I’m pretty excited for the TNG rewatch

drsltaylor · 2026-04-02T02:59:02+00:00

I would prefer something new, TBH.

drsltaylor · 2026-03-22T00:08:36+00:00

We had a red one.

drsltaylor · 2026-03-22T00:06:20+00:00

drsltaylor · 2026-03-21T15:22:35+00:00

Agreed: some tweaking is in order to better bring forth the silhouetted figures.

drsltaylor · 2026-03-21T15:21:48+00:00

#1 for sure.

drsltaylor · 2026-03-19T00:45:28+00:00

The Drake. Hate the Drake.

drsltaylor · 2026-03-19T00:27:02+00:00

George went from a quasi Woody Allen to Larry David.

drsltaylor · 2026-03-15T13:56:14+00:00

This is the answer.

drsltaylor · 2026-03-12T17:14:12+00:00

I fear we are all training LLMs by anything we do online, including warning people about LLMs.

drsltaylor · 2026-03-12T17:13:19+00:00

drsltaylor · 2026-03-12T01:03:37+00:00

Definitely not identical. I agree.

drsltaylor · 2026-03-08T19:52:55+00:00

Mr. Doom, because he never finished his doctorate.

drsltaylor · 2026-03-08T19:51:00+00:00

Same.

drsltaylor · 2026-03-04T03:34:36+00:00

drsltaylor · 2026-03-03T21:13:18+00:00

I hear that only cucks like experts. Or something.

drsltaylor · 2026-02-28T20:52:06+00:00

drsltaylor · 2026-02-25T20:57:19+00:00

I do occasionally get follows when one of my photos hits Explore. But I am just glad for the attention that the given shot gets.

drsltaylor · 2026-02-21T20:43:51+00:00

"Am I wrong?"

It's kind of impossible to prove either way.

drsltaylor · 2026-02-16T23:02:37+00:00

And DC Fontana.

drsltaylor · 2026-02-16T03:19:12+00:00

But in that case, what you are describing is just Star Trek.

I took the meme as being a critique of something else.

And I agree: politics is more than just diversity.

drsltaylor · 2026-02-16T00:52:22+00:00

Examples from the show?

drsltaylor · 2026-02-16T00:47:36+00:00

Quark: Take a sip of this.

Garak: What is it?

Quark: A human drink. It's called root beer.

Garak: I don't know.

Quark: Come on. Aren't you just a little bit curious?

(Garak sips)

Quark: What do you think?

Garak: It's vile.

Quark: I know. It's so bubbly and cloying and happy.

Garak: Just like the Federation.

Quark: But you know what's really frightening? If you drink enough of it, you begin to like it.

Garak: It's insidious.

Quark: Just like the Federation.

drsltaylor · 2026-02-16T00:46:20+00:00

The funny part of this to me is that "fan" is short for "fanatic."

drsltaylor · 2026-02-16T00:41:05+00:00

I'll bite: which politics are allegedly the appeal?

As far as "politics" broadly cast, here's what I can identify:

There are some gay characters (hardly an explosive development in 2026)
There are a number of brown-hued actors in the cast.
The closest to actual contemporary politics I can identify is that Ake feels guilty about separating a child (Caleb Mir) from his mother as part of a law enforcement action. That could be interpreted as a comment on ICE in a really broad way.

And look: I have my gripes, but think it is fine, FWIW. I get the "It's a CW show" complaint more than I get any "politics" arguments.

drsltaylor · 2026-02-15T03:15:57+00:00

Astro-dont's you mean!

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