[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Part of me wants to buy/borrow the Lower Decks DVDs just so I can get better screen rips on Memory Alpha.

Then again, I also kind of want to fork Memory Alpha because at this point, you basically can’t use Fandom without an ad blocked.

But that’s such a huge undertaking because I’d have to find hosting, import the large database dump (getting it, or at least a version from late May, isn’t so hard - just check Special:Statistics), delete what I don’t need, fix/rebuild templates, replace images, check tens of thousands of pages, remove Memory Alpha administrative pages) get the word out, etcetera.

It’d almost be awesome if it were a .website project, but even if it ever got off the ground, I’d worry the traffic might be unsustainable.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Let’s transporter clone, Genesis planet, Black Mountain etcetera George Samuel so he can live past 2267.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I’ll look into that. Thanks.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

TLDR; Daystrom did bad stuff but under mental collapse, and it's very much in part Starfleet Command's fault.

I think also, as much as Daystrom had much responsibility for those deaths, it was not as intentional as something like slavery, genocide, or sexual assault. He was fundamentally in a state of psychological distress partially beyond his control. Depending on when Daystrom Institute was founded (touched on above), he may have had decades for rehabilitation and redemption.

Additionally, Starfleet command probably had ample opportunity to avoid this very early on, like:

  • Looking over Daystrom's reports to consider potential risks of using engram imprints in a manner similar to a university's Institutional Review Board - (Though perhaps Daystrom was rather secretive about it and kept it from reviewers.)
  • Running the M-5 in simulations. We know the Kobiyashi Moru existed, so we could probably create a wide range.
  • Not running the test on the Federation flagship, literally one of Starfleet's most powerful weapons.

While it's possible Starfleet took more precautions than we see onscreen, Commodore Wesley's enthusiasm in "The Ultimate Computer" almost suggests an over-enthusiasm in Command, possibly one that caused them to skip necessary precautions. In fact, we had almost this exact scenario happen in Lower Decks "Trusted Sources"/"The Stars at Night" with the Texas class a century later. Ultimately, Starfleet Command likely bears a non-negligible amount of responsibility in the M-5 affair.

Of course, the above does not reduce the wrongness of Daystrom's actions and perhaps only serves to deflect from the OP's question. However, I feel Starfleet's potential role combined with Daystrom's mental condition may be mitigating factors that would make Richard Daystrom less unworthy of having an institution bear his name.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I can at least hope Tawny Newsome's comedy will go well.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Spock has occasionally made jokes, and at least in the presence of a certain Richard Milhous Nixon, is a smoker.

My high school history teacher had that as a poster on her wall.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

As an ex-Linux on Surface Go 1 user, I didn't like the experience. Under Debian Testing, it was always mostly usable, but I'd come across the weirdest bugs, like graphics glitches. Also, last time I checked, the camera was miserable to set up - I got it working, but it's really weird. Secure boot was also really painful.

Running Linux on the Surface Go made me curse the Surface line and put the Go in a junk drawer. I might go back to it one day, but I have no reason at the moment. Still, if you already own one, it's worth a shot.

If you go ahead, though:

  1. Whatever easily supported the linux-surface kernel.
  2. I really don't know. I don't quite use Linux in that manner.
  3. No. SD cards are slow, so the system will take an eternity to load. Put personal files on the SD and the install internal, not the other way around.
  4. I have no idea about the pen, but the keyboard mostly worked fine. I remember it having problems in the Debian installer, so I had to use a USB hub dongle and a keyboard to install, but after that I remember it working pretty well both mainline and linux-surface.
[-] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

A shame. I'd kind of become a fan of the Taka look and was rooting for Mirage. Ceroptesian is hardly bad, though. I just found it a smidge on the blander scale than Mirage, though I liked it better than Painting, which looked more like something from Ubuntu,

I did make a submission (Cathode), but I freely admit it's not great.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I find that I’ll do the bare minimum in GIMP (like that one healing extension), and then I’ll copy what I have over to Inkscape to do the rest.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I’m just the tiniest bit mad because someone gifted me the 1st edition last Christmas right before the new one. My main hope is the 2nd edition explains the rules better. I did notice better explanations in the quick start guide Modiphius has on their website and hope for the same in the book.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’ve heard of people coercing even my graphics card, an RX 580. However, I avoid generative AI for ethical reasons and also because Microsoft is trying to shove it down my throat. I really hope that copyright law prevails and that companies will have to be much more careful with what they include in their datasets.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

On a random note, I once talked about Firefox with a friend, and he texted me a few weeks later about trying it. More successful than my Linux spreading, although part of it was he used a Surface and having gone through the pain on my Surface Go myself, I wasn’t sure I could impart that suffering to someone else.

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