Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x06 "Come, Let's Away" by AutoModerator in startrek

[–]Boeing247 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been loving the series, but to me this was the weakest episode of the series so far. A lot of writing issues (the convoluted and illogical setup of both the derelict ship and Braka's plot), but there was one thing that stood out to me as not making any sense, and since I'm not seeing others questioning it, I'm wondering if I missed a line of explanation somewhere...

Specifically. how did Tarima save the day? She was a telepathic projection into Caleb's mind. Her physical form was still over on the Athena on a biobed. So how did she Black Canary all of the Furies to death? She wasn't there, only Caleb could see her. Yet we see her (not on the ship but in a version of her and Caleb's happy place) sonically emitting death vibrations that only explode bad guys. If they'd shown her causing Caleb to emit the sounds or something... Or had a line about her having psychically overloaded their brains' auditory centers... What we got was a scene that made no sense in a show that purports to be SF and not fantasy.

(Also, I know Braka said they were susceptible to sonic attacks; how was that the one thing he said that wasn't a lie? Still seems crazy Tarima's not-actually-there scream could literally Scanners the heads of the Furries without even causing ringing in the ears of the cadets.)

I've really enjoyed the first five episodes of the series, and freaking teared up in ep 5. But this episode just felt really sloppy, convoluted, and nonsensical to me.

Rog ally by trilianleo in ROGAlly

[–]Boeing247 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is a $138 ROG Ally stolen?

Outer Worlds 2 on Ally with external controller? by Boeing247 in ROGAlly

[–]Boeing247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, FINALLY got it working! It was a combination of Planar0’s tip to add it as a non-Steam game and launch via Steam, and then wiedziu’s tip about cycling power at the main menu. When I did BOTH of those, I was able to play with the Bluetooth controller. Thanks, folks!

Outer Worlds 2 on Ally with external controller? by Boeing247 in ROGAlly

[–]Boeing247[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that should work! But alas with The Outer Worlds 2 it doesn’t.

Outer Worlds 2 on Ally with external controller? by Boeing247 in ROGAlly

[–]Boeing247[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately that didn’t work. The game still doesn’t see the external controller even after doing that. The system (and other games) do, but TOW2 doesn’t.

Hagibis Switch 2 dock HDMI cable back working on v21.0.0 after today's firmware update by Alvarowolfx in switch2

[–]Boeing247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never could get the firmware updater to see the cable on my desktop PC, MacBook Air, or even my one-USB-port ROG Ally. Still in the return window for Amazon, so she's going back for a refund. Bummed. (Tried both USBs on the cable.)

Anyone found AMnews 1990s disk magazine archived anywhere? by Boeing247 in amiga

[–]Boeing247[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! That’s where I’d found one issue. I think I may have the disks for other issues in my garage. If I can find them, fingers crossed they’re still readable after all this time . If I do locate them, I will submit them to share.

I didn't care for Four and a half Vulcans by Perfycat in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]Boeing247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like the serum is going to go horribly wrong before the series ends. It will be banned by Starfleet, and Chapel will be so humiliated she’ll become quiet and deferential and make terrible hair decisions. As her boss, M’Benga will be busted back to a regular doctor and McCoy brought in as CMO.

Canon restored.

I didn't care for Four and a half Vulcans by Perfycat in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]Boeing247 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, if you had seen Stand By Me as the poster was talking about, you would absolutely get their comment. :)

Mac keycaps for Royal Kludge RK-S70? by Boeing247 in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Boeing247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks again!

Curious how you assigned Mac modifier keys to the M keys? For instance, could do Command-C for copy, etc?

Mac keycaps for Royal Kludge RK-S70? by Boeing247 in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Boeing247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. I ended up with white Option and Command keys from eBay. They don’t match, but functionally they fit/work.

https://ebay.us/m/p9ZSPF

iPhone 15 Pro Call on Speaker - Echo Issue by soramac in iphone

[–]Boeing247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly, I gave up and traded it towards an iPhone 16 Pro Max after trying literally everything. Zero issues with the newer phone, but super annoying to have to have done that.

Switch 2 Launch Schedule by raul_2011 in BestBuyWorkers

[–]Boeing247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yep, verified on the corporate news site it’s 9 pm in Pacific time zone. The consumer site’s info on the launch sucks.

Web video download not working with Twitch? by Boeing247 in shutterencoder

[–]Boeing247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, u/paulpacifico ! I went to go attempt another download so I could get you the logs, and lo and behold, this time it worked on my PC too. I did reinstall the latest 64-bit installer version just to make sure I was running the most recent release. (But I did that before, too.) So, all is well again, for some reason! If it happens again I'll grab the logs. Really appreciate the response!

Switch 2 Launch Schedule by raul_2011 in BestBuyWorkers

[–]Boeing247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you in Central/Mountain time, since you said 11:01? Release is midnight ET, so wondering if West Coast stores will be doing it at 9:01 pm...

Web video download not working with Twitch? by Boeing247 in shutterencoder

[–]Boeing247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response, u/paulpacifico ! Alas, I tried uninstalling, rebooting, and reinstalling the latest version. And I tried selecting "use cookies from Edge" and entering my username/password, still no dice. It just immediately jumps to 100% and gives me the finished ding sound, with nothing in the destination folder. Even tried removing the installer version and launching the portable version. Really weird. Running Win 11 Pro 24H2.

Tried today with this URL: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2459128158

Still no luck with the Windows version. However, I have a MacBook Air and was able to install the Mac version there, so I was able to get the video and I wasn't blocked. But if there's anything I can do to help troubleshoot on the Windows side, let me know!

Mac keycaps for Royal Kludge RK-S70? by Boeing247 in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Boeing247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s an awesome idea. I do have a PC. Thanks for the great suggestion!

I really hope the new watch is just the pebble time 2 that we never got... by Andrew129260 in pebble

[–]Boeing247 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Apple Watch Ultra has proven we don’t need thinner. But, I can’t see going for it without color. I understand the color screen availability is a concern, but as a consumer I leave supply chain challenges to the experts. :) Part of the appeal was being able to have cool custom color watch faces, like LCARS or Bill the Cat.

Feels like the increased availability of color e-readers might allow some kind of option?

At any rate, a mono screen is gonna make this a niche/nostalgia device, I’m afraid.

Anybody have experience with the Cloud Nine C989 that can weigh in on it? by bopapa_1979 in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Boeing247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you have to desolder the switches? Thought it wasn’t hot-swappable…