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I read translations of Chinese fanfics that have a lot of obscure idioms....

I’m hearing a lot about websites like netflix and YouTube crippling their performance in some way if you’re using firefox instead of chrome/a smart TV...

EDIT: I’ll accept whatever you have—Scandinavian, asian, western europe, etc, but has to have English subtitles at least so I can follow along!...

hi all, what charities / other things do you recommend leaving money to in a will?

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for example if I found a good (and funny) video on youtube. where would be a good place to post it on lemmy?

This question will require some explaining, so bear with me (I phrased it how I did because I wanted to emphasize one of the connections). I ask this here because economics seem to be a huge topic here, especially when it comes to certain schools of thought (not that I’m judging, you have your reasons)....

My current place is being sold, so my cheap ass rent for an entire house? Gone!...

Where do you find alternatives for your subreddits? I found most of them but for these I can’t find any alternatives so I’m still using old.reddit and redreader....

It would be a good way of seeing what else is out there.

Hi again, I went thrifting and found a working, original switch dock for 3$ including the charging cable and assuming I could just plug in my other devices via the usb c input, I brought it. Turns out it doesnt work with other usb c devices for reasons and I dont own a switch personally so I’m kinda stuck with this cool paper...

if someone sprays disinfectant and i can smell it from the other side of the room does that mean all the food in that room is contaminated with disinfectant?

There are a number of rating sites out there, sometimes with conflicting information. What do you go to when you want to donate, especially when you want to look for a particular issue/crisis/disaster....

My job is very dirty and labour intensive so i don’t understand why I make 1000 words a day on those days, but 200 words a day on weekends.

I remember playing with 3D Movie Maker extensively. Me and my mate would make shitty movies usually ripping off James Bond or Indiana Jones....

I work in theoretical physics. Part of my job is discussing theory with the members of my team. The latest is a doozy. We might be able to observe alternate realities. No shit. Sight, sound, smell. The whole thing. In arbitrary resolution. Yes, impressive....

I have a specific goal. I need to work 760 hours to get a Permanent Resident card in my current country. I work part-time, so sometimes the no. of hours I work is 3.25 or 3.75. I need to tally up these hours with a goal of 760.

I realize this is lazy, but I did try to wiki this and I don’t know if the numbers are accurate and it’s pretty complicated to read....

Hi, are there uncensored mastodon home instances where I can register without to wait for an application approval? …or can I somehow use my lemmy account for mastodon?