GuyFleegman

joined 2 years ago
[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 12 points 1 year ago

And we're updated! Thank you for your advice, we really appreciate it.

[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ahh, ok. That's helpful, thanks!

This is going to seem silly in the context of such a severe exploit but one quirk about our instance is that we literally do not have a "general discussion" /c/. The biggest one is scoped to Star Trek and so a Lemmy exploit is obviously outside the scope of ... Star Trek. I would wager that's the main reason the mod removed the post, but I will admit that just pointing this out, I feel like the forum mod from the short story Wikihistory.

I'm in contact with the admins who manage the hosting, they are coordinating an update 0.18.2-rc1 as we speak. Also, there's already been some discussion about setting up a general discussion /c/ on our instance and so I'll include instance security in the scope of that /c/.

You mentioned elsewhere in this thread there is a Lemmy admins Matrix room. Is my instance big enough for my admins to be invited? If yes, who can I point them at to get in?

[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

This issue is already quite widely publicized and quite frankly “we’re handling it and removing this” is a much more harmful response than I would hope to see.

Hi, mod of a community on the instance in question here. Why is this response harmful? What should we have done instead?

[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I added English as a language in !risa@startrek.website. Should work fine now!

[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

You're not wrong, but man the Prime Directive would make a whole lot more sense if it did. The commonly misunderstood version of the PD that is intended to prevent cultural contamination is clear and simple. Given its status as the literal top rule, the actual PD—a generalized non-interventionism/pro-isolationism dictum—is oddly complex, vague, and lacking a focused objective.

This is a great list and these all look amazing. Thank you for taking the time to compile it and share!

[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think it's broadcasting "join our webring and sign our guestbook!"

[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don’t forget /c/Risa! We’re here too! And we have Jamaharon!

[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

What about Paramount+ is worse than all the other streaming services? Aren't they all hoovering up data about our watch habits? Isn't that the point?

If you don't want to stream it and you don't want to buy it outright, I don't know why you're asking us to tell you what the only remaining option is, matey.

[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I liked Wesley in "A Quality of Mercy" but hot damn, he nailed it here. He is easy to recognize as Kirk and yet is borrowing very little from Shatner's performance. Wesley has managed to "echo" Kirk in a way that Peck and Gooding haven't quite dialed in yet for their characters.

It's funny—given that in both appearances he has depicted an "alternate" Kirk, he's had some built-in leeway to miss the mark and still be credible. He doesn't need it. This man can play Kirk.

[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

An excellent episode which is virtually certain to displace "Measure" as Trek's most venerated hour of space court.

One thing that always strikes me about SNW—even the middling episodes—is just how vivid, bright, and beautiful this show is. Grimdark has its moments, but this visual style is a much better and more natural fit for Star Trek.

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