not_gagarin

@not_gagarin@mastodon.world

Software engineer, leftist, nerd, ADHD, probably a little autistic. I like books, games, films, stuff.

I'm a Samus main in SSBU.

I'm posting a lot of stuff about Star Trek at the moment.

Avatar: https://www.deviantart.com/geniusfetus/art/Light-Suit-Samus-906267256

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NickEast, to lotr
@NickEast@geekdom.social avatar

Gandalf and Captain Picard's cozy murder mystery! I AM ALL IN! But who's going to play the grandson? 🤔 😁

@tv @writingprompts

#Cozy #Murder #Mystery #Featruing #Gandalf #And #Captain #Picard
#LotR #StarTrek #Geek #Fun #Humor

not_gagarin,

@NickEast @tv @writingprompts What this reminds me most of is Thursday Murder Club!

not_gagarin, to StarTrek

#StarTrekTOS first watch notes: The Lights of Zetar

This was another sub-par episode. It had very few interesting ideas, and I had to sit through Scotty's condescending way of talking to Mira. There's a bit of a plot hole too: how do they know that pressure will do anything to the Zetarians? It comes out of nowhere.

I liked the cinematography, with the zooms into Mira's eyes to show how she was being affected. It was also cool to see the origin of Memory Alpha.

#StarTrek

not_gagarin, to StarTrek

TOS thoughts: Space Seed

Well, here it is: the origin of Khan! I've heard much about him.

I'm surprised, I didn't like this episode as much as I expected. The handling of McGiver in particular made me uncomfortable.

Kirk's decision at the end was a surprise too. I can't help but feel that Trek's values are undermined by it. Khan is a fascist, and instead of rehabilitation he's basically enabled

It's given me a lot to think about though, so I see why it's so enduring!

#StarTrek #StarTrekTOS

Litzz11, to random
@Litzz11@mastodon.world avatar

{{ mind blown }}

not_gagarin, (edited )

@Litzz11 #ALT4you 1/3

IT'S NO ACCIDENT THAT:

You learned about Helen Keller instead of W.E.B. DuBois

You learned about the Watts and L.A. Riots, but not Tulsa or Wilmington.

You learned that George Washington's dentures were made from wood, rather than the teeth from slaves.

You learned about black ghettos, but not about Black Wall Street.

You learned about the New Deal, but not "red lining."

StillIRise1963, to random
@StillIRise1963@mastodon.world avatar

Imagine "writing" something that suggests the word "genocide" should be retired. How fucked up of a bought off human are you.🙄

not_gagarin,

@StillIRise1963 its textbook: stage ten of genocide is the denial of genocide

https://genocideeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ten_stages_of_genocide.pdf

rebrafsim, to random

it should bother you more than it does that analog clocks have three “hands,” and that the third hand is called the second hand. we all just let that happen

not_gagarin,

@rebrafsim
Have I got the wristwatch for you!

not_gagarin, to random

Just finished The Lost Cause by @pluralistic. I absolutely adored it, and can't recommend it enough. In the face of the full climate crisis 30 years from now, it's full of hope and people just getting on with the hard work, and it made me cry in the best way several times.

not_gagarin, to random

I'm reading @pluralistic's new book The Lost Cause, and among the things I'm loving about it is the future slang. For example, we definitely need to start referring to the 1% as plutes (short for plutocrats).

#TheLostCause

GIbiz, to random
@GIbiz@mastodon.social avatar

Nintendo to roll out new community tournament guidelines

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-to-roll-out-new-community-tournament-guidelines

not_gagarin,

@GIbiz
If this is as bad as it first looks then it will be devastating for the Smash scene.

#smash #ssb

design_law, to writing
@design_law@mastodon.social avatar

Friends, help me out with some wordsmithing?

I want to describe a situation where one side in a fight is put at an extreme disadvantage before the fight even begins.

How would you describe the act of putting one side at a severe disadvantage? The state of the disadvantaged party thereafter?

I don't want to use "handicap" or "handicapped." What are some good alternatives?

not_gagarin,

@design_law
Kneecapped? If you've been kneecapped, someone did it to you, so it I think it avoids ableist language.

not_gagarin,

@Bam
I think this could work, actually. A hobble is something you place around a horses legs to limit its movement. Other connotations come from that I think.
@design_law

not_gagarin,

@design_law
The suggestion from @Bam of "hobbled" sounds good for this. They had their legs tied together while they weren't looking, and now their fighting back at a disadvantage.

Or for something more silly, getting your shoelaces tied together.

futurebird, to random
@futurebird@sauropods.win avatar

I turn my back for ONE min and ya'll start doing literal phrenology.

