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James R Kirk

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  • Reddit mods immediately delete Post about Eppsteins private Email leak(s)

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  • Surprised a Lemmy instance doesn't have it honestly

  • Coworker wants to try Linux with gaming, Bazzite or Mint?

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  • Yes a little bit if you have an Nvidia card, and Bazzite has the option to boot right into a Steam Deck like interface which is great for controller gamers.

    To be clear Mint is a totally fine choice too, but for gaming and especially for a total Linux newbie Bazzite is the choice.

  • Coworker wants to try Linux with gaming, Bazzite or Mint?

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  • Bazzite 100%. It's the best out of the box gaming distro, and bonus points for immutability (not that your friend needs to know what that is).

  • Signal Contingency Plan (spoiler: it's Delta Chat)

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  • deltachat will leak metadata everywhere

    Got a citation for that? Genuinely curious

  • Kiss goodbye to 8K as support from the TV industry 'dwindles'

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  • I would like to see 8K for movies in cinema, especially for remasters/digitizations from existing film negatives and archival purposes.

    While I wouldn't say no to it, 8K on a TV under 75" is not going to add much value to the average consumer.

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Across The Unknown - Official Game Mechanics Deep Dive: Rebuilding Trailer

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  • Same. It seems almost too good to be true.

  • Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off

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  • Right, exactly. It also takes 3-4 seconds to load in which time I could have just middle clicked and loaded it in the background. Maybe on mobile I'd use it but only in rare circumstances.

  • No wonder Reddit has turned to shit

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  • Every platform is going to have someone trying to exploit it.

    Reddit turned to shit because the people who own it allowed it to.

  • Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off

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  • What exactly are the AI features everyone is talking about? The only one I've encountered is the "long click to preview link" and it's... not super useful but far from annoying like Copilot.

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    Yes, Windows is the Problem.

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  • I upvoted you, but I do feel it's only a matter of time before the open source community outpaces Apple as well. Just a few short years ago the "year of the Linux desktop" was a joke. Now for many, Linux is unquestionably the better option.

    Imagine having the option to be-exactly-like-MacOS-if-you-want-but-aren't-forced-to (basically what's happened with Linux and Windows this year). It would be game over for Apple, at least from a software perspective.

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    Yes, Windows is the Problem.

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  • Zorin is a good OS but IMO it's a little too simplistic for most people who know what an operating system is.

    But as the video gets at, the question of "when will Linux be better than Windows" is solidly "today". MacOS is probably still "better" for someone fully invested in the Apple ecosystem. But Linux is not far behind that either.

  • The recent Star Trek series are often criticized for "not being woke enough", but I've come to feel the envelope they are pushing is much more radical, bolder, and important to our specific time...

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  • Well, the main criticism is probably too few Kelpians...

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    "One Night In Quarks Bar" ~ The Great Luke Ski

  • The recent Star Trek series are often criticized for "not being woke enough", but I've come to feel the envelope they are pushing is much more radical, bolder, and important to our specific time...

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  • I certainly won't disagree with that

  • The recent Star Trek series are often criticized for "not being woke enough", but I've come to feel the envelope they are pushing is much more radical, bolder, and important to our specific time...

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  • Jay-Den and Darem's recent scene together illustrates it well, I think. And the negative reaction to it from people online who described it with terms like "woke" and "cringe" illustrates that many people are so uncomfortable and so afraid of the concept of being vulnerable that they dismiss it out of hand.

    But to be clear, I actually went out of my way not to describe this as "new or groundbreaking". If anything the messaging I highlighted in my OP has been the consistent through line for the past decade in DSC, SWW, and SFC (and to a lesser extent Picard). But I do think it's spot-on for our current cultural climate. I (and many others who thought the new series have been too timid with their politics) have been missing the forest for the trees.

    We can laugh now at TOS preaching the "illogicality of racism" to be self-evident, but during the time of scientific racism and Jim Crow laws, stating that self-evidence was considered radical. TOS never had an episode about Uhura earning her right to be on the bridge. She was just there. Discovery never had a plot line about Adira coming out as non-binary, they just did.

    "Vulnerability is strength" is the radical idea of our modern era where things like emotional insecurity and ability to tolerate loneliness are held up as examples of strength, and not the reality, which is that they are the beliefs of a fearful person.

