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MalikMuaddibSoong

@ MalikMuaddibSoong @startrek.website

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  • Spore drive?

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  • Assorted thoughts on "Godzilla" (2014) and "Kong: Skull Island"

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  • The movie has personality to spare, taking full advantage of its Vietnam-era setting, from the character archetypes in play to the musical choices.

    Skull Island is a masterpiece in subverting soldier tropes. I giant middle finger to the generic GI Joe character we got in Godzilla.

    Every heroic last stand is easily swatted by the monsters and we get Sam Jackson as Ahab leading them all to their deaths. I don't think they ever glorify the soldiers in the entire movie, which was fucking refreshing.

  • Hi StarTrek.website, I'm Karim Diané aka Jay-Den Kraag from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, AMA! (Responding to questions Thursday @4pm!)

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  • I just want to tell you how much I liked the episode that explored Klingon honor and how that hunting scene kept being recontextualized.

    The show reminds me of Lower Decks in that it's different but it's the same. Cant wait to see more.

  • Hi StarTrek.website, I'm Karim Diané aka Jay-Den Kraag from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, AMA! (Responding to questions Thursday @4pm!)

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  • This is incredible, my respect and gratitude to those that are making it happen. Also can't wait.

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    Spaghetti with meat sauce, parmesan, and parsley

  • "Dune: Part Three" wraps filming

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  • At least the syfy miniseries dared to adapt Children of Dune.

    I actually like it. We finally get an Irulan with agency and see Alia as a full character. And Leto 2 getting sandy.

    Not sure how I feel about the Baron narrating in rhyming couplets though. Maybe just a tad too strange, even for Dune.

  • Pollo e Patate.

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  • It’s like double the effort, but I really like Kenji style potatoes where you parboil and toss them to build a slurry coating then roast that coating into crispy goodness.

    Next time I do I want to try a Parmesan finish 😎

  • [Discussion] What's a feature that every modern Soulslike should include?

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  • Patches Emporium as some kinda armory for new characters.

    New game plus isn’t for everyone, but starting with your favorite weapon might be.

  • A language like a set of building blocks.

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  • German must have its own share of disappointing terms.

    Pferd comes to mind as an example. I really expected something more metal like horzdraken or comical like hoofenstreider. But no, just a boring Roman loan word.

  • Left wing science fiction you say?

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  • FWIW, Moorcock discusses often in his forewords living the hellscape of post blitz London as a preteen. I highly doubt he would ever co-sign on another nazi regime.

  • Left wing science fiction you say?

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  • Haha so right. My original draft lamented how the psychedelic, pansexual, spy with a little gun Jerry Cornelius only lives on in the pale echo of Austin Powers. But then I thought it was too niche.

    But ya The Final Programme was my first literary introduction to homosexuality. The weird psychotropic defense towers on the Cornelius estate may have been my first introduction to mind altering states too.

    The original velvet suited dandy from swinging London (imo):

  • Left wing science fiction you say?

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  • Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe.

    I must say this recommendation is delightfully on theme, nicely done 😎

  • Left wing science fiction you say?

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  • This caught my attention

    A Wizard of Earthsea is one of the most beautifully written books in the English language.

    I’m a total sucker for beautiful prose, especially Gormenghast.

    Do you have any memorable lines that stuck with you?

  • Left wing science fiction you say?

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  • Stormbringer is Elric’s famous sword. You can hear someone shout it in GoT when Joffrey is about to name his sword. It’s evil and drinks the souls of those it kills, passing some of the energy to Elric.

    Anyways. Elric is a sickly inbred albino prince of a an ancient , evil, and decaying empire (aka Fantasy Britain). Without his evil sword he is a total weakling pushover.

    And people think this is a white power character/symbol? Blows my mind.

  • Left wing science fiction you say?

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  • That’s way harder.

    There’s always his iconic anthihero Elric, or the modern incarnation Geralt of Rivia. I like The Vanishing Tower (Elric IV I think) as a standalone in-media-res story.

