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[Nate the Great]

Kyle Hill completely misses the point of the Lord of the Rings Eagle Problem


The issue isn't the cube square law, this is explicitly another world where magic exists in all lifeforms, even the eagles.



A more educated reply


The TL;DR:
* Gandalf is friends with one eagle who owes him, he can't just summon a whole flock anytime he wants.
* The eagles have their own society and they aren't as concerned with this Sauron stuff as our heroes.
* Sauron's tower is surrounded by flying monsters who would detect a flock of giant eagles almost immediately. Placing the One Ring in the vicinity of them would be a Bad Idea.

[Nate the Great]

Astrophysicist ranks fictional starships.



The only Trek ships on the list are the NCC-1701 and the Narada. I would've liked the Klingon Bird of Prey and Borg Cube being discussed.


I was also disappointed that he didn't know the name of the ship from Flight of the Navigator. Neither did I, but I could find it on the Disney wiki in less than a minute. It's a Trimaxion Drone Ship.

[Nate the Great]

It's "Male Versions of 'Let it Go'" Day!


NateWantsToBattle. The first one I ever saw, and still the best in my opinion.


Caleb Hyles. I like his work, but in this one he has the bad habit of trying to emphasize every word. Proper musical flow doesn't work like that.



princepeterwolf. He puts his own spin on it, this is more like sing-talking.



Caissie Levy. You can tell that this more of a Broadway version.

[Nate the Great]

I was in the mood for some Trek filk songs that I'd never heard before...


Space Shanty. TNG songs are a bit rarer than TOS ones.
Enterprise. I thought I'd already heard all of the Julia Ecklar ones, but I guess not...
Call the Navigator. I hold fan creators to higher standards when it comes to canon, and it's inexcusable to call flame gems Aldebaran and not Spican. (In Enterprise flame gems (two words) come from Rigel). (As it turns out Spica is a real star in the constellation of Virgo. And that's the Amazing Thing That I Learned Today).
For The Need of the One. Another Ecklar contribution, and another example of fans caring about deep lore. She uses the word "T'hy'a", which in Vulcan means friend/brother/lover and comes from the STTMP novelization.
Mineral Rights. I never expected a musical retelling of "Devil in the Dark."
All About That Borg. My favorite "All About That Bass" parody is still the Pokemon-themed "Spinning Round That Bass", but this one is okay too.
Eternal Loser. A ballad by Kirk dedicated to his women.
Eternal Loser. You don't encounter the same filk song being covered by more than one singer very often, but this one was. Which one do you like more?

[Nate the Great]

A Not Always Right story about someone who doesn't know what a gazebo is


Of course the commenters were quick to make oblique references to the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo.


I don't even play RPGs (besides Pokemon), but that one was a classic of early Net culture.

[Nate the Great]

Teaser Trailer for the new Mario movie


So yeah, that's happening.

[Nate the Great]

When it comes to fan-made LEGO models of Star Trek ships, I'm very hit or miss as to whether I'll like it. Then I found this one on Reddit that couldn't help but make me smile. So yeah, let's do a roundup!


USS Reliant


A variety of ships. At this scale they seem more like chunky kids toys than faithful recreations



Type 8 and Type 9 shuttles


NCC-1701. I'm not sure if this is supposed to be the original or the Discoprise.


A variety of ships. Some I like, some I don't. I leave the determination as an exercise for the reader.



A large Runabout. On the whole I like larger sets for more accurate details.


All of the Enterprises in approximate scale with each other.