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  • Retro-futurism rule

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  • Brb, keying "Racket Ship" onto mine really quick.

  • Walter Koenig was bitterly disappointed about his role in Star Trek VI

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  • That struck me as strange too... I really like Star Trek VI

  • Why do Lemmy users rarely use emoticons?

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  • There's a 3-dot options button next to "quote" that has "Text Faces".

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  • Why do Lemmy users rarely use emoticons?

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  • (ง ื▿ ื)ว ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ

    Oh my god, I'd never tried tapping this button before.

  • Star Trek Memes @lemmy.world
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    Just roll with it, ok?

  • Dear Lemmy, why Star Trek??

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  • Now THAT also sounds like early internet too...

  • Dear Lemmy, why Star Trek??

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  • I'm going to say yes. Every teenager is an alien.

  • woahdude @lemmy.world
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    Remember these things?

  • This person's rejection reason

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  • Now I'm imagining someone legitimately putting their Jan6 involvement on a resume.

    Window Structural Integrity Tester (Jan 6th, 2021): Responsibilities included - unconventional team-building activities, conditioning, navigating unfamiliar territory, and breaking down barriers.

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    This person's rejection reason

  • Dear Lemmy, why Star Trek??

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  • Lol, you mean you didn't like them singing Row Row Row Your Boat around the campfire? Or Uhura's sexy fan dance? How about Scotty running into a crossbeam like he's in the Three Stooges?

  • Dear Lemmy, why Star Trek??

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  • It seems like such a creative way to do social commentary. We get to see our present failings in aliens, and then contrast it with how the crew (future humanity) carries themselves. Sometimes it's very clunky and heavy handed (like that TOS episode with the half-white/half-black aliens), but it's still good. My favorites are every time Picard monologues about their values to an alien race in TNG.

    Even if you already share the values, it's fascinating to hear them laid out so clearly.

  • Dear Lemmy, why Star Trek??

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  • Oh yeah, it's TV for sure. The original ran from 1966-69 with 79 episodes, and that was going to be it because they had never heard of a "fandom" before.

    Then, they realized that people were showing up to conventions and obsessing over the show, so they finally made the first movie in 1979 and then started the next show in the 80s (which ran for like 140-150 episodes).

    The TV series is the main draw, with any movies along the way just being a bonus.

  • Dear Lemmy, why Star Trek??

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  • That sounds like such a an awesome early internet thing.

  • Dear Lemmy, why Star Trek??

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  • The Star Trek TV shows are far superior to any of the movies anyway.

    Even starting with the original series' movies, they tried to make them more action-y than philosophical to appeal to a broader audience, and while they're a lot of fun, I rewatch the shows WAY more for a reason.

  • Dear Lemmy, why Star Trek??

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  • The Star Trek community has been going strong for nearly 60 years for a reason - Star Trek rocks.

    When it started in the 60s (and continued especially strong with TNG in the 80s), it was unique in depicting a hopeful look at how things could be rather than a reflection of how things are, differing from how most shows do social commentary. It's refreshing.

    Star Trek is attractive to people who want to see a world where people work together toward great things in a post-scarcity utopia, with current day conversations of race, nationality, sex, gender, etc. being so far in the rear-view mirror that they're non-issues. Plus cool technology. I think that appeals to the Lemmy crowd.

  • Dear Lemmy, why Star Trek??

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  • Also credited with the first widespread fanfics of a TV show, I believe.

  • Weekend Update: Christmas Joke Swap 2023 - SNL

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  • They're really good at finding ways to package great jokes that otherwise might catch some flak. In a small way, you can still feel some of Norm MacDonald's influence there.

  • Weekend Update: Christmas Joke Swap 2023 - SNL

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  • It's the funniest thing they do every year.

  • Videos @lemmy.world
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    Weekend Update: Christmas Joke Swap 2023 - SNL

  • Me when my friends complain about Twitter/X being a cesspool

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  • I have trouble finding stuff with the Android app too. It really needs a "for you" tab or something to make discovering content easier.

    Maybe I just like the Lemmy/reddit style of social media better. It makes more sense to my brain.

  • Funny @sh.itjust.works
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    What a save!

  • Are any self-cleaning cat litter boxes any good, or worth the money?

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  • Some people are saying that the tech has changed, but maybe 4-ish(?) years ago when I got it, they forbade clumping litter because it was hard for the machine to filter.

  • My opinionated list of FOSS applications

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  • This is incredible timing. I just downloaded F-Droid for the first time this evening and thought "Wow, there's so much here, I don't even know where to start. I bet I could ask Lemmy for app recs."

    Opened Lemmy, saw this post.

  • Funny @sh.itjust.works
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    It's possible to share too much

  • Funny @sh.itjust.works
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    We're not going to ride to the hospital in silence...

  • Funny @sh.itjust.works
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    I think I see the problem with our education system

  • Funny @sh.itjust.works
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    Trying to be thoughtful

  • You Don't Surf @lemmy.world
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    I'm sure Harold will be fine

  • You Don't Surf @lemmy.world
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    You seem pretty fly

  • Star Trek Social Club @startrek.website
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    An old Hallmark commercial for Star Trek Christmas ornaments, with Leonard Nimoy (1992)

  • You Don't Surf @lemmy.world
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    Another baby

  • Programmer Humor @programming.dev
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    Programmer tries to explain binary search to the police

  • woahdude @lemmy.world
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    Secret of the plates

  • Funny @sh.itjust.works
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    Bowser knows how to pick em

  • Funny @sh.itjust.works
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    Embracing a fixation

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    This split sink

  • Star Trek Social Club @startrek.website
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    Please bear with me while I geek out about Edith Keeler in "The City on the Edge of Forever" for a moment.

  • woahdude @lemmy.world
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    Can you find it?