He’s describing liminal space. It has nothing to do with being tricked into thinking you’re on a space station. It’s about being somewhere our brain knows should have lots of people, but you’re alone.

I’ve walked through train stations late at night and had those moments before. A gaping maw of a walkway meant for rush hour pedestrian traffic… completely empty and silent.

It’s something I didn’t think about when they were always there and it’s something I continued to not think about when they were gone. Fireplaces.

When I moved from America to Japan 11 years ago, I never saw a house or apartment that had a fireplace ever again. And even though I grew up with one, and associate a lot of fond memories with it, I don’t really miss it and don’t think it’s necessary in a modern home.

The closest the Japanese ever had to a fireplace was a hearth in the common room for cooking. Those became extinct a long time ago and are now only found in the few larger pre-war buildings that still remain.

Betty White played the part of Beatrice Arthur.

You have to specify which era, at least:

1. Your parents’ Star Trek. Cheaply made and over the top acting. Aliens are mostly excuses to show half-naked women or use props from other shows to save money. But it has very important life lessons that everyone should learn.

2. Your Star Trek. Lots of boring talking, but that’s the best part! Certain episodes have become increasingly problematic as the years go by and even later episodes suffer from limited budgets. But the good ones stand out as the highest points of the franchise and they will likely never be topped.

3. The kids’ Star Trek. Over-produced, shaky cameras, lens flares, and everyone is a sex-starved alcoholic for some reason. In spite of the frequently cheap filmography, the show has never looked better, never been more accessible, and everyone is proudly represented.

THE MAN IS A MENACE!

More than just an actress. Majel is the one who encouraged Gene to pitch Star Trek to producers after suggesting some changes to his original idea. She’s one of the reasons the show existed at all.

Her last role in Star Trek was the voice of the computer in the 2009 reboot movie. Unfortunately, she died before it was released.

One wolf is a fallback for legacy compatibility.

I need a picture of an entire wolf pack sitting in on the Objective C session, wearing glasses and taking notes.

This would have been a way better series.

It was super effective!

Queue up an episode to rewatch a specific scene

End up watching the entire episode

Every. Single. Time!

Wow, I forgot about Silverlight.

After the 1980 Corvette convertible, this is probably my favorite Chevrolet ever.

Why does everyone in that picture look like they’re standing in front of fun house mirrors?

(I know what the obvious answer is, it just caught me off guard.)

TIL.

Always wait until your iOS device asks you to update, don’t force it on day one because of problems such as this.

Captain Barbosa enters the chat

That is the cutest dog-rhino I’ve ever seen.

Chekov: “Hello, Wester.”

Continues to play The Sims 2 like a boss