I’ve finally started to create female uniforms for the #neovictorian fantasy #steampunk æthership from the bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult children.

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Burgh to Burg, episode 2.

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Burgh to Burg, episode 2.

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Daughter doing a thing. Interviewing the Pittsburgh Dance Council’s Randall Miller for Burgh to Burg.

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After decades lost, Star Trek’s original Enterprise model may have been found

Long before sci-fi shows created their visuals with computer-generated images, sfx crews filmed detailed models against a plain background, which would later be removed and replaced with stars and planets. Wide-angle close-up lenses, softly glowing internal lights, and slow camera motion give the impression of great size. The large 11-foot model of the original Star…

To the Death #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 4, Episode 23) The Defiant’s pursuit of disloyal Jem’Hadar raiders leads to an unlikely alliance

Rewatching ST:DS9 In the Defiant mess hall, Dax and Bashir give O’Brien friendly advice about parenting, and Dax and O’Brien warn Bashir not to sit in Worf’s favorite seat. A Jem-Haddar sneak attack on DS9 has fragmented a docking pylon, and during the hectic scene that follows, the camera leaves Kira’s in-progress tactical report so…

The Supreme Court could soon change the internet forever — here’s what you need to know 

There’s a history of case law protecting the rights of privately owned publishers and social networks to make their own editorial decisions — including algorithmically sorted content. The U.S. Court of Appeals (11th Circuit) ruling in May 2022, which blocked Florida’s law, stated “while the Constitution protects citizens from governmental efforts to restrict their access to social…

MLA Citations: Citation generators make mistakes. Here’s how to spot 5 errors they often make.

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Why is Elon Musk attacking Wikipedia? Because its very existence offends him

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Find yourself someone who makes you plomeek soup like Nurse Chapel makes for Spock.

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Spaghetti dinner with my son.

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Classic. So good! #startrek #tos

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So peaceful and majestic. Another outing with my son.

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Sunny but cool. Great day for a long walk with my son.

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