Kirk

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The Myth of Plastic Recycling. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought npr had 10 times fewer listeners

If you want to be depressed, Joe Rogan has 10 times that for single episodes.

The Myth of Plastic Recycling. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

fwiw I agree, but it doesn't appear to be considered mainstream by the guy I was replying to.

The Myth of Plastic Recycling. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 17 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Sad that NPR is not considered "mainstream" these days. Maybe Joe Rogan will post something to Facebook about it?

That's all folks, Plex is starting to charge for sharing in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 2 days ago

That is correct and echoes what I said

That's all folks, Plex is starting to charge for sharing in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This only applies if you AND the server owner don't have a pass: https://support.plex.tv/articles/requirements-for-remote-playback-of-personal-media/

Chances for the fediverse? Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago

I agree with your overall sentiment but also literally 100% of BlueSky users are on one instance.

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Researchers secretly infiltrated /r/changemyview with AI bots (www.nbcnews.com)
Chances for the fediverse? Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 20 points 3 days ago

BlueSky is not federated. Also German users have outsized representation on Mastodon but most of the network is outside Germany.

Deep Space Nine season 2 appreciation post in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 13 points 3 days ago

I love the moments when it's demonstrated that Ferengi can be actually very astute when it comes to diplomacy/interplanetary relations... their culture just has a completely different set of values.

Deep Space Nine season 2 appreciation post in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 4 points 3 days ago

Yeah it's certainly not the worst series of episodes and as you implied it does some good world building. It just doesn't do it for me the same way that "why is everyone treating O'Brien like he's shady?" does.

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Deep Space Nine season 2 appreciation post (startrek.website)
 

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

I cooked some food cubes. in c/startrek@startrek.website
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 4 days ago

Those look like a forbidden snack! I also didn't know about that book thanks for sharing.

"The problem I've found is that it's easy enough to create a Reddit clone using Lemmy, but getting people to actually use it is the issue." in c/fedibridge@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I wish more people would understand that mastodon can talk to lemmy can talk to piefed etc…

I mean, raising awareness of that is the purpose of this community, yeah?

"The problem I've found is that it's easy enough to create a Reddit clone using Lemmy, but getting people to actually use it is the issue." in c/fedibridge@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 11 points 4 days ago (3 children)

They made a comment saying there are "only 300 users" so I think it's just a misunderstanding of federation.

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"The problem I've found is that it's easy enough to create a Reddit clone using Lemmy, but getting people to actually use it is the issue." (www.reddit.com)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by Kirk@startrek.website to c/fedibridge@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Someone should probably jump in and explain what federation means.

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Astronomers detect dimethyl sulfide on distant planet: "On Earth, the only known source of dimethyl sulfide is life." (www.nytimes.com)
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A good thread to mention Lemmy in - a Daily Show segment about social media companies, most of the commenters don't seem to realize that nonprofit social media exists! (old.reddit.com)
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Best/most seamless eReader for Wallabag compatibility? (startrek.website)
 

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?

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Lemmy mentioned in an r/coolguides post "A cool guide for leaving big tech." - You know what to do (old.reddit.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Kirk@startrek.website to c/fedibridge@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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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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Colm Meaney wanted to play O'Brien as American. “Rick Berman sat me down and said, ‘The whole notion of this show is that it’s multiracial’… I reluctantly started to play him Irish" (www.irishtimes.com)
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YouTuber travels to the filming location of Veridian III and shows what's left of Soren's rocket launcher and Kirk's burial site. (www.youtube.com)
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