  • The recent Star Trek series are often criticized for "not being woke enough", but I've come to feel the envelope they are pushing is much more radical, bolder, and important to our specific time...

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  • Labeling someone's expression as "cringey" is dismissive in any context. It takes real strength to listen.

  • The recent Star Trek series are often criticized for "not being woke enough", but I've come to feel the envelope they are pushing is much more radical, bolder, and important to our specific time...

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  • I believe that dismissing something or someone because you personally find them uncomfortable (ie "cringe") is ultimately a sign of weakness, and that's what the writers are trying to tell us. It takes a very strong person to stand up and simply accept without judgement.

  • The recent Star Trek series are often criticized for "not being woke enough", but I've come to feel the envelope they are pushing is much more radical, bolder, and important to our specific time...

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  • The most recent SFA episode was brilliant with that

  • The recent Star Trek series are often criticized for "not being woke enough", but I've come to feel the envelope they are pushing is much more radical, bolder, and important to our specific time...

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  • Ah I see, you definitely misinterpreted. I was indeed describing them as two different groups.

    Group A (myself and I assume most here) have been looking for more specific and obvious political/cultural messaging from the writers, and in focusing in on the details, we were missing perhaps the single most consistent messaging of all.

    Group B (The angry Twitter users) are an example of what happens when society isn't recognizing the real strength that is showing (and being receptive to) vulnerability. They (falsely) believe strength comes from hiding vulnerability.

    The writers have been telling us this very apt concept all along, but myself (and many others based on posts here) haven't yet fully noticed how radical an idea it actually is. The more obvious messaging flows from this idea.

  • Framework 13 To See Fan Target & Fan Temperature Thresholds Support With Linux 7.0

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  • Thank goodness, the fan has a mind of it's own sometimes.

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    The recent Star Trek series are often criticized for "not being woke enough", but I've come to feel the envelope they are pushing is much more radical, bolder, and important to our specific time...

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    Why Janeway and Chakotay never got close (Tim Russ' laugh kills me here)

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    When we say "Fuck AI" are we inadvertently helping the "AI" companies by referring to their products as "AI"?

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    Does anyone else think the marketing undersold Holly Hunter as Chancellor Ake? [Very minor Academy spoilers]

  • homeassistant @lemmy.world
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    How to handle lights that are physically powered off (but Home Assistant still sees as "on")?

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    Is it confirmed that The Doctor we'll be seeing in Academy is NOT the one from "Living Witness"?

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    "The hope is to have a fresh 'Star Trek' movie, though [Paramount] has moved on from the idea of bringing back Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and the rest of the ensemble from the J.J. Abrams reboot."

    variety.com /2025/film/features/david-ellison-hollywood-takeover-paramount-warner-bros-1236569136/
  • Fedibridge @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Comment on /r/BlueSkySocial: "why can't we have one single social media site with a CEO who isn't weird and bad" (one reply mentions Mastodon).

    www.reddit.com /r/BlueskySocial/comments/1nyygvy/comment/nhyu415/
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Looking for a community for AI skeptics that is more actively moderated than /c/fuckai

  • Android @lemmy.world
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    Anyone have any tips to get HDMI-CEC working on LineageOS?

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    What are my OS options if I wanted to disconnect my TV from the internet, use it's remote via CEC with a Raspberry Pi, and watch Plex, Jellyfin and YouTube (with sponsorblock)?

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    I asked ChatGPT to summarize Voyager and this is what it made

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    TNG: The Debrief

  • Android @lemmy.world
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    If I wanted to donate a few dollars a month to the future development of a phone OS that will allow users to continue "sideloading". What is your recommendation, and why?

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    Some nice attention to continuity by the SNW team!

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    Spoilers

    "Through the Lens of Time" was one of the silliest episodes yet

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    Superfan Ben Stiller Has A Star Trek Pitch, Says It’s Important For Franchise To Return To Big Screen

    trekmovie.com /2025/08/20/superfan-ben-stiller-has-a-star-trek-pitch-says-its-important-for-franchise-to-return-to-big-screen/
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    Well maybe that's why she became a Talaxian