I know people who only poop at home. I can’t imagine being out in space for years. With holodeck technology… Someone is bound to have written a program that simulated their bathroom at home.

    • @[email protected]
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      316 months ago

      It’s a job in Lower Decks which I think makes it canon.

      That being said, it would be hilarious if holodecks can be self-cleaning but they still make ensigns do it anyway to “build character”

      • @CookieOfFortune
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        146 months ago

        Maybe it’s the worst job because it’s really boring. You just go “Computer, run holodeck cleaning” and wait for it to finish?

        • sharpiemarker
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          156 months ago

          Scraping carbon off of slightly harder carbon using phasers. Apparently it’s a manual job.

          • @CookieOfFortune
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            216 months ago

            Yeah Star Trek is so silly about manual tasks. You’d think they’d have Phaser Roombas (Phoombas). Like it’s either get a crew member to do it or you end up with an evil AI and barely any in between.

            • @SzethFriendOfNimi
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              36 months ago

              Time would go so much slower without something to do

              • @[email protected]
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                56 months ago

                Slower? Sure, I’ll grant you that.

                However, there are some things in life I’d rather not do, even if it resulted in being bored out of my mind.

                And I hate, hate, being bored.

            • @[email protected]
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              26 months ago

              Like it’s either get a crew member to do it or you end up with an evil AI and barely any in between.

              Sometimes it’s both.

    • @SzethFriendOfNimi
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      56 months ago

      It’s a matter assembler disassembler. Should be perfect for it.

      On the other hand people wear costumes to the holodeck so I’m not sure.

      • D1G17AL
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        36 months ago

        I think that’s more so they can be prepared to get into character before they go into the simulation. Less to do with the need for the costume.

      • @[email protected]
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        36 months ago

        It’s holograms and force fields, that’s why if you take anything out of the holodeck it disappears.

        • Echo Dot
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          26 months ago

          Unless it’s snow obviously. I suppose that might have been actually replicated.