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submitted 11 months ago by digger@lemmy.ca to c/risa@startrek.website

I know people who only poop at home. I can't imagine being out in space for years. With holodeck technology... Someone is bound to have written a program that simulated their bathroom at home.

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[-] darth_helmet@sh.itjust.works 41 points 11 months ago

We didn’t need any more supporting data to cement “cleaning out the holodecks” as the worst job in starfleet

[-] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Can’t you get it to clean itself?

[-] darth_helmet@sh.itjust.works 31 points 11 months ago

It’s a job in Lower Decks which I think makes it canon.

That being said, it would be hilarious if holodecks can be self-cleaning but they still make ensigns do it anyway to “build character”

[-] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Maybe it’s the worst job because it’s really boring. You just go “Computer, run holodeck cleaning” and wait for it to finish?

[-] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 15 points 11 months ago

Scraping carbon off of slightly harder carbon using phasers. Apparently it's a manual job.

[-] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

Yeah Star Trek is so silly about manual tasks. You’d think they’d have Phaser Roombas (Phoombas). Like it’s either get a crew member to do it or you end up with an evil AI and barely any in between.

[-] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Time would go so much slower without something to do

[-] Case@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 11 months ago

Slower? Sure, I'll grant you that.

However, there are some things in life I'd rather not do, even if it resulted in being bored out of my mind.

And I hate, hate, being bored.

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

Like it’s either get a crew member to do it or you end up with an evil AI and barely any in between.

Sometimes it's both.

[-] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago
[-] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

It’s a matter assembler disassembler. Should be perfect for it.

On the other hand people wear costumes to the holodeck so I’m not sure.

[-] D1G17AL@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

I think that's more so they can be prepared to get into character before they go into the simulation. Less to do with the need for the costume.

[-] DroneRights@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Broccoli is in uniform during his holodeck fantasies because he doesn't make time to change

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

It's holograms and force fields, that's why if you take anything out of the holodeck it disappears.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago

Unless it's snow obviously. I suppose that might have been actually replicated.

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