IcedRaktajino

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[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 26 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Google Workspace (what the company I work for uses for collaboration).

  1. I don't want Gemini/AI. At all.
  2. If you disable it, it still pops up constantly.

I have C->Micro adapters though they aren't tethered. I'm just spoiled by only carrying C cables in my bag and being able to just grab any cable without looking or digging (they're all 100W and video-capable except my 10ft one).

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've only tried salvia twice, and it always made me feel like my body was being twisted clockwise. Not for me.

La reacción es apropiada

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Probably, yeah. I was similarly disappointed when my Kobo came with micro USB, but considering I love everything else about it, I gave it a pass. That, and I typically only have to charge it once a month.

I've got USB-C to micro adapters, but I've only got 4 of them and either keep losing them or they get semi-permanently installed to a Raspberry Pi or something.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm currently reading "Star Trek: Destiny" and the Borg are the big bad. Enjoying it so far (only about 1/3 into the first book of the trilogy).

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I don't really have a solid answer, and have only recently gone down the TrekLit rabbit hole, but I'd venture a couple of guesses:

  1. Many of them utilize existing characters, so that might be problematic given the age of the cast and/or their availability.
  2. I vaguely recall that existing characters for different series have to pay royalties to the writer who invented the character. I think this was the case for Nick Locarno and why Tom Paris is basically "We have Nick Locarno at home"
  3. Probably some other IP legalese mucking things up as it is wont to do

When I posted yesterday looking to get some book suggestions, many of them involved existing characters. I think the "The Fall" series is all original characters, so it would probably be a good candidate. There's probably others, but I'm not familiar enough yet to name any more.

The actor age / availability problem is probably solvable if the series was animated, though.

The Destiny trilogy by David Mack

Bought that one yesterday and am literally reading it now. Loving it so far; the pacing is fantastic.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Not long after the end of DS9. Garak remained on Cardassia Prime helping to rebuild after the end of the Dominion War. The framing structure of the book is a series of journal entries and letters from Garak to Dr. Bashir, so it covers a lot of time periods.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I know, right? Ballmer was batshit crazy but at least you could squint your eyes and his decisions kind-of made sense (e.g. Windows 8 was a turd, but you could at least see what he was trying to do). Nadella has just shoved in cloud and now AI bullshit since he took over, and no thanks.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 40 points 2 weeks ago

Help is on the way. An ambulance will be at your location shortly.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 57 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I've said that, and meant it, but it was when Teams first came out. At the time, it was just a bare-bones Slack clone with the alternative being the godawful Skype for Business. lol.

All they had to do was just stop making it worse from there.

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