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Anson Kennedy

@ansonkennedy.bsky.social
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"Your problem is you think too much," Episcopal priest explaining why I'm going to hell. And now I'm here. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier was an outstanding ST:TOS third season episode. Humanist. Skeptic. Nerd. Engineer. ansonisms.com

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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Captain Cueball: The Eight Stages of Male Pattern Baldness and Starship Captain Effectiveness
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Mark 2000 Farinas @mark2000.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
On its 13th anniversary and on Star Trek’s 60th I thought I’d bring #StarTrekTheWebComic to bsky for the first time. I’ll run 4 strips every Monday starting with #NoGoodDeed 1-4. I’ll also add commentary when useful and the original URL of the first strip in every post. trekcomic.com/comic/2013-0...
A Daedalus class ship passes by. Explosions go off around it. It approaches a romulan bird of prey. The captions read  “July 2061. The height of the Earth-Romulan war”.Title card reading “No Good Deed written and illustrated by Mark Farinas”.Grabes: Torpedo room! Where the hell’s my ammo?
Torpedo guy: We’re all set down here, Grabes!
Grabes: Torpedoes are locked and loaded, Captain Madison!Madison: Fire at will, Lieutenant.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
404 Media tracked a shipment of books (some rare) to an Amazon facility that scans them for LLM training data and destroys the physical books. #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #LLMs #LargeLanguageModels #books #scanning www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Skip Homeier was in two Star Trek TOS episodes, as Melakon in "Patterns of Force" and as Dr. Sevrin in "The Way to Eden." He started as a child actor, where he was known as Skippy. I have no idea if he liked peanut butter. #StarTrek #television #movies #actors en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_Ho...
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Skip Homeier - Wikipedia
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A great movie. I'm surprised they didn't mention the short-lived cartoon based on the movie. #movies #cartoons #ScienceFiction #FantasticVoyage #SciFi www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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60 Years Later, One Endlessly Spoofed Sci-Fi Movie Is Still A Masterpiece
You've seen it parodied on 'Rick and Morty,' 'Futurama,' and dozens of other shows, but 'Fantastic Voyage' is, well, fantastic.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I stopped at the Christian book store in the mall today and asked if they had any books about the Disciples of Christ (a mainstream denomination founded during the 2nd Great Awakening). They directed me to the books on cults. #religion #Christianity #DisciplesOfChrist
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
It ain't easy being green. #Wordle 1,878 4/6 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #games #puzzles
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Tridimensional chess. Final position white mates after 25 moves. #StarTrek #TridimensionalChess #chess #games
Final board position of tridimensional chess game showing white queen checkmating black.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Like Bilbo Baggins, I went there and back. 2.38 miles, 3.83 km. 5,426 steps. Average speed 2.7 mph. Duration 51:44. #exercise #walking
Satellite map of today's walk. Like Bilbo Baggins, I went there and back. 2.38 miles, 3.83 km. 5,426 steps. Average speed 2.7 mph. Duration 51:44.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Is it foreshadowing when a prequel references events in a story set 20 years in the future that's already been told? Or is it fan service?
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I walked for 41 minutes this morning and all Samsung Health can do is tell me I'm not doing enough. #exercise #motivation
Message to me in the Samsung Health app:

"You're investing in your health!

"You're doing great! You worked out for 41 mins this morning. On Wednesdays, the top 5% of users work out for more than 116 mins. Keep up the good work!"
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Walked inside today. No satellite map since GPS was not accurate indoors. 1.83 miles, 2.95 km. 4,238 steps. Average speed 2.6 mph. Duration 41:09. #exercise #walking
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Today's walk. 1.59 miles, 2.89 km. 3,710 steps. Average speed 2.6 mph. Duration 36:02. #exercise #walking
Satellite map of today's walk. 1.59 miles, 2.89 km. 3,710 steps. Average speed 2.6 mph. Duration 36:02.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I am serious about playing Star Fleet Battles. Apparently Amarillo Design Bureau produces the game now. Anyone know anything about them? #games #tabletop #wargame #StarFleetBattles #AmarilloDesignBureau
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Good advice. #StarTrek #IDIC #RandomActsOfIDIIC #television #advice
Meme showing a silhouette of the Vulcan IDIC symbol in the background. Multicolor text fills the image from top to bottom: "PRACTICE RANDOM ACTS OF IDIC"
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The once and future La'an. Could this be La'an Noonien Singh"s ultimate fate? #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #television youtu.be/OGR7EkDHwdc
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Star Trek's Biggest Problem: La'an's Inescapable Fate
YouTube video by Sci-Finatics
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Spock really can be a lovable dunderhead sometimes. #StarTrek #StarTrek5TheFinalFrontier #memes
Three images from near the end of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are talking.

In the top panel, Kirk says, "I lost a brother once. I was lucky I got him back."

