And I always get them mixed up

I think Tuvok probably had security clearances that might have been problematic to duplicate. Not that that would stop Janeway. I think it just means Tuvix would end up joining Section 31 after they get back to Earth

I like the idea that they’re not just symbols, but shapes. Get anything to be shaped like a rune, and it’ll touch magic. So two rocks leaned against each other just right might create a trickle of water, or a tree that grows a twisted enough web of branches could, by chance, summon a flame. Then, like with all natural phenomenon, people figured it out! It fits well with the trope that wizards are arcane researchers and scientists, you find in settings like D&D’s

Billups no! Stay away from that Horga’hn!

That’s what UBI is for

The fact that water expands when it freezes is also a big deal

This is the world we should be aiming for, where labor is performed by machine, while humans seek higher purpose in art and culture

I work for an ISP, and this is a common practice among my peers

This is what I thought of when Musk was crying on Fox lol

Halfway through season 4 with a friend right now, taking her through it for the first time. My fiancee left the room for this episode. She claims it’s one of her favorites, but couldn’t watch it lol

The Romulans are definitely trying to mess with time to keep humanity on Earth

Glad to know it’s not just me. I love his books, but I’ve bounced off of the show twice now

I saw that post too! Lol

He concluded with,

“I feel like we are nearing the end of times. We humans are losing faith in ourselves.”

He’s talking about technology replacing artists.

He’s a great piece someone wrote about the modern situation, in this context, which included a video of the conversation

"Every morning, not in recent days, I see my friend who has a disability. It’s so hard for him just to do a high five; his arm with stiff muscle can’t reach out to my hand. Now, thinking of him, I can’t watch this stuff and find it interesting. Whoever creates this stuff has no idea what pain is.

I am utterly disgusted. If you really want to make creepy stuff, you can go ahead and do it, but I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all. I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself."

What he’s talking (imo) about is how the images produced by the technology aren’t art, because they don’t comprehend the human pain that would inspire true art. They’re just creepy stuff

Real or Replicated, where it’s just Sisko’s dad ragging on all these uncultured humans that don’t eat real food

Since it’s already a hot sauce, I think that means you’re in for some spicy milk

Data is the ND character. Star Trek, and sci-fi and fantasy in general, use characters that are visibly others, to represent diverse human experiences. Check out season 1 episode 16 of the Original Series, the Galileo Seven, in which Spock is in command of an away mission that crashes on a planet’s surface, and his Vulcan logic is tested, dealing with the emotions of his crew. To me, it was clearly a portrayal of neurodivergence.

Spock is literally neurodivergent. His genes are hybrid, human and Vulcan, and so, therefore, is his brain. Data and his positronic brain fill that same role in the Next Generation.