Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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In 1969, just after Star Trek: The Original Series wrapped filming, William Shatner visited Australia. Among other things, he visited Andamooka, South Australia, and went underground at an opal mine!

EDIT: The voice-altering technology is not really a "deepfake", I'm just trying to use terminology that most people will get. And yes, AI is terrifying and its introduction into human society has been handled extremely carelessly. Discussion for another day!

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