Google Apps are like junk food, bad for your health/privacy, but very good in taste/product otherwise.
Think about it, Google Maps is (I think) the biggest collection of map data and information on locations everywhere around the world, yet I don’t want an advertising company knowing that I just went to a fast food place....
Confusion around duplicate communities
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/82a9ef2c-1508-477b-ab2f-ccdf3106f11d.png...
Using an old laptop for piracy
Hello people I recently acquired an old(er) laptop through my workplace. I was initially planning on running a Pi-hole on it but after installing it I noticed that my router is causing issues with the Pi-hole so I gave up on that idea....
Google News Alternatives
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I'm turning 18 this year. My mom is a millennial
I’m most looking forward to investing in stocks.
issue uninstalling Vivaldi fixed
my copy of Vivaldi seems to be terminally broken but everything i have tried to remove doesn’t work. after using the scudo purge it is still in my start menu and it stills boots up in a broken state...
Non right-wing tech podcasts?
It feels like every time I find a podcast about security/networking/technology the hosts end up saying some pretty off-color stuff, or I look them up and they also host right wing podcasts. Are there any that are more leftist, hosted by LGBT peeps, or at least not actively bigoted ?
Infosec Engineer AMA
Hello! My name is Mike and I am an infosec engineer with 10+ years experience. I’ve worked in GRC, Vulnerability Management, PenTesting & AppSec. I have 17 SANS certs (I have a serious problem) and I’m also an infosec community enthusiast and creator/mod for /c/cybersecurity. AMA!
Synology vs DIY
I currently use an old (2013?) Intel NUC with a 12TB MyBook plugged in as a simple Plex server. I want to get a NAS. Right now at Amazon or B&H I can get a DS923+ w/ two 16TB HDDS for about $1000....
What are your backup solutions?
I just started getting into self hosting using docker compose and I wonder about possible backup solutions. I only have to safe my docker config so far, but I want host files as well. What software and hardware are you using for backup?
Overseerr Equivalent for Audiobooks/Ebooks
Obviously am aware of Readarr but is there anything equivalent to Overseerr for book request tracking? Or has anyone found other creative ways of processing requests automatically to Readarr?
New Comics Discussion July 12 | Star Trek #10 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Echoes #3
Star Trek #10...
Do extreme sports athletes have different brains?
How are they able to perform well under intense pressure? Literally life or death situations. I’m talking about hardcore parkour or crazy people climbing skyscrappers....
is there a way to see the front page or list of communities of an instance without getting out of the instance you're currently in ?
For now, I can only visit a community from another server by searching or opening a post from that server, if I open it in the post’s original server or if I open their site, I’ll be in another lemmy instance and I’ll have no account there, so I can’t really interact....
Should I mark my account as a bot?
I use this account for normal user things, but I want to auto-post social media content in a community I’m in (!taylorswift) which I own. (The content will probably just post 0-3 times a day)....
What are the reason most of the outside internet hates the fediverse
I feel like if you scroll through any area outside of the fediverse you will here MASTODON SUCKKKKS OMG I HATE IT SO MUCH, it’s gonna fail. or comments saying mastodon will only exist for another year tops. Keep in mind I know in terms of microblogging apps for the fediverse mastodon is not the best, calckey is likely the best...
Android faithful podcast, all the android news you need. show them some love.
The first Android Faithful episode 1 “All about Android Faithful” was a smash hit. What is old is new again, go show them some love....
Pixelfed app - hide mastodon posts in network feed?
What the title says. I have mastodon and pixelfed, while it is nice to see posts from both services in network feed, im not interested as much in the mastodon posts. Its not a dealbreaker, but would be nice if i can switch off the mastodon posts. I dont know if it matters, but im using pixelfed.de instance.
Alcohol is lighter than water but the bottom of the cocktail still tastes the stronger .
Like I said, alcohol is lighter than water but the bottom of the cocktail still tastes the stronger. If i dont steer my mojito the bottom has a stronger alcohol taste
I got my vasectomy yesterday, my relatives might not like it, still my best decision ever
Greetings from Finland! I got my vasectomy yesterday at the age of 30. Starting from that age a Finn can get sterilized with just the approval of the doctor that’s going to perform that surgery. That procedure was a huge relief in my life. It may sound weird to some but I rejected all kinds of intimate interest from women...
Why are we stuck with bash programming language in the shell?
Bash-like scripting has become ubiquitous in operating systems, and it makes me wonder about its widespread adoption despite lacking certain programming conveniences found in other languages. While it may not be the ideal choice for large-scale software development, the bash shell possesses unique features that make it...
Ancient historical fiction?
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/1964350...
Moving Issue Discussions to Lemmy would Enhance Collaboration and Prioritization
I propose relocating most issue discussions from GitHub to lemmy.ml/c/feature_requests to optimize developer time and foster increased user engagement and collaboration. This transition would allow developers to focus on critical tasks while leveraging the voting system on Lemmy to sort comments and identify the most valuable...
Why would anyone want to be a moderator?
Are moderators just purely altruistic? Or do they have an ulterior motive?