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Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

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"My flabber has never been so gasted", is now on my list of expressions just waiting to be used.

13.03.2026 09:18 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Die Euderion Crew in Einzelportraits nebeneinander dargestellt. Sie tragen ihren First Contact Uniformen aber mit Kommunikator und Schärpe die an das berühmte Spiegeluniversum erinnern sollen. Die Gesichter schauen ernst. die linken Körperhälften sind dunkel im Schatten.

Die Euderion Crew in Einzelportraits nebeneinander dargestellt. Sie tragen ihren First Contact Uniformen aber mit Kommunikator und Schärpe die an das berühmte Spiegeluniversum erinnern sollen. Die Gesichter schauen ernst. die linken Körperhälften sind dunkel im Schatten.

Die Euderion Crew 2026. Von Links nach rechts: Basti, Tom, Brina und Thomas. Hier als Mirrorversion aufgenommen von Pixeltube Markus während des Drehs zum Kurz-Fanfilm "Kobayashi Maru" von René von Bodisco. 🖖

12.03.2026 14:11 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
A two-panel xkcd comic. Left panel: Text explains that the author tries not to mock people for not knowing things, with a calculation showing that approximately 10,000 people in the US learn any given "common knowledge" fact for the first time each day, based on birth rates and the assumption that 100% of people know it by age 30. Right panel: Two stick figures—one with dark hair saying "Diet Coke and Mentos thing? What's that?" and another excitedly responding "Oh man! Come on, we're going to the grocery store. Why? You're one of today's lucky 10,000."

A two-panel xkcd comic. Left panel: Text explains that the author tries not to mock people for not knowing things, with a calculation showing that approximately 10,000 people in the US learn any given "common knowledge" fact for the first time each day, based on birth rates and the assumption that 100% of people know it by age 30. Right panel: Two stick figures—one with dark hair saying "Diet Coke and Mentos thing? What's that?" and another excitedly responding "Oh man! Come on, we're going to the grocery store. Why? You're one of today's lucky 10,000."

Of course, there's a relevant XKCD comic for an attitude that's been bothering me for a while now. 🫠

09.03.2026 12:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Why All Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Are Historians SFF authors are the front-line practitioners who put the fruits of history’s craft into daily practice, sharing it in doses the public can consume, combining, treating, administering, customizing, …

My new Strange Horizons essay is up! With a deliberately provocative title!

WHY ALL SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY WRITERS ARE HISTORIANS
Yes, *all*
And, no, it isn't just for the reason you think...

I've been working toward this one for a while, very excited to share it!

26.02.2026 22:15 👍 313 🔁 120 💬 18 📌 38

This is so fabulous. Thanks, @eoinglackin.bsky.social ! ❤️

27.02.2026 11:19 👍 560 🔁 110 💬 20 📌 3
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Planet Trek fm #238: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1.07: Reden würde helfen und andere Weisheiten - Planet Trek Besprechung der Episode

Oh, oh. Heute gehts bei #PlanetTrekfm um den (für uns) ersten Griff ins intergalaktische Klo für #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy mit Episode 1.07 "Ko'Zeine". Claudia Kern & ich ermitteln die Gründe und decken Weisheit nach Weisheit auf. planettrek.de/planet-trek-...

26.02.2026 11:11 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
What happened when archeologists stopped assuming
What happened when archeologists stopped assuming YouTube video by Broad History, with Isabelle Roughol

Turns out when we assume things in history, we end up with cake on our faces. If you don't feel like reading my latest piece, here's a quick vid of me explaining it and playing to the youtube gods.
www.youtube.com/shorts/fn0Hp...

24.02.2026 13:53 👍 2 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Das sollten Fans von #TheOrville auf keinen Fall verpassen! Humberg, Prahl & Sülter liefern das ultimative Sachbuch zur besten #StarTrek Serie, die gar keine ist. Jetzt vorbestellen! Wo? Hier: www.ifubshop.com/sachb%C3%BCc...

