kbin.life - A general use kbin instance with a slight emphasis on the technical

Is cloudflare breaking the internet or fixing it?

I am a plebe who doesn’t understand these things but what exactly does cloudflare do? I see it popping up more and more often redirecting before visiting a site. I assume that this has something to do with bot traffic? It seems like every mention of cloudflare is about how it ruined someone’s day.

Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of June 2nd

What are you all playing? I’ve been trying out the slay the spire downfall mod a bit. Got some wins with the new characters. A lot of fun!

I'd like an easy install for a lemmy instance

How would we go about asking say, Cpanel / Softaculous to have a one click install for lemmy? It’s currently possible with many server applications and it would be awesome to have lemmy on that list

How do you get into wild camping, it seems so overwhelming and a lot of information to try and gather?

So, I’ve really started to make some large changes to my life after many years of being a degenerate and all my money going on smoking weed and doing other drugs with friends etc....

How much time do you spend on Lemmy?

I usually spend 1-2 hour on Lemmy since I am not a good reader(and also non native) so it takes some time to read all the content I like on Lemmy....

Any Tasker buffs here? I need help with something.

So I have Tasker and I’m a total novice with it....

Are shrunken heads a rights violation?

If we consider post-mortem rights to matter morally, then something like necrophilia or defiling someone’s body after their death would be immoral even if they don’t experience it (obviously) and even if they don’t have any family or loved ones around to witness it or know that it happened. As an extension of themself,...

what hardware should I buy for storage purposes? what brands?

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/16399318...

Hey... Google AI...

Take a note from the movie Tropic Thunder:...

Will microplastics in our testicles be an issue?

There was a finding that all males have microplastic particles in our testes....

I've created some mock-ups for new Linux apps

A way to long introduction...

Your Experience with Linux, BSD etc

The fact that you get a full OS for free, customizable and no crappy forced in features that you don’t want is amazing....

In the deep, far future, at the time of the "heat death" of the universe, if I turn on a radio will I get the sound of static or of total silence?

Best way to backup files

I have about 500GB of data (photos, documents, videos etc.) that I have accumulated over the years. Currently, I keep them on my computer and rsync all additions / changes once a month or so to an external hard drive. Do I need to be worried about data loss (sectors going bad, bit rot, bit flip, whatever it is called)?...

AI Fakes in Highschool and Middle School (USA)

If a high school kid makes an AI fake nude of a female classmate, can they be arrested for child porn and have a permanent record?...

[Extensive Guide] How to batch download and tag songs

[Original date of post creation: 2024-06-02]...

Lemmy community discoverability is not user-friendly and can be improved App side

I’ve introduced two of my friends (not into tech) to Lemmy. Since they’re not into tech this is their first web forum....

What cool things could I do with an old phone?

Hi, everyone!...

Any idea how I can find this ~1GB of ghost file on GDrive?

Like everyone I’m struggling to keep my data on Google drive below their limit. This is fine. I’ve been gradually deleting photos from my drive and transferring them to my own storage....

Some questions about building a PC for graphic design

I’m trying to build a workstation for my wife who is a graphic design by trade. She has only ever used Window so I thought that this would be a great way to introduce her to Linux. I just have some questions about getting this project off the ground....