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„Reacting to the banana oil, the paint sent ersatz star flows and galactic tendrils streaming into cosmic space. […]
The materials Stanley was working with fostered bacteria growth and became “unspeakably disgusting.”“

PS: Gerade beim Eintippen von ‚2001‘ hatte ich kurz gezögert: das muss falsch sein, diese Zahl, zweitausendundeins, fühlt sich irgendwie zu klein und zufällig an. Ich glaube spätestens jetzt, 2018, ist die Magie des Milleniums für mich endgültig verloren? SimCity 2000 rückt Anno 1602 immer näher…

Junior-Scientist-Power-Hour-Comic von Abby Howard („I am sorry for this comic“)

Die Tagesschau, ungewöhnlich blumig, zum auf der Zunge zergehen lassen:

„‚Tiangong-1‘ außer Kontrolle“
„Aufstieg und Fall einer Raumstation“
„Letzter Halt unbekannt“

Buch zu TOS. Schräges Layout, furchtbares Cover, köstliche Geschichten, $75.

„[…] Again, should be a ‚Kirk-Spock‘ scene. In the prosecution we have, in effect, Barney Greenwald prosecuting Captain Queeg as he rightfully must, in spite of the fact that he helieves in Queeg and does not want to destroy the man. Now, we have an opportunity to play a marvelously fresh facet of the relationship between Kirk and Spock. […]“

—Re: S2E11 Script; From: Leonard Nimoy, To: Gene Roddenberry

True masters of science fiction /
true masters of jellyfied time /
not nearly prophesizing /
but actuallyshapingthefutureofour humankind.

„…but the Captain was a woman.
And she brokered no nonsense.“

„Red sprites and blue jets“
„The science we hope to do by combining data from all the instruments is explosive.“

„The Last Jedi doesn’t let its women drive their own stories.“

„THE BEST PI (AND PIE) MENTIONS IN STAR TREK“, heavy on the pie.
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“This is a video of Riker trying to sell something; I’m not sure what exactly.”

„landscape photography but influenced by ideas of planetary exploration, 19th century sublime romantic painting, and science fiction.“

„COOKING. CLEANING. LEARNING. COLLABORATING.“

„The fusion power plant is the ultimate power plant […] It is expensive, but it can power a whole city. Like all power plants it will explode after 50 years of use.“ (Quelle)

OpenCat!! Ja, durchaus zweideutig. Hang in there, baby!