News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Vulcan Salute (Handshake Alternative, U+1F596) by djaychela on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @05:19AM (#22736012)
I don't live with my girlfriend (she lives 30 miles away, I have my own house with my elderly mum who I look after and she didn't want to be on her own for weeks, and my girlfriend's house is overcrowded as the two older kids are back from Uni, and it's a small 3-bed house so space is at a premium, and there were doubts over if some of the kids had been exposed to Coronavirus), and the last time I saw her was a few weeks ago, after picking up my step-daughter from University and getting her back home.

When I left (we'd still been social distancing even on that day), I did this Vulcan Salute as it reminded me of the end of Wrath of Khan - I was feeling pretty sad as I know I can't be with her for at least a month here in the UK. I'd hoped she would do the same, as it just felt like that moment.

She had NO IDEA what I was referring to, so needless to say it was a bit of a downer at an emotional time!

(Don't get me wrong, I'm not an emotional imbecile, I just picked a bad way to express my feelings at that moment!)

Re:Vulcan Salute (Handshake Alternative, U+1F596) by shawnlower2 on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @06:47AM (#22736400)
A downer with a silver lining, though. xkcd.com/1053 - Netflix party mode, you get to rewatch all the ToS films.