Putting out a call to Star Trek fans here on Mastodon.

[lockelyfox@meow.social]

@temptoetiam Its okay, it seems like Hallmark has this issue with ai copycat sites. I ran into a few last night and then have gotten 3-4 new ones today recommended. Always the same site template, but when you look up their Contact Us address it's just AI generated bs

[lockelyfox@meow.social]

@kDelta Yeah I did my own search and had to vet a few of these before I posted the call for aid. It seems like Hallmark has this issue pretty significantly.

[pseudonym@mastodon.online]

@lockelyfox

So sorry to hear that.

But please tell us you had a cat whose name was "Q" who was responsible for it.

Because I can just picture him taking that form, knocking Picard's mug off, then still in cat form with DeLancy's voice saying "Oops, sorry Jean Luc"

[michael@social.chrisco.me]

@lockelyfox Awlways loved that old star trek UI. Nice cup. Shame about it.

[madmike77@chaos.social]

@lockelyfox Reminds me that I once wanted to learn #Kintsugi.

[darth_hideout@mas.to]

@lockelyfox

Maybe it's been suggested, but maybe someone with a 3d printer could replicate that & ship it to you.

[lockelyfox@meow.social]

@darth_hideout

3D Printing isn't great for drinkware because it prints in layers and you can end up getting moisture between the layers which turns into bacteria and mold.

[peribotsarah@babka.social]

@lockelyfox @darth_hideout YES SEAL THAT.

[fixato@toot.cat]

@lockelyfox it's not the same, and it's not thermally activated either unfortunately, but perhaps it's a close enough alternative: https://www.amazon.co.uk/getDigital-Earl-Grey-Mug/dp/B06XYD4XC4
Only seems to ship to the UK though.

But I'll boost your post in hopes a #StarTrek fan in my circles has the one you had, and is willing to beam it over.

[wandrecanada@mastodon.social]

@lockelyfox Holy crap I want one now...

[pawv@tech.lgbt]

@lockelyfox oh damn, my wife needs this... They just don't know it yet.

[pawv@tech.lgbt]

@temptoetiam @lockelyfox ah crap, I fell for it

[joelvanderwerf@mastodon.social]

@pseudonym @lockelyfox Picard when the mug fell.

[pseudonym@mastodon.online]

@joelvanderwerf @lockelyfox

His tea spilled, his mug cracked.

[denofearth@mas.to]

@lockelyfox
Alternatively find a Kintsugi artist to repair it with gold veins in the traditional manner?

[charliemac@mastodon.social]

@lockelyfox @ohir kintsugi repair would be pretty neat, I bet. A little battle damage version... or one of the alien beings that tend to infect the main computers?

[kaced@infosec.exchange]

@lockelyfox I’ve only just now learned it exists, and I’m sorry, but you should know that I’m jealous you ever had it

[sirchrism@mastodon.social]

@lockelyfox Now you know for sure that your cat is a Star Wars' fan.

[chrokaki@mastodon.social]

@lockelyfox

Ah, what a shame! And now I really want one as well!!!

[theeclecticdyslexic@mstdn.social]

@lockelyfox looks like kintsugi time to me! Not sure what to use in place of gold, but this is legitimately the perfect case, repairing ceramics that you can't replace.