I know. It seriously just felt like a top tier episode out of the series - the ending is such a tear jerker.
The big 2^5^!
Oh, yeh! In the CD pregap that’s really hard to rip and didn’t make streaming!
It was supposed to be on a compilation, but it got scrapped after he left Prophet Records for Pah Wraith Entertainment, unfortunately.
Jaresh-Inyo, Sylvia Ront, Cardassian Union, Vic Fontaine
Gamma Quadrant, Jake Sisko, Buck Bokai
Norah Satie, Benny Maxwell, Miranda class, Holoprograms
The Maquis, the Federation, Deanna Troi
T’Pel, Photons, Chakotay, Deep Space Nine
Kullnark, “Frame of Mind”, and “Something for Breakfast”
Chancellor Gowron, Voyager, Bajor’s got a new Kai
Ben Sisko, Sonny Clemmons, Sarek of Vulcan, goodbye
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning, like the Bajoran Fire Caves
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
Well, except his parents, courtesy of Emperor Kodos.
Also, why do I kind of feel like we need to see Ensign Kevin Riley in SNW at least once? (For reference, Riley is a Lieutenant in TOS, which suggests he’s been in Starfleet a few years.)
Huh. Maybe I can look into it and see if it’s possible for Trek.
I mostly agree with you. However, I think there are some caveats to upscaling; there are so many lazy "4K AI UPSCALE BEST QUALITY" videos online that just don't look good and were clearly put there just to get views.
However, I've also found they have their uses; for instance, I wanted to laser cut a TMBG Flood logo once, but there were very few good images online that traced well in Inkscape. I ended up doing an AI upscale of the least terrible one with a white background, and that traced pretty well in Inkscape.
I was messing around with HomeAssistant the other day, which uses the same speech recognition engine, and I found it to be decent.
I think including the word "OpenAI" in the post name is somewhat a misnomer that implies an encrapification not really happening to the FFMPEG project.
Yes, it is true OpenAI originally developed the Whisper model, and I hate OpenAI; however:
- Whisper is actually open source, unlike most OpenAI crap.
- FFmpeg isn't even directly using the OpenAI version, written in Python - they're using a port to C++ called Whisper.cpp
- We've been able to use speech recognition for decades, so unlike other AI models, I don't think a speech recognition model that does it better is problem.
- You don't even necessarily have to compile FFmpeg with Whisper support.
I get the dislike of AI, but the idea of association with OpenAI is overblown and not really reflective of reality. Now I can get not wanting to use open source projects whose developers don't reflect your principles; however, I think this ethical issue is more indirect than may initially appear and is not a strong reason to quit using what is still the most effective media conversion tool.
No need to panic in this case. While I hate OpenAI, there's two things to note here:
- Whisper is an open source library for speech recognition rather than generative AI, run entirely locally. It's just using ML to do something we could already do with computers (speech recognition), but better.
- They aren't even directly using the OpenAI version - they're using whisper.cpp, a port of the model.
I was hardly the target audience for Lower Decks; in fact, I was a little mad they had made an adult animated Star Trek comedy. However, after watching it, it has become a favorite. Season 1 is a bit difficult to get through, but once you get through that, overall, it's a show that's very sincere to what Star Trek is while still being a comedy. And it should have gotten 2 more seasons.
Same with Star Trek: Prodigy: it takes a second, and it's still technically a kids show, but when it gets there, it's worth it.
Honestly, I'm half hopeful for the show just because it's a "We're going for the {X} demographic" kind of show that sounds a little like a stupid idea that will actually turn out unexpectedly good but get cancelled before its time.
You know what would be really awesome, though? A Cali class MSD!
cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/13903979
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I saw the original (grayed out) part around Nicoles's death and couldn't take take it seriously. Therefore, here is my addition to make all of this more accurate.
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After Mr. Tysess's Sudden Reappearance in 2389, Q had him and some crewmates throw on this diddy.
(startrek.website)
It is believed he entered an anomaly with a shuttle in mid-2385. Upon returning, he said, "I guess I basically missed the late 80's."
Seriously, though, it surprises me how naturally Starfleet this guy sounds, especially after knowing him from another role. It just feels like he could be edited in to be some Ensign at Conn on a TNG-era bridge and no one would notice.
A severe temporal anomaly during a transporter accident lead to this abomination, Kai Winkomaskix, child of Mogh.
The transport officer on duty almost phasered them on site. During the manhunt, Gul Dukat got the closest he ever did to getting a statue on Bajor.
Luckily, temporal investigations got everything sorted out.
Kai Winkomaskix, child of Mogh was a spiritual successor to Needole. https://startrek.website/post/12514221
Edit: I added a GIF version as the thumbnail. Here's the apng version below.
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In LD 1x08 Veritas, Rutherford is rotating some "EPS Capacitors" (These seem to have little mention outside this episode) to prevent them from overheating.
Before I ask my questions, I first want to establish what makes sense to me here. Although not previously mentioned, like electrical capacitors, EPS Capacitors probably help to "smooth out" plasma flow. As these are high-power systems, I am sure there is risk of overheating in these capacitors that is not as present in current electrical capacitors, which usually don't have a rotating mechanism.
Now, for the questions:
- Why do the capacitors rotate, and what does this do to prevent overheating?
- Why do they have to do this in the 24th century in a post-scarcity society?
For the first: My first theory is these are variable capacitors. Assuming the mechanics work similarly to electrical capacitors, Rutherford could be changing the capacitance of each capacitor to rotate the load. This doesn't feel completely right, though (for instance, how to keep the array within specification).
A better theory is that although its function is analogous to an electrical capacitor, the physical mechanics used behind it are different, and somehow wear in the internal materials is uneven unless rotated, somewhat like tires.
For the second: We practically mastered rotating crap with electricity in THE 20TH CENTURY and have only gotten better since. I don't understand why Starfleet couldn't just give each capacitor a servo motor running off an EPS tap that does the randomization automatically, or at the very least mount them all on a belt. Heck, if heat is the problem, why not a liquid cooling loop? The worst that can happen is an ensign has to go get a mop.
It could be possible that maybe it was kept there as a task to bully ensigns/make officers feel useful, but I feel that kind of thinking wouldn't necessarily exist at the Cali class drawing board. It could be possible that somehow the magnets in the motor interfere with the EPS containment field, but I feel like that would mean a lot more crap would have to be banned on board if the EPS conduits were that vulnerable.
Ultimately, I really can't make full sense of this second point, and would love insights on this and my first question.
Reminds me of the time I made a tier list of all the canon alternate reality Janeway variants at the time… though that was made before I watched Prodigy S2, which added another alternate version of Hologram Janeway due to all the time shenanigans.