bastille is correct. how AM i gonna be an optimist about this?

well if you close your eyes

Vulcan Salute

So…I know there’s a lot of people that get pissed off when people tuck their thumbs in doing a vulcan salute. Yes, this is incorrect, but I’m not sure a lot of people know why! I’m here to explain it!

So Vulcan philosophy is based on five main concepts, all of which are represented in the hand sign.

Nome: The ring finger represents Nome, meaning “all”. All things in the universe combined make existance worthwhile.

Idic: Invinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations. This is the pinky finger. To achieve knowledge, one must accept all diverse possibilities.

The Doctrine of the Domination of Logic: The middle finger is the belief that Logic should dictate every thought and action.

Reverence for Life: This is the index finger. Vulcans respect every aspect of life, no matter what the circumstances.

Privacy: This is the important part. The thumb stands alone to represent the high regard that the Vulcan people have for individual privacy.

Nome-Idic together is to represent the joining of diverse things in order to create more meaning. This is separated from Logic-Reverence for Life because Nome-Idic includes emotion. It recognizes that emotion creates meaning and beauty and is part of the Nome.

This solute, combined with the phrase “Dif tor heh smusma”(Live long and Prosper) is essentially a Vulcan telling you that you may believe anything you like and that he or she is respecting any opinion or way of life you may have. It is also them offering to teach you about themselves or anything they know, hoping for some knowledge in return, so both parties may better themselves.

Just thought this bit of information might be interesting/helpful!

Live long and prosper.

This is a great and serious post, but now I just want Spock and other Vulcans to go around punctuating what they believe to be a particularly impressive use of logic with a raised middle finger.

Spock: …and therefore, QED, Doctor. *raises middle finger*

Bones: …excuse me? You goddamn -

Spock: The middle finger signifies a successful display of logic, Doctor. It is a significant Vulcan cultural practice. Please do not denigrate it.

Bones: Oh. All right, Spock. Thanks.

Spock: *winks at camera*

Now i’m falling asleep, and she’s calling a

crab

I read somewhere that keanu was ambidextrous

sci fi that only shows you the interesting parts of an alien culture is i guess doing its best to actually tell a story and there’s nothing wrong with it but i’m definitely one of those people who’s like “but what are the regular people with boring jobs doing about this”. what do people in star wars who aren’t criminals or soldiers do all day. what’s it like to be part of a klingon house that DOESN’T have drama, if such a thing exists

@adiabat on kronos retail employees are straight up allowed to kill customers

This morning I’m thinkin about how Miles dislocated his shoulder on the Enterprise and Crusher was like Ugh Okay I’ll go get the Osteotractor™️ and then Miles dislocated his shoulder on DS9 and Julian just fucking cracked it back into place then and there

distinctive medical strategies

i like that he has a special dislocated shoulder shirt

I’m sobbing

The bounces are contained in the actor

“I seem to be missing several memory engrams…There they are.” - Star Trek: Insurrection (1999)

Bob Peak