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Why are so many mobile browsers at least 100, if not 200 megabytes in size? Even Firefox Focus which is supposed to be small and, you know, focussed is 85MB big....

I’ve had a certain debate a few times where you might say we argue over the “semantics” of the meat industry....

I have been working a very labor intensive job for about 3 months now and have lost enough inches on my waist to go down two pants sizes yet my total weight when I go on the scale remains around the same. How is it possible that I lost 4 or 5 inches off my waist yet the scale doesn’t change? Is it possible what weight in fat I...

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Edit… Btw I’m an adult, remember that Steve Carrell movie? Yeah, close to that.

Seriously, been working as a software developer for 9 years now and never passed a single coding test....

Edit: I’m basically looking for new topics to explore to add to my YouTube feed/subscriptions 😁...

For those, who do not know what the Gemini protocol is, think of it as a modern, light-weight HTTP alternative without CSS or JavaScript. In layman term, you could see it as Web 1.0 reinvented. It uses GemText instead of HTML. For folks who want to try it out, you can either install a Gemini extension for your HTTPs browser...

I like having knives, forks, spoons left to right as that is how I say it “grab a knife and fork”....

So France is starting an “experimental school uniform program” Sauce Do other countries also have that trend were conservative push for a school uniform rather than letting kids wear what they like ?

Its weird… I like the sweet/sour taste of soda once the CO2 is gone. People find me very weird for this

I noticed that a lot of the posts on Lemmy are news, memes, and interesting discussions. I like the regular flow of content we have, and I find a lot of it engaging....

Both strangers or people you know?

EDIT: Thank you all so much for your thoughtful input. It means so much to me....

I’m in the market for a new laptop. Preferably under $2000 and have good specs. 16 GB ram minimum and 500 GB SSD minimum. What recommendations does Lemmy have? If more details are needed please specify what and I’ll answer...

Mine is abit of a cheat since its for iOS/Mac/iPad but MoneyStats. It does balance forecasting and unlike Kualto/Dollarbird/other balance forecasting apps, you can actually buy it. No subscriptions please.

So we took a family vacation recently and we had to drive halfway across America and what creeped me the fuck out was how we were getting such different prices on different phones while looking at the same hotel room on Priceline. For example I would look for a hotel in Chicago and find a room for a $180, then my cousin is also...

Still haven’t had it, but had a close contact a few days ago, so I’m just curious.

I’m currently stuck in a used bedroom infested with flies at the time of writing this....

Would you want to stay for at least X hours? 2X? 4X? Something else?

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