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Keiko and Molly are my favorite humans, but Transporter Room 3 will always be my favorite.

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  • I’ve had more conversations than I can count with people I would never be able to talk to in person, all using our own native languages.

    The original posts are in English, people comment in their native language, and I use a translator, then respond in my own language. Is the translator perfect? No! Neither is theirs.

    With the way most translators I’ve used work, it’s easier for the non-native speaker to try translating, since the translator might try and use different words that entirely change the meaning, but likely list possible alternatives. A native e speaker will understand the alternatives while a non-native speaker probably won’t.

    That’s my thought process anyway.

    Never had anyone who wasn’t pearl-clutching or virtue-signaling complain about it. And I’ve had tons of conversations with people I’d never have talked to otherwise.





  • The thing I like about that one, and other references like that in comedy shows (especially animated) is that often you don’t need the pop culture reference, it fits with the zany comical nature of the show. It’s not outside the norm, or at least not far.

    And with the comic above, I didn’t NEED to hear/know the song to get the joke. I didn’t think it was “you’ll find your drill on blueberry hill” but I figured it was something about a song and something that rhymed with “hill”.

    It was easy to search, too.

    My wife has been watching some of the shows I loved growing up, and she’s only 2 years younger than me, but because she watched modern kid shows as a kid and I watched old stuff with my parents, I get a lot of references she doesn’t.

    As long as you can show it to someone without the pop culture knowledge and they still find it funny, it’s still a successful joke.






  • 1 the things that have extra holodecks that I’ve seen are just space stations, which can have larger power stations. The ship in insurrection was purpose built to trick people into thinking it was their small village that they don’t leave often. It can have all the power it needs dedicated to the holodeck and be slow with a Son’a escort for protection.

    2 with you on that one.

    3 also with you on this one. It just makes sense. Two people on opposite sides of the system could have dinner together in a holodeck. Easiest sell in the world after the holodeck itself.

    4 the only issue I have with medical areas being holodecks is how often we see power issues in star trek. If they lose power, no med bay, no holo-docs. But if you’re already doing it, I see no reason there can’t be all the holographic doctors you need, and if the entire interior of the ship is filled with holo-emmitters then the EMH isn’t an issue.

    For the record, I’m with you. I think by the end of the 2380s they should definitely be having entire swathes of ships dedicated to holographic rooms.

    In Voyager, The USS Prometheus had holo-emmitters all over, so the EMH was able to walk around and take the ship back from romulans.

    Incidentally I was listening to some Certifiably Ingame ship breakdowns and they touched on a ship that has holographic interiors for a lot of spaces, but since I was falling asleep at the time I am unsure which ship it is. I’m trying to peruse the Playlist to see if anything looks familiar.









  • I know a few book collectors.

    My personal favorite is a middle aged guy who buys hardback of mostly science fiction and fantasy books, in large bulk boxes.

    If he’s already got it, he gives it away. If not, new shelf filler.

    He has a cabinet out in front of his house that he puts books in with a sign that says “Free books, please take one” and occasionally other people will leave one or two inside it.

    And if he knows anyone that’s interested in specific types of books, he offers up any extras to them first. All around pretty chill dude. Reads maybe one book a year.

    The other ones I know are just collectors of old books from previous centuries, and don’t even open them.

    Collectors are weird to me. Why collect something you never plan on using? Stamps are one thing, but books?