In the middle panel, Spock asks, "Your brother-brother?" McCoy just looks confused.

In the bottom panel, Kirk answers, "Not Sam, Spock. You! You lovable dunderhead!"
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Anyone up for some vintage classic tabletop war games? #games #vintage #tabletop #wargame #StarFleetBattles #RobertHeinleinsStarshipTroopers
Photo of two vintage classic war games: Star Fleet Battles on the left and Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers on the right.
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Starfleet Design 🖍🖖 @starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Another 'restoration' of sorts I made was these Matt Jefferies drawings of the Enterprise and Klingon Battlecruiser. I combined some low-res colour images of the original drawings with the more familiar cropped ones seen in many publications. Plus made some bonus blueprint versions.
Matt Jefferies original and finalised design of the USS Enterprise. Crop markings are visible and notes can bee seen in the margins.Matt Jefferies original and finalised design of the Klingon Battlecruiser. Crop markings are visible and notes can bee seen in the margins.Inverted blueprint version of Matt Jefferies' USS Enterprise orthographics.Inverted blueprint version of Matt Jefferies' Klingon Battlecruiser orthographics.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
RIP Joe Caldwell, co-creator of Barnabas Collins. Fascinating details of Barnabas' gay origins in the article. #obituary #JoeCaldwell #DarkShadows #BarnabasCollins gizmodo.com/rip-joe-cald...
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RIP Joe Caldwell, 'Dark Shadows' Writer and Barnabas' Co-Creator
Caldwell and co-writer Ron Sproat are why 'Dark Shadows' endure to this day and will get an upcoming animated TV series.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Walked outside about 1.6 miles and inside another 0.6 miles to cool down. GPS didn't track inside so only outside is shown. 2.2 miles, 3.54 km. 5,021 steps. Average speed 2.7 mph. Duration 48:35. #exercise #walking
Satellite map of today's walk. GPS didn't track any walking inside so only outside is shown. 2.2 miles, 3.54 km. 5,021 steps. Average speed 2.7 mph. Duration 48:35.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
My ranking if classic era Star Trek captains: Kirk Janeway Sisko Picard Archer isn't included since he was pre-Federation Starfleet. #StarTrek
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
GPS was erratic since I went in and out of the building on the walk. 2.21 miles, 3.56 km. 5,202 steps. Average speed 2.6 mph. Duration 50:31. #exercise #walking
Satellite map of today's walk. GPS was erratic since I went in and out of the building on the walk. 2.21 miles, 3.56 km. 5,202 steps. Average speed 2.6 mph. Duration 50:31.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Two tiger bee flies making more tiger bee flies on on my family room window screen. The have no shame. #insects #flies #XenoxTigrinus #TigerBeeFly
Two tiger bee flies making more tiger bee flies on on my family room window screen.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
RIP Antoinette Bower, Sylvia in the Star Trek TOS episode "Catspaw." #StarTrek #obituary #AntoinetteBower redshirtsalwaysdie.com/star-trek-an...
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Star Trek's Antoinette Bower dies at the age of 93
Bower portrayed the very first villain in season 2 of The Original Series.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I have aspirations. #memes #TheSimpsons #aspirations
An image from The Simpsons. A hand is holding a newspaper with a photo of Grandpa Spimpson shaking his fist and yelling at a cloud. The headline is "Old Man Yells at Cloud."

