How fatal and painful is it if my belly gets stabbed/ripped open?
If someone suddenly attacks me with a pocket knife, for example, they’ll most likely immediately go right for my belly, since I am 6’5" tall, and stab or rip it open. Therefore, I’m curious how fatal and painful such a wound is?
What are some cool/interesting/entertaining accounts to follow on the fediverse?
Looking for indoor security camera recommendation
Hi lemmys....
Does anyone know of any free-speech oriented Lemmy instances?
I’m interested in an instance that only blocks illegal content and spam.
What is Federation, Defederation, Fediverse, Cross-Platform Instances etc.?
Edit: I appreciate everyone who took their time to comment and provide explanation. All the comments were really helpful and informative. Thanks.
To everyone who hates the concepts of landlords and rent, what counts as being a landlord?
Does having an AirBNB setup make someone deserving of the guillotine or does that only apply to owners of multiple houses? What about apartments?...
Who do you consider a Great Author of the last 50 years or so (first well-known work after 1970)? I'd like to get a feel for who's who in modern literature. Any language/culture. Fiction only.
Bonus points for any books you believe are classics from that time period. Any language, but only fiction please....
Do you usually purchase digital or physical books? Why?
Why didn't Rugby take off in the Indian subcontinent?
There’s a good crossover between the best Rugby nations and the best Cricketing nations; I’m assuming this is down to good old fashioned British colonialism?...
Are you registered to donate your organs? Why or why not?
If you’re in the US, register here: registerme.org
What is the next big thing we should all become early adopters of?
What do you think about revenge? Is it worth it?
As a marketer of 20 years, will I find studying and a career in psychology difficult or vastly different?
I’m thinking of changing careers completely from marketing to psychology. I’ve worked in marketing for 15 years and studied it at university level for 6. I’ve reached the top, mastered it, and I’m ready for a career switch up. I’d like to look at becoming a clinical psychologist (general)....
What's your favorite song on Radiohead's 2007 masterpiece 'In Rainbows'?
I’d also love to hear stories about how it moved you on your first or 100th time listening to it.
How Would You Handle Students Cheating?
I gave my students a take home exam over spring break. (This is normal where I teach) One of the questions was particulary difficult. It came down to a factor of three in the solution. That factor inexplicably appeared with no justification on many of their exams. I intend to have the students I suspect of cheating come to my...
Would having a cat girl as a family pet mess my kids up?
So one of my kids is highly allergic to cats, but really wants a pet cat. I thought a good solution would be to get a cat girl. My wife is not totally thrilled by the idea, but I’m sure I could convince her. What are your thoughts?...
Messaging
I go to my inbox. I click messages. Then I click the plus icon. It asks me for a user. I input the user and nothing happens. Then I search and find the user again nothing happens. Why can’t I send messages in Lemmy?
Where is the weirdest place you have lost a pair of sunglasses?
Would you rather live in a big city or a small town?
Employed lemmings, how did you get hired?
(And what’s your job?)
Why is there a pronounced (stereotypical) dichotomy between listening music and gaming music?
Not talking about less than macro scales so don’t get pedantic about some exception. The early days were limited by silicon tech and memory storage, but those don’t exist any more. So why is it that game music and pop cultural music have not seemingly cross pollinated? Micro genres? Other?
How much sense would a riffle calibered Phalanx-like sentry gun make in an Ukrainian antidrone context?
Small arms fire is effective against the shahed drones in daytime en.defence-ua.com/…/how_ukrainian_soldiers_shot_s…...
How do we package food products sustainably in coming decades?
I imagine all plastics will be out of the question. I’m wondering about what ways food packaging might become regulated to upcycling in the domestic or even commercial space. Assuming energy remains a $ scarce $ commodity I don’t imagine recycling glass will be super practical as a replacement. Do we move to more unpackaged...
How do you manage your headphone cables?
I recently switched from wireless to wired headphones (Samson SR-850, probably the best for the very reasonable price) and my chair’s wheels instantly started eating its cable. Right now I’m using a small plastic hook that came with a face mask to keep it off the floor, but I’d like to hear other solutions.