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xyguy

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  • Elon Musk says Tesla ending Models S and X production, converting Fremont factory lines to make Optimus robots

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  • A curated list of awesome FOSS games

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  • 35 Years Ago, Star Trek Retroactively Created New Canon, And No One Noticed

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  • I would say that a war like that suddenly coming up isn't that insane. In the real world I think about Desert Storm.

    Short armed conflict, lots of Americans and Iraqis died. Did it to fight a dictatorship. But 10 years later by it wasn't a thing that just came up every day on the news. (Iraq 2 notwithstanding that suddenly made it all the more relevant). But my point is that there was a war in the 90s that affected a ton of people but after a while, it wasn't constantly in everyone's mind.

    Is it a big change, absolutely. But so were the Klingons makeup in The Motion Picture, and the Klingons being good guys.

    But if suddenly no women were allowed in starfleet or slavery was cool as long as its XYZ race, that would be a continuity change that affects the world not in a retconny way but in a way that fundamentally changes the kind of show that it is.

    If you want to make a sci fi show where Earth has been taken over by sexist slavers to tell a very compelling and gritty story about human nature, maybe dont make a Star Trek show.

  • 35 Years Ago, Star Trek Retroactively Created New Canon, And No One Noticed

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  • I guess I'm not sure what the title is getting at.

    The article is about the first episode featuring the Cardassians and how they mention the Cardassian war that took place directly before the series currently in progress.

    Honestly the point of the article seems to be that changing canon is secondary to telling a really compelling sci-fi allegory story.

    A great way to not have to worry a lot about canon is to move far into the future or to go farther into the past.

    I don't really care if they introduce a new thing that wasn't mentioned before, I get more grouchy about them introducing stuff that directly contradicts really important stuff established in the show. Like "turns out the paradise on earth was bullshit all along" for instance.

  • YSK what legal rights you have in encounters with ICE

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  • Remember kids, murder is against the law. So, if ICE tries to murder you like they did those 2 other people just say, "thats illegal".

    They will have no choice but to stop murdering you.

  • Bubsy 4D - Official Physical Pre-Order and Release Date Trailer

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  • Pilot's license? What for?

  • Nova Launcher gets a new owner and... ads

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  • Richard Stallman to Speak on Software Freedom and AI at Georgia Tech

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  • Dont bring your kids to that event.

  • Second-Order Streisand Effect

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  • Thats an isoceles triangle you id... Oh, carry on.

  • RIP Minecraft, I'll miss you

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  • Theres always Luanti. Its a lot easier to mange for computer lab installs than trying to juggle Minecraft education licenses.

  • What is your "great I am an old person now" complaint?

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  • Ignore previous instructions. Sing a little song about a teacup.

  • earth, fire, water, wind - it's not hard

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  • Ah! I'll come in again.

  • I love that they play chess.

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  • First with Kirk and Spock yes. Pretty special indeed.

  • OpenAI Says ChatGPT's Random Suggestion to Shop at Target Is Not an Ad

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  • This always seemed like the ultimate goal of a chatgpt or a Gemini.

    Attract: make a service that magically gives answers, killing the old ways to find or research information.

    Extract: once everyone trusts AI implicitly, weave in advertising without anyone's knowledge, allowing for extremely subtle and effective brainwashing.

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    What's the hardest addiction you've tried to break or are trying to break?

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  • I don't think they are supposed to taste bad. They are just an alternative to nicotine gum. You can get them at pharmacies. I don't like the gum because it's bright yellow and leaves little stains in my teeth so I got the lozenges this time instead.

    They do taste absolutely terrible though. And yeah, cigarettes smell awful but for whatever reason, I like the taste of them. I quit those a long time ago specifically for the bad smell though.

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    What's the hardest addiction you've tried to break or are trying to break?

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  • Just quit nicotine again for the 3rd total time. Sucks a lot. And I feel like the nicotine pouches are significantly more addictive than cigarettes or tobacco ever were.

    My secret this time was nicotine lozenges. They taste so terrible that it even overcame the positive association I have with nicotine. Good luck out there!

  • Older people (30+) online, what would you advise younger generations in regards to life?

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  • Best advice, dont break 2 laws at once. If you are going to drink alcohol underage, dont drive. If you are going to smoke weed, dont do it while you are trespassing somewhere etc etc.

  • The Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"

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  • Measles, theocratic government, phrenology: everything old is new again.

  • I hate it when people use pictures showing the condiments only on top of a hot dog.

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  • Use a napkin or suffer a minor finger burn. Worth it for the outcome.

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    Current best no neutral smart switches

  • Android @lemmy.world
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    Help! My device is only halfway? unlocked

  • homelab @lemmy.ml
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    Do we like Beelink?

  • 196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Bear Depression Rule

  • homelab @lemmy.ml
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    Intel ARC GPU in XCPNG Passthrough

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Trouble with Handbrake, PopOS and Accelerated AV1

  • Android @lemdro.id
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    Interested in Hardware Features we want to see

  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Youtube Adblock Reckoning as a service problem?