I'm a "Rule-Follower". Am I a champ or a chump?
I wait for the WALK sign, I keep it to no more than 5 mph over the speed limit, I use my blinkers, I never jump the line, I keep to the watering schedule, pass the SMOG test every other year, file accurate tax returns…...
Why uppercasing every single word in topics became so popular?
Is it used to make headlines/posts more catchy? Does it have any logical explanation?...
Canon Connections: Strange New Worlds 2x08 - "Under the Cloak of War"
• “Under the Cloak of War”. The flashbacks in this episode are set during the Federation-Klingon War seen during DIS season one, and a large part of that conflict was the new Klingon cloaking devices that T’Kuvma, and then Kol installed on their various ships. Get it? Yeah, you get it....
How do you deal with the logs on your servers?
I’m pretty new to selfhosting, but one thing that I know to take seriously is log collection. Since there are a lot of different type of logs (kernel log, application logs, etc) and logs come in many different formats (binary, json, strings) - it’s no easy task to collect them centrally and look through them whenever...
Can an average person who works a full time job become capable enough to rival a secret agent like James Bond or John Wick on their own ?
If so what kind of training they would have to go through ? By training I mean the spatial and situational awareness, combat skills (this is kinda unrealistic), enough knowledge to turn any situation to their advantage etc....
Are there any people who hates music?
I’m not saying particular genres, we all have our less desired musical genres, I mean music in general....
I’ve been somewhat of a fuck up in life, now doing better but still struggle with things. More details below.
So I was diagnosed with ADHD in my late thirties and before that I was a mess, job to job etc. then got lucky and worked for a company that afforded me the chance to study for my dream job without work pressure....
Need help with making Linux my home
I’m starting to get ads in my Windows notifications so it’s time I move....
Why the Bible is divided by verses and numbers?
It always looked so weird to me, like, who not just read the Bible like a proper book instead of having all of those numbering?...
What makes your life well-lived?
When you get to the end of your life, old and tired, and you look back on all the things you did and time you spent, what will make you say: yes, I did well and it was all worth it?...
To: Captain Kathryn Janeway, Starship Voyager, From: Emergency Medical Hologram, Starship Voyager, Topic: Status of Emergency Medical Hologram, Starship Voyager
I regret to inform you that I have been forced, by the actions of this crew and my treatment at their hands, to file a formal grievance....
Let your weired flag fly!
What do you secretly, and weiredly enjoy doing? We will not judge 😊
When if at all will the social media business model collapse?
As far as I understand how things like facebook or reddit work they:...
What to know before Dual Booting Windows + Linux?
I’m looking to finally use Linux properly and I’m planning to dual boot my laptop. There’s enough storage to go around, and while I’m comfortable messing around I’d rather not have to run and buy a new device before school while fixing my current one....
Where do i find sea charts for sailing? (Baltic sea)
See topic. I want to use them with a Garmin handheld device. I can do transformations from, e.g., OpenStreetMap myself (with some instruction).
Which smaller themed instances would you like to share?
I just discovered baraza.africa, which is an African focused instance....
Why do modern phones have device encryption on by default, but computers do not? Why doesn't computers also get encryption on by default?
Is it dumb to create a wiki in this day and age?
I have a vague idea to create a wiki for politics-related data. Basically, I’m annoyed with how low-effort, entirely un-researched content dominates modern politics. I think a big part of the problem is that modern political figures use social media platforms that are hostile to context and citing sources....
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What's your favorite Linux distro?
Trying to build critical mass for small communities
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2693464...
Do you bite your ice cream or use your lips?
How do I find news without using Social Media?
I have used YouTube, Reddit and Mastodon for news related to certain topics. Now I want to be more independent in finding my own news sources. However, there are so many sources on the internet I wouldn’t know where to begin to find them by myself.
What are ways Renters (of a house) can get into alternative energy?
Are there portable wind turbines and/or solar panels I can put up in my very bright dusty back yard?