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In Robert Heinlein’s novel “Farnham’s Freehold”, the protagonists accidentally end up in a very technologically advanced feudal society that depends on a drug called “Happiness” to control things and keep social classes rigidly separated. The hypothesis of this question: the drug is a pleasant tasting drink you take...

In the financial market, there’s a saying, “History has a way of repeating itself.” Whether it’s in the stock market, foreign exchange, or the commodities market, history has always been filled with twists and turns. Among them, the evolution of silver stands out. As a stock market analyst, Cheong Hong Yuan has been...

After my last post on here asking about convenient streaming options at higher resolutions, I got a few comments recommending Stremio with Torrentio and Real Debrid....

Hey guys simple question: Do you use self hosting solutions like CasaOS or Yunohost? Why or why don’t you?...

I’m looking to buy a laptop, and found some deals, among which the most I liked is this Dell G15 at. ~1200$....

Finally migrated from Windows to Linux. For anyone wondering, what is the state of Linux as your primary OS for home PC\laptop in 2023....

I read the rules and it looks like this is allowed? not asking for links....

Let’s say I’m from instance A and use a community from instance B. Let’s say another user of instance C, that’s not federated with A but is with B, post in B. Can I see that post?

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As in, are there some parts of physics that aren’t as clear-cut as they usually are? If so, what are they?

I had a moment to think about why I like certain games, and I have figured out some criteria for myself,...

I just had two people take my order in a drive thru. They alternated every question. First person welcomed me and asked what I wanted. The next person asked what size and drink I wanted. The first person came back on and asked if I wanted any cheese sauce then the second person came back on and told me the price. When I got up...

Hello selfhosters, I’ve been using different remote desktop apps to support few friends and family members with their Windows or Linux desktop machines. Sometimes I also use phone (Android) when I’m away from home....

I’m using KDE Neon with the latest version of Plasma. Sometimes I get a warning that my SSD has poor health and may die soon. When I check the SMART stats the drive seems fairly healthy. Is this just a Plasma bug?

My personal test-day for the end of Summer - the first day after August I have to put the heating on first thing. Soon it’ll be setting the timer again. Fucking hate winter.

cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/5332699...

Some friends wanted to start a campaign and I’m trying to digitize my character sheet. Initially I was going to use d&dbeyond so I could send my DM the character sheet digitally and make it easier for them, but I can’t pick Drow without paying for the character, for whatever silly reason. I’ve been checking out all the...

I’ve been pirating my whole life in mobile and rarely in pc. What are some the best download managers to use in windows?

I just started using neomutt but I still can’t understand how to send files like pdfs or archives like zips

Not that I’m complaining, I just find it kinda interesting given how so much stuff demands you sign up & register to do much of anything on a service or site....