What can cause an automatic car to suddenly shake and stop?
It happened to my car last week, it got towed to a mechanic and I’m yet to hear back. I don’t know a lot about cars, so I’m hoping I’ll learn something here and be able to tell if the mechanic tries to rip me off....
What are the funniest Halloween costumes you have personally seen?
"There's a thing that I don't know what is" - Is this correct grammar?
How do you say something like that?...
What are some good somewhat older smartwatches that have a heart rate sensor and work with modern versions of Android?
I have been using a Pebble Time Steel for years even after their acquisition by Garmin Someone corrected me it was FitBit not Garmin thanks to Rebble, a modded firmware that gives it new life, but I would like a smartwatch that can track my heart rate....
how prevalent are psychological warfare tactics in everyday life?
Whether consciously or subconsciously instigated. By ordinary citizens, authority figures, shop workers, bus drivers, or really anyone for that matter
Hey Lemmy, what is your ultimate pick-me-up song?
Why don't given names vary more per region?
like town names are very unique; you probably couldn’t find the same 2 towns next to each other very often...
What are the best solutions for extending Wi-Fi range in a big, old house with thick walls? I rent, so I'd rather avoid adding any cables.
I have an extender already, but it’s a cheap one and bandwidth sucks. Any success stories?...
Is using a swap partition (on linux) bad for an SSD's lifetime?
Does having swap memory damage SSDs too much, what do you think about it?
What laptop should I purchase?
I haven’t owned a functioning laptop in like, ten years because my phone does most of what I like, but I (probably) have tendinitis and carpal tunnel and need something more ergonomic for my terminally online needs. Arguing with strangers on the internet is not as effective on a cell phone lol....
What's a good alternative calendar app for Android that isn't Outlook or Google Calendar?
I don’t like either. I used to use Sol Calendar but the app is out of the app store, and Sunrise Calendar, which got absorbed by Microsoft. I haven’t found a good replacement and I’d love suggestions.
What's the most exciting development happening in your field of work/study at the moment?
What’s something happening in your field of work or study that you think could really change things in the future?
What's the stupidest rule your school ever enforced?
Every generation has some product/ingredient that they didn’t know was dangerous at the time: tobacco, lead, asbestos, etc. What is that item for this generation?
Why is HD or 3D so impressive on a flat screen, but we walk around in real life with the highest definition possible and the most realistic 3D and it's completely mundane?
I guess this could have just been a shower thought as well…
i want to learn to negotiate, can you all give me some tips and how to learn to negotiate?
what are some furry communities on lemmy??
i like furry stuff and i’m a furry so i would like to know please. i know there are a few lemmy furry instances but still!! most of them are bots or repost content from r/furry_irl. thank you so muuuuch!!!
Can we get the ten commandments posted in both US houses of Congress?
I would love to have them light up like a scoreboard as each representative takes the floor, showing all of the commandments they have broken. If people want so badly to bring religion into politics then lets just show them exactly who they’ve been voting for. Maybe we can get the news networks in on this too, displaying it on...
Isn't defederating with lemmygrad being as censorship as USSR is accused of ?(NO SIDE TAKEN, READ BEFORE COMMENTING)
I know this post will probably be downvoted to hell, give me much problems and probably will make my account being banned but you have to know that i take no side writing this....
(Meta) So many questions here are not open ended. Does anyone care?
There are a significant amount of questions here that do not follow the criteria in the sidebar, especially “1. Open-ended question” and “5. An actual topic of discussion”. It seems some folks want others to do research for them, or to troubleshoot some random issue....
What is your favourite species of bat? 🦇
Is there any jail time with Trumps conviction
I’m not American and also not a lawyer. Do the types of charges trump was found guilty of have any jail time associated with them. Normally there is a min- max.
What's your country's "your barking at the wrong tree"
My $10 says there will be variants of this catchy phrase. (Help me win this)