Listen if your head has ANY diameter at all there ought to be enough brain in there to understand that's not how anything even works.


not_gagarin,

@futurebird
"Once bigotry or self-loathing permeate a given community, it is only a matter of time before deep metaphysical significance is assigned to the shape of human skulls. " - Natalie Wynn

georgetakei, to random

Kindness is free. https://www.comicsands.com/morbid-halloween-decorations-neighbor-cancer-2665896025.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

not_gagarin,

@georgetakei
Kindness is not always free, but it is worth it.

GottaLaff, to random
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social avatar

What a little prick.

“Representative and his allies have begun a right-wing pressure campaign against opposed to electing him , working to unleash the rage of the party’s base voters against any lawmaker standing in the way of his election.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/14/us/house-speaker-republicans-jordan.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

not_gagarin,

@GottaLaff
You know, sometimes I wish the Democrats were as good as the Republicans at mobilising their supporters to effect change. Because this seems like a great tactic for getting someone into power!

ZachWeinersmith, (edited ) to random
@ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social avatar

What's more correct:

A) She was choosing what band's t-shirt to wear.
B) She was choosing what band t-shirt to wear.

not_gagarin,

@ZachWeinersmith
In A, she's choosing between bands, and then picking that band's T-shirt. In B, she's choosing between cool looking t-shirts that all happen to come from bands.

archaeohistories, to random
@archaeohistories@ohai.social avatar

Greek Gold Crown (300 BC) was found in 2015, in an old newspaper box under bed, in a house in Somerset, England.

Crown worn in ancient Greece during religious ceremonies or used as prize in art and sports events and competitions.

London Museum

#archaeohistories

not_gagarin,

@archaeohistories
Wow, is anything known about how the crown ended up in that box?

not_gagarin, to tech

Just finished The Internet Con by @pluralistic. It was an excellent read. Horrifying to learn of the many ways big tech works to screw us over, but it also inspired confidence that things can change.

I just wish there was more I could do to help! I feel kind of powerless when the battle seems to be a legal one, and I'm no lawyer.

#tech #books #TheInternetCon #antitrust

britt, to random
@britt@mstdn.games avatar

My #cat has been sick lately and they can’t quite pinpoint what’s going on.

I know, she’s 17 1/2… but I’ll never be ready for ‘that day’.

It’s been expensive, very expensive, but she’s worth it. She’s stable - just some lab work and symptoms that are unusual.

She’s been my little everything my entire adult life. We have a special bond.

We’re going to the vet again tomorrow for more tests — could you please keep my lil Mac in your thoughts? She’s the bestest baby.

Thanks 💜

not_gagarin,

@britt
We had a cat live to 21. I hope it's not over yet for you and yours ❤️

TootOfBob, to random
@TootOfBob@beige.party avatar

Not so great minds think alike too.

not_gagarin,

@TootOfBob
For me the rejoinder to "Great minds think alike" has always been "Fools seldom differ"

arstechnica, to random
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Age of Empires and live ants used to test theoretical ideas on combat

Theories dating back to World War I put to the test with Australian meat ants.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/08/age-of-empires-and-live-ants-used-to-test-theoretical-ideas-on-combat/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

not_gagarin,

@arstechnica

@futurebird, you'll like this one I think...

arstechnica, to random
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Four people from four different nations ride SpaceX rocket into orbit

A new Falcon 9 booster also joins SpaceX's fleet with Saturday's launch.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/four-people-from-four-different-nations-ride-spacex-rocket-into-orbit/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

not_gagarin,

@arstechnica
There's a lot of things that suck about SpaceX and the world in general at the moment, but I love this headline. It feels a little sci-fi in its casual mention of people blasting off into space, and almost utopian in the way it represents nations working together.

futurebird, to random
@futurebird@sauropods.win avatar

This has mostly been reported as "trans women banned from women's chess" but it's much more sinister. (as if it weren't already.)

ALL trans people are targeted by this ruling. Trans men will be stripped of all chess titles won, which can only be returned to them by “changing the gender back to a woman” (from the ICF’s ruling). ALL transgender chess players will be marked as trans in their files.

If you play or know anyone who does take a stand on this. It's ugly.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/international-chess-org-trans-women?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

not_gagarin,

@futurebird
My younger sister remembers that when we were kids we would play chess together, until one day she got good enough to start beating me, at which point I no longer wanted to play chess. Society gets you started early it seems 🤦‍♂ It's also telling that she remembers this when I don't.

StillIRise1963, to random
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"Peekaboo" and "Rigger" SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED.

not_gagarin,

@StillIRise1963
Hold on, educate me... I'm guessing this isn't the peekaboo that you play with babies.

Though I can guess at the other one 😞

not_gagarin,

@StillIRise1963
I've been involved with content moderation, so knowing this stuff is important, thanks.

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