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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 10h

Mine broke within a week!!

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 15h

This is a model of the remastered version I did for Star Trek: Picard! very excited to see her in the wild!!

TrekCore.com 🖖 @trekcore.com · 1d

The upcoming Pathfinder-class USS DREXLER from #StarTrekPicard, on the way soon from Fanhome

#StarTrek #NYCC

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Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · 2d

"I can still hear the falcon's cry!"

(How could I resist this moment with what I believe is Gus, the resident Peregrine Falcon at AU’s Raptor Center, one of the great outreach arms here?)

OK, it’s Fall Break, so you’ve got me live again tonight.

#CriticalRoleSpoilers in 🧵 so mute or follow now.

Matthew Mercer and Brittany Walloch-Key meet Gus, a Peregrine Falcon at the Auburn University Raptor Center

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Dayton Ward @daytonward.bsky.social · 2d

Okay. NOW I can officially share some info about my next novel.

#StarTrek
#StarTrekPicard

Coming April 2026! Star Trek: Picard – To Defy Fate!

After waiting for a few of the outstanding ducks to get into the row with their buddies, I’m now officially able to share not only the cover but also the cover blurb for To Defy Fate, my next…

daytonward.wordpress.com

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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 3d

As an instructor, I'd rather see your fever dream, No Doze-fueled 4AM essays written at an IHOP rather than anything generated by an LLM.

Hope this helps

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 3d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 3d

Wait so his his full name Michael Mouse???

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 3d

I think if a AA studio got like 5-10 million dollars to make a really polished "supermarket simulator" type game, it would do numbers.

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 3d

And it doesn't even have to be random! Like, just trying out a scifi book that's still wildly popular but isn't part of the "Star" franchises, can be a refreshing experience.

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 3d

But just like with restaurants, sometimes it's worth taking the risk on the mom and pop diners and dive bars because that's where you find something that has a bit of pride and ownership and rawness that you might not expect.

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 3d

Like, with a big IP, we assume any new "official" entry has to meet a minimum quality bar, and at the very least if we don't like the overall thing, it's still going to have elements we know we'll like. It's like ordering at a fast food restaurant. It's about consistency more than quality.

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 3d

Trying to force myself to look outside of mega mainstream IPs - yes I love those worlds, but there really is a lot of fantastic stuff out to discover. I think there's a sunk cost fallacies on big IPs and we're worried about the "risk" of "wasted" time on new things if we don't like them. (cont.)

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Lilium Brick Yards @liliumbrickyards.com · 3d

Trying a little something new, would you believe this took 3 days to render?

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 3d

Actually the Olympic isn't done yet! Miranda, Connie, Nova, Saber. :)

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 3d

Props to @pundus.art and @scorpiondesign.bsky.social who did a lot of work to get this Gladius remaster in good shape. With this remaster, all of the variants of the Saber family are now up to our quality bar. This makes the Saber family the fourth fully-remastered family of starships complete!

Pundus @pundus.art · 3d

Coming soon to #StarTrekOnline , the Gladius-Class has been remastered to our current visual standard, and as usual, this will be free for any owners of the Gladius Escort Refit and usable on any ship in the Escort (Saber-Class family)!

Overhead view of the USS Gladius orbiting Jupiter.

Underside view of the USS Gladius orbiting Jupiter.

Overhead view of the USS Gladius - with alternate nacelles - flying over a brown planet.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 4d

I‘ll be your keymaster 😘💖💖💖🥰✨🥵✨🥵✨🥵✨

Skeletrina 💀 @ohcatrina.bsky.social · 4d

Who ya gonna call?

The post author in a selfie, wearing a black tank top and a proton pack from Ghostbusters

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Skeletrina 💀 @ohcatrina.bsky.social · 4d

They’re on a date
@thomasthecat.bsky.social

Two Proton Packs along with other assorted Ghostbusting gear sit side by side in two red seats.

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 5d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 5d

Live now!!

Skeletrina 💀 @ohcatrina.bsky.social · 5d

This week's going to be a bit different over on Twitch! 👀✨

It's CRUNCH TIME for my latest project, which means CO-WORKING ALL WEEK!

Every day at 5PM PT, save for Tuesday (12PM), 'cause I have a date with a handsome Ghostbuster that night. 😜

Follow & Sub so you don't miss it: twitch.tv/ohcatrina

ohcatrina's twith stream schedule for this week. Co-working will take place every day at 5PM PT, save for Tuesday, which will start at 12PM PT.

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 5d

Now's a great time to buckle down and make some progress on that thing you keep Wanting to Make. Well, make it! Join the lovely @ohcatrina.bsky.social for cozy and productive co-working streams all week!

Skeletrina 💀 @ohcatrina.bsky.social · 5d

This week's going to be a bit different over on Twitch! 👀✨

It's CRUNCH TIME for my latest project, which means CO-WORKING ALL WEEK!

Every day at 5PM PT, save for Tuesday (12PM), 'cause I have a date with a handsome Ghostbuster that night. 😜

Follow & Sub so you don't miss it: twitch.tv/ohcatrina

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Crusher Convo Podcast 👩🏻‍🦰 🎙️ @crusherconvo.com · 5d

Many listeners has brought up @daytonward.bsky.social new book coming out on Feb. 17th 2026. In my last episode talking about the Crushers, one listener said “WHERE IS JACK?!” — where Jack Crusher is missing but Wesley is not! Who else is excited about this book? 🙋🏻‍♀️ #StarTrek #StarTrekPicard #Podcast

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Skeletrina 💀 @ohcatrina.bsky.social · 5d

This week's going to be a bit different over on Twitch! 👀✨

It's CRUNCH TIME for my latest project, which means CO-WORKING ALL WEEK!

Every day at 5PM PT, save for Tuesday (12PM), 'cause I have a date with a handsome Ghostbuster that night. 😜

Follow & Sub so you don't miss it: twitch.tv/ohcatrina

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 7d

The last page of the article. Donny Versiga made the TMP Enterprise warp core, and the TNG Dilithium Crystal assembly was modeled by me using 3DS Max and rendered with VRay.

The final spread of the "From Marvick to Brahms" article. On this page there is an image of the Enterprise's warp core from Star Trek: The Motion Picture and an image of the Dilithium Crystal articulation frame as depicted in Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 7d

First interior page of the article. The image of the TNG warp core is from STO. The TOS warp core is work by Donny Versiga. I did the Warp Core diagrams with guidance from my friend Andy Presby.

First interior spread of the "From Marvick to Brahms" article. It has images of a warp core from Star Trek: The Next Generation, the engine room from Star Trek: The Original Series, and a comparative diagram of how different kinds of warp engines might work.

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 7d

The article was published a month before the launch of the Enterprise-D. In traditional POPULAR MECHANICS fashion, some details are omitted or altered for brevity or national security. ;)

First page of the INTERSTELLAR MECHANICS article "From Marvick to Brhams." The spread photo is an image of the first six starfleet starships named Enterprise from the NX-01 to the "new" Galaxy-class NCC-1701-D. The subtitle of the article is "Making the Galaxy a Smaller Place."

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