23.02.2026 16:27 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Lear im 32. Jahrhundert.
Singularity Drive mit Badewannenphysik.
Und Nus Braka zerlegt die Föderation ideologisch.


„Come, Let’s Away“ ist kein Easter Egg – es ist Tragödie.


#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #DiscoveryPanel
www.discoverypanel.de/2026/02/16/e...

20.02.2026 05:05 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Planet Trek fm #237: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1.06: Schau mir in die Augen, Nustopher! - Planet Trek Besprechung der Episode

Im Podcast #PlanetTrekfm feiern wir mit "Come, Let´s Away" die Rückkehr von Nus Braka, dem interstellaren Horrorclownantagonisten aus #StarfleetAcademy. planettrek.de/planet-trek-...

20.02.2026 10:34 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Society for Unusual Books | Online Bookstore | New and Preloved Books The Society is a bookstore specializing in fantasy, horror, romance, sci-fi, nonfiction, and other genres. We place particular emphasis on small press and independently published titles. We also curat...

My mom sent me a link to this bookshop website that curates interesting and unusual books. Great looking selection, here.

societyforunusualbooks.com

15.02.2026 00:48 👍 1840 🔁 512 💬 11 📌 22
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This year is a very special year for horror fans, because it's the first time in eleven years that three Friday the 13ths will be taking place in a single year!

That happens to be the maximum amount of Friday the 13ths that can exist in a single year, and it won't happen again until 2037.

13.02.2026 21:36 👍 344 🔁 119 💬 9 📌 16
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Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Discord has begun rolling out mandatory age verification and the internet is, understandably, freaking out. We’ve written extensively about why age verification mandates are a censorship and

Discord did not have to “comply in advance” by requiring age verification for all users, whether or not they live in a jurisdiction that mandates it. Discord should reconsider whether expanding identity checks is worth the harm to its communities. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

14.02.2026 21:57 👍 163 🔁 66 💬 8 📌 3

I recently played the demo and really enjoyed how the puzzles utilize gravity and force you to constantly change your perspective. It's a fun concept and well executed.

13.02.2026 12:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Das Heilige Gabenschwein - Star Trek-Momente für die Ewigkeit #01: Geste der Verständigung - Planet Trek Björn Sülter präsentiert Momente aus 60 Jahren

In meiner neuen, kleinen Reihe auf #PlanetTrek erinnere ich an magische Momente aus 60 Jahren #StarTrek. Heute: Darmok und der Wunsch nach Verständigung. planettrek.de/das-heilige-...

13.02.2026 08:03 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Planet Trek fm #236: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1.05: Das heilige Gabenschwein schenkt uns Liebe - Planet Trek Besprechung der Episode

Für @kernforce.bsky.social & mich von #PlanetTrekfm ist "Series Acclimation Mil" eine rundum perfekte Episode - für #StarfleetAcademy und als Hommage an #DS9. Warum? Hört selbst im Podcast: planettrek.de/planet-trek-...

12.02.2026 13:30 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
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„Series Acclimation Mil“ ist kein Rätsel.
Es ist eine Erinnerung.


An Sisko.
An DS9.
An Liebe, die bleibt.


Danke, Avery. 🖖
#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #DiscoveryPanel
www.discoverypanel.de/2026/02/10/e...

10.02.2026 06:54 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
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Heute durften @kernforce.bsky.social und ich zwei Stunden beim @justbringit-pod.bsky.social von Volker über unsere Arbeit an "Planet Trek fm" und darüber hinaus sprechen. Es hat eine Menge Spaß gemacht! Vielen Dank für die Einladung. Das Ergebnis gibts im März zu hören!

06.02.2026 14:39 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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„Vox in Excelso“ stellt die fiese Frage:
Darf man jemanden retten, wenn man ihm dabei seine Identität nimmt?


