JUST TODAY I was going to buy WinRar. I've used the software forever, for free, and I just thought... I appreciate this, they've never given me grief, and I'm going to pay them.
And I went on their page to subscribe for a lifetime membership, and they wanted 20 bucks, which I was okay with, but it does not include Major Updates! I guess I’ll buy it and just click the do not check for updates button but that seemed kind of, I don’t know....
Why stand in line to board an airplane?
The seats are assigned. People have been standing in line for 15 minutes now. Why on earth would anyone want to stand there, when they could just sit and wait until the line clears?...
What is an interesting fact that you recently discovered?
I got really emotional (bipolar episode) and sent hate-mail to my past liberal teacher who used to bully me. Then someone who claimed to be a police officer texted me saying that they have a...
warrant on me for harassment. Is this guy real? It’s been four months and nothing has happened…
Can someone demystify computer Ports for me? Please? Blocking, unblocking, opening, allowing, VPNs and their effect, what ports are and what they do, step by step, when you have to interact with them?
It’s the one thing when I’m configuring things that makes me wince because I know it will give me the business, and I know it shouldn’t, but it does, every time. I have no real idea what I’m doing, what it is, how it works, so of course I’m blindly following instructions like a monkey at a typewriter....
Well, the eclipse came and went, and the world didn't end. What did we do wrong?
How can we secure a solar eclipse induced apocalypse next time? More virgin sacrifices? Less? Virgins are quite abundant these days. We could go either way…
Could real neurons be used for LLMs?
There’s a video on YouTube where someone has managed to train a network of rat neurons to play doom, the way they did it seems reminiscent of how we train ML models...
to those of you who get bored at work if there's lots of downtime, why?
I read posts about people quitting jobs because they’re boring or there is not much to do and I don’t get it: what’s wrong with being paid for doing nothing or not much at all?...
What's your favourite field of science? 🔬
Mine’s physics! I enjoy it so much 😃
Would you watch the earth form from nothing to the current time for 500.000 $?
I give you a cozy chair and you are now going to watch the beginning of earth til today with all your senses. You won’t age, everything freezes. But once you reach this minute you will get a million dollars....
what does everyone think about piped bot and other bots
What are everyone’s thoughts on bots like piped bot and tdlr bot
What are some of the most insuffereable moments in your life?
What's a common feature of video games we could really use in real life?
What are some interesting online zines to read?
Is there a specific religious term for the belief "God exists and he is evil"?
I am not an atheist, I genuinely believe that God exists and he is evil, like a toddler who fries little ants with a lens.
What do you think most dinosaurs sounded like?
I think it was on Ben G Thomas on YT that I’ve seen academic references saying various ways dinosaurs likely sounded like birds in their vocalizations. Do you know of any scientifically grounded reconstructions of possible sounds?...
Anyone have good ways to search through lemmy posts?
Neither DuckDuckGo nor Google are particularly good at it, since you can’t do something like site:reddit.com. How do you guye search or is this just an unsolved problem?
Speaking of euphemisms, do you guys know of any common dysphemisms?
Here’s an example from me...
Bone conduction headphones?
I just recently learned that this is a thing that exists. I’ve had a couple audiology tests that use these weird headphones with firm rubber balls where normally expect to see the speakers; the rubber balls sit on your temporal bone, and there’s a metal bar the wraps around your head connecting them and giving them pressure...
New to this kind of social media format
Hi everyone! I came here for interest to try reddit-like social networks. I’m used to the concept of microblogging (and telegram), and I’m wondering how to post my own here, as well as search for interesting posts and people/communities?
What are some interesting communities on Matrix worth checking out?
Title, pretty much. I’m in a couple of niche communities, and thought I should expa d into more generalized communities. All things tech are of interest, really....
What picture do you have in mind when you hear "New Balance, Tennis Socks, white polo"?
Of all movies that you gotta watch more than once to really understand, what is your favorite and why?
Should I date now if I have to move in a few months to a place that is hours away by car and would likely have more potential suitors?
Please be kind as this topic is a pain point for me. I’m feeling the pressure of finding my significant other because I’m at an age where it seems like everyone in my social media feed is getting engaged, married, or having kids. The issue is I have a huge transition coming up and will have to move in a few months to a place...