Gerdie

I'm not like other girls. I don't watch Dexter because he's a serial killer, I watch Dexter because of his ability to mask at social events

Maybe the post-war Dominion ordered their cloning facilities to create such hybrids based on the accounts of Jem'Hadar soldiers who survived encounters with the Klingons

If Gamma World is post-human, Alpha World is pre-human

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Trespassing

So yes... streaming is cheaper. But something important was lost when we gave up physical media: community, commitment, and simplicity. Maybe the tradeoff wasn’t as one-sided as we thought. 🎬

And when you rented or bought a Blu-Ray, you committed to that movie. You watched it. Streaming encourages browsing, skimming, quitting halfway. Less engagement, more consumption

Physical media also fostered community. Renting a movie was often a social event. Eg. running into neighbors, asking for staff picks, planning a Friday movie night. Streaming is solitary and passive by comparison

In the Blockbuster era, you went to one place. If it was on the shelf, you rented it. No logins, no disappearing titles, no subscription fatigue. Simpler, and in many ways, more accessible.

But “convenience”? I’d push back. There are now too many streaming services. Want to watch a movie? Good luck remembering whether it’s on Max, Hulu, Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, or nowhere at all. It's become a scavenger hunt

Yes, streaming is cheaper. A single subscription gets you access to thousands of shows and films. Buying individual Blu-Rays can't compete with that kind of volume or cost

Streaming services like Netflix are often said to be better than physical media like Blu-Ray. Sure, you get more content per dollar, but that’s only part of the story

I kinda want to go on the Star Trek Cruise, but I also don’t want to end up fighting Brent Spiner for space on a floating door while the ship sinks.

I caught a bit of the trailer the other night, and all I can say is I'll probably just get the soundtrack

Credit: Jane Wonders c.2019

Credit: Jane Wonders c.2019

Thinking about my late friend Jane Wonders (1980X-2019). I miss her and even her Star Trek jokes

Time to reinstall my copy of Tron 2.0 instead

Getting back into watching The Dragon Prince with my roomie has me wondering if any of my 🎲 gaming friends have played the tie-in TTRPG, Tales of Xadia?

The live-action Lilo & Stitch better not let us down ✊️

Gall du Cat

🎶 When I think about you... I SHAT MYSELF!!! 🎶

If Janeway had the maximum recommended number (4) of average-sized cups of coffee (12 oz) every day for exactly seven years of Voyager's journey, she'd have drank AT MOST just under 1000 gallons 7 years ×365 days/year ×4 coffees/day ×12 oz/coffee = 122640 US fluid ounces = 958.125 US liquid gallons --- The image below the text shows a large black water tank labeled "POTABLE WATER 1025 GAL", humorously suggesting that Janeway’s total coffee consumption would almost fill such a tank.

>"Could Janeway have drunk enough coffee to fill the ship?"

No. Janeway's coffee consumption might be legendary, but Voyager's total volume is far greater than 1000 gallons. At 344,000 cubic meters, even if her coffee were stored as liquid throughout the ship, it would barely make a dent.

Mark Zuckerberg's nipple detectors on Facebook

Yeah, I wish it was more private so it could become my alternative to Instagram

Huh. Hawking a loogie feels much classier when done while practicing vocal scales. Though, it does end up sounding like a terrible Transformer impression 🚛🎶🤖💦