Those of you who did not graduate, why?
Who have you known that was extremely good at a job no one wants?
What do you think of force-sensitive wookies?
Should they be a thing?
Engine placement in cars
Why do some cars have their engines in the front and some in the back, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the two builds. And why doesn’t every car have full wheel drive?
How do I know who to trust on cs.rin.ru?
I was looking for a pretty niche indie game, but I wanted to try it out before purchasing… The only link that still works is made by a user who made their account 4 years ago and about 700 posts, but also 1 warning....
is there an arch Fork where I can compile every package myself?
In order to be able to Further configure my system, I am looking for a fork of my current OS (artix with openRC as init system) in which i am able to compile every package from source in order to Further configure it with make flags. I am currently not using gentoo, and because the packages in its default repos are only updated...
what hardware should I buy for storage purposes? what brands?
I own several external 2.5’’ HDDs on the 1 TB range where I save my data. Samsung has worked well for me, but now I need more space....
What cool things could I do with an old phone?
Hi, everyone!...
If we get two sets of chromosomes, how does our body decide which genes to use?
So, say I get a set of chromosomes from my Mum which contains the X chromosome and the same from my Dad, but with the Y chromosome. I now have two sets of the same 22 chromosomes, plus an X and a Y....
How American
What would be the cheapest and most cost-effeciant way of self hosting LLMs
I’ve a minipc running an AMD 5700U where I host some services, including ollama and openwebui....
Databases and their real world use examples
I am very curious as to how databases are used in the real world, whether you’re using MySQL and what not, how does it all come together in a real world business? Banking and gaming I know, but is it something that gets stored on data centres and then put into a VM?...
A new AMD vs Nvidia decision?
cross-posted from: lemmy.nowsci.com/post/7576006...
"Nobody uses Mastodon"
A little comparison...
I this a firm and polite way to tell an opinionated coworker to stop pushing his agenda I don't care about?
I’ve observed if I say nothing (because I simply don’t know how to react), opinionated people think you agree with them, which I don’t. I don’t care....
Pirating on consoles?
So, recently ps4 consoles have been going for decent prices and I’ve been wondering if getting one to hack is practical and/or possible. Mainly to pirate games. Is this possible? Where else can I ask?
Are we (linux) ready for Arm devices?
Are we (linux) ready for arm devices like snapdragon elite X? Asahi runs on mac os with arm chips and the software somehow runs better than macos itself?! Is the softwares packaged for arm linux different? Is there much softwares available for the arm platform like softwares available for the intel/amd chipsets?...
m3u (iptv) server which is not Jellyfin?
Jellyfin is very unreliable with live tv in my experience. It takes ages to reload a playlist and sometimes the old channels still appear in library. Is there a better alternative?
Linux Distro for Jellyfin Client HTPC
I’m looking to replace my Rock 5B running Android TV (the OS jank has finally gotten to me) with an x64 Linux HTPC coupled with an Rii remote....
BTRFS for Linux gaming?
I’m using EndeavourOS with ext4 file system for daily usage and a dual bootable Windows for gaming. What I want to have right now is getting rid of Windows completely....
NetworkManager makes me want to pull my hair out
I’m trying to set up a somewhat weird network configuration, three interfaces on a pi, an adhoc AP, a wireless lan, and a USB modem....
You randomly get a hold of your colleague's phone. It's unlocked. You don't mind being fired. What sounds do you set as his notification and ring tones?
I was thinking of something like the Duff Man theme and slapping sounds and moans, but I feel that Lemmy knows better....
How can i do whatever I want to do ?
I wanted to install jackett and sonarr, they are complicated to use as is, moreover I am using Ubuntu. I am following fuidleine for installing jackett with STUPID command line making it EXTRA difficult. But now I have to change directory ownerships and what nots. I am the ONLY user on this machine. I want to own everything by...
[Request] Looking for resources on terrible algorithms, architecture, and design
Hey folks! I think this request is right up this comm’s alley. I’m sure that we all know bogo sort but, what other terrible/terribly inefficient algorithms, software architecture, or design choices have you been horrified/amused by?...