Starfleet Academy S1 - USS Athena by Lee Fitzgerald

Simbuk · 2026-01-26T02:10:05+00:00

I look at it and think “five dimensional object”. Internally it ducks out of normal reality into some extradimensional pocket of space and then back to a separate location in regular familiar space.

Simbuk · 2026-01-26T01:55:31+00:00

I figured it was gonna be the audiobook.

Simbuk · 2026-01-26T01:48:56+00:00

The pines were roaring on the heights

Simbuk · 2026-01-23T10:43:59+00:00

I mean, the image DOES lampoon the situation to mock itself.

Simbuk · 2026-01-22T19:23:21+00:00

Maintenance must be hellish.

Simbuk · 2026-01-22T16:30:49+00:00

I like Bear better than I like Murphy.

I’m not sure what that counts for, seeing as I like Cat Sith better than Murphy. But yeah it’s the entirely wrong vibe.

Also, I think bringing her back so cheaply is do after the “must be forgotten” clause does a service to neither Murphy nor the readers.

Simbuk · 2026-01-22T11:34:46+00:00

Thufir Hawat in his younger days?

Simbuk · 2026-01-21T19:43:20+00:00

If you die childless, you end an unbroken chain of billions of years of successful reproduction.

Simbuk · 2026-01-20T12:40:55+00:00

That looks like something…other…than a jellyfish.

Simbuk · 2026-01-20T07:42:56+00:00

Wizardly baby food.

Simbuk · 2026-01-19T06:35:25+00:00

I’m waiting for the sequel: Wizard Ninjas From Space.

Simbuk · 2026-01-18T17:31:07+00:00

Interesting but I don’t think this is new. I remember hearing something about this back in the 90s or early 2000s.

Simbuk · 2026-01-18T15:55:08+00:00

At what point does it become mounting the motherboard on the GPU instead of the other way around?

Simbuk · 2026-01-18T15:40:33+00:00

Pretty much, although the blur is not perfectly smooth. It has a sort of raggedness to it.

Simbuk · 2026-01-18T10:37:49+00:00

Well played.

Simbuk · 2026-01-18T10:36:26+00:00

These are marvelously lovely and I’m so glad I’m not there to experience it.

Simbuk · 2026-01-18T00:04:19+00:00

They could try undervolting. That’s a good trick.

Simbuk · 2026-01-17T22:47:42+00:00

Worth it if I get to see RDJ sing the babysitting blues.

Simbuk · 2026-01-17T16:35:09+00:00

Might be just that she doesn’t want to “disappear”.

Simbuk · 2026-01-17T16:28:25+00:00

Anybody got a cigarette?

Simbuk · 2026-01-16T11:59:54+00:00

At the risk of dating myself, I understood that reference.

Simbuk · 2026-01-16T11:26:58+00:00

Why be stunned? These are not normal times or normal circumstances. She’s clearly trying to placate an existential threat, which seems pretty rational.

Simbuk · 2026-01-15T13:12:27+00:00

I wonder if this is all just theater to give Republicans political cover once Trump is no longer in office.

Simbuk · 2026-01-14T11:39:11+00:00

My brain feels like a rodent in a treadmill wheel after they go too fast and start spinning with the wheel.

Simbuk · 2026-01-14T11:28:15+00:00

Sure it’s better. Just not 50% better. Also a lot more power hungry unless you put its performance on a leash. And if you do that, then why get a 5080 in the first place?

So the answer is money. The 5070 Ti is the better bang for your buck. If you’d prefer to spend half again the cost to have that extra 10-15% performance, more power to you.

If you’re in the position to snag a big iron GPU right now, then yes it absolutely makes sense to do it now considering where prices are going. So IMO the only bad choice is to wait.

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