What is the next "big thing"? (kbin.social)
Right now it seems like its "A.I.". Still big now are the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. Recently we had COVID 19....
Any restaurants you know that are reducing plastic? (fedia.io)
Looking to see if you know of any restaurants doing anything interesting for reducing takeout plastic waste....
How likely is Scottish independence from Britain?
As an American, I can see that there’s what appears to be a vocal minority in Scotland pushing for independence, but I genuinely have no understanding of how likely that is to ever actually happen. Is it at least in the realm of possibility, or is it more of a “The South shall rise again” type thing? (No offense intended...
What makes the best kids smartphone?
How do people fall for believing in socialism, despite its downfalls?
After reading in economic systems and how have they been applied, I started realising how impossible it is to have a good true socialist country.
Does any language have a word for mixing a beverage by pouring from one vessel into another?
I don’t mean something like “pour” or “mix” in the English language. The word should capture the idea of pouring from one vessel into another with the goal of going from a semi-heterogenous solution to a mostly-homogeneous solution....
Should we replace democracy with science?
What are your thoughts on the downsides of anarchic capitalism?
Reading about unabomber manifesto, I started thinking that socialism is bad and that the best system is AnCap.
What good creative commons licensed youtube channels do you follow?
I will start with mine:...
Do I need a good argument for you to respect my opinion?
For people who have psoriasis/eczema/bad skin, how did you get rid of your dandruff?
I’ve been dealing with dandruff since I was a kid, it’s always made me really insecure and always wear a hat. I’ve tried plenty of different hair products, none seem to work. It’s not just my hair on my scalp, it’s my beard as well. I’m a 19 year old male (Caucasian), I’ve been already deciding if I want to go bald...
Is there a good source of info on rental car liability insurance?
I want to know if the car I’m renting comes with liability insurance. I just want to be sure that if I am at fault in an accident, that the other car will be covered. Lets try to ignore any personal car insurance policy and let’s ignore collision insurance for now....
why do you use xmpp instead of matrix?
I see the matrix is more popular than xmpp, but why?
Will House Democrats defend the speaker against unseating? (infosec.pub)
This German newspaper article (translated by Deepl) claims that Democrats will defend Johnson against attempts by the right of his party to unseat him as speaker. I don’t know the ins and outs of US politics, therefore I ask: What do you think?
What are your favorite metal song covers?
Medical practitioner influencers who are spreading FUD and pseudo-science, can they be held liable in the USA? Do platforms they're on have no obligation to protect users from such harm?
The person I am talking about is Dr. Palaniappan Manickam aka Dr. Pal, a board-certified gastroenterologist from Sacramento, California, who is also a YouTuber. He’s created various videos targeting Indian netizens, most of which are decent, but not without adding his own twist of misinformation, that are considered...
What are actual good movie trailers that get you hooked without spoiling everything?
Kind of in response to an earlier post in here about trailers that spoil everything, I think it is easier nowadays to count how many didn’t spoil everything.
What movie trailer ruined the movie with how much it revealed?
I saw the trailer for “American society of magical Negroes” and it looked kinda funny in the first 20 seconds, then the trailer went on to show what I’m pretty sure was literally everything in the movie....
Was there ever a internet comment that actually really hurt you?
Parents of lemmy, at what age did/would you give a smartphone to your kids ?
Can you live without YouTube ?
Today in a Privacy community a post about YouTube. No word about privacy but all about which software or settings are needed to watch videos and the money needed to host videos. It made me wonder whether some of you can lead a meaningful life without YouTube. Or will a cold turkey bring the worst out of you ?
What would dinosaur meat taste like? (lemm.ee)
Chicken?
Someone left a 4 inch rock rock with a line circle carved in it in the dirt next to my door
What do you guys think was the intention with this? I recently had an episode of mania, and was behaving a bit oddly, but I confirmed with my mother (this was her condo I’m renting it) that it wasn’t here when she left and I’ve never seen it before :|
Help me find this song
Hello, I’ve been looking for a song that I used to listen to for the past couple months. It was a rap song with I believe a fat Chicano man in front of a pyramid with a lowrider in front of it (I’m describing the album cover). Had a heart beep style beat like ‘bum bum - bum bum bum - bum bum bum - beep’ it was cool as...