SteleTrovilo

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[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 4 points 3 days ago

It's amazing. I am a Japanese learner, and being able to find Japanese words quickly - with English definitions and explanations - is very useful.

[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

Wesley transports the Protogies to what appears to be Gary 7’s office as it was seen in “Assignment: Earth”.

I need to watch this episode sometime.

[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'm always glad to see Canon Connections. Thanks for all your efforts!

[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago

I decided to try to stop swearing in college, to see if it would improve my attitude - and to see if anyone would notice.

Both turned out to be true. People found me pleasant to work with and hang around. I recommend it, personally!

[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's actually much more similar to how they kept using Majel Barrett as the voice of the computer across multiple series.

And it makes sense in-universe for The Doctor to be 800 years old and still working; it's not like they're contriving a way for Harry Kim or Phlox to be there, much as we may want to see them again.

[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I had no idea it was even released.

[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

Voyager S1E3, "Parallax". It didn't make much of an impression on me as a kid, but watching again recently - and knowing the direction that the characters grow - it's actually a pretty compelling character-based drama. And the Maqui-Federation tension is thick here.

[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I've had the impression that in the Mirror Universe, it was only the humans/terrans which behaved differently. Everyone else we see seems like their usual selves (accounting for different circumstances of course).

The DS9 episodes throw a wrench in this of course, with Kira being a very different person and the oppressed terrans being sympathetic.

[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

In regard to the Breen, I would note that Star Trek Adventures: Klingon Core Rulebook says "They only present themselves to non-Breen in full-body suits that hide their identities, and their bodies disintegrate when they die while wearing those suits. While this is an admirable trait – it means Breen cannot be taken prisoner, an attitude in line with the teachings of Kahless – it has made it impossible to determine the true face of the Breen." This is a pretty cool explanation for how Worf could be right even after Kira and Dukat stole their suits.

I know STA isn't canon but I still like this reasoning.

[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 9 points 5 months ago

Hacker News works fine. Can't vouch for the others, since I don't touch corporate "AI" if I can help it.

[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

This is the second Star Trek season premiere that features the destruction of a Soong-type android, after Picard S1E1 "Rememberance" introduced and murdered Dahj.

[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 5 points 7 months ago

Symphony of the Night

Also, if you enjoy Doom 1 and 2, I highly recommend seeking out Heretic and Strife. Heretic has amazing level design using the Doom engine to create places that feel like towns and medieval churches and stuff. And Strife somehow managed to make Doom into an interconnected world with a decent story.

I'm not big on Hexen - the respawning enemies and the lack of weapons (there's only 4, technically 12 but you only have access to 4) bugged me.

 

Does anyone here use Exercism? I've started using it to learn Elixir, and it seems to be good. I'm thinking about having my kids use it as well for Python and JS/TS.

I'd be interested to hear if anyone's used it for a long time, and if there's any advantages or disadvantages to it. Or if there are other, better code exercise sites I should check out.

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