How did people tell time at night before clocks?
The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?
Is there a meta-community for discussing ways to grow & manage Lemmy communities (not instances)?
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/24989007...
[Urgent] How do you know your computer or phone isn't spying on you ?
This maybe a dumb question but i became paranoid all of a sudden and wanted some answers because i can’t find it anywhere else nor can i sleep without it. Like even if i did flash linux on a lets say amd laptop couldn’t the chip itself be spying on me ? Also i understand bootloaders are stored or rom is there a way to know...
Is there a word for when a business or other private organization unrelated to a government restricts/limits speech?
Wordpress vs. ModX vs. 'what do you like?'
Hello community,...
Signal Messenger Groups
I created a space for sharing and finding Signal groups of your interest...
$LANG variable
How do i set the $LANG variable without using export? I have set my locale.conf to LANG=en_US.UTF-8 but LANG is still always set to en_US which is not valid. I’d prefer not to use .bashrc or /etc/. Thanks in advance!
How much of what you self-host do you keep LAN only over making accessible across the internet?
Do satellites have different levels for direction they are traveling?
Like distance from the Earth. And do some of them “sit” in one place, like always over North America?
Recommendations to setup immich
Hello!...
Suggestion of Icon packs
Hi guys! I’m looking for adaptative icon packs. Any suggestions?
YSK: About BangYourBuck.com, which lets you sort Amazon by price per pound/count/etc.
It’s a website that lets you sort amazon by price per ounce/pound/count...
SVP + MPV + Wayland
I was wondering if anyone else has had luck configuring SVP with MPV on wayland (AMD). I followed the archwiki wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mpv...
Help finding a specific (or suggestions for a nice one) poem for a wedding speech
Hi all, my brother is getting married soon, and I will be giving a speech at the reception....
Cronjobs: When First Connected to Internet
Hi folks, Does anyone know how to instruct cron to carry out a command when a connection to the internet is first made after boot? I have a few jobs that only need to be done once per day and require an internet connection e.g downloading the weather forecast and my rss feeds. I’m not always connected to the internet on boot...
Thinking of getting into self hosting but I'm a complete noob
I think of myself as technically inclined. I have installed Linux multiple times and have basic command line knowledge, and I’ve programmed in many languages, with the most experience making a static website game using HTML/CSS/JS....
Is it worth buying the Mac keyboard for a dedicated Linux PC instead of the windows one?
What is your personal preference based on experience? I Assume because Mac is Unix and Linux is Unix based, it would be more suited, but I have no personal experience with the layout. I am willing to try something new if i hear enough merits for it, and I also find the windows layout somewhat inadequate(The grass is greener on...
does anyone have "smart glasses"? are there any that are discreet and cannot be heard by others near you?
I was looking at “spy earbuds” but they just don’t seem too practical, even the real expensive ones I found are still disposable batteries only and I just don’t wanna drop that kind of money. I do however wear glasses and looking online I see they average about $30 for a pair of bluetooth enabled ones. My only question...
Everyone be using the eggplant emoji as a penis euphemism, I have two thoughts on this ...
over time this might affect our collective consciousness in regards to the purpose & function of the eggplant; and...
What's the food young children make in other cultures?
In the US it’s not crazy for kids maybe as young as 6 to make themselves sandwiches like a PB&J/Ham & Cheese either if parents have an emergency, or to take to lunch for themselves because parents didn’t have time. (Or you know, they’re neglectful)...
[META maybe] Is the swear filter on lemmy.ml gone ?
As in do they still censor word like fuck as removed and delete your comment ? Haven’t seen anything about it but just saw some .ml folks swearing.
I’m American and I’ve never eaten Yorkshire pudding. Gonna try making it. Any tips on cooking or serving?
Also how do I know if I’ve done it right? How is it supposed to taste? Texture?
Can someone explain to me why NAT is not enough for security?
Networking noob here. I want to prevent all incoming requests except through a specific port, and that traffic is forwarded to a specific device on the network. NAT seems to do that just fine, it’s almost like a kind of firewall by itself. What kind of threats are there that requires more than just NAT for security?
Lemmings, what's your self hosted server power usage?
I’ll just come out and say it: 50W. I know, I know an order of magnitude above what’s actually needed to host websites, media center and image gallery....