Yeah, it’s just so petty. Like, following someone across the internet and harassing them over a frickin internet forum is just sad. Unhinged mostly, but also really sad. You gonna be all right, we got your back, man! Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

Lol I’m in one of those screenshots. I’m flattered a mod from another instance felt they had to report me, but tbh I’m not at all surprised it was a former mod from r/startrek. Those subreddit mods were always a bit baggy, which is why I avoided that subreddit for a majority of the 15 years I was there. D-bag central.

First place I check is BTs profile to see if he’s cooled off at all. No.

I take back what I said. He’s an insufferable duck.

We explicitly decided to not call out Risa by name or USS Burrito Truck.

I noticed that, and I think it was a smart, classy idea. Well, I guess they’re not the reciprocating kind, so fuck’em. I’m sorry they keep harassing you, the amount of energy they’re expending on you is ridiculous.

I think you should spend more time using AI programming tools. That would let you see how primitive they really are in their current state and learn how to leverage them for yourself.

I agree, sosodev. I think it would be wise to at least be aware of modern A.I.'s current capabilities and inadequacies, because honestly, you gotta know what you’re dealing with.

If you ignore and avoid A.I. outright, every new iteration will come as a complete surprise, leaving you demoralized and feeling like shit. More importantly, there will be less time for you to adapt because you’ve been ignoring it when you could’ve been observing and planning. A.I. currently does not have that advantage, OP. You do.

What the fuck? There’s…what? I played this game for a short bit and thought it was great, but I figured I got the gist of the game and never felt the urge to resume. I was still outside, so I clearly stopped before it started getting good. Fuck. I’m going back in, thank you for posting this.

https://i.postimg.cc/xdBbtbwN/73956295739254998237502026.png

Huh, that’s odd. Ok, this one is the one that spun off of Risa: https://lemmy.world/c/tenforward. I’m not sure I have seen the other one, can you link here?

Mod was enforcing unwritten rules and deleting posts mentioning it, so the regulars moved to Ten Forward: https://lemmy.world/c/tenforward. Pardon the mess, we’re at the tail end (I think) of a 24-hour spree on name puns. It’s not usually like this.

Okay, I lied, it’s always this weird.

The 10F Mastodon instance? Not for Lemmy users, as far as I know. Kbin users do have access to Mastodon content (it’s in the “microblog” section over here), but I’m not sure how to get to the Mastodon instance of Ten Forward specifically. Looks like that instance is private, that’s probably why.

While technically true, one of the two Ten Forwards you’re referring to is a Mastodon instance and is nothing like Lemmy.

It’s a horseshit statement, they’re still passive-aggressively deflecting blame (emphasis mine):

As you, our diligent community pointed out, it looks like some AI components that are now popping up in industry standard tools like Photoshop crept into our marketing creative, even if a human did the work to create the overall image.

While the art came from a vendor, it’s on us to make sure that we are living up to our promise to support the amazing human ingenuity that makes Magic great.

Peanut Hamper! It’s like Kelly Kapoor as a robot. In space!

I feel your pain, ugh. Setting up certain types of software can be a pain in the ass because there’s almost always dependencies that need to be set up first; in addition, it’s not always clear what you’re supposed to install or how to do it the right way. A lot of Linux-related documentation out there isn’t geared towards beginners and leaves out a lot of important explanatory and contextual information, which just makes it more frustrating. Unnecessarily, in my opinion.

However, I gotta mention that Ubuntu - though widely used - is sorta notorious for being user unfriendly and isn’t always the most appropriate choice for a beginner Linux user. If anyone reading this is thinking about trying Linux for the first time, I would consider Linux Mint. It’s a Linux distro that is actually based on Ubuntu (which is based on Debian), but it works “out of the box” better than most and should be a positive experience for most users. It’s pretty solid.

and your paint tray

Omg I’m dying, hahaha

Same here, it’s fun and has the spirit of the “striving for a better future” optimism that we all know and love. Great writing. We are living in a real golden age of Trek right now, what a time to be alive.

https://i.postimg.cc/4N4L0Yxy/7-Rd-Ex-J-2127538890.gif

What OS & version are you using that automatically converts file types when you change the filename via the default file manager interface? I have never heard of this function before.

you can just manually change the extension to “.jpeg” or “.png” and Windows/Linux/Android file managers will automatically convert it

Thank you for the suggestion, but that’s not how it works. Changing a file’s extension doesn’t change the file type; it just changes the name.

Bah, no sign of “Save webP as PNG or JPEG” yet.

This was a rollercoaster. Omfg Car Talk with Martok is back, but wait, what, you’re leaving Risa?? I see you will still be posting elsewhere so that’s good, but I hope everything is ok.

It’s such a shock, he wasn’t even old enough to collect retirement benefits.

Raises glass thank you for the drama and the laughs, Andre. You were truly one of a kind.