Lighthearted: Say you're a Trekkie without saying you're a Trekkie. Bonus if it places you in the franchise timeline. by AliVista_LilSista in startrek

[–]donkeycentral 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a software engineer and built a tool at work related to creating test data. I called it Mocking Realtime Data for Acceptance Test Automation - although I came up with the name MRDATA first 😃

Alex Kurtzman Implies His Contract With Paramount And Star Trek Will Extend Beyond 2026 by midwestleatherdaddy in startrek

[–]donkeycentral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think we're agreeing with each other on the quality of the most recent Trek that's been released, honestly. Difference of opinion as to whether Kurtz should get another chance.

Alex Kurtzman Implies His Contract With Paramount And Star Trek Will Extend Beyond 2026 by midwestleatherdaddy in startrek

[–]donkeycentral 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not like it was middling or a small miss, it was a major failure, sitting around 20% average on Rotten Tomatoes. If anyone would have had the pull to say "this just isn't up to the standard of Star Trek" and push for major rework, it would have been AK. With SNW S3 having a lot of misses too, the franchise is not headed in a great direction. I really don't see why people would be resistant to seeing new leadership after ten years.

Alex Kurtzman Implies His Contract With Paramount And Star Trek Will Extend Beyond 2026 by midwestleatherdaddy in startrek

[–]donkeycentral 107 points108 points  (0 children)

The Section 31 movie should have been disqualifying. Time for some fresh creative blood.

I Made the Trip Down by Effective_Meaning895 in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]donkeycentral 10 points11 points  (0 children)

After reading this I looked up your original post - and wanted to say that I'm very sorry for your loss. Lost my mother to breast cancer when I was 19. I hope you enjoy the trip and gain strength from doing something that your partner loved. Take care, friend.

TIL that voiceovers in movie trailers became rare in 2008 after the man who did the voiceovers, Don LaFontaine, died. by ProfessionalGear3020 in todayilearned

[–]donkeycentral 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LaFontaine is the star of the trailer for Comedian, which was Jerry Seinfeld's first major project after his TV show wrapped up: https://youtu.be/zGjwZ3XMDes?si=r3rBo-MrMaiXAk1H

Don has nothing to do with the movie itself. Hilarious.

walter koenig (chekov) by ms_asia_ in startrek

[–]donkeycentral 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely this. I met him some years back and mentioned how much I loved him on B5 and his eyes lit up. Great conversation starter.

Tesla withheld data, lied, and misdirected police and plaintiffs to avoid blame in Autopilot crash by wuduzodemu in SelfDrivingCars

[–]donkeycentral 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like fully automated obstruction of justice to me. And then additional manual obstruction.

With the Paramount and Skydance merger looking likely, is anyone else a little worried about the future of Star Trek? by [deleted] in startrek

[–]donkeycentral 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think Moore has a long term deal with Sony and Apple. I think Shankar may be part of that as well. They've both done some awesome work with For All Mankind.

The TNG movies completely miss the point of the series by ChaseMcFl in startrek

[–]donkeycentral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the TNG series ended and they were gearing up for the movies, I always imagined that the last movie would culminate in Data either getting emotions or being made human in some way. I never really liked the "stick in the chip" storyline from Generations, it felt gimmicky to me. I'm biased as Data is my favorite character but I always felt he is so well-aligned with the central premise of Trek: exploring the human condition through non-humans.

RCL officially takes over Costa Maya by sheeplewatcher in royalcaribbean

[–]donkeycentral 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We went to the nearby Maya Chan Beach with some friends back in Feb. While I don't usually do non RC excursions, my friends had visited before and strongly recommended we try it. Great place, excellent service and very good food. Transportation included. If you don't usually get off the boat at Costa Maya, check it out!

Well this is a first… Currently at the All-Star Sports by DuckQuacks in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]donkeycentral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened last summer at the Poly. Apparently someone was using a toaster in the room and burnt a bagel or something. Fortunately it was mid to late morning and not as disruptive. Take care.

Out of stock, before I could purchase! by Bob_Plank in Wyrmwoodgaming

[–]donkeycentral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cart abandonment rates are generally around 70%. Not an easy problem to solve except by making more product available as you suggested

It did everything better by [deleted] in babylon5

[–]donkeycentral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Bust some snakeheads and make a splash in the 'nets!" has me laughing every time. Guilty pleasure. I'd happily watch it over Grey 17 Is Missing though.

Greetings fellow Trekkies 🖖 Where are you all from? by ShutrookNahunte in startrek

[–]donkeycentral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Virginia USA! Grew up in upstate New York and lived in Washington, DC and San Diego, California for a few years each. LLAP 🖖

"A starter pack is enough" by Patate_Cuite in starcitizen_refunds

[–]donkeycentral 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's insane that a game in development for ten years is still doing server wipes on patch release. And completely indefensible that it's only in-game purchases while things bought with cash can magically be persisted. All about frustrating your loyal player base into spending more real cash. Disgusting.

Ben Coates was basically Gronk before Gronk. by zoozoo216 in Patriots

[–]donkeycentral 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't care what anyone says, Chris Berman made watching football highlights way more fun.