Seer of the tapes! Knower of the episodes!
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Seer of the tapes! Knower of the episodes!
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TIL The first black hole visualization was rendered by hand from punch card computer results in 1979 (s.yimg.com)
Jean-Pierre Luminet calculated all of that back in 1979 using the IBM 7040 mainframe, an early transistor computer with punch card inputs. The machine generated isolines for his image that were “directly translatable as smooth curves using the drawing software available at the time,” he told Engadget in an email....
What would you call a monarchist government where multiple families rules in turns?
I’m making a fantasy novel. In this one there is a monarchy system, where 4 families rule in turns. After the current monarch dies, the next family in the circle most present an heir from their family to ruse the nation until they die and then the next family takes the throne....
Be honest, do you still use reddit?
I used to check the front page at least once every day, and occassionally check specific subreddits. Now I don’t look at reddit unless theres some drama, like mods getting purged, then I’d go there and enjoy the drama. Occasionally there will be questions that only reddit has the answer to so I have to reluctantly use it. I...
Reddit is committing LITERAL FRAUD (www.reddit.com)
There's more reasons to feel old than just old memes (feddit.de) German
Billion $ net worth company creating kickstarter...
Philips has a net worth in the billions, $20.67 billion as of July 12, 2023. (Source link) Yet they decided to create a kickstarter, charging “early bird” buyers these earphones that’s designed for wearing while sleeping, basically the same as any other earphones, just slimmed down and cables running around your head....
CEO replaces 90% of support staff with AI, praises the system on Twitter (www.techspot.com)
Can any music experts explain to me why the TNG theme is so good?
There’s something about the TNG theme (played during the opening credits) that seems unique and special to my ear. But I don’t know about music and orchestral production to make sense of it....
Did the writers care about the ranks of their characters?
I’m not talking about stuff like O’Brien’s hollow rank pip, I’m talking about stuff like “Why make Chakotay a lt. commander rather than a full commander?”...
What if the length of a term was proportional to the amount you won by in the election?
Seems odd that if you win by 0.001% that’s treated the same as if you win by 50%. “You barely won, here’s the same mandate as someone who won soundly”...
Does anyone regret deleting their Reddit account?
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1277945...
My family lost our minds when Pelia (2X03) described the Federation as a...
spoilermoneyless socialist utopia...
Bud lite lost more in revenue partnering with a trans spokesperson, than Corona did for having the same name as a virus that caused a global pandemic.
What a time to be alive.
What are your favourite TNG episodes?
Just about to finish TNG Season 2, I only watched the odd episode on television in the 90’s and ST: Enterprise is the only complete series I have binged....
Why repeat the "master race" nonsense?
I've always found the "master race" moniker on Reddit subs really offputting/distrubing. Why repeat that here? It could just as easily be called "PC Enthusiast" or something totally normal.