Geordi is right. Not cool, Gomez.

It’s sooo good

That is indeed a big one!

There’s also the flip side of imposter syndrome.

Inherent in the belief that people are going to figure out that you are actually a fraud, and really bad at something, is the implicit idea that all those other people are actually competent and good at stuff themselves.

Here’s the thing - most of them probably aren’t. The older I get (mid 40s now…) the more I realize that incompetence is far more widespread than I used to think it was.

This is not to give anyone an inflated idea of their own ability or intelligence, including myself! It’s just a reminder that, in most situations, the people whose judgment you are worried about are probably just as bad off as you are… and are probably worse!

Yeah, I think it’s an open question as to when Starfleet knew about the Borg.

It actually seems totally reasonable to me that the reports about strange cybernetic beings from Cochrane’s, and later Archer’s, time might not necessarily get connected to the El Aurian refugees or Picard’s first encounter with a cube.

After all, the old reports from 150 years ago, from TNG’s point of view, only happened due to temporal shenanigans and would probably have been super-duper classified.

I think it’s the episode where the Romulans have Riker in a simulated future in an attempt to get information out of him.

Have I got good news for you…

“Damage control is easy. Reading Klingon - that’s hard.” - Scotty

That tool kit is kind of awesome.

Yeah, as a glasses-wearer, I am seriously thinking about getting some totally rimless glasses so no one thinks I have the pervert glasses…

I grew up on TNG and always wanted my glasses to have the powers of Geordi’s VISOR… but not like this…

The pre-HD era of screen resolutions was helpful too.

You’re correct!

Your description, “the worst possible version of an eclair”, is essentially correct.

In terms of how long they actually last, I don’t really know. But it has been a recurring joke for many years that they are basically indestructible.

I’m sure they are pumped full of artificial preservatives though…

The twinkies should still be edible

Sorry I can’t give any specific advice but I feel your pain. Some of my favorite PC games are from the early 00s and I have found that they are particularly hard to get running on modern systems.

Lutris is the one I have had the most luck with, but it’s a very slow game-by-game process of trial and error.

I hope you figure it out!

That’s no basis for a system of government!

Is that the martial art that involves a lot of double fist strikes?

Maybe that’s true!

I’ve read about the command uniforms being lime green but appearing gold on screen before. But it’s never been clear to me if that was intentional on the part of the production crew or not.

It’s almost as if connecting every single electric/electronic device in my house is bad idea!

You’re right… which is why, in-universe, the gold appearance becomes canon.

Sisko refers to it in their TOS time travel episode, SNW has command officers wearing gold too.

But it didn’t even take THAT long! Even as early as TAS, Kirk is wearing a gold uniform. Later, in the Monster Maroon era of the TOS films, we see gold being used for Enigneering (see Scotty when he’s not wearing his super cool vest…).

And of course, TNG uses red, blue, and gold despite the color swap for the command and operations divisions.

So… yeah. Green goes away pretty fast!