A colleague sent a video of a murder at work today and I'm still seething. What rights do I have? (UK)
It’s already well known at work that I don’t just not like gore videos but that I hate them and actively avoid them....
How is MX Linux reigning #1 on Distrowatch?
Please don’t get me wrong, this is not meant to be rude slander. MX Linux is not a bad Distro at all (even tho I’ve always opted for Debian instead) and peops are free to use what suits them best....
Does enshitification happen because companies are publicly-traded?
Isn’t that a prerequisite for enshitification? Publicly-traded companies are required (by law, I think) to maximize profits for their shareholders, even if that means utterly ruining their original product (Reddit, Boeing, etc.), yes? What do you think?
Why is Matrix mentioned more often than XMPP in self hosted forums?
I’m looking into hosting one of these for the first time. From my limited research, XMPP seems to win in every way, which makes me think I must be missing something. Matrix is almost always mentioned as the de-facto standard, but I rarely saw arguments why it is better than XMPP?...
Parents of lemmy, at what age did/would you give a smartphone to your kids ?
How to revitalize this sub?
I love the original patientgamers subreddit so I was stoked to find this community. And because lemmy seems to have a more knowledgeable crowd any topic I posted here had great engagement and discussions, despite the small community. I am too busy to be a mod but maybe I can help by sparking this discussion: what would be needed...
Well, the eclipse came and went, and the world didn't end. What did we do wrong?
How can we secure a solar eclipse induced apocalypse next time? More virgin sacrifices? Less? Virgins are quite abundant these days. We could go either way…
What is the most visually pleasing package manager (in terminal)?
The Bible story of the apple was probably originally a birds-and-the-bees type talk. Probably for girls.
The snake (of the trouser variety) tempts Eve with the forbidden fruit (hanky panky) that she shares with Adam. The consequence of which is painful childbirth....
General Advice for shell scripts
What do you advice for shell usage?...
Simple authentication for homelab?
What’s everyones recommendations for a self-hosted authentication system?...
When people use "minimum" or "maximum" and then follow that with a range.
I once applied for a job where one of the requirements was “minimum 5 to 10 years experience in X”. My friend told me to submit a CV saying I have 3 to 6 years experience in X and see if they shortlist me.
Users with personal music libraries, how do you decide what to download?
I recently made a post asking about getting spotify cheaper via vpn....
Nowadays, which band, musician or music give you goosebumps or made you cry?
Trully question. I cannot be the only one who cries when listens music. I was the privellege to see my favourite artists live, but since last year, all lives I assisted on YouTube by Fred again… , I cry . Has been my favourite musician since last year. Almost all songs, for me, are amazing and give me a bunch of emotions.
I'm looking for a TOS-breaking telegram client that strips out all the premium shit
Hello fellow pirates! I’m tired of having all the telegram premium ads and antifeatures in the client and I’m looking for a client that removed them even if it’s against the TOS. Any tips? I’d rather use an actual open source fork than a cracked version of the original...
tell me your experience using zfs/btrfs
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/9319044...
Flatpack, appimage, snaps..
Appimage for me ticks all the boxes for cross distro package as its very portable, simple to run, what are devs trying to do when creating snaps and flatpack?
Are you a Gym Leader, Trainer, Pokemon Champion, Professor, or Team Rocket Grunt or Mom/Dad?
I feel like I would be a Prof in the Pokémon universe. Just interested in studying, experiments, generally dilletante shit and fieldwork....
What's some easy recipes that only use non-perishables?
I’m getting really tired of my food expiring before I make anything with it, and I want to quit buying anything that can’t be frozen or last several months in the cupboard.
Is gmail the easiest Google service to replace or what?
Gmail is an email service. Like the fediverse, email is federated....
Touchscreen smartphones aren't even fun or novel anymore, they're just necessities for daily life
yet they’re still priced and treated culturally like luxury toys
Why does the value of things in dollars not make sense?
This is difficult to explain. I can’t figure out a rule of thumb for spending, the prices of things fluctuate so quickly it’s confusing. Here are some examples...
Is a fart a fart before you fart it?
Just wondering
How do companies know if I use cracked software or assets for my personal gig?
For context, I want to run a small personal gig (offering stuff on Patreon). Nothing too fancy....