[Physics] Does gravity have 'elasticity'? If a solid sun-sized object zooms across space at the speed of light, then abruptly stops, does it take gravity some time to 'settle' around it?
Is it a stable/static effect no matter what, or is it a bit more stretchy/bouncy depending on how the object is behaving?...
[SOLVED] How do I add autocompletion for my `stfu` command?
I have a little helper command in ~/.zshrc called stfu....
Looking for a self hosted alternative to Flickr
Hey everyone, I’m hoping to find a self hosted and hopefully FOSS alternative to flickr for photo organization and viewing...
Is there a temperature so hot that relativistic effects are noticeable?
Self-Hosted (or github pages hosted) "clipboard"?
Good day self-hosters! I’m not exactly sure what to call what I’m looking for besides a “clipboard”. Let me describe my problem and what my ideal solution is....
Annotations for *Star Trek: Discovery* 5x09: “Lagrange Point” (SPOILERS)
The title refers to points of gravitational equilibrium in space between two gravitationally massive objects, named Lagrange points after Italian scientist Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736-1813). Five Lagrange points can be defined for two bodies. Lagrange points are well known in science fiction as locations where orbital colonies...
Tips on distro for gaming Swedish
Hi! I’m getting a new laptop any day now and I plan on going back to Linux after maybe a decade on Windows. What works best for gaming nowadays? Is manjaro good for that? I prefer a distro with a nice name but of course that’s not the central thing. I’ll also do some book keeping, writing et cetera but I don’t think...
CentOS 6.3 - Best backup / restore solution?
Hello everyone!...
It’s my 15 year fediversary today!
That’s longer than I ever used XMPP or IRC.
How to image a Debian system on a zfs mirror?
I have set up a refurbished PC as a media PC with storage. The OS, Debian, is on an m.2 nvme disk of 256 GB. I have connected 2x4TB risks in zfs mirror mode to store my media....
How do you search for honest product recommendations?
Searching for product recommendations has become harder and harder over the years. I used to google or browse reddit for reviews, used them to create a shortlist of products and then actually dig deeper and compare them....
Beginner Linux Guides
Are there any good resources for helping someone getting into Linux? One of my friends I never thought would get into Linux is asking me for help. He specifically is an advanced Windows power user. I also had someone who was a complete noob, even to Windows....
RAID Card temperature
Hello everyone!...
If an oven only has fan forced mode do i still need to set it to the fan forced temperature in recipes? Ie 160 instead of 180.
Landlord put in a new oven and not sure how it works.
Suggested Seedbox Provider
I was feeling real groovy about my fresh new ultra.cc VPS, but it’s slow as fuck! sub 50 kbps upload. I’ll never untank my ratio at this rate!...
What is the point of cruel and deadly border policies if employers could just be penalized for hiring unauthorized labor all along?
Do old phones just sound better?
So I’ve been messing around with a few phones lately, a nexus 6p, a pixel 3a xl, and a s21 ultra, and I’ve noticed that on the 6p and 3a xl both sound louder, punchier, and clearer when compared to the s21 ultra. They also both have that thicc notch design with a massive speakerphone which might add to the high volume...
(SOLVED) I'm Going Insane. Why Does Mullvad DNS Not Work Underneath My Linux Machine When Every Other DNS Does?
I have wasted the last 2.5 hours trying to see where I went wrong with my configuration and I just can’t....
Words are the hands of the mouth
Tiny homes are just mobile homes impacted by shrinkflation
How do you deal with feeling a great connection with one of your children, but not with another?
Not that I’m having this issue, but my wife and I are considering a second kid and this is a thought I’ve had.
Best Soulslike game for beginners?
I’ve never played a soulslike games because they are a bit intimidating to me. Amy recommendations for soulslikes games to start on or for beginners to the genre?
Distributions intended for hardware diagnosis and other related utilities
Within the GNU/Linux ecosystem there are all kinds of tools to diagnose the system, or rather, to check the state of the hardware, but there are few distributions specifically designed to perform this task, or at least that I know of, because the only distribution I know that is intended to diagnose the computer, (Or at...
At some point in the future there will be a movement to completely drop all computer technology for privacy reasons
Privacy services are sometimes hard to learn so people will just decide to go back to the old days. I imagine that it will be easier in a group.