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Facebook tribute to Majel Barrett


Except, none of those women are Majel Barrett. Not even close. That's my biggest problem with AI, the "good enough" laziness. Because "good enough" is never actually good enough.

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Adam Savage unboxes a new '66 Batmobile.


I really do need to buy the '66 show on DVD one of these days...


Sometimes you just can't get rid of a bomb...

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1701 wind spinner


I know of these as whirligigs, I suppose "wind spinner" is easier for those from other cultures to understand.


I was never very mechanically inclined. I once attempted to make a whirligig but failed utterly (necessary tolerances when you're dealing with linkages are tighter than I was capable of at the time).

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The Gaming Historian show has ended.


Ouch. I understand his reasons, but still...ouch.


Fifteen years. A lifetime ago, it feels like at times.

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One of the creepiest Trek shirts I've ever seen.

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And today's award for subpar AI goes to...


Sheesh. Can people not edit together two photographs anymore?

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For the twentieth anniversary of the AVGN he posts an early rough video that he never uploaded at the time.


So Ashens has been around longer than the AVGN. Wow.

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A 3D rendering of the 1973 Franz Joseph 1701 blueprints


Except it's not. Several liberties are taken. The models seem to indicate a much smaller ship. I hate the model that implies a hallway surrounding the bridge that includes a bathroom because we know that that's not correct. The models include backup bridges in both the center of the saucer AND the stardrive section. The angled Jeffries Tubes have steps instead of a ladder (you'd never have steps there!). The separation line for the saucer is in the wrong place.

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How the moon base will work.


I'm still wondering why we're bothering, and the only explanation I'm getting when I research is "so China can't do it first." To which I reply, "if China's reason is so we can't do it first, there's still no valid reason being given".

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AI video of Deanna and Seven having a pillow fight.


I must be really twisted if my biggest problem is that they forgot about Seven's star-shaped hand implant.

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A cute LEGO Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang.

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TOS cast cosplaying as the Star Wars cast


Just in case you ever wanted to see Uhura in Leia buns.

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AI art of Worf, O'Brien, and Picard


Worf is okay, O'Brien looks grumpy, and for some reason Picard has been replaced by a particularly bad photo double.

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Certifiably Ingame tackles the question of what a Dahar Master is


I wonder if Worf ever earned the title.

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What if there was a '90s Harry Potter anime?


The best part has to be the sparkly synth version of Hedwig's Theme.

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I haven't schilled Possum Rob in a few years, but today he really outdid himself. Remember those old TV ads (they still run, actually) asking you to spare a few bucks a day to give food and clean water to people in Third World countries? Well, Possum Rob did one asking for donations to give the redshirts the equipment they need to stop dying all the time.

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The 1BM tackles the different definitions of "world's tallest building."


As an engineering graduate I've long known of this debate.


(P.S. It's still the Sears Tower. I don't care how little of the building was ever occupied by Sears or how little is occupied by Willis (the occupant with the most floor space is United Airlines, FYI), it will always be the Sears Tower to me.)

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Fox is going to make a Highway to Heaven reboot...


I never watched the show, but my parents were fans so I knew of it.


This is yet another example of "they can't possibly make the reboot faithful to the original so the fans won't like it and the nonfans won't care."


Furthermore, isn't it too late to try a reboot? All of the fans of the show are senior citizens or dead by now, not exactly a demographic that's worth aiming for. It'd be better to toss the name and create a whole new IP, right?


I remember enjoying:
Viper which was a divorced reimagining of Knight Rider
Jake 2.0 which was a divorced reimagining of the Six Million Dollar Man
Relic Hunter which was a divorced reimagining of Indiana Jones
Baby Talk which was a divorced reimagining of Look Whose Talking
And so forth.

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Steve Shives reviews "The Killing Game"...


What surprises me is his assertion that this should've been one episode. I disagree. There's too much to squeeze into one part unless you throw out all of the subplots that make this interesting.


There really should've been a third part to flesh out the Hirogen more, the romance between Paris and Torres' characters, and most importantly, a chance to have Harry save the day properly!

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I don't know how many of you are Chopped fans, so I'm not sure how many will appreciate a Chopped/Trek meme...