[-] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

Unrelated anecdote:

Years ago I had a cheap Blackberry lookalike phone. It had a button lock feature to prevent butt dialing, but some bright spark decided that the lock wouldn't apply to the '9' and '1' keys, presumably so that a user could dial 9-1-1 even if too panicked to unlock the keypad. Which just meant that it was really easy to butt dial 9-1-1...

[-] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

The only monster here is the gambling monster that has enslaved your mother, I call him Gamblor! And it's time to snatch your mother from his neon claws!

[-] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

Your replicator is probably too small to replicate larger components, which would be a major inconvenience at best or a showstopper at worst. And industrial replicators are even harder to come by than starships.

Then there's getting access to the replicator patterns for sensitive or dangerous components. Dilithium chambers, weapons, Mercassium composite for shield generators, etc. are classified by Starfleet.

Then there are substances that can't be replicated, such as verterium cortenide for the warp coils. I don't think it's explicitly stated that VC can't be replicated, but we know that Voyager had to find some to refit their warp coils, they couldn't just replicate it. Also dilithium.

And finally, there's antimatter. Building a starship won't do you much good if you don't have gas for the tank. Antimatter does not occur in large quantities in nature, and probably can't be replicated (or at least not safely.) So you'd need some sort of industrial base to produce it, further complicating your plans.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

To paraphrase Bruce Schneier, any idiot can create a universe that he himself doesn't understand.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

When in doubt, shut up.

The best way to make money in Vegas is to sell light bulbs.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

Remember this when he talks about being "pro-life".

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Strips cut through forested areas like this are generally called fire breaks. I don't know if there's a more specific term for those beneath power lines.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

Usually you can, though the setting might be listed under something like "show diagnostic during boot".

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

Flee*

He will flee the country.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

So what are they planning to do about it? Oh, that's right: nothing. I'd call the GOP useless except they're clearly being used by someone.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

This is disturbingly reminiscent of eugenics.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

I actually am gay, and in my professional opinion Trump looked like he was about to cry.

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