MEGA THREAD - Trump shot but safe, 2 others killed at PA rally
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[Mega thread] - Biden ends bid for presidency
Biden announced he’s ending his bid for the presidency via X (formerly twitter)....
What would you like to change about Lemmy culture?
Does anyone else feel like fireworks are a complete waste of money and a ridiculous amount of unnecessary Pollution?
300 million lbs of fireworks and 2.7 billion dollars gone in a cloud of smoke.
What’s the worst piece of technology you’ve ever owned?
why isn't anyone calling for Trump to drop out.
I get it, Biden is old and that’s a problem, but why doesn’t anyone seem to have a problem with the fact that Trump is almost the same age, has 34 felonies, raped at least 2 women, went to Epstein’s Island 11 times, sexualized his own daughter, stole classified documents, aligned himself with Xi and Putin, and can’t...
People doing the 30 days linux Challenge are having several problems because of Mint's old packages and technology. Why people still recommend it when there is Fedora and Opensuse with KDE and Gnome?
What's Some Tech That Was Better Than It Is Now?
When you connect a new device to a ‘smart’ tv, you must pay homage to the manufacturer with a ritualistic dance. Plugging and unplugging the device. Turning them on and off in the correct sequence like entering a konami code....
What isn't illegal but should be?
[Serious] What's your hot take?
What YouTubers did you used to watch back then but not anymore?
And why did you stop watching them?
What is something people you encounter at your job say that makes you want to scream? (Job, person & quote)
Job: cashier Item doesn’t scanCustomer: “That means it’s free, right?”...
Since America is bringing back kings what other kind of stuff is on your medieval wishlist?
Does one have to be an iconoclast or revolutionary these days to be validly left? I consider myself to be left of center, and very much in favor of progressive policies.
However I find myself being disagreed with quite often, mostly for not advocating or cheering violence, “by any means possible” change, or revolutionary tactics. It would seem that I’m not viewed as authentically holding my view unless I advocate extreme, violent, or radical action to accomplish it....
What's your list of banned brands?
What brands do you avoid at all cost? I don’t keep up with the news all that much, and many of the reasons to avoid something don’t make it there anyway. So I’m asking here to make a big list of things to avoid. It could be anything from bad security practices to really frustrating packaging. Working as a cashier myself, I...
What generation are you?
As a fellow Gen Zer I feel like there is a generational gap. I want to see if I’m trippin or there actually is one.
What's something that seems obvious within your profession, but the general public seems to misunderstand?
If everyone is fired by AI, who's going to buy the products and services made by the companies if no one has money anymore?
Are there any good casual/low-stress mobile games that aren't filled with microtransactions?
Are there any good casual/low-stress mobile games that aren’t filled with microtransactions? For example: easy puzzle games, match-3 games, low-difficulty adventure games, or clicker-style games....
The worst pick-up line I've ever gotten
Do you know any singleplayer games that are infinitely replayable?
I recently booted up Half-Life 2 to replay it. I have played the absolute shit out of this game before, so 60% of it just feels like a drag to me now. It was such an amazing game but it’s sort of spoiled for me after I’ve played it too much....
Fellas of Lemmy, what's your Every Day Carry (EDC)?
Those who don’t identify as a fella also welcome to answer!...
iPhone users, what's stopping you from switching to Android?
What's the cheapest thing you had bought that by the end of its usefulness made you say "wow, this was worth a lot more than what I've paid for!"
Mine… My Xbox 360 slim only costed 129 euro back in 2012 and to this day still work like brand new, you would think that the disc drive would stop working but no. Never had the need of open it or clean it’s insides. Still great, I just don’t use it anymore since I feel it’s outdated and loading speeds are better...