Starfleet Academy so klug, leise und unbequem wie selten.
🎙️ Discovery Panel


#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #VoxInExcelso
www.discoverypanel.de/2026/02/02/e...

02.02.2026 19:56 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

I had no idea that was even a thing on Humble Bundle. Time to get a vpn, I guess 🤷‍♀️

22.01.2026 20:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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One developer’s tool strips AI and other junk from Chrome, Edge, and Firefox A developer released a free tool called “Just the Browser” that disabless AI features, ads, and other unwanted junk in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.

Holy fucking shit this is awesome use this now

cybernews.com/security/dev...

21.01.2026 21:45 👍 7492 🔁 3145 💬 58 📌 137
rcjohnso / scripts Free screenplays for Brick, Brothers Bloom and Looper.

I’ve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays

22.01.2026 02:23 👍 5659 🔁 1191 💬 96 📌 57
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Trying to access the bundle from Portugal and failing. :(

21.01.2026 11:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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S01E02 „Beta Test“: Starfleet predigt „Bett machen“, Betazoid:innen testen Vertrauen & Diplomatie wird zum Dauer-Workout. 60 Min. nur Dialoge – und es knallt trotzdem. 🖖✨


#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #BetaTest #DiscoveryPanel #StarTrekPodcast #SciFi
www.discoverypanel.de/2026/01/20/e...

20.01.2026 07:45 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Planet Trek fm: Grußbotschaft von Robert Picardo zum Start von Starfleet Academy - Planet Trek Zum Start von

Grußworte von @robertpicardo.bsky.social zum Start von #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy! @kernforce.bsky.social & ich vom Podcast "Planet Trek fm" werden euch durch die 10 Episoden begleiten & haben vorab Grußworte einer Trek-Ikone für euch: Robert Picardo! Wo? Hier: planettrek.de/planet-trek-...

14.01.2026 08:26 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Hence some of the pitfalls of writing on the Internet, highly visible in e-mail, blogs, and responses to blogs. The mechanical ease and immediacy of electronic communication are deceptive. People write hurriedly, don't reread what they wrote, misread and are misread, get into quarrels, hurl insults, and use flame-throwers because they expect their writing to be understood as if they were talking.
It's childish to assume people will understand unexpressed meanings. It's dangerous to confuse self-expression with communication.

Hence some of the pitfalls of writing on the Internet, highly visible in e-mail, blogs, and responses to blogs. The mechanical ease and immediacy of electronic communication are deceptive. People write hurriedly, don't reread what they wrote, misread and are misread, get into quarrels, hurl insults, and use flame-throwers because they expect their writing to be understood as if they were talking. It's childish to assume people will understand unexpressed meanings. It's dangerous to confuse self-expression with communication.

Ursula K. Le Guin, spitting truth.

13.01.2026 03:21 👍 1210 🔁 380 💬 1 📌 9
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Planet Trek fm #231: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: Der spoilerfreie Vorfreudecast mit First Look! - Planet Trek Vorfreudecast zur ersten Staffel von

PLANET TREK FM: Podcasts starten! Heute geht es los mit unseren Podcasts zur ersten Staffel der neuen Serie #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy, die am 15.01. mit zwei Episoden auf Paramount+ ihre Pforten öffnet. Wo? Natürlich beim Original: Planet Trek fm! planettrek.de/planet-trek-...

13.01.2026 08:38 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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STARFLEET ACADEMY: Nullnummer ist da. Hype 9/10, Trailer-Talk & „Wiederaufbau statt Utopie“-Vibes. Schule, die fliegt. Wir auch. 🚀🖖 #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #Podcast
www.discoverypanel.de/?p=12982

12.01.2026 20:15 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

A good riddance.

01.01.2026 05:59 👍 863 🔁 179 💬 9 📌 4
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Es ist der 1.1.2026 - wisst ihr was das heißt? Man kann endlich die Tickets für die @timelash-event.bsky.social 2026 kaufen! 😍😍😍

01.01.2026 08:06 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1