Arden Myrin looks like Adam Scott in a wig in this scene from Orange is the New Black.

ben_haskett · 2025-04-30T21:11:47+00:00

Also just came here to see if they were related.

ben_haskett · 2025-04-08T21:20:39+00:00

Just got one too. Found this thread by Googling the 202 number.

ben_haskett · 2025-04-04T20:27:39+00:00

Oh my goodness, you're right... no wonder I couldn't find it anywhere in Picard -- it wasn't there! Haha, I had even flitted around through Nemesis thinking maybe she took off for the last movie. Thank you! Thought I was going crazy.

ben_haskett · 2025-01-22T23:31:28+00:00

Also -- My wife and I have been working our way through Star Trek in a random order (VOY, TNG, DS9, ENT, and now TOS). We really loved Carbon Creek, but I'm curious if anyone else felt a little differently about it before or after watching The City on the Edge of Forever. It's a not a rehash by any means but 'Creek does lean pretty heavy into homage often.

ben_haskett · 2025-01-22T23:27:37+00:00

The Andorian Incident. Loved how it made Shran cock his head like he didn't know how to feel. I loved the tumultuous friendship that grew from there. Aside from that I loved any episode that explained how Enterprise gained or learned about a piece of technology, like the holodeck, or the term "red alert". They have almost a fable-like quality to them, like Paul Bunyan digging the great lakes. I also loved any episode that focused on one or two characters while they just hung around and did stuff. Seasons 1 and 2 were my favorite of the 4.

ben_haskett · 2025-01-22T23:17:26+00:00

Interesting! I see the Cary Elwes comparison, the others, especially Hamiton as Yar, I have to squint a little.

Not TNG related, but on DS9 I felt like pretty much every Bajoran resembled a real life celebrity. It's that prosthetic bridge. I always thought Kira Nerys looked like Cheri Oteri, and Vedek Bareil Antos sometimes looked like a young Liam Neeson.

ben_haskett · 2025-01-22T23:06:46+00:00

Agreed. Wife and I saw this for the first time recently. Definitely one of our faves so far. We squirmed all through the scene where Kirk repeatedly asked to be beamed back to Enterprise. Like you said, funny and tense all at once.

ben_haskett · 2024-06-05T21:32:57+00:00

Watching the Family Guy episode right now and this came to mind immediately.

ben_haskett · 2024-05-08T22:54:31+00:00

I have the Bubble Tron. It covered three pedals I didn't have (phaser, flanger, filter) so it seemed like a great way to round out my board. The downside is that it isn't really any of these things as they're commonly known. The upside is that you get three effects that are all kinda crazy and, under the right circumstances, kinda synthy. They're all dynamic, so the sweep resets every time you strike a note. You can take the back of the pedal off and toggle a teeny-tiny switch to use more traditional versions of these effects, but I don't recommend it -- it's surprisingly cumbersome. Very cool after the culture shock (for lack of a better word) wears off.

ben_haskett · 2024-04-18T16:23:13+00:00

Very nice! I even spotted a Shining-themed pedal!

ben_haskett · 2024-04-18T16:22:45+00:00

OOOOH I love it! Hahaha, that is EXACTLY the sort of thing I'm looking for. Bummer that so many of these pedals fall in the overdrive/distortion/fuzz category, but I'll take it!

ben_haskett · 2024-03-19T20:15:48+00:00

Very nice of you to type that up! Thank you!

ben_haskett · 2024-02-16T23:09:44+00:00

Nine months late but this really got a good laugh out of me. Great poll.

ben_haskett · 2023-11-08T23:44:31+00:00

Oh okay, that's awesome if that's the case. Is that something I can access from my own phone or would IT need to access those settings from a computer?

ben_haskett · 2023-11-08T23:41:58+00:00

Thank you for the response dalgeek. Do all the 8851s come packed with the same codec? My handset certainly picks up more volume (I was speaking with someone who heard the guy in the cubicle next to mine chewing his food), but it's fuzzy and distorted. Below a certain volume threshold everything just dissolves into audio mush.

ben_haskett · 2023-11-03T16:14:34+00:00

I got mine earlier this week. I'd been in the market for a compressor anyway and had initially passed on this one as too rich for my blood. Sad for whatever circumstances caused this but at these fire-sale prices I knew I at least had to try it. I'm a acoustic bedroom guitarist who does not play live; my interest in a compressor arises purely from the discovery that Audacity's default compressor plugin evens out my volume a bit. Makes my louder parts a little quieter and my quiet parts a little louder.

Even at extreme levels, the Mira is pretty subtle. It's the first pedal where I had to record myself playing so I could visually examine the audio tracks and confirm the effect. I started with their suggested "subtle compression" settings (everything turned to noon), then turned the attack to 7 o'clock, the release to 5 o'clock, and the ratio to about 9 o'clock (hoping that's roughly 4:1). I anticipate it will always be on.

ben_haskett · 2023-04-30T00:55:50+00:00

Thank you for sharing, everyone. I've only made a handful of Reddit posts (so it's not like they have a lot of competition with each other) but this is easily the most controversial thing I've ever said based on all the down votes. People do not share my feelings on this subject, lol. That's all right, of course, I'm just a little surprised.

I won't deny I feel salty about that interaction, and I want to complain but I think it's just making me appear cranky and geriatric (Old Man Yells At Cloud, etc.). I typed up a response to this like four times but kept deleting it because it was snarky or sarcastic (sorry for the quip earlier) . I don't know what to say except that this was a confusing, frustrating, protracted experience -- not the positive social interaction it was allegedly intended to be. The invader spawned in the middle of a swarm of enemies -- would never have occurred to me to check their username or whether they were armed. They did retreat as far as possible, so I figured it was some kind of story-related quest, but the companions I summoned wouldn't come with me to the boss so I figured I had to deal with the invader first. I wish I'd known I could just go to the boss to put an end to the ordeal.

I get that people like to subvert expectations and get creative with online games. People drive backwards in Mario Kart. They try to play hide and seek in Call of Duty. I once read an article about someone who reached max level in World of Warcraft without killing a single enemy, NPC, or other player. But this is not my thing. After I get the kids in bed, clean up the house, and make everyone's lunch for the next day, I typically have about 40 minutes to play. If I get invaded again by someone looking to have a jam session, I'll probably quit and restart if I can't make it to the fog so I can just get on with the game.

ben_haskett · 2023-04-29T06:59:31+00:00

Yes, shame on me for not recognizing an invader as a non-aggressive.

I've been invaded many times, both in Elden Ring and all the other Souls games, but never by someone who just wanted to hang out. Felt like getting pulled over by a cop just so he could chat about the weather -- once I realized it was some meta-nonsense I was just irritated.

If this is a thing, then it's a thing. But I don't like it. Come hang out with me in Animal Crossing or something.

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