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Willie Mays - the 'Say Hey Kid' considered baseball's best all-around player - dies at 93 ( www.npr.org )
Rest in peace. Isn’t he a time traveler, though? I thought Starfleet Intelligence would have resolved this by now.
NASA's Voyager Has Made a Full Recovery After Glitch Nearly Ended the Historic Mission ( gizmodo.com )
Prebunker Mentality ( www.bugeyedandshameless.com )
AI Detectors Get It Wrong. Writers Are Being Fired Anyway ( gizmodo.com )
Season one of StarTrek.website is in the bag! So we've added "V'ger", as a treat.
Like many other Lemmy instances, we turned one this week! If you enjoy the Voyager app experience but prefer to only login locally (not that there's any reason whatsoever to distrust vger.app) or not log in at all, we now have an option for you!...
No Deal: Shari Redstone Ends Talks On Skydance Offer for Paramount Global ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )
In honor of the late William Anders, here's a really great video on the "Earthrise" photo and how improbable it is that we have it at all ( www.youtube.com )
G/O Media Sells Off Gizmodo ( www.thedailybeast.com )
I'm not familiar with Keleops, but it's hard to imagine Gizmodo being worse off than it had been under the previous ownership.
William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut who took Earthrise photo, killed in plane crash ( www.cbc.ca )
‘Pink Moon’: Blu Del Barrio Joins Cast Of Carol Brandt’s Queer Heist Drama ( deadline.com )
New warp drive concept does twist space, doesn’t move us very fast ( arstechnica.com )
The researchers did indeed discover a warp drive solution: a method of manipulating space so that travelers can move without accelerating. There is no such thing as a free lunch, however, and the physicality of this warp drive does come with a major caveat: the vessel and passengers can never travel faster than light. Also...
Variety - Top Marketing & Communications Executive leaving Paramount Global ( variety.com )
More departures of former Viacom senior executives from Paramount Global in the wake of Baklish’s firing.
Episode Discussion | Doctor Who | 1x01 "Space Babies" and 1x02 "The Devil's Chord"
"Space Babies"...
Introducing c/DoctorWho!
We've been interested in hosting communities that aren't exactly Star Trek, but also make a certain kind of sense for this instance for a while. - Quark's was the first step, and now we've decided to pull the trigger on !doctorwho - with the new season up and running, this seems like as good a time as any. Whovians new and old...
Meet AdVon, the AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry ( futurism.com )
Crowdfunded ‘Space Command: Redemption’ Released, Features Star Trek’s Doug Jones, Robert Picardo & More ( trekmovie.com )
NATO Explains Why The Theme For ‘Star Trek: First Contact’ Was Played At Sweden’s Induction Ceremony ( trekmovie.com )
Early review: Doctor Who's Latest Era Is a Burst of Regenerative Energy ( gizmodo.com )
It’s Official: Bob Bakish Is Out At Paramount Global, Trio Of Division Heads Form New Office Of The CEO ( deadline.com )
Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit ( blog.joinmastodon.org )
NASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titan ( arstechnica.com )
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Is anyone using old.startrek.website?
I just noticed today that old.startrek.website isn't loading properly. The fact that zero people have said anything to the admins makes me wonder if anyone's using it at all. So speak up if you are! I will be happy to fix it for you, but otherwise may just uninstall....