I’m not afraid to say I was wrong
I am old enough to have witnessed the golden age of The Simpsons as it was happening, and I know that, even then, people thought it was past its prime. I was among the many who tut-tutted that it was trash beginning in the early 2000s, but… I was getting over being sick a week or so ago, and I gave myself an experiment that...
Did the average European know about the New World around 1500? Did people fantasize about the New World in a way similar to how people fantasize about space travel today?
I asked this in askhistorians as well but it’s not active (it should be though!).
Netflix documentaries are the high-brow evolution of the Discovery Channel
Discovery used to be science, nature, and well-researched documentaries. Then it turned into the TV version of click-bait....
Pixel 4a owners, what new phone are you buying?
As of last month, the Pixel 4a is no longer getting software updates, and will be missing out on Android 14....
Please help me select parts for a "competent" gaming PC
I haven’t built a gaming PC for over fifteen years; I defected to PlayStation in '08 when the constant upgrading got too expensive to really justify, but now I’m looking to come crawling back....
Why does the breeze theme have 50 dependencies?
(This is a half-rant half actual question)...
Should I stick with The Outer Wilds? (EDIT: yes)
I’ve read a ton of good things about this game, so I started it this week. I’m a couple of hours in now, but all I’m doing is floating around in the little space ship so far, and respawning every so often when I do something dumb....
How can I become a best friend for someone ?
What human power-ups/power-downs would you choose? Why?
Just got an audience with the creator, gave you an opportunity to choose one organ to enhance/reduce its functionality; Cause apparently the creator can "grant your wish"...
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Review Thread (90/100 OpenCritic)
Game Information...
Selfhosted backup solution with GUI
I have a confession to make....
The huntress is completely hidden and will strike without hesitation.
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/9861580a-1c32-4a00-83ce-14f7be9a6a76.jpeg
Ripping Audible Audiobooks
I have a large audible library I would like to backup and make available for other audiobook apps that use less battery. I’d like to maintain as much information and structure as possible. I saw a self hosted solution for audiobooks I might try to implement as well....
Can Pirate's Bay be considered "safe" if it is used only for non-executable multimedia content?
Basically I want to download a serie in a specific language and absolutely nowhere I can find it and recently I saw that the serie is available in the language I want in The Pirate’s Bay but I know the bad reputation of the site and I have never used it....
Those of you that went back to your old job/company, why?
Which is the least no fuss mainstream phone manufacture?
Which is the best phone company in terms of consistently putting out good phone products.
What is the most fascinating emotion or feeling for you?
A few I like;...
PSA: AI can help you decode file names
I used to be much more knowledgeable about releases, groups and naming conventions. As I mostly moved off piracy and only use it occasionally, the release titles started getting less and less readable to me....
Why do people not hire experts?
Questions about running Linux in a VM on Windows
Hi, I’m an old windows user who have played with linux* a few times, but never commited to it....
Starwind (for OpenMW)
Just found out about Starwind, a Star Wars themed total conversion for Morrowind that can be played using the FOSS OpenMW engine (i.e. it can be played natively on Linux)....
c/phd [email protected] - Open, inclusive and supportive community for anyone with a PhD or interested in getting one.
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CodeLlama-34B - the First Open-Source Model Beating GPT-4 on HumanEvals
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3879861...
5th Edition D&D books?
With the Trove being long dead, and the last torrent not really being updated anymore, I was wondering what alternatives are out there....