Does free speech make democracies more vulnerable to division than dictatorships ?
Do democracies sustain attacks from dictatorships because of this possible vulnerability ?
Is it me or is Nvidia on Wayland still a hot mess?
Hey all,...
What is it called to risk losing everything for the chance of a better outcome? And is this a fallacy or not?
For example (forgive my lack of details or possible inaccuracy but it’s mainly to describe the concept anyway):...
Self hosted free iOS MDM
I’d like to experiment with MDM for mine and my child’s iPhones, and possibly my child’s MacBook....
the lemmy system
I’ve actually got 2 questions, one about l.w and one about lemmy in general....
Do those little plastic "deer whistles" do anything to keep deer from running in front of a car?
[SOLVED] Arch efi partition error
I recently reinstalled arch but I have a problem with efi partition, user can acces it and the fstab is fucked up...
What I've Learned This Week
I’ve been homelabbing for a few years now, and recently I’ve really been focusing in on learning how to use gnu/linux. I thought it might be fun to periodically share the things I’ve been learning. The stand outs for me this past week were:...
Whenever the AT protocol of BlueSky is set for others to deploy, won't it have similar problems as ActivityPub instances?
I feel like I may be missing something when it comes to BlueSky, or maybe both I and those trying it out are but in different ways. My understanding is that BlueSky is currently like the Mastodon Social instance is for Mastodon but of the AT Protocol under development, with the long term aim being that once their protocol is...
RaspberryPi becoming unresponsive at random intervals
Issue Description: I have been having this issue with my raspberry pi running dietPi where it seems to lock up and I cannot SSH / access any of the services on it. The interesting part is that the interface seems to be up and I can still ping it on the local network but shows no video output. usually I get about 3-6 days before...
Change my mind: The Fediverse is not as connected as were told, and it's splintering even more.
This is what makes the Fediverse so frustrating, been using: #Kbin #FireFish #Mastodon #Friendica #IceShrimp #Lemmy....
What's the worst song you've ever listened to?
GNOME and AppIndicator/system tray
What’s the reasoning behind not having a “system tray” in GNOME? You need to install an extension for that, and that is a weird process for newcomers/beginners....
Centralized User Management Like Plex for eBook Server
I’ve been trying out Kavita as an ebook software, and I really like it so far, with one exception. Accounts are all local to the app, and there is no ability handle user accounts through their site, similar to how Plex does it. This means that every time I screw up and have to set up again over the years, my users will have to...
When will "Star Wars: A New Hope" enter public domain?
Assuming copyright laws don’t change by then, otherwise there is no way to know....
Switched from uTorrent to QBitTorrent
So a bunch of people in this subreddit told me that uTorrent was trash and to switch to QBitTorrent....
I want to set up plex server, no windows.. any simple options?
My wife consumes whatever media I throw at our Plex server and I’d like to stick with it (The tv’s + set top boxes/remote controls are all easy for her to use and stream Plex fine)...
Intel N100 good enough for 1Gbits internet ?
I just recently got a new ISP and new internet speed 1200/600, my current firewall with opnsense can not handle the speed (AMD GX-412TC SOC), I have been looking for a new firewall (opnsense + 2.5 Ethernet) and found several with the Intel N100 CPU (2023)....
Looking for advice on a kid/tamper proof retro gaming experience
I’m looking for some advice on setting up a retro gaming system for my son. He absolutely loves the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and some Atari classics like Frogger. The problem I have is he is autistic, which leads to two very different issues to solve. First is he loves to tinker with things. Which I don’t mind, and actively...
Is lemmy.ml down for y'all?
I’m getting a 502.
Why can't I see the discussion comments in a lemmy thread?
For some reason, I can’t see most of the discussion comments of posts but only a fraction - maybe 10% or less. What might be the reason? adblocks?
Google Photos Alternative
What are you using as a Google photos alternative? Currently I’m using Nextcloud but I’m thinking of switching to a more dedicated solution....
solar punk centered movies
We just had a thread about biopunk centered media, I would love a similar collection about movies and TV shows about solar punk. Here we go:...
We don't need bluelight filtere
Why we actually need bluelight filters in lens, monitors and phones? Led bulbs are already emitting a hell lot brighter bluelight every day and night. Whats the point in buying these less blue marketed gadgets