Strange New Words (Adam)
@strangenewwords.bsky.social
I'm here to talk about Star Trek during the brief Indian summer of Stage 1 Enshittification.
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I was hoping to find out that "Mil" was a Roman numeral for 1049th in the acclimation series, but no such luck.
February 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I was hoping to find out that "Mil" was a Roman numeral for 1049th in the acclimation series, but no such luck.
I believe you will find her name begins with an M. ;-)
February 3, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I believe you will find her name begins with an M. ;-)
A lot of DS9...
February 3, 2026 at 5:34 AM
A lot of DS9...
This was definitely the best SFA to date. Fascinating exploration of paternalistic imperialism and the way it disregards other cultures' needs because it thinks it knows better. (There's a certain irony to Klingons being the victims of empire, however.)
January 30, 2026 at 10:40 PM
This was definitely the best SFA to date. Fascinating exploration of paternalistic imperialism and the way it disregards other cultures' needs because it thinks it knows better. (There's a certain irony to Klingons being the victims of empire, however.)
I looked up vox in excelso and learned it's the name of the papal bull which outlawed the Knights Templar, so basically I'm more confused than before.
January 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I looked up vox in excelso and learned it's the name of the papal bull which outlawed the Knights Templar, so basically I'm more confused than before.
I thought of this episode in terms of imperialism, and the way empires seek to "help" other nations, without listening to their needs -- which is well-intentioned but also arrogant and condescending. The ending also reminded me of "Soldiers of the Empire," a favorite Klingon episode.
January 30, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I thought of this episode in terms of imperialism, and the way empires seek to "help" other nations, without listening to their needs -- which is well-intentioned but also arrogant and condescending. The ending also reminded me of "Soldiers of the Empire," a favorite Klingon episode.
If you'd ever been hit with the spine of an encyclopedia you wouldn't need to ask.
January 26, 2026 at 5:21 AM
If you'd ever been hit with the spine of an encyclopedia you wouldn't need to ask.
You're doing great, hang in there.
January 26, 2026 at 5:17 AM
You're doing great, hang in there.
I like to think she stayed a kid for a while before she went to advanced tactical training.
January 26, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I like to think she stayed a kid for a while before she went to advanced tactical training.
Same reason I can't use my phone with gloves on (whatever that is).
January 23, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Same reason I can't use my phone with gloves on (whatever that is).
Using 1.77 instead of 1.85 sends the message that this show isn't *meant* to be cinematic, it's meant to be a TV show. I doubt the CW ever made a show in 1.85 (unless you count the Buffy musical episode).
January 22, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Using 1.77 instead of 1.85 sends the message that this show isn't *meant* to be cinematic, it's meant to be a TV show. I doubt the CW ever made a show in 1.85 (unless you count the Buffy musical episode).
Shran: fired for beheading prisoners.
Odo: fired for being too independent.
Kurn: fired for not being able to find the stun setting on a disruptor.
Jaylah: fired for playing Beastie Boys too loud.
Odo: fired for being too independent.
Kurn: fired for not being able to find the stun setting on a disruptor.
Jaylah: fired for playing Beastie Boys too loud.
January 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Shran: fired for beheading prisoners.
Odo: fired for being too independent.
Kurn: fired for not being able to find the stun setting on a disruptor.
Jaylah: fired for playing Beastie Boys too loud.
Odo: fired for being too independent.
Kurn: fired for not being able to find the stun setting on a disruptor.
Jaylah: fired for playing Beastie Boys too loud.
Telly and Grover were my guys.
January 19, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Telly and Grover were my guys.
I asked Cory Doctorow this exact question at an Enshittification reading last fall. "Why should we build a 'new, good Internet' instead of trying to destroy the Internet?" His answer (our enemies use it so we must too) wasn't the most satisfying.
January 19, 2026 at 7:19 AM
I asked Cory Doctorow this exact question at an Enshittification reading last fall. "Why should we build a 'new, good Internet' instead of trying to destroy the Internet?" His answer (our enemies use it so we must too) wasn't the most satisfying.
I don't think there's any need for an internecine fight. Cory Doctorow has never misrepresented interoperability to be a silver bullet, he has always presented it as one strategy in a multi-pronged approach, together with government regulation, antitrust enforcement, and a tech labor movement.
January 19, 2026 at 6:42 AM
I don't think there's any need for an internecine fight. Cory Doctorow has never misrepresented interoperability to be a silver bullet, he has always presented it as one strategy in a multi-pronged approach, together with government regulation, antitrust enforcement, and a tech labor movement.
Worf is funny and he has always known it.
January 19, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Worf is funny and he has always known it.
Ake: airbender
Caleb: firebender
Sam: waterbender
Lura: earthbender
Caleb: firebender
Sam: waterbender
Lura: earthbender
January 19, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Ake: airbender
Caleb: firebender
Sam: waterbender
Lura: earthbender
Caleb: firebender
Sam: waterbender
Lura: earthbender
I miss Moore's Delicatessen in downtown Burbank. It went out of business in 2020. It was a popular lunch spot for employees of Cartoon Network, which was across the street, and they had doodled cartoon characters all over the walls in the back room.
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 AM
I miss Moore's Delicatessen in downtown Burbank. It went out of business in 2020. It was a popular lunch spot for employees of Cartoon Network, which was across the street, and they had doodled cartoon characters all over the walls in the back room.
Each call is a temporal incursion, it's the explanation!!!!!
January 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Each call is a temporal incursion, it's the explanation!!!!!