    I personally enjoy the really weird stuff in Blood: A Southern Fantasy.

    Behold the Man won him an award and I thought it was a thought provoking novella, at least for its time.

  • Left wing science fiction you say?

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  • What’s a good place to start? I only really know her for invoking the divine right of kings like a boss 😎

  • Science Fiction @lemmy.world
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    Left wing science fiction you say?

  • [Discussion] Do you prefer a boss' second phase HP to be integrated into one singular healthbar or do you prefer a second healthbar for the second phase?

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  • Ya exactly this. When used well it enhances the boss. When overused it becomes annoying and cliched.

  • Everyone loves a good origin story

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  • Is O’Brien going to beam up a Q, store his powers in the buffer, then finishing beaming his leftover mortal coil to the holodeck with no safety protocols to fight to the death against Worf’s Skeletor? I want to say yes.

  • Testing a new bread flour before Thanksgiving:

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  • This looks really really good, crusty on the outside and soft on the inside.

    Reminds me of those thin rustic slices with big sugar that you see at fancy brunch joints.

    Not sure what they’re called but this is the best picture I could find.

  • beef birria with rice and beans

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  • This is how I know how to make it, however the Latin market now sells tomato sauce packets that are about 200 grams and I plan to adjust the recipe to use them and skip all the freezing/thawing of the extra tomato sauce.

    1 cup rice

    1 drizzle of oil

    half can of tomato sauce (these cans are 14.5 ounces)

    2 1/2 cups chicken broth

    1/2 medium onion, minced

    1-2 garlic cloves, minced

    1 boneless chicken thigh, cut up or cubed

    3/4 tsp salt, sprinkle of white pepper

    1. Pour the oil into a medium sauce pan over medium low heat.
    2. Once oil warms, add rice and stir to get rice coated in oil.
    3. Once a few grains begin to brown, add the onion and stir to get the onion coated.
    4. Once a few onions begin to sweat, add the garlic and chicken and stir to get everything coated, then increase heat to medium
    5. Stir regularly until you can't see raw chicken; ideally everything is glistening with some light browning.
    6. Add the tomato sauce and stir until coated Use the chicken broth to rinse tomato sauce out of the can
    7. Pour the broth and tomato sauce mixture into the pan and bring to a boil (increase to medium-high or just wait)
    8. Add the salt and pepper now.
    9. Once at a low boil, put a lid on it and move it to a back burner on lowest heat for 25 minutes.

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    grilled cheese with parmesan thyme butter

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    beef birria with rice and beans

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    no mayo egg sandwich (cream cheese, egg, and lettuce)

  • Soulslike - Discussion, News, Memes @lemmy.zip
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    sometimes I'm suddenly reminded of Elden Ring

  • TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name @lemmy.world
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    Still waiting for the Sons of Picard spinoff

  • TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name @lemmy.world
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    Finally something the fans can agree on

  • Soulslike - Discussion, News, Memes @lemmy.zip
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    Lies of P weapon progression is amazing so far

  • Linguistics Humor @sh.itjust.works
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    The English features I hate so much that I actually learned their true names.

  • linuxmemes @lemmy.world
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    An awkward realization

  • Risa @startrek.website
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    Yall got any non-trek but still sci-fi memes?

  • Linguistics Humor @sh.itjust.works
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    I'm something of a Joey myself

  • Programmer Humor @lemmy.ml
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    My favorite part of the job

  • TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name @lemmy.world
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    Cringe at Farpoint

  • Risa @startrek.website
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    Gets me goin every time

  • Science Fiction @lemmy.world
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    Any Book of the New Sun fans?

  • Programmer Humor @lemmy.ml
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    Welcome to the team

  • Soulslike - Discussion, News, Memes @lemmy.zip
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    Elden Ring DLC Boss is a doozy

  • Soulslike - Discussion, News, Memes @lemmy.zip
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    No, I do not want to play Elden Ring, Sam-I-am.