How do I convert my videos to h265 without melting my current, shit, hardware
Transcoding anything >720p is painful....
What do you use as bookmark
Question to the physical book readers here, what do you use as bookmark?...
Is it possible for someone to "become gay" or were they always predisposed to it?
My open letter to the tech industry on sexism, HR, and Linus Tech Tips
The Linus Tech Tips abuse allegations are yet another reminder that something absolutely needs to be done about the rampant sexism in the tech industry. If you haven’t heard them yet you can read about them here, but be warned, there is some potentially very triggering abuse and self harm detailed:...
How does multiplayer gaming fit into your life?
What games do you play? Who do you play with?...
TIL that Mississippi did not make child-selling illegal until 2009, after a woman tried to sell her granddaughter for $2,000 and a car and it was discovered that there was no law to punish her under.
btrfs and nvme
So, recently, I bought an nvme ssd to replace the very old ssd I have on my laptop. I don’t know what the non-nvme is called. It shows as “sda” on the system. Anyway, doubled the storage. The new drive is an nvme WD black SN770. I have the same one running just fine on an optiplex dell mini running endeavourOS. Zero...
Choosing a distro
Hi, I would like to ask if openSuse Tumbleweed is a good option for daily driving ang gaming. I’m not new to Linux and have tried Linux Mint and Ubuntu. I can also troubleshoot problems on my own if anything comes up. The graphics card I have is Nvidia if its any relevant.
Is slackware still widely used?
I’m looking into advanced distros (like arch) and slackware is fascinating. Is it still supported/used? If you’d like to comment an alternative distro, please do.
"Don't judge a book by its cover." is a bad idiom, because bookcovers are desinged to represent the content of the book.
What's your favourite open source app and why?
What’s the difference between yams and sweet potatoes?
Boss and former coworker got into a very amusing argument over this and it got me curious.
Which Lemmy android app is the most battery efficient?
Does it make a difference which one I use? I am using an old phone (~5 years old). Currently using liftoff! and connect. Feel like my phone is dying a lot quicker since I switched from using infinity for reddit a month or so ago
Fun Fantasy series with immense worldbuilding and great characters?
I want to read a recent(ish) fun fantasy series with an eighteen year-old male protagonist, that has immense worldbuilding and greatly-written characters. Any suggestions?
Can I sue a coworker for using information about they obtained illegally and used in order to create a hostile work environment?
My good friend at work is dating a guy that is also a coworker and at first I thought this guy was pretty cool....
What is your favorite open source software?
Looking for a casual game that I can quickly pick up or put down
I have a few games that I am playing at the moment, but a lot of them require at least some time commitment once you start a round. I'd like something that I can start now and maybe finish later. Something on the line of Solitaire or https://mergetin.com/ .
Considering switching over to Linux. My main concerns are with Music Production (Native Instruments, Bitwig, Arturia etc.)
Hey,...
What is a website everyone should know about?
Is there any reason NOT to use openSUSE Tumbleweed as a desktop OS?
It seems like its a perfect distro. Rolling release so you get recent packages and dont have huge upgrades every few months, but not so bleeding edge that it breaks often. YaST is pretty cool but you are not forced to use it. Basic installation gives you enough essential stuff, but its not too bloated. The only thing its missing...
Using Python, How can I create a bot/script that let's me re-post a subreddit's post to Lemmy?
Using Python, How can I create a bot/script that let’s me re-post a subreddit’s post to Lemmy?...
Bud lite lost more in revenue partnering with a trans spokesperson, than Corona did for having the same name as a virus that caused a global pandemic.
What a time to be alive.
Are there really no stupid questions?
If we for instance take, as an example, someone thoroughly explaining something which is clear to 99,9999% of the earths adult population don’t you think the remaining .0001% could come up with some? I get that this community is a place to allow people to ask questions they can’t or won’t ask elsewhere but I certainly feel...
Can the fediverse scale up indefinitely?
The tech giants make enough money that they could keep on growing forever, from my understanding....