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[–] teft@lemmy.world 32 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

But can the replicator be able to mimic day old leftover pizza straight from the fridge....let alone microwaved day old pizza. Can it give you that unmistakable taste of it unevenly heated

[–] teft@lemmy.world 18 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Computer, 1 bag of Totino's pizza rolls - combo flavor - make them molten on the inside and still cold on the outside just like my moms busted microwave would do

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 14 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Then the computer automatically notifies Troi to remind her of my counseling session for crippling depression.

[–] NordicOtterPatrol@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

She misses it as she is too busy explaining the “real” chocolate sundae to her replicator.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

When the replicator keeps giving you carob instead of real chocolate:

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[–] jawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 15 hours ago

I highly recommend deep frying those, btw.

[–] the_wiz@feddit.org 4 points 7 hours ago

Add a bit of diet coke and you have a ~~healthy~~ hacker diet...

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 6 points 17 hours ago

Yes, it can.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 19 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Replicate yourself a bunch of ice, a cooler, and a fresh stew, and...

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The answer to replicator problems is always MORE REPLICATION!

[–] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

I guess post scarcity go BRRR, but if I was Chief Engineer and caught some flunky using my precious reactor output to replicate ice there’d be a pointed discussion on thermodynamics

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

What about a stew pot sized heatpump cooker/cooler?

[–] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Maybe if we tuned the transporter’s annular confinement beam to match the warp core’s frequency we could slow down the particles in the stew, cooling it appropriately!

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

A week in the transporter buffer should be roughly equivalent to overnight in the fridge

[–] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 14 hours ago

ahh, I miss Scottie's transpobuffer hooch

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 4 points 15 hours ago

Use the transporter to make smoothies you say? Surely nothing could make anything more finely mixed than a transporter

[–] jawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

This has me wondering about the semantics of potentially replicating a bunch of high capacity batteries.

[–] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 14 hours ago

this is why every replicator has a bucket of sand stored underneath

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

Replicator, replicate me a flunky to sit through the Chief's lecture again I want piña coladas

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 5 points 16 hours ago

That's a good point. Could we set a phaser to "cold?"

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Just replicate day old stew

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 6 points 16 hours ago

Oh... you mean instant.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

I always knew it could make hot food, but can a replicator create ice?

It's easy to put energy into a system, but removing it usually takes time.

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 2 points 4 hours ago

Why would it remove energy? It doesn't create liquid water and then freezes it. It creates matter with a certain energy level. Creating ice would probably just cost a minuscule bit less energy than the same amount of liquid water

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 17 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

a replicator can make blood wine but not the subtlety of day old stew? im a bit skeptical.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 13 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

The subtleties of flavors marrying over time? Doubtful. We've seen characters reject the texture/flavor of basic meals, let alone something purposely left to chill and reheat. Maybe by the time of DISCO they'll have nailed it down.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 13 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

I suspect a lot of the TNG era issues with flavor/texture coming of replicated food has more to do with the person programing those flavors having no idea what they were doing in the kitchen and just mashing something together. Either because the "person" coming up with the pattern is the computer system; or because the person was some one like Barclay who might be handy with the ship's systems... but, doesn't understand the first thing about food and couldn't cook a ham sandwich.

Or like with alien foods... just simply not understanding what the food is or is supposed to be. Like how you never really see Mediterranean cuisine put garlic and mint together, even though the two are basically ubiquitous in that cuisine. Someone who reads a quick note that those two flavors are common might make the mistake of thinking they're used together, unless they actually know something about cooking. Maybe that alien culture you just read the cliff notes on has weird taste buds. or maybe they enjoy the dissonant flavoring.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 10 points 18 hours ago

its just chemicals.. that they are building at the atomic level!

I was always skeptical of the complaints. i figured theyre either discretionary (replicator not programmed for that variation) or human error cuz people suck.

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

It'd be like The Fly but with foods mixing, instead of Jeff Goldblum.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 18 hours ago (5 children)

Shit, now I am wondering how a replicator would be able to make decent fried rice... 🤔

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 11 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Surely a replicator can replicate a bowl of next day stew or friend rice. You're be able to have it today instead of tomorrow.

[–] OriginalUsername7@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago

Oooh, imagine how good a bowl of next-day soup from the replicator would be the next day!

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Actually Kenji from serious eats tested it and fresh rice is just as good, it just had to dry out. Dry was the important part.

https://www.seriouseats.com/easy-vegetable-fried-rice-recipe

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

Wow, that was a good read! I love his recipe for Detroit deep dish pizza dough.

[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 16 hours ago

You're telling me a replicator fried this rice?

how could it not?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

Not the replicator's fried rice

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[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Of course, I can't let them know that it is because every day is the same... inside the pattern buffer. 😶

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

It's all starting to add up... I mean... no! Let me stay! The real real sucks!

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Wishing you'd taken the blue pill aka not watched Star Trek eh...?

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I'd rather be woke than happy... wait, wtf am I saying?! YeS I wAnTs To PlAy ThE sPoRtS pLeAsE 🥺 aNd MaKes AlL tHe MoNiEz, YeAh...

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

On the contrary: I welcome the glory of the buffer. It's cozy and marginally safe.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Pro: it increases Miles suffering.

Con: Julien is not in it. (See above).

Conclusion: there is a God. (See above again).

[–] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

No no no, the trick is you have to queue and schedule the replication order a day or two in advance. The ensigns on Deck 8 swear it tastes different.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (3 children)

I've been without a fridge for close to a month. I got a countertop ice maker for next to nothing at Goodwill the next day. Really it's all I need. I've I buy strawberries I just put some ice on them every few hours, and they last a week.

It also doesn't hurt my city is known for having some of the best tap water on earth.

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