yeah lower decks put a decon scene on my screen and my dormant entheadism reactivated like the winter soldier. sorry.

+ closeups!

this might be a little bold to post on main

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#he gets it

Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 airs today, here's a bunch of silly doodles inspired by character designer Marisa Livingston, who worked on the show. I'm gonna miss these fuckers, especially the dynamic duo 😢

Example art from Tumblr users @poltergrease @teenageclown @randomationality

✨Star Trek TNG Miku✨

You know, if we DO make contact with aliens within the next hundred years-ish, enough people are going to give the Vulcan salute to the first alien they see in real life (whether out of quivering excitement, lol memeitude, or sheer awkward, panicked grasping for the one prominent alien greeting nested in the social conscious) that there's a solid chance that it becomes a thing we're known for as humans.

Live Long and Prosper, my friends.

Leonard Nimoy would openly, unironically weep with joy if that happened.

He helped develop the Vulcan salute based on what he saw certain people doing during services at his temple. The splayed fingers represent the Hebrew letter shin  ש‎, and the men (I don’t know if they are rabbis) do it with both hands. It represents a blessing.

In an interview, Nimoy mentioned how delighted he was that people the world over greeted each other with “the Vulcan salute,” because it meant “they were going out and blessing each other.” 

I’ve always been an atheist, but I still think it’s a lovely sentiment to greet someone with “May you have a long and bountiful life, and I wish for good things to happen to you.” 

It's an excellent greeting.

It's non-threatening. You not only can't hold a weapon in that hand, the position itself is awkward enough to be useless for combat. It's not something that easily switches to a punch or strike.

It doesn't involve touch contact - avoids both cultural barriers to touch and problems of disease or incompatible skin types. (Don't have to shake the hand of the volcano aliens.)

It's clearly deliberate, unlike some kinds of bowing. And it can be mirrored by a wide range of body types, even if they don't have "hands" or "fingers" - an octopus-being that holds up a tentacle in response would be recognized.

And the sentiment it conveys (the Vulcan version; I have no idea about the original Jewish meaning) is likewise pretty universally acceptable.

i got into star trek as a bit and now unfortunately ive realized its one of the most beautiful shows ever. its about love and family and exploration and warmth and possibilities and a hopeful and wonderful future. and its also so so fucking stupid

good news

Vulcan teen on Vulcan [tiktok] saying "I have just lost track of my father in the grocery store." The camera turns to show the viewers the grocery store in which almost every single older middle-aged man has a bowlcut and long robes. Camera turns back to show the teen's face which is expressionless and yet communicates all it needs to.

Vulcan teen "The most logical approach is to remain where I am so that my Father may more easily locate me" The camera turns to show the viewers the grocery store in which half a dozen Vulcan teens are scattered, standing frozen in place. From behind the camera you hear- "Many such cases."

i think this mp4 has been missing from the sitecosystem too long

star trek heritage post (January 30th, 2023)

Sorry

KATHRYN JANEWAY The Q and the Grey Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)

THE BELL RIOTS

This is just to say the Bell Riots don't take place on August 30th. That's the day Sisko, Dax, and Bashir will have been being arrived* in San Francisco. The Riots will be September 1-3, 2024.

That said, instead of rioting, today I honored Gabriel Bell's heroics with a donation to a couple of charities that help the unhoused and the hungry. I've donated to the Hollywood Food Coalition and the SF Marin Food Bank:

Hollywood Food Coalition Building Community since 1987 - Hollywood Food Coalition (hofoco.org)

San Francisco-Marin Food Bank - Every $1 Donated Provides 2 Meals‎ (sfmfoodbank.org)

I made the donations "In Memory of Gabriel Bell." Please consider honoring Gabriel Bell with donations of your own to these or other organizations that helped the unhoused.

Thank you! Stay safe out there. Live long and prosper!

*Tense is tricky for time travel.

This is a wonderful idea. I just donated to HoFoCo and I encourage my fellow Trek fans who see this to take the time to do so.

Many of us Star Trek fans talk a great deal about how prophetic the show is. But it's a good time for us to remember that science fiction is not just a vehicle for predicting the future, but about questioning what path humanity is on now that leads to our future. I hope we can imagine one where nobody goes hungry or unhoused. That's how we get one step closer to the Star Trek future.

he’s not even blonde

Laios Touden, number one gagh enjoyer