Even in the 24th century, working from home can be a nightmare.

Recently declassified Starfleet footage reveals Captain Picard once attempted to run the Enterprise via Zoom call. The results? No agenda, bad Wi-Fi, and Worf showing up in casual Friday gear.

From Picard Looking:

I created over 200 individual clips on my own PC using open-source models, and pieced them together manually — starting from real frames of the show. The “fake” elements? Worf’s shirt, Spot the cat, a bottle of prune juice, and a certain lady crew member.

I recorded all the dialogue myself, trying to match the character voices as closely as possible before running them through voice-conversion tools — which is why some of you may have noticed my Captain Picard occasionally sounding a bit… Australian. My wife always finds this process hilarious listening from the other room.

All the rest — the visual effects, compositing, timing, and audio work — was done in DaVinci Resolve.

I’m sure I’ll still get the usual “ugh, AI slop” comments. But for me, as a somewhat creative person, AI is just one more tool — a way to bring ideas to life that seem bizarre yet plausible and oddly familiar.

[Picard Looking]

Everyone knows what it’s like trying to read the news in 2025… or at least you think you do. Comedian Ryan George perfectly captures the experience in his latest sketch.

You just want a simple update: “Is there danger outside?” But first… disable your ad blocker, ignore the Crocs salesman mid-article, and don’t mind the ad that somehow knows everything about you. By the time you get an actual answer, the danger is already at your doorstep! Check it out!