i really like how lemmy.world sorting by hot is a lot better than Reddit hot algorithm
YSK there are options for backing up / migrating your Lemmy subscriptions, blocks, etc.
(Full disclosure: I made one of the tools)...
[SOLVED] Steam Not starting on EndeavourOS/Arch
I’m getting a weird issue with steam on my desktop running endeavourOS with qtile, where steam starts and then immediately closes. I’ve been trying to figure out why this happens, but all of the solutions I could find from googling errors have said to uninstall xdg-desktop-portal or flatpak, but neither of those things...
Best distro to turn my old laptop into a server?
I have an old laptop that I want to turn into a server, but I want it to be as seamless as possible. I don’t have any knowledge in web hosting, so I’ll use whatever distribution makes it easiest....
What modern (gaming) laptops should be avoided for proprietary firmware or whitelists/gate keeping? Also posted Linux GPU telemetry data from Stable Diffusion
I’m looking for a machine to run OpenGPT, Stable Diffusion, and Blender. I’m on the precipice of buying an Alienware w/ Ryzen 9 with a Radeon RX6850m. I’ve never needed anything near this level on Linux and I’m scared TBH. I’d much rather get a System76, but the equivalent hw has Nvidia and costs more than twice as...
What are your go-to websites/chefs for recipes?
I usually start with Food Wishes, Serious Eats, or the New York Times. Julia Child for French food, Just One Cookbook for Japanese food. Budget Bytes when the bank account is looking a little thin. Dessert Person when I have a lot of time and want to knock the socks off my friends.
What phone is a power user's best bet in 2023?
With fewer phones including stand-out features, I’m curious to know what everyone thinks the best phone for an android enthusiast/power user is nowadays?...
Pihole, Adguard home or blocky
Hey guys, I recently bought an orange pi zero 2 and, as the title suggests, I want to put an ad blocker on it. Those are the options. I also will put openvpn for external connection to my network. Does anyone have experience with them? What would you suggest?
Third party Reddit apps just got canned.
Influx of Lemmy brothers and sisters incoming. Already 3K and growing deep, we may as well rebuild together. Let’s do this! 🤝...
How to create a decentralized kind of wiki?
I keep feeling frustrated as valuable knowledge for my different hobbies over the last years became siloed away in corporate social media. I believe wikis could be a way out, but can we have decentralized, federated wiki software that can kind of talk among each other?
what book or books have you read that were so good that you didn’t want to put it down?
Looking for new books to read as I am preparing to head out on a much needed vacation and want to dig into some good reading. Can be fiction or nonfiction, just so long as it hooked you and made you want to keep reading and reading until the end.
GOOD games with female protagonists?
yes, i know, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and horizon zero dawn exist, and id rather i dont know them, so what else you got? EDIT: Please stop with celeste, i get it, celeste is a thing, yall dont need to keep repeating that one
Can we organize AMAs to help Lemmy/Kbin grow?
Anyone well known who wants to speak out about what’s been happening on reddit? Louis Rossmann? Apollo dev? John Oliver (one can dream)… or maybe former Reddit mods who were kicked out?...
Where's everybody from?
Just curious how spread out we are. I’m up in West Yorkshire myself....
Plea deal with accused 9/11 plotters revoked - US government
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked a pre-trial agreement reached with men accused of plotting the 11 September terrorist attacks....
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of July 28th
Whatcha all playing?...
Apparently lemmy has an AMA community can someone link it for me?
I am try to mod lemmy.world/c/amarequests and i think we could both join forces.
How do you feel about shopping in stores?
In my experience, the retail shopping environment has been on an increasing rate of decline over the past decade+. Post-covid, it seems corporations have figured out how to maximize profit, in part, by reducing labor and tailoring towards online sales....
Can someone help me determine what power outlet adapter I need in the Philippines?
I’m taking my first international trip to the Philippines next month and I’m confused on what kind of adapter I need. I found this SitePlugs A and B look similar to those used in north america. I’m only bringing my phone, tablet, and steam deck. I read that I don’t need a transformer for those devices but I’ll still...
Follow-up: Temporary fix for Immich's shady third-party API
Context : Immich default map tile provider (which gets sent a bunch of PII every time you use the map feature) is a company that I see no reason to trust. This is a follow-up to this post, with the permanent temporary fix I came up with. I will also summarize the general opinion from the comments, as well as some interesting...
What makes gel capsules so expensive in comparison to other pills?
Disclaimer: I’m in Australia and here vitamins must comply with certain regulations. Feel free to read about it: tga.gov.au/…/how-are-vitamins-regulated-australia...
Server HDD selction
I’m looking for 16TB HDDs. They’ll be for fairly light usage. Immich will be the heaviest thing running on it....
My newest addition
Haven’t really used a mocha pot before, so I’m experimenting a little to find the right grind settings and ratios for my taste. Normally brew espresso on a flair classic. Went with this more modern design from bialetti because it also works on induction stoves.
Worst/Best discontinued products that are taboo now but ok yesteryear
Seeing another post about aunt Jemima products that were discounted due to racial stereotypes I was curious what’s the worst product-fuckuo you have seen?...