Is Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter (Chamber of Secrets) informed or inspired by real life Scientology "founder" L Ron Hubbard?
Good science/space app?
I enjoy reading new scientific discoveries whether it is about space, new footprints, new buildings found, etc....
NVIDIA GPU on a docker headless system
Hi there! I have an old pc that I use as a server (I use Ubuntu Server) and I would like to add a NVIDIA 1050 to it (for jellyfin and guacamole)....
When did paid podcasts become a thing?
Half the podcasts in my queue have suddenly become paid subscriptions. Meanwhile the overall industry is losing listeners. Seems like a lousy business model to not offer a free with ads feed. What a bizarre trend....
Americans, how would you feel about making student loans completely illegal?
This would save young Americans from going into crippling debt, but it would also make a university degree completely unaffordable for most. However, in the age of the Internet, that doesn’t mean they couldn’t get an education....
Americans who believe in Socialism, if you were given the opportunity to immigrate to a country with socialist policies, would you?
Training Tuesday - Discussions for certs, training and learning-at-home
Weekly thread to discuss industry certifications, trainings and other courses/learning. Ask questions, share your experiences and help others!
Could you Crash PipedBot
Could it crash if enough accounts post links that need converting? Either if enough people started spamming links or someone got a bot to make posts.
Is Fiction Literature Powerful? (The Same Way Non-fiction Is?)
Knowledge is power. I’m sure we’ve all heard that line before. It’s clear then that non-fiction and useful forms of literature such as encyclopedias and maps are powerful....
What's your favorite chick-coms?
For example, my fave is Broad City. Chick-com == chick comedy
New to plex.....sometimes it loses track of my TV show?
Finally got back into sailing the high seas and, first thing i did after getting plex set up was get parks and rec since ive missed it so bad after it left netflix. Its great so far but occasionally it loses track of what ive watched and picks up in the middle of like 9 episodes back?...
Has anyone managed to backup an iPhone with iTunes and bottle or wine?
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France has banned pro-Palestinian protests and vowed to protect Jews from resurgent antisemitism
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A Question of Morality: A reflection on The Brothers Karamazov
A question of Morality: A reflection on The Brothers Karamazov...
Lemmy instances that are focused on mirroring Reddit content?
I’ve posted before about my fediverser project, and I am now looking to see who is interested in participating....
Looking for a correct place to make a post about ciphering
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Weekly low-hanging fruit thread #19
This thread is where all the takes from idiots (looking at you Armchair Warlord) and screenshots of twitter posts/youtube thumbnails go.
Blocked 148 communities : annoyed by too many robots
… and so now, when I see many successive posts made (in one single community) by robots, I just donwvote the whole lot....
Falling out of love for fantasy
Recently, I came to a sad conclusion. I no longer feel interested in fantasy....
Translate You: Android Privacy-Focused Translator App
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Chinese Movies/TV
I am looking for a place to get subbed Chinese content I am looking for a show called The Golden Eyes if anyone can find it that would be great.