Is anyone here into packet radio?
I’ve lately been very interested in initiatives to decouple mass networked communication from telecom corps. I know packet radio has a small but vigilant community, but I’m also interested in other platforms and protocols
The meaning of life
What’s the meaning of life?
Is there a website where I can upload stuff for free and the files stay there forever?
What's something you want to stop doing but can't actually stop?
GPL + butt hole?
License stuff came up the other day. Got me wondering....
What's the dumbest blockbuster movie you have seen that somehow received high praise?
I’m not saying the worst, otherwise I would need to include the star wars sequels or transformers movies… Just some really dumb movie that somehow got praised....
Parents with bilingual children, how did you do it?
Although I mention parents specifically in the title, this isn’t just for parents to respond....
Why do you choose to continue living?
The reason I choose to continue living is that I only have one chance to inhabit a mortal body in this world so I’d like to see it through for as long as I can. What’s yours?
The Condiment Wars
What is your favourite sauce of the big three :...
What are functions that are not a part of your job that common wisdom would make people expect are a part of it?
What was your worst work mishap, accident, or oopsie?
What's the piece of technology that has impacted the modern world the most?
If you ask me? Mobile/WiFi internet… The way and amount of time we use our phones had changed A LOT since their diffusion. I guess the release of the iPhone changed our idea of what a phone is too...
As a new, one year, software developer who retrained late. How do you know when you're ready to apply for a new role with more money?
As the title states. I’ve been a software developer for a year now and work for a tiny company, where the salary isn’t amazing. I got paid more at Apple Genius Bar, but it wasn’t as challenging....
What do you all check instead of the news?
I’ve realized that I check the news several times a day but not because I’m curious about what’s happening on the grand scheme of things, but because my brain wants to check something that keeps changing with new, evolving information. It fills a slightly different niche than social media, and I don’t watch sports so I...
What mundane things of our era could be seen as beautiful or admirable in the future?
For example, buildings and houses more than a hundred years old keep getting more and more rare, and often have an aesthetic that stands out, more ornate or with a particular style that most people can’t afford today or that is not financially convenient etc. But back in the day, that’s how things were built and most people...
Have you ever, given someone a major step up in life, been a mentor, and measurably altered the trajectory of their life for the better?
Average vs Fame
What life would you prefer leading, an average but quiet and peaceful life? Or a famous life where you have glamour, wealth and luxurious accommodation....
Is everything the worst?
I’m 43, almost 44, years old and went through a bought of alcoholism during the early part of the pandemic. I went through treatment and have been fine since. However, I can’t help but feel that all the news in the last few months is just the worst. Between the AI bullshit, the wars, the effects of capitalism, and the...
What's a Lemmy question/post you wish had more answers or replies but doesn't seem to have been paid attention to yet?
Why doesn't the Wi-Fi hotspot work on my phone? (T-Mobile, usa)
Title. Basically I just want to use the Wi-Fi hotspot on my phone, it connects and everything but then no Internet.
Advice needed on buying a personal boat
I’ve never owned a boat in my life and now that I live near the sea I would love to own a small boat to travel along the coast from one city to another....
American Employee: What Constitutes A Resignation
A sudden exodus of employees is causing leadership to panic and suddenly puts me under a microscope with questions like:...
what would a queen bee be called if queens never existed?
like what if the first person to coin the phrase, for the one bee that lays around just producing offspring, lived in a world that had no monarchies? or, were radically opposed to the concept....