Anyone know how to test external optical disc drives at a thrift store?
In short I need a cheap external disc drive and dont want to cough up the 20$ and buy online so thrift store it is. I cant really come up with a way to test these usually usb powered drives besides somehow setting up a computer or asking the workers for help (doubt they will). Does anyone have an idea to narrow down if a drive...
Which is the best cat breed to afford ?
Can DXM (dextromethorphan) be used to prevent or reduce tolerance to other ligands?
There’s drugnerd whispers on the internet that DXM (microdosed) can block or attenuate the development of tolerance to various ligands, particularly amphetamine....
Why do so many mobile versions of sites run worse on phone than desktop versions?
I swear every mobile site is absolute garbage that runs like ass on phones.
Is Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter (Chamber of Secrets) informed or inspired by real life Scientology "founder" L Ron Hubbard?
Anyone remember RPAN from reddit? Does the fediverse offer anything similar?
I miss RPAN! I could connect with my phone and stream any time, and there would be viewers, if only a few at times. Sometimes a lot though. It was great practice playing for an audience. Lots of great feedback and interactions, helped get me through the pandemic....
You're the US federal government and decide to build a new planned city for all the federal workers. Where do you build it? Give a Google maps pin.
You want cheap, cheap, cheap, lots of room to grow, low cost of living (no extreme temps), low chance of natural disaster, etc. New airport will be built....
What's the difference between ethics and morality?
Or “ethical” vs “moral”
I created a reddit's place clone, what do you think of the idea of hosting our own lemmy place event? (mujico.org)
I just finished a proof of concept web app that emulates the same concept introduced by reddit place app: a shared pixel board....
How to I batch convert .CR2 (raw) photos to JPEG?
Issue - I have 282 .CR2(raw) photos that need to be converted in batch/mass to same time but don’t know how. OS - Vanilla OS 22.10 (Ubuntu)...
How do you view your dreams?
I just realized I sometimes dream in the 3rd person and observe everything as a movie, while other times it’s like a POV shot.
How to sleep after wisdom teeth extraction
I seem to be generating excessive amounts of saliva to the point where I need a disposable cup to kinda drool it into every couple of minutes. This makes sleeping kinda hard and so I’m wondering is there a trick? I had to make a sort of makeshift bib out of a towel just to combat this last night and that allowed me to get a...
Tips on how to print a deck of cards?
Hello fellow lemmings! I’m designing a customized deck of cards as a present for a friend of mine. When finished, I’d like to print it by myself, because online print services would cost way too much for a single deck of cards. I’d like the cards to be robust and durable, and to be easy to shuffle. Is there a particular...
Origins of modern right wing discrimination? EA Wins Worst Company in America in 2013. (Trigger warning: violence against LGBT)
I wonder if anyone else remembers this. It came to my mind because I was reading this story:...
Would you rather?
So I was asked this by my friends kid. Would you rather live in the most boring place in the world, or be a hat? So to spice it up a little here are some rules....
What do you suggest visiting in Austria?
We decided to test whether the car can handle long ranges by going to Austria next week. It’s a large country with numerous places, so I want to ask your help. Have you ever been to there?...
Could modern computers decipher hieroglyphics if we never found the Rosetta Stone?
What if we never found the Rosetta Stone and could not read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Could computers or AI decipher them today?
Is world peace possible or are we doomed to struggle?
I was thinking about how we (USA) are always in continuous (ghost) wars and never try to negotiate for peace, to my knowledge....
What should I know about Jean-Luc Mélenchon?
Least favourite day of the week
My least favourite day has gotta be Wednesday, whether you’re working or not, it’s right slapdash in the middle and you just FEEL you’re at the end of the tunnel but not quite…...
Is the golden rule really good?
So when I was in school from 2nd to 6th grade in that school there was a sign saying to treat others the way you want to be treated. And yeah the irony with that was teachers at that school were actually quite abusive that I saw no sense in on one hand treating others the way you want to be treated meanwhile being treated badly...
Where do you get cosplay electronics?
Well after 10 years I just got banned by ADAfruit indefinitely for not shipping to my home address. I don’t know wtf that was about. I think they banned both addresses so I screwed my friend over. Anyone know of any other alternative sites?
US Drug Pricing - Mfg Coupon "As Low As $5/Mo"
This is very, very niche, but I couldn’t think of a more suitable place so I’ll give it a go....
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....