cattywampas
@cattywampas@lemm.ee
- Comment on Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or a pet dragon? 3 days ago:
I bet you put tomatoes in fruit salad don’t you?
- Comment on Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or a pet dragon? 3 days ago:
They’re literally dinosaurs in the same way that humans and other animals are literally fish. Which is to say you can describe them that way taxonomically, but the saying “birds are literally dinosaurs” is misleading and disingenuous.
- Comment on Deep Space Nine season 2 appreciation post 4 days ago:
One of the best things about DS9 season 2 is the little hints about the Dominion that they drop here and there. Really adds an ominous feeling and makes their introduction hit so right. Then of course, “The Jem’Hadar” is one of my favorite episodes.
- Comment on What is the evolutionary benefit of loving a pet so much you melt into a puddle when they are around? 5 days ago:
Sometimes things don’t necessarily evolve to have a specific benefit. They just happen, and don’t get selected out because they’re not a detriment to the species.
- Comment on John Lithgow Won't Let J.K. Rowling Haters Bully Him Into Quitting ‘Harry Potter’ Role 6 days ago:
John Lithgow is 79 years old, an A-list actor, and still being offered leading roles in major films. I don’t think he’s afraid of being canceled.
- Comment on So true 6 days ago:
Nachos, super rope, and ice cream at the pool concession stand.
- Comment on Are your parents "supposed" to be your role models? 6 days ago:
Yes. But sometimes they aren’t.
- Comment on friendly reminder 1 week ago:
I almost didn’t do anything today, but I got up and went for a walk. Felt real good.
- Comment on The inarguable case for banning social media for teens 1 week ago:
Internet anonymity in general is a terrible thing and I would do away with it if I could. I’m impossible to say who’s a real person, who’s a bot, who’s an alternate account. It’s allowed every evil and terrible person to find others like them and embolden each other without the oversight of social pressure from the rest of society which I think is an essentially needed social cue of healthy human communities.
Yes I realize the irony of posting this on Lemmy.
- Comment on If you're still on Lemmy... 1 week ago:
Sweet, are Advice Animals back?
- Comment on Do you have any “headcanons” (so to speak) about the Star Trek TNG characters? 1 week ago:
It was never overtly stated that Barclay was doing sex stuff, though I thought it was a neat bit of world building how they said that recreating people they knew in real life was sort of taboo.
- Comment on Do you have any “headcanons” (so to speak) about the Star Trek TNG characters? 1 week ago:
I think this has been pretty explicitly confirmed in DS9 and LD.
- Comment on Do you have any “headcanons” (so to speak) about the Star Trek TNG characters? 1 week ago:
Hard to compare, because Star Trek Earth really has no need for modes of production. Hence my parenthetical - it’s hard to describe their “economy” in terms of the systems we have today since they can produce pretty much anything they need, as much as they need, whenever they need it.
- Comment on Are there rollerblading performances like ice skating performances? 1 week ago:
The X Games
- Comment on What is the best take your blood pressure to get the most accurate results? 1 week ago:
I would direct these questions to your doctor then, assuming that’s who’s instructing you to take your blood pressure.
- Comment on Do you have any “headcanons” (so to speak) about the Star Trek TNG characters? 1 week ago:
Not about the characters themselves, but lots about the universe.
-We don’t see it on screen a lot, but I assume that automation takes a lot of the less desirable jobs. This frees up people to pursue their passions or improve themselves without having to worry about who’s going to want to dedicate their life to being a janitor.
-While money isn’t necessary on Earth or within the Federation at large, Starfleet members and/or Federation citizens are given stipends to spend at places that may need it. This includes ports of call like Farpoint Station or non-Federation establishments like Quark’s Bar.
-Unpopular one incoming. The economy of Earth (for whatever the term “economy” is worth here) operates more similarly to an idealized form of capitalism than it does to communism. We see that private property canonically exists and can be acquired or relinquished through personal transactions. The Picards own Chateau Picard, Joseph Sisko owns Sisko’s restaurant, and they’re free to operate them as they see fit.
- Comment on What is the best take your blood pressure to get the most accurate results? 1 week ago:
Who is taking your blood pressure? Just relax your arm and they should be able to get a reading just fine.
- Comment on Pretty sure this one qualifies too 1 week ago:
Looks like it’s holding up the fencing and has been doing so for a long time. Seems like a pretty good post to me tbh.
- Comment on New Mario on Switch 2? ‘Stay tuned,’ says Nintendo of America president 1 week ago:
You mean to tell me that Nintendo intends to make a 3D Mario game for Switch 2? Sure, Jan.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
No Jesus Christ Superstar?
- Comment on Friday Night Fights 2 weeks ago:
If you’re not drinking 14 beers with me, then you’re drinking 14 beers against me
- Comment on Nintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S. 2 weeks ago:
I don’t think $500 for a Switch 2 and Mario Kart World is outrageous at all.
- Comment on Unpopular popular opinion - fiat 2 weeks ago:
We already use a barter system. We exchange our goods and services for other goods and services. Money is just a medium for when a direct exchange isn’t practical or possible.
- Comment on Nintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S. 2 weeks ago:
Hell yeah brother, sign me up for that Mario Kart bundle.
- Comment on I can't believe it 2 weeks ago:
British food gets a bad rap but I don’t really get it. Fried fish, potatoes, roasted meat, cured meat, meat pies, lots of puddings and sweets, not to mention the Indian food. What’s not to like? I’m going to the UK in October and I’m pumped for the food.
- Comment on Is there still an effort to move technical help threads from Redshit to here? 2 weeks ago:
No, just a star wars fan with an appreciation for word play.
- Comment on Is there still an effort to move technical help threads from Redshit to here? 2 weeks ago:
Are you 12? I can’t take anyone seriously when they resort to name-calling.
- Comment on Can I sue my apartment management company? 3 weeks ago:
This is all going to depend on what exactly the lease says as well as local laws. OP needs to talk to a lawyer.
- Comment on Can I sue my apartment management company? 3 weeks ago:
You should definitely talk to a lawyer, as this is going to depend on your local laws and ordinances.
- Comment on Simon Pegg Tried To Get Nick Frost Cast As An Iconic Star Trek Character: "I've Pitched It Multiple Times" 3 weeks ago:
Oh my bad, I misread it