I’m running PopOS and Debian with Nvidia cards that should be affected by this, if I’m understanding this right. Ugh.

What a pain.

I think it’s the harsh consonant sounds. I’m not a linguist and am sure there’s some term for it, but it seems like we identify words in English more from the distinct “framing” of the consonants and are more flexible about hearing variations in how the vowel sounds in between are pronounced.

For example, it’s the same reason that whispering (which largely takes out tone/pitch of vowel sounds) is super easy in English, but more difficult in some other languages.

I think it does a good job of showing the reality of how clunky integration of different groups can be, and how even in a future where humans have “solved” racism amongst themselves, it’s not a lesson that can be buried with the past yet.

The frustrations that the crew has with Spock’s behaviors that are baffling to them, and vis versa, how Spock feels (and frequently verbalizes) about what he thinks are human failings, are very real reflections of how different groups learn to understand each other better. The friction of their interactions is the point, as well as showing that they are incredibly loyal to each other and care about each other’s wellbeing at the end of the day.

This is the heart of Star Trek, in my opinion - seeing them actively grow together despite their occasional rude outbursts and misunderstandings.

I had to look up the exact exchange, because this line always makes me laugh too. Her tone, lol

KORBY: You think I could love a machine?

CHAPEL: Did you?

Start where it all began! The original is a fun watch.

I think that’s just the proper emotion after ingesting content on twitter.

It’s unironically my favorite tea. It has such a strong flavor.

I haven’t played either and I love difficult games to the point that friends think I’m a masochist. (I’m not, just patient)

I’ll have to give them a shot.

I need to play this.

I don’t see why it wouldn’t!

Although it would be so old to them that it would be like us making a swordfighting game about Macbeth or something.

It’s nice to know that our memes live on into the 2300s.

There are a lot of fakes claiming to be from that screen test, unfortunately.

But we do see him in a wig in “I, Claudius” from the 70s.

Is it an actual photoshop then? This isn’t mine, and I assumed whoever did the original edit used some sort of faceswap or AI app to do it because it looked so smooth.

That is correct.

It’s real, but it went viral and they got a ton of backlash online for it a few years ago.

I love my Logitech G502, which I’m sure you will see recommended anywhere you look because it’s pretty popular.

I’m still using the wired version, but if I were to be in the market for a new one today, the wireless one would be the first I checked out.

They’re birds.

Yeah, someone gave it to me as a gift once. Might have been from thinkgeek back in the day? I can’t remember.

I have this!