The caption at the bottom is "I have aspirations."
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
There's a tribble-load of new Star Trek comics coming out in September and October! #StarTrek #comics #ComicBooks www.startrekbookclub.com/29877/new-st...
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New Star Trek Comic Books Announced To Preorder! July 2026 Edition
New comic books are here for you to preorder
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I once watched a magic shop demo magician name the card someone picked from a fanned face-up deck of playing cards, and the guy never caught on. Repeatedly. I'm not sure why I thought of this today. #magic #tricks #grift
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
My starting word was soon close... #Trekle (treklegame.com) 1644 2/6 #StarTrek Difficulty: 🔘 🟩 🟩 ⬜ 🟩 🖖 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 #games #puzzles
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Trekle
A Trek-like variant of the popular 5 letter word guessing game.
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Starfleet Design 🖍🖖 @starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
More J̶a̶c̶k̶i̶l̶l̶'s̶ Starfleet Design Data Sheets
Mock cover for a 'Starfleet Heavy Cruiser Technical Readout' in the style of Jackill's Data Sheets by Eric Kristiansen. The art is of my own Constitution-class, side and front view drawings. Mock cover for a 'Starfleet Star Cruiser Technical Readout' in the style of Jackill's Data Sheets by Eric Kristiansen. The art is of my drawing of Bill Krause's Radiant-class from Star Trek Picard season 3.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Star Trek TOS blooper! In "The Corbomite Manuever," after Balok has given the crew 10 minutes to live McCoy enters the bridge wearing a standard uniform. Then, in close-ups, he's wearing his medic tunic. When Bailey freaks McCoy is back in his standard uniform. #StarTrek #bloopers #television
Images from "The Corbomite Manuever."  McCoy first enters the bridge wearing a standard uniform tunic. Then, in close-ups, he's wearing his medic tunic. Then when Bailey freaks out McCoy is back in his standard uniform.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Needs updating. #MelBrooks #documentary en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Bro...
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Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! - Wikipedia
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Arthur Baragar named one of Euclid's theorems the Star Trek lemma because the figure associated with it resembles the Starfleet delta. We need more theorems named after Star Trek. #StarTrek #theorems #mathematics #Euclid
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The stars aligned! #Wordle 1,832 2/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #puzzles #games
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
No one remembers William Shatner's short-lived (pilot + 13 episodes) mid-70s TV series "Barbary Coast." There's a reason for that. He plays a govt agent who uses disguise to fight crime in 1870s San Francisco. Doug McClure is his sidekick. #television #WillianShatner www.imdb.com/title/tt0072...
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Sometimes your starter word leaves you no choice. #Wordle 1,829 2/6 ⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #games #puzzles
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Today's walk. GPS was way off again so no map. 1.21 miles, 1.95 km. Average speed 2.6 mph. 2,755 steps. Duration 27:43. #exercise #walking
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Father's Day! #FathersDay
Image from Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. Admiral Kirk is hugging his son, David.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Sometimes we spend too much time trying to come up with a Watsonian (in-universe) explanation for a contradiction in canon stories when we should just settle down and accept the Doylist POV. Ex: Kirk's middle initial on his headstone. #Watsonian #Doylist #StarTrek fanlore.org/wiki/Watsoni...
Image from TOS episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before." It shows the open grave Gary Mitchell created for Kirk. The name on the headstone is "James R Kirk" but in TAS it was established his middle name is Tiberius.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Captain Kirk only gave Gary Mitchell a job out of friendship because no other starship captain would have such an unprofessional officer on their bridge. #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #WhereNoManHasGoneBefore
Image from TOS episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before" showing Gary Mitchell holding Yeoman Smith's hand while he tries to operate the helm one-handed. They have just entered the energy barrier and consoles are blowing up and catching fire all over the bridge.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I couldn't help but smile. Happy 5th Birthday Wordle 🎂 #Wordle 1,826 3/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #games #puzzles
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Today's walk. GPS was way off so no map. 1.40 miles, 2.25 km. Average speed 2.7 mph. 3,171 steps. Duration 30:39. #exercise #walking
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A preposition is not a proper word to end a sentence with. #grammar #preposition
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
RIP Captain Merik aka Mericus. #obituary #StarTrekTOS #BreadAndCircuses #WillianSmithers redshirtsalwaysdie.com/star-trek-wi...
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Memorable Star Trek guest actor dies at the age of 98
William Smithers was one of Hollywood's most prolific thespians.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Today's walk. 1.71 miles, 2.75 km. Average speed 2.5 mph, max 2.8 mph. 4,152 steps. Duration 39:33. #exercise #walking
Satellite map of today's walk. 1.71 miles, 2.75 km. Average speed 2.5 mph, max 2.8 mph. 4,152 steps. Duration 39:33.
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Today's walk. No map. 1.45 miles, 2.33 km. Average speed 2.6 mph, max 2.9 mph. 3,321 steps. Duration 32:28. #exercise #walking
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Never forget... June 12, 1983: Suborbital flight 612, the Spendrift, encountered a space warp and was transported to... The Land of the Giants #TheLandOfTheGiants #SciFi #ScienceFiction #television
Two images from the first episode of Land of the Giants, "The Crash." The one on the left shows the Spendrift surrounded by a bolt of lightning; on the right it is approaching a large glowing space warp. Test on the bottom is:

"June 12, 1983
Suborbital flight 612, the Spendrift, encountered a space warp and was transported to...
The Land of the Giants"
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Today's walk. No map since the GPS wasn't accurate because we walked in the mall. 1.15 miles, 1.85 km. Average speed 2.3 mph. 3021 steps. Duration 30.10. #exercise #walking
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Today's walk. No map since the GPS wasn't accurate because we walked in the mall. 1.14 miles, 1.83 km. Average speed 2.3 mph. 2923 steps. Duration 29.25. #exercise #walking
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Anson Kennedy @ansonkennedy.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Today's walk. 1.06 miles, 1.7 km. Average speed 2.7 mph, max 3.0 mph. 2409 steps. 23 minutes. #exercise #walking
Satellite map of today's walk. 1.06 miles, 1.7 km. Average speed 2.7 mph, max 3.0 mph. 2409 steps. 23 minutes.
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