The idiom of "doesn't grow on trees" as a metaphor for scarcity falls apart when you realize that food does grow on trees yet is still very scarce.
Extremely not-fun fact: collectively, humanity currently produces more than enough food for every person. But a huge part of it is either wasted or inaccessible by people that need them, which usually results in them not going to anyone and being wasted, which is why we still have food scarcity.
FOSS version of google docs to run on a home server?
So I want to build a home server to use as a media server, and to back up my photos etc....
How to replicate the "smart tv experience"?
My nearest way is using my steam controller but isn’t comfy to navigate Netflix or other streaming websites.
Should i take my coworker up on his job offer?
My coworker recently told me he moonlights doing an online job while working our normal job. I asked him what he does and he said that it’s hard to explain but there’s a powerpoint that explains when i get hired. He said it’s all legal and we get paid $10 an hour and pay goes out every week. He showed me he’s made an...
Do people in the UK call the old bearded rock band "Zed Zed Top"?
Or the rap artist “Jay-Zed”?
Can someone list the youtube alternatives and maybe even link them if youre feeling super generous?
Ive been using newpipe but it crashes constantly. Im on android with no access to a computer.
What's a more niche sub that hasn't taken off here (yet) that you miss?
For me it’s some of the music ed, trumpet and book subs.
The funny thing about these DDos attacks on Lemmy World is that the hackers seem to forget that other instances exist.
If they’re trying to attack all of Lemmy, or the whole Fediverse, they’re doing it wrong. lol...
Roasting your own coffee is really easy and all you need is an oven, a cookie sheet and some green coffee beans
Why?...
How did posting online change from, "Be careful what you put online!" to many sharing a lot under real names?
I know at this point a lot of it is related to money, but there was a transitional time that led to this point that I’m still confused by....
Lemmy.world and another instance have been compromised
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/1895271...
Have you ever smoked crack? What was it like?
I never really did a lot of drugs besides smoking pot a few times but I tried crack once at a party in college and I felt pretty ashamed of myself immediately after despite high. I didn’t try it again and am actually a sober adult now, not because I had a drug problem but I just grew out of wanting to try them and never liked...
Self-Hosted AI is pretty darn cool
I don’t consider myself very technical. I’ve never taken a computer science course and don’t know python. I’ve learned some things like Linux, the command line, docker and networking/pfSense because I value my privacy. My point is that anyone can do this, even if you aren’t technical....
Does voting for Biden change anything if I live in a deep red area of my state? (Ohio)
There is literally 0 chance the area I live in will be blue. Does me going out and voting actually do anything besides add to the popular vote tally?
"Fry" is an ambiguous word in English
Here are 3 examples:...
Steam summer sale is on now! What games do you recommend?
Sex work would probably be less stigmatized in a currencyless society
Thinking about this because of a greentext I saw earlier complaining about OF models....
Begging for all the Lemmy Audiophiles recommendations on computer speakers!
I haven’t bought computer speaker setup in well over a decade, but getting back into gaming, any suggestions?...
Flatpak Firefox (and forks) very slow to start
While other flatpak apps have no problems. Any suggestions?
Why Are Rap*** & Ped** Protected In Jail?
It’s actually sick, they already get a light sentence and also getting protected by the justice system while the victim they violated is heavily traumatized, probably for life. And what’s crazier is it’s happening more, I’m seeing it daily now every time I scroll, there’s another case. Just a few days ago a middle aged...
Self-hosted Jellyfin CPU or GPU for 4K HDR transcoding?
Hey everyone, I’m building a new server to run Jellyfin (with a few other services like Pi-hole) and I’m stuck on GPU or CPU transcoding....
Help a nerd choose a new phone after 7 years
I’m cross posting my own here, I hope it’s allowed. Maybe it will reach someone who has a similar problem....
In movies a strong woman is manly. (big muscles, aggressive, punches people, etc.) Is that really the way it is?
To clarify : “strength of character”
With discord planning to show ads, how can the fediverse/lemmy benefit from another proprietary program making itself worse? (Like it was with reddit)
Do you think that the fediverse has something to gain with the enshitfication of discord? Are there voice chat programs in the fediverse that can benefit from it?