what are you excited to watch this weekend (June 21)
I’m looking forward to Friday Night SmackDown, AEW Rampage, the LA Sparks Game on Saturday, AEW Collision, and House of the Dragon on sunday.
Is there any way to find out if I've been blocked from a community?
some posts have zero comments and views
So why is gold found in veins? Isn't it weird that all this dead-star juice clumps together? It isn't formed by the Earth. So it just got deposited in clumps?
Soap makes water wetter. Kind of. It reduces the surface tension, allowing it to spread out and penetrate better. Making it clean better. So could we produce a surface tension-free water?
What about another liquid? Is there a “perfect” cleaner, something that spreads and penetrates like nothing else?...
With authoritarianism on the rise has the internet helped or hurt the cause for democracy and collective rule?
As a follow-up, is there signs that the internet/technology may play a role in making a better society for all?
Baby Monitor vs Security Camera
My wife and I have just recently had our first child and I’m looking at getting a decent baby monitor (or security camera) setup....
Which Feddit instance is the oldest?
feddit.uk, feddit.de, feddit.nl, a different one? Who came up with the name “Feddit” for federated Reddit?
More and more lately, I see more large companies in hot water for another significant data breach (Dropbox, AT&T). Will this become the norm?
More specifically, are we seeing companies breached due to their (obvious?) security flaws, hackers getting better at what they do, or a combination of both?...
Who is the most famous person that has your cell phone number in their cell phone contacts?
Bonus points for “they would answer if I called”
Who's the most famous person you've met?
Why doesn't NA beer have nutrition fact labels in the USA?
I understand that alcoholic beverages are regulated by the ATF and not the FDA, which is why nutrition fact labels aren’t legally required on alcoholic beverages, but why does this carry over to NA beer?...
do you know how banknotes look after being washed with the laundry?
genuine question, because I forgot a $20 with the laundry at work and I don’t know if the laundry is going to look green or if I’m going to get a white $20 back and clean clothes…
Why can I sometimes not swallow if I wamt to?
Sometimes I malfunction and wamt to swallow but I cant. After a few tries it suddenly works. I usually bug when I breath heavily through my nose.
Why are Asian products so often wrapped in really *thick* plastics?
I live in Europe but sometimes shop at Asian supermarkets here. One of the things I notice with almost everything I buy there is that plastic packaging feels a lot thicker than that on European products. Is there a rational reason for this? Are plastics simply cheaper? Or do people worry more that products might spoil? Are these...
So what have you been geeking out about this week?
Thoughts on movie recap channels?
Notes:
How come there are ~21 hours between the two Diomede islands that are only 4 km apart?
The Diomede Islands are two islands in the Arctic Ocean, between Alaska and Siberia. Despite the distance being 4 kilometres, there is a time difference of 21 hours between them. Why?...
Who does zombies better? Comics and cartoons or anime and manga?
Idea for niche communities
There isn’t enough people on Lemmy to have niche communities finding someone interested in threads for example here is like finding a grain(Though niche communities like spec evo in for pages I own probably could take take off If I put enough effort into it) in the sand people will follow niche sub lemmings and they will...
I don't know how to deal with what to me is a thin skinned and gossip coworker.
She is a good coworker, meaning she knows her duties and has ample experience....
How do scammers overtake a youtube account with 2fa enabled
Saw a video of a youtuber that got his account overtaken which has 2fa enabled (not sure which method but I’m thinking sms). He says he didn’t get phished, downloaded anything and his session cookies weren’t stolen and I believe him. The only clue is that he received a sms otp from google but was invalid when he inputted...
Do you have a Heat Pump in a cold climate?
Looking to get some anecdotal experiences from someone living in a cold climate using a heat pump as their main source of heat.
What's your favorite Biopunk centered movie?
What's a song that really expresses or imparts a skill or important truth to internalize
Little Black Sandals - Sia...