This took 4 times longer than I thought it would but I was super happy with the results! Some info on the manufacturing process:

• Head is 3d printed from a 3 different models that I made myself to use no supports
• Wrist cuffs are foam spheres I cut in half and spray painted chrome
• Torso shape is provided by a 19" diameter cardboard ring under a 2xl t-shirt
• Arms are a long sleeve T-shirt that I had to fabric paint stripes onto
• Legs are leggings that I also had to fabric paint stripes onto
• Teeth are a piece of paper glued into a recess in the 3d print
• Eyes are from the mesh of an old hamper that was fabric painted black like the arms and legs with soup cans used to mask the eyes. They also were removable so I could scunch my nose in to take the helmet back off lol. And invertable for a happy bender!
  

RIP Sir Patrick Stewart

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52795083

Futurama has aired its possibly kinda sorta finale, for the 6th time. (We still have at least three specials, starting next year.)

• The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings, the original broadcast finale.
• Into the Wild Green Yonder, the film era finale.
• Overclockwise, the "if we aren't renewed" Comedy Central era finale.
• Meanwhile, the true Comedy Central era finale.
• Otherwise, the "if we aren't renewed" Hulu era finale.
• Final Ending: The Last Conclusion, the true Hulu era finale, probably, dependingm we still have specials.

All of the finale episodes are written by Ken Keeler, sometimes under a psudonym.

Just found this mask I knit a while ago, so naturally I had to put it on and run around the house making Zoidberg noises.

Free pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dr-zoidberg

alcohol-powered robots are the future!

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/69956727

I'm not affiliated with this shop, so I don't gain anything by promoting it. I just happened to think one day that it would be really cool to have a lighted, Planet Express sign to provide some mood lighting. As it turns out, somebody else thought so, too, because I found this product listing for exactly what I had in mind. It works perfectly as a TV lamp to provide a little extra light when watching at night. Anyway, if you think it's cool, too, here's the link!

I’m sharing a YouTube link, for your privacy and convenience (no ads), I recommend you use a third party viewer. On IOS, FOSS project Unwatched is a good option.

Accessibility

• Audio: There are unfortunately no subtitles available. I’m deaf and still found it entertaining without subtitles but I guess I missed a lot.
• Cognition/Stimualtion: Quite low stim. Not much going on.

Good news everyone!

Burger, pizza and KFC chicken in granulated form. Just glorious!

im 40% lethal baby.

Brickcraft Bender I got for Christmas. Apparently they also have the Planet Express ship!

Creator @ewhac@mastodon.social: ""I had this idea a while back when I saw another mashup between Buck Rogers in The 25th Century and Star Trek: Discovery. It was only in the last couple months that I had the time (and energy) to put it together. And yes, I did the voice."

Currently reading Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov, and stumbled upon the passage that describes the Visi-Sonor. As i read along i made the connection between that and Futurama's Holophonor! Had to go on the futurama wiki on fandom to check it had been noticed by others before. So cool to find out new details in Futurama even after all these years.

Some quotes that align the pair so well,

• Ebling Mis "Near as I can make it, no one on the Foundation can make it talk right"

• Ebling Mis "More often than not, good players are idiots otherwise."

I suppose this is slightly reversed in the Futurama episode, where Fry can only play when he's not an idiot?

• Magnifico speaking about his Visi-Sonor piece "It is but a poor makeshift I have created, but my minds poverty precludes more. I call it, "The Memory of Heaven." "

Much the same as how Fry gets his inspriation.

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