What is the worst song to listen to in the car because of sirens wailing, brakes screeching, horns honking, or any other scary stuff?
Genuine question. I am an android user who has to use an iPhone for work. One thing really bothers me. When the alarm goes off and I'm in an app, it shows an unobtrusive banner at the top of the
screen. Fair enough, didn’t want to disturb me, I get it. But to turn it off I have to touch the banner and poof, my screen is full of all my alarms....
I've recently turned 20. What highly specific advice you, lemmy users, would offer me?
A lot of people answering this struggle to understand what highly-specific means. I’m looking to, for the sake of experiment, highly-specific advice that gives a reader clear understanding of what they should do. Unlike the vague advice, on the contrary, that may be too abstract to get implementing it right away....
What's the most evil hellish thing you've experienced firsthand in life?
Title.
Does lemmy instance have an API? Can I create auomtated posts through API? Polish
Is anyone else worried about the apple vision pro?
i wouldn’t normally be concerned since any company releasing a VR product with this price tag is obviously going to fail… but it’s apple and somehow through exquisite branding and sleek design they have managed to create something that resonated with “tech reviewers” and rich folk who can afford it....
How does my navigation system determine the specific wording it uses about each turn when giving directions?
For example, if it says “bear left” versus “turn left”, what process is it using to make that nuanced judgment?...
Is she into me? I really just can't tell.
I am sorry, but this is a long one....
Streaming from a modded Switch
Probably too far-fetched, but curious anyway since this would make things a lot easier....
Why does English dubbed media sound like the way they do?
Most of the time, it’s not the voice-acting quality that’s bad…...
Do you all have any tips on activities to do yourself, instead of consuming content all the time?
I’m pretty sick of my content addiction, like watching youtube or netflix all the time. I would rather be spending my time otherwise so figured fun things are the best to start. Do you have tips for fun things to do? Or how I could search for them?...
How to fetch mastodon account data into lemmy instance?
I learned how to fetch lemmy into lemmy. By pasting lemmy post url into search on my instance. Now I tried similar with mastodon post. Didn’t work. No search result. How to do that? Is it even possible?
What are your experiences with the Mandela Effect?
See title. For those who don’t know, the Mandela Effect is a phenomenon where a large group of people remember something differently than how it occurred. It’s named after Nelson Mandela because a significant number of people remembered him dying in prison in the 1980s, even though he actually passed away in 2013....
What news sources or article authors do you follow?
I used to read quite a bit of news, sometimes I still try, but tbh every news site feels so hostile I have a hard time trusting it’s a decent source....
How many of you are influenced by a condiment?
Sometimes, I open the fridge (or a cabinet) and just see some condiment (mostly hot sauce) and realize it will dictate my diet for the next month....
If you had to change your first name to something uncommon, what would you change it to?
How can i learn hindi in under a month ?
I am planning to go to india for studies (and maybe job ) but to do that i have to pass an exam . Don’t get me wrong i am not excepting to ace the test by studying under a month ( while studying a whole lot of other subjects too ) I just want to (barely) pass . And i suppose living there would require hindi aswell because most...
Has anyone seen zipper merging work in America?
I went on a trip yesterday and I tried it, it sure didn’t seem to work at all, one person who is stubborn, slow or whatever can mess the whole thing up.
Am I the only software engineer greatly worried and disturbed by AI ?
Ok let’s give a little bit of context. I will turn 40 yo in a couple of months and I’m a c++ software developer for more than 18 years. I enjoy to code, I enjoy to write “good” code, readable and so....
What quotes from children's media went hard as hell for no reason?
How many pillows under your head in bed?
I’m undecided between 2 and 3
How might one turn bad faith on its head to help rather than harm?
In thinking on the classic Sartre quote concerning the folly of arguing with anti-Semites as if they’re arguing in good faith, as well as the Swift quote regarding reasoning being unable to correct an ill opinion one didn’t reason themselves into…It’s left me thinking that perhaps a way to alter the path of those astray...
Anyone else have a song playing in their head 24/7? If so, what song?
I always have music in my head and I was wondering if other people have something similar.
Environmentally friendly balloons?
Hi Lemmy,...