[META] Why was the post here about the guy asking about file compression deleted?
Was it mods or self deleted?
How do you stay up to date with industry trends?
I always see this on job applications for IT and such. I’m wondering, how do you stay up to date?
How cheap is the cheapest home for sale in your city/region?
In Utah County the cheapest “House” for sale is 600 square feet, 2 bed, 1 bath, at $300k....
What do you think about the Gemini protocol?
For those, who do not know what the Gemini protocol is, think of it as a modern, light-weight HTTP alternative without CSS or JavaScript. In layman term, you could see it as Web 1.0 reinvented. It uses GemText instead of HTML. For folks who want to try it out, you can either install a Gemini extension for your HTTPs browser...
Anyone get that feeling of pure euphoria/ecstasy after eating following a period of malnourishment? What is that??
I recently went for a period of about 1.5 months in which I was eating very little due to some psych trauma work I was doing and a lifelong history of ARFID. I eventually started to get symptoms of malnourment and decided to get it under control. On the first day, I had a smoothie, a multivitamin, and an iron supplement....
Are there goldilocks zones for tidally locked planets?
A tidally locked planet does not rotate in relation to its sun. One side is always day, one, always night. This is caused by tidal forces pulling all planets towards this same equilibrium, so it’s completely stable once it does occur…a tidally locked planet at an earthlike distance from the sun would be scorching heat on one...
Why hasn't The Satanic Temple used the Don't Say Gay bill against Republicans?
Okay, so you know the Don’t Say Gay bill in Florida? The one that prohibits “gender ideology” in schools?...
Have you ever had a phone's flashlight LED just fail?
When the phone was otherwise in a working condition.
What I should do about auditory "hallucinations"
I’m trying to figure out what’s happening to me and I’m not sure where to look....
What are some popular fermented sauces in your area?
I’m curious what you like and how you use them in food.
What are your book recommendations for educating people on race and the history and culture of underrepresented people?
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/1882413...
Devs of lemmy, do you find ai chatbot helpful?
Do chatgpt or other language models help you code more efficiently and faster? Is it worth spending your money for it?
It looks like Duck Duck Go is down at the moment. What is your second choice for privacy respecting search? (kbin.social)
As asked.
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What was the last great spoof film?
The most recent I can think of is Hot Fuzz (2007)
Often we say infinite growth (capitalism) is not sustainable and reasonable. Can we also say infinite progressivism is also not sustainable and reasonable?
This question is social/political, and meant to trigger a nice debate on the negatives of imbalanced infinite progressivism we seem to be heading in social and technological spheres, ignoring science, practicality and reason....
People from a minority/dying culture, how do you feel about it?
There are many cultures around the world that are suppressed by majoritarianism. They have to face challenges like forced assimilation, language discrimination and refusal to acknowledgement of their unique identity. In fact, many cultures have been identified by UNESCO, that will soon cease to exist - either that they’re...
Hot and Cold
Does anyone else vacillate between feeling hot (attractive) and repellant?...
what is your experience with online check-in, qr codes, kiosks and printed boarding passes?
At airports, I’ve always waited in line to get a printed boarding pass. Time for a change I guess....
If you lost half of your income, but got memories of a a version of yourself living a life of leisure with that part of your income every night, would life be better or worse than it is right now?
If we all exist in a simulation, what will happen once we start running out of RAM?
Assuming our simulation is not designed to auto-scale (and our Admins don’t know how to download more RAM), what kind of side effects could we see in the world if the underlying system hosting our simulation began running out of resources?
When is the best time to book a flight in advance?
rule of thumb would be the sooner the cheaper, but how many weeks or months in advance?...
What thing do you love that you can never get anyone else to check out?
Kind of a hard question to word, but is there anything in your life you have recommended to other people but no one’s ever gotten into?...
Cloud storage solution?
Hey Lemmy, what do you recommend for cloud backup? OneDrive is now locking me out due to apparently breaking their terms of service, so it’s just the push I need to find something else....
What's an IT profession that is realistically possible to self-study for and become proficient enough in to get employed within a year?
By employed I mean get a job in the industry either offline or online. Ideally something that would highly likely remain in-demand in the near future.