a few random season 1 episodes and "A Mathematically Perfect Redemption".)

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Wow. This meme's from when Sprint still existed! Yes

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 1 points 2 months ago

But what about those kids in TOS who all joined a cult and murdered their parents for fun or something?

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

Joking answer: Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1, but skip all episodes except "Code of Honor", which is the "best" in the franchise.

Serious Answer: DS9 season 1. Although it's less hopeful than the typical Trek in many senses, I think it still has that Trekian sense of ethics about it. Also, the characters are great, and the first season is much more watchable than TNG season 1.

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

BTW usually the graphics glitches weren't immediate, but would come after waking it from sleep a few times.

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

As an ex-Linux on Surface Go 1 user, I didn't like the experience. Under Debian Testing, it was always mostly usable, but I'd come across the weirdest bugs, like graphics glitches. Also, last time I checked, the camera was miserable to set up - I got it working, but it's really weird. Secure boot was also really painful.

Running Linux on the Surface Go made me curse the Surface line and put the Go in a junk drawer. I might go back to it one day, but I have no reason at the moment. Still, if you already own one, it's worth a shot.

If you go ahead, though:

  1. Whatever easily supported the linux-surface kernel.
  2. I really don't know. I don't quite use Linux in that manner.
  3. No. SD cards are slow, so the system will take an eternity to load. Put personal files on the SD and the install internal, not the other way around.
  4. I have no idea about the pen, but the keyboard mostly worked fine. I remember it having problems in the Debian installer, so I had to use a USB hub dongle and a keyboard to install, but after that I remember it working pretty well both mainline and linux-surface.
[–] data1701d@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago

Also, I feel like an awesome Star Trek series would be a (preferably animated) semi-anthology where you have a few crews a season that then meet up in a finale subplot, sort of like taking LD:”Wej Duj” and focusing on each individual crew and culture more. My ideas are:

  • “Cetacean Ops”, which would take place on the USS George and Gracie (or something), a starship (either prototype or refit) built for and staffed by aquatic/cetacean life forms, except a few engineers. Besides exploring what cetacean life style is like in the Federation and Starfleet, as well as how they avoid isolation between aquatic and non-aquatic crew.
  • One that’s literally just the Archimedes from the Lower Decks Season 2 finale. I really liked that crew for some reason and want more.
  • Several non-Federation species vessels, like a Ferengi starship or a post-Dominion Cardassian vessel.
[–] data1701d@startrek.website 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Wasn't he always kind of a cartoonish mustache twirler? I mean, he basically invaded Cardassia after the manipulation of his meme-ishly large ego.

The truth is Gowron is a cartoon, and that's why we love him.

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago

The secret about TNG:"Cause and Effect" is that it took place on February 2nd, 2368. 😉

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago

Debian is on the right track. XFCE might work - I remember it running pretty well on a laptop with 4 gigs.

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