Kirk

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[–] Kirk@startrek.website 7 points 7 hours ago

Pixel doesn't have eink screen though which is kind of the whole point

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The LinkedIn-styled writing here is hard for me to get through, but I think the general gist is that for profit platforms are easier to onboard which I agree with. This line stands out:

And what do we get in return? A worse experience than cloud-based services.

I have to disagree somewhat, it's a different experience that is absolutely more difficult in many ways, but for those of us who value privacy, control over our data, and don't like ads, the trade-off is worth it. Also it goes without saying that the usability of selfhosted apps has exploded in the past few years and it will likely become less and less of an issue.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 11 points 1 day ago

Fortunately "groupthink" on the fediverse isn't a structural problem since nobody controls all instances and every instance has different moderation styles.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I love the idea of an instance for a whole metro area, then each neighborhood could have it's own community.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Always preferred Mason/Ball to Weck because the Weck rubber rims can be finicky and little metal clips tend to go missing.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 11 points 4 days ago

That's great! I have been using ClearURLs with varied success. Nice to see it built in .

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 5 points 4 days ago

Paper is always preferred but as others have said, ebooks don't take up any space so I end up owning a lot more of them.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 17 points 5 days ago

I also noticed that when Lemmy links do appear it's often to a random federated instance, not the original source.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 5 days ago

TNG is the gateway drug

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

There is some back story needed with that one... but maybe it's tangential enough to make the viewer want to know more?

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Devil’s Due

If this was the only episode of Star Trek I'd ever seen I'd have no interest in continuing 😅

I actually think "Inner Light" is a good option for OP because is a "side quest" that doesn't require much backstory, while still being thematically aligned with what to expect with TNG.

 

"Using the hashtag #AllStarTrek. If you don’t get the H&I station, you can also stream. Join our group @allstartrek for updates!

Another great night of episodes! Featuring Tuvix because people have some strong feelings!

  • TOS (8ET): This Side of Paradise
  • TNG (9ET): I, Borg
  • DS9 (10 ET): Shadows and Symbols
  • VOY (11 ET): Tuvix
  • ENT (midnight): The Breach"

@MirrorAyako@universeodon.com

 

Been watching DS9 Season two and have been very impressed with the quality. I remembered it being "pretty good" but in my memory it was "the season with "The Circle" trilogy, "Melora", "Rivals" and "The Maquis", episodes and story lines that never really did it for me. I think that made me forget how many really good one-off episodes were also here, to name a few:

  • "Necessary Evil"
  • "Rules of Acquisition"
  • "The Alternate"
  • "Armageddon Game"
  • "Whispers"
  • "Paradise"
  • "Shadowplay"

All bangers!

Also I love how this season ever so slowly drip-drops dominion references culminating with the season finale "The Jem Hadar"

Wink

 

Someone should probably jump in and explain what federation means.

 

I have an aging Kindle and am looking for a new eReader to both read books and articles I've saved throughout the day. I use Wallabag to save articles. I like it over Pocket because it's better for paywalls because it fetches content directly from the browser.

I am leaning Kobo because of apps like Wallabako and KoReader (not exactly what that is yet but people seem to like it).

Anyone else have a similar setup or have any advice?

 

Note that r/coolguides is a very "normie" subreddit and may require extra handholding. There are a lot of people who don't seem to understand what "open source" means. Some looking for "The Lemmy app" etc. Be patient and helpful!

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