Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of August 20th
Another week another thread. Whatcha y’all playing? And why is it Baldur’s gate 3?
What is Tom Bombadil?
He is not a hobbit, neither a man, but what is he? Is he a dwarf? A wizard? A god? Something else entirely?
Do you believe conscription is okay? Why or Why Not?
Are American tv shows stuck in Act 2 for their entire runtime between season 1 and final season?
Season 1s are great, setup, some payoff, a bit of lead into the overarching story. Then season 2 to X. The heroes win and then lose in the final episode, cliffhanger to next season. People get bored. Final season is announced and they wrap up the show.
Android Ad Blocker
Anybody know of a good apk that blocks ads while watching YouTube on my phone app ?
Has anyone else noticed that autocorrect/swipe has been getting worse lately?
What are you currently reading?
I’m reading Reaper by Will Wight. It’s the 10th out of 12.
I'm the author of an April Fool's Internet Standard, AMA
Let’s get the AMAs kicked off on Lemmy, shall we....
YSK: If you want faster and less buggy User experience, move to a smaller instance that is hosted close to you.
I have been using Lemmy for 20 days, at first I opened an account at Lemmy.world because you can join without writing a text and waiting approval. I have been enjoying the experience overall but despite the admin teans best efforts Lemmy.world has been experiencing some serious performance issues. If you want to avoid that join...
What are the best cooking hacks you've learned over the years?
What are the best practices you've learned to save time or make a meal better.
So I got hit with Microsoft's Windows 11 nag screen...
… as explained here....
VLC Player
VLC is the supreme of all open source projects, you used it in school, college, work and home....
Do you encrypt your data drives?
Fellow selfhoster, do you encrypt your drives where you put data to avoid privacy problems in case of theft? If yes, how? How much does that impact performances? I selfhost (amongst other services) NextCloud where I keep my pictures, medical staff, …in short, private stuff and I know that it’s pretty difficult that a thief...
How do we know if there aren't a bunch of more undetected backdoors?
I have been thinking about self-hosting my personal photos on my linux server. After the recent backdoor was detected I’m more hesitant to do so especially because i’m no security expert and don’t have the time and knowledge to audit my server. All I’ve done so far is disabling password logins and changing the ssh port....
People with experience working in and around municipal water infrastructure: Do you drink tap water? Are there times when you do not?
This question is obviously intended for those that live in places where tap water is “safe to drink.”...
Should I learn Docker or Podman?
Hi, I’ve been thinking for a few days whether I should learn Docker or Podman. I know that Podman is more FOSS and I like it more in theory, but maybe it’s better to start with docker, for which there is a lot more tutorials. On the other hand, maybe it’s better to straight up learn podman when I don’t know any of the...
Dissing car brands is console wars for boomers
Things like “Fiat stands for “Fix It Again Tony”” etc.
What's an aspect of your job that college didn't prepare you for?
What’s the strangest unexplained thing that’s happened to you ?
Atypical tips to quit smoking?
I know it’s gross, unhealthy, a stupid habit, makes no sense....
Does Hexbear mandate all users to specify their preferred pronouns?
What's up with people on the piracy subreddit always talking about how they pay for stuff. your on a piracy community and they talk about purchasing digital goods? I don't get it. New piracy gen ?
What does cigarette smoking do for people?
I’ve never smoked, but I’ve been around people that do. What do people feel during/after smoking? It doesn’t seem to make people high or hallucinate or anything. It maybe mildly relaxes them?
What is your comfort activity (like comfort food)?
Mine is playing AOE2 in easiest (or standard if I want a bit of challenge) mode against 3 bots. I just build my economy, wall up (and laugh at the enemy soldiers attacking my walls in vain), reach imperial age and attack once my army reaches the population limit. I also send 104 in the chat so they don’t surrender and I can...