how can I develop a thick skin?
today was supposed to be my first day of therapy and the therapist didn’t show up. I’m pissed off. I wasted 2 hours for nothing....
How can the two superpowers cultivate friendly relations / avoid escalating a cold war?
Are there any apps with kind of an educational feed for mindless scrolling?
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/10828079...
Can we simulate sound?
I know that nowadays there are some physics engines pretty advanced, capable of very complex simulations....
Would changing useragent to chrome cause me problems?
I’m hearing a lot about websites like netflix and YouTube crippling their performance in some way if you’re using firefox instead of chrome/a smart TV...
Lokking for cool niche services, shells, free stuff.
I’ll start: tilde.green - free shells with static webpages, privateBin (pastebin), Git...
I spent $10k on food last year. What’s good way to track grocery spending?
So I’m just one dude and 10k a year just on food seems incredibly high. I don’t go out that often, ~$1600 was at restaurants. I’m not really sure what I’m doing wrong while shopping at grocery stores and want to track grocery purchases better. The store I typically go to doesn’t have online receipts to use....
Best printers / printer brands?
Fuck HP
Time Travelers of Lemmy, what surprised you the most about the eras you visited?
Are there any FOSS Mahjong apps for an elderly person?
My grandmother wants to install Mahjong onto her phone. I couldn’t find any results on the Play Store with no ads or in-app purchases. She doesn’t understand technology and could get tricked into purchasing stuff or compromising her data.
Keep proton pass and proton mail with single account?
Proton pass...
Tim Pool just suggested that democrats are gonna nominate haley by switching parties. Is that really the plan?
and would she be any better than biden/trump/obama? i honestly haven’t paid her any attention.
What's the worst song you've ever listened to?
Does this literary device/technique have a name?
So John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats does this thing in some of his lyrics where he’ll start a sentence out with a verb as though it’s an imperative, but it’s from a first-person POV. There’s a lot of examples but the song “Counterfeit Florida Plates” is the one that comes to mind first, for me. Is there a...
I love-hated Chinatown because the ending is so damn nihilistic. What are some other entertaining movies that have similar endings?
Edit: PostScript, I found a good article....
Similar fables to King Arthur and Robin Hood in other cultures?
Basically the title. In the US I’ve heard the fables of King Arthur and Robin Hood constantly. What are some other fabled heroes from antiquity that are less well known? Something from a non-Western culture.
Anyone ever have a baked potato explode? (kbin.social)
Idle question. I've always heard that you need to prick the skins before baking a potato. The potential consequence for failure to do so is a catastrophic potato explosion....
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What are the cheapest and most effective language-learning apps besides Duolingo?
Realistically, how can Palestine gain it's freedom?
We know what happens with peaceful protests, elections, and foreign interference (and more foreign interference), so how can Palestine gain it’s freedom? Any positive ideas are welcome, because this situation is already a humanitarian crisis and is looking bleaker by the day....
I'm asked to send a 360 Feedback over Slack
Okay so I work in one of those amazing tech companies where you have to submit 360 feedbacks every 6 months & will be PIPed etc. As here because unfortunately the programming related communities seem pretty inactive....
Are there any Duolingo speedrunning Lemmy communities?
I’ve gotten into Duolingo speedrunning, and I’m pretty good at it, and I want to compete against others. Are there any Duolingo speedrunning communities or Discord servers around?
What was the most unexpected or surprising thing of yours on Lemmy to have been deleted by someone else?
What has been your best financial move in life?
If your toilet was sentient would you rather it crave your bodily waste or hate you for it?
Personally, I think it’s like people with a foot fetish. Ok gross and weird but isnt harming anyone.