themoken

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[–] themoken@startrek.website 2 points 1 day ago

In Cogenitor, Starfleet wouldn't get very far if it had to roll up to every first contact demanding a species conform to human morality. It has to take a neutral position or first contact becomes an ultimatum. That doesn't mean Starfleet is pro-slavery, it just means it recognizes that it's not in a position to force that change on a species it met five seconds ago. Now if the species was trying to join the Federation (down the line) obviously that's a different story...

The Orion episode too... Uh, weren't the "slaves" actually just pirates? Can we trust anything said when it was just a setup to steal the ship? Not to mention that just because a character says something doesn't make it true or reflect the morality of the show/writers. Maybe that Orion is just an idiot or rationalizing his shitty behavior...

[–] themoken@startrek.website 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have a few hundred, but 5500? Sheeeit. The game is definitely evergreen though.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Enterprise doesn't deserve to be in that list. It may not have been everyone's cup of tea, but it's way closer to the other series than Discovery or Picard.

Also, uh, sibling sex and pro-slavery comments? I must have missed those episodes.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Can't wait for the expansion, 10/21. I've been putting off a new play through for it, and Wube always puts in so much polish (as the FFFs show).

[–] themoken@startrek.website 2 points 3 days ago

So you're right that this is a bit arbitrary because the line between the standard lib and the language is blurry, but someone writing Rust is going to expect Vec to work, it doesn't even require an extra "use" to get it.

Perhaps a better core example would be operator overloading (or really any place using traits). When looking at "a + b" in Rust you have to be aware that, depending on the types involved, that could mean anything.

Anyway, I love Rust, it just doesn't have the 1:1 relationship with the assembly output that C basically still has.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 17 points 3 days ago

Huh weird, these pull requests just magically accepted themselves

[–] themoken@startrek.website 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Rust can create native binaries but I wouldn't call it close to the metal like C. It's certainly possible to bootstrap from assembly to Rust but, unlike C, every operation doesn't have a direct analog to an assembly operation. For example Rust needs to be able to dynamically allocate memory for all of its syntax to be intact.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, but you see they were in danger from the Vietnam draft, doesn't take empathy to act in self interest.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 9 points 1 week ago

Just hold your ground and keep reading your book, eating alone etc. If someone enters personal territory, shut it down by being honest "I don't want to talk about that" and move on. Resist peer pressure and be who you are, it's the same as it was in school.

Also, talk to your coworkers (I know it's hard) about whether they think it's appropriate. You have an impression they're on board with this level of "intimacy" but it's possible they are just going along to get along.

If persisting doesn't work then it's probably time to find another job. Plenty of workplaces out there that just want you to do your job and no more.

HR is definitely not on your side either, unless you can point to specific violations of policy. They exist specifically to cover their own ass, not to actually make your life better.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 1 points 1 week ago

I love that game. Recently been putting on the old 90s Superman show and it's got a good amount of Trek crossover, including Jonathan Frakes as a bizarre villain. Also a cameo from the late great James Earl Jones...

Cheers is another that comes to mind. Young Brent Spiner and Kate Mulgrew years before they were famous and, later, Kirstie Alley is a main character. And of course Norm == Morn.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

On the ground, Zerg, they move too fast. In space, the Borg. A cube probably shrugs off whatever organic projectiles the Zerg use.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Connor Trineer (Trip) and Colm Meaney (O'Brien) playing villains too.

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