IOC boss says individual athletes cannot be punished for acts of their governments, defending move to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutrals (www.bbc.co.uk)
real man (sh.itjust.works)
You're the president of a democracy and your army just deposed a dictator with a war. What's your plan to rebuild that country, and what's your exit strategy?
Animator vs. animation (www.youtube.com)
Leave Britney Alone (she was right) (www.youtube.com)
I'm sorry but Very Short Treks is horrible
I don’t know who greenlit this supposed celebration of TAS, but the writing is cheap, lowbrow and cringey. It’s a total shame that the amazing animation and sound design are paired with this quality of writing. None of the three eps released so far impressed me....
Music appreciation: Prodigy theme by Michael Giacchino (www.youtube.com)
In celebration of the original Voyager’s return in her full glory in Lower Decks season 4, it’s high time to have another listen to the Prodigy theme written by Michael Giacchino....
Anson Mount Shares His Love of Star Trek and Fatherhood (piped.video)
The part about trek at 2:26.
Portrait of Dal removed from SDCC2023 promo wrap after Prodigy got canceled. He got replaced by Emperor Georgiou, who doesn't even have a show yet. (nitter.unixfox.eu)
Also missing is the catchphrase “Every series. Every episode.” I wonder why, Paramount?
SAG-AFTRA says actors cannot promote projects of companies they are going on strike against. That includes promoting Trek at cons, panels and fan greets. (www.sagaftrastrike.org)
Full text from SAG-AFTRA:...
Zelensky says he invited Netanyahu to visit Ukraine, but he didn’t come (www.timesofisrael.com)
What's the situation with Peertube?
AFAIK, Peertube uses ActivityPub as well, but are Lemmy instances federated with them? I don’t seem to see Peertube instances on my feed. It be cool to see Lemmy comments appear below Peertube videos.
TIL wefwef has been renamed Voyager and its URL is vger.app
!voyagerapp is the new community for the web app
Shell CEO says it would be “irresponsible” to cut oil and gas production when the world economy is still dependent on fossil fuels (abcnews.go.com)
Who are your favorite Trek reviewers/Youtubers?
I have a few, my fav is Jessie Gender, who gives insightful reviews but doesnt shy away from criticism of Trek. I also like how she looks at things from a gender critical angle, which is something few peoppe think about. Sean Ferrick is another cool one, as are the guys from Trekyards who are more focussed on tech and ships. Who...
PSA: Lemmy.ml is not Lemmy
Too many people are confusing the two. Whenever lemmy.ml or its devs do something stupid, people go “Lemmy is getting worse and worse,” or “I’m leaving Lemmy,” or worse, “I’m leaving for Beehaw.”...
SPOILER WARNING: Carol Kane interview: how she joined the Trek world, how she feels being a newcomer, and some details about Pelia (piped.kavin.rocks)
SPOILER WARNING. Unless I missed some details from the episode 1 of SNW season 2, Kane reveals some details of her character that are not in episode 1 yet....
Dave Blass released a 110-page keynote showing off Picard season 3 set designs, including the Titan bridge and space porn, for Emmy judges (blog.trekcore.com)
Patrick Stewart on Jean-Luc Picard: “The longer I worked on him, the more he became me. And inside me.” (piped.kavin.rocks)
Sneak peak of To the Journey, a documentary looking back at Star Trek: Voyager (www.youtube.com)
Why the galactic barrier and transporters don’t match real science, and why warp drive might (www.npr.org)
'It Was Hell': Hostage Freed After Years in Africa Recounts Ordeal and Frustrations With US Response (www.usnews.com)
South Korean officials in southern Daegu city tried to stop an annual LGBT pride festival from taking place, leading to clashes with the police (news.yahoo.com)
UK Home Secretsry Suella Braverman encourages police chiefs to use stop and search powers more often to "seize dangerous weapons and prevent more knife crime attacks" (news.sky.com)
