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[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 54 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Create a scene where Geordi doesnt have drip

[–] chrisashtear@lemmy.zip 53 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Geordi: "create a scene where i have a successful date with a lady"

Computer: smokes

[–] maya_s_trojan@piefed.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

More like to achieve the outcome the computer has to divert all power from all other systems (except minimal life support) for about 42 days... and even then it just produces something that was almost, but not quite, unlike tea.

[–] chrisashtear@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And while its working you can hear whispers all over the ship: "what do you get if you multiply six by nine?"

my favorite irony in that is that it accidentally works in base 13

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Stop that, you're hurting it!

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago

Wes: “Well at least I don’t have to get my women on the holodeck.”

Yeah Wes won that scene, it’s like the only time it ever happens.

[–] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 35 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Computer, generate a girlfriend for Geordie that won't get him in trouble for sexually harassing a Starfleet engineer this time.

[–] TrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Did Geordie generate himself a lady starfleet engineer in one episode?

[–] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

There was an episode where he was trying to enhance the warp drive or something to get out of some situation or other, when he asked the computer to generate a virtual copy of the person who designed it to discuss the changes, who turned out to be a woman. Long story short, Geordie falls in love with the virtual copy, eventually in a later episode meets the real person who isn't anything like the computer guessed she was, and she eventually finds Geordie's duplicate and is justifiably upset and creeped out.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

More details: he doesn't want to keep asking the computer and since he was already using the holodeck he asked for a physical representation to talk to. Then, when she was too stiff, he asked the computer to make a personality. Since the Barclay gave it a lot of training, Geordi ends up having a relationship with her.

Then later the real deal sees Geordi's fantasy woman and is understandably upset.

[–] TrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't remember that one but I remember the one where he created her and got his creepy little crush. I guess maybe I can start rewatching... holy crap that's a lot of episodes.

[–] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago

Honestly, I'm glad they did the second one to say, "Even if it wasn't his intention, that was inappropriate of Geordie to do."

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Indeed. Like a total asshole. It's not such a terrible episode as you might think though.

[–] TrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I remember feeling like he was kind of pathetic, but I haven't seen it for a long time. He was the first guy with an AI girlfriend lol

There are plenty of professions I guess

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The holodeck is generative AI.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 47 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's almost like we'd have no problem with it if everyone in our society didn't need to work to survive and it didn't accelerate the planet becoming unlivable while making the worst people alive even more money.

Weird.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also, if they were powering the holodeck with coal generators, the crew might be complaining about the fumes making the Enterprise unlivable.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

just vent it to space.

it'll be fiiine.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 1 week ago

Hey, now. We're not the Malon.

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It helps that the holodeck is on an isolated power source. To ensure no critical ship operations are disrupted

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We all know that was put in place because of Riker

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago

Bridge lights flicker

"Ah, great. Riker is having his 'trumpet lessons' again"

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Indeed, and hence why it kept being a disastrous pain in their ass somehow.

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 2 points 1 week ago

The difference is the type of society using it.

The whole "computer" on the ships is gen AI.

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Can’t forget Riker’s AI girlfriend

[–] eurodyne@piefed.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

But you couldn’t remember her name

[–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 13 points 1 week ago

That one took me a Minuet

[–] crandall@lemmy.today 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] eurodyne@piefed.world 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don’t get why, if they can make Moriarty real, why they can’t do the same for Minuet. They should have let Riker keep his digital girlfriend. Could have even had a whole Troi vs Minuet showdown.

They didn't make Moriarty real. They just made him think he was real by putting him in a simulated universe.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

I always thought the Bynars did a good job making Minuet believable on Law & Order.

[–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Those damn binars sure know how to cook some good software

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Now create an adversary capable of defeating Worf.

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What’s even worse is the way that container moved, it was clearly filled with nothing.

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It wasn't filled with nothing, it was filled with a (insert sci-fi MacGuffin here)

[–] grillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it was filled with exogenic radiation, clearly a deadly hazard to all clingon life forms!

/j

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

clearly a deadly hazard to all clingon life forms

When they say today is a good day to die but you kind of cling on life

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'm curious if this was inspired by my comment in another post or completely independent. I'm cool either way just wondering if someone else independently had this thought or not...

Edit: I certainly was not first to the party, this was around a year before I commented.

[–] negativenull@piefed.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I didn't make this meme, but I did see it after your comment. I should have pinged you.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Oh, I really don't care one way or another, just really curious if I actually had a unique original take on something or not that inspired others or just had a pretty milquetoast obvious take on it.

Edit: Ok, did a google search, it was at least circulating back in 2025, so had a pretty redundant take.

[–] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah, that makes no sense and is completely unnecessary for the joke. He's just vibe coding.