US foreign aid package: how is it financed?
I was just wondering how the US (or any country really) can pull out 100 billion on a given occasion ? Is the treasury just “printing” more money, or are taxes raised? (let’s say 200million Americans are active, that’s still $500 per person) . Or is it just debt passed on to future generations? It goes without saying...
"Batch cooking" how do you store meal for the second half of the week ?
I don’t do “batch cooking” per se, but often cook something larger on saturday/sunday so I have leftover, either for Monday/thuesday lunch or for when coming back from sport, keeping food 2-3 in the fridge doesn’t worry me (Obviously, I am not gonna keep a tartare so long in the frige, and don’t even cook meat). Things...
Site that let's me filter by standalone novels only?
I love fantasy, but fantasy series are kind of nefarious for some… problems....
How much do people still follow entertainment media reviews today?
I know there’s occasionally some backlash to reviews that go against a broader positive reception to some media, but do that many people still follow reviews to decide what to check out?...
Is it worth fresh installing Fedora 40 or just upgrading my existing installation?
I have some Gnome extensions that are great but also have some bloatware that I’ve accumulated over the years....
Are there audiobook releases that have a visual component?
I listen to a decent amount of audiobooks and I’ll occasionally miss a one-off description of something important. I was wondering if there are projects to add a visual component to audiobooks? Official or fan-made it doesn’t matter. If it does exist what would I search for to find something like this?...
Why exactly are raisins toxic for dogs and not humans?
How do I get spell correction for Android? [Solved]
I suck at spelling and would like to know a word I have typed is wrong or not. Ideally with a red underline....
Parents with genuinely good looking sons but mostly daughters. How do you make sure they don't build their whole personality around looks?
cross-posted from: linux.community/post/823828...
Does middle name on plane ticket gave to match passport?
I’m taking my first international flight this year. I’ve got my passport and bought the plane tickets. However, I noticed that my middle name on the ticket is missing the last 2 letters. I contacted the airline and they said that middle name doesn’t have to match passport. I just want to make sure that is correct, I...
What 11in laptop do you suggest?
I don’t think lemmy has an equivalent /r/suggestalaptop community, but feel free to let me know if any....
What side do you open a banana from?
How many floors are under an apartment on the second floor? (No basement)
I still don’t know if it goes ground floor, second floor or ground floor, first floor, second floor
what the heck is a pensioner in the UK and why are they the butt of so many jokes ?
What would happen if every atom on earth was to simultaneously double in size?
As an extra one, what would happen if one in every 10 atoms was to vanish from existence.
What's stopping people who lash out at the world from going after corporations?
Obviously violence isn’t ever the answer but I’m just curious, when people go nuts and decide to take life and cause terror, what makes their decision to attack something like say a school or a church/mosque, a sporting event. As far as I see it in this day and age the biggest stressors in our society are corporations yet...
Who decides when the US goes to "war"
I know Congress needs to be involved to actually declare war, but there have been a number of times where something was kicked off by presidential authority alone....
Is there a more politically and ideologically diverse alternative for Lemmy?
I know the real answer is reddit but I really don’t want to go back now that I’ve already grown used to life without it. I was hoping for Lemmy to be a viable substitute but it isn’t. I can see how this place is wonderful for the certain type of person but that person is not me. My experience during the past 6+ months has...
If you're selected for jury duty (US), should you give up your anonymous social media accounts?
I have old Facebook and Twitter accounts, maybe some others. I’m old so there’s a MySpace account out there. But I’ve mostly been using reddit the last decade or so, and have migrated to Lemmy. Now, Lemmy is the only social media i use. Recent news got me thinking about this question.
How do you know if you have a Habit?
I, am trying to understand if I have habits. My definition of a habit is: “Something that you do often and regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are doing it” from the Harvard Dictionary...
Is there a Google Timeline alternative with feature parity?
I use the location tracking of Google Maps/Google Timeline constantly for work, and it’s exceedingly helpful to know when I was at certain cities, buildings, etcetera. Of course, this means I’m basically signing my soul away to Google. But I can’t really find any alternative location tracking apps, even though I would have...
to those of you of either sex who wear thongs or strings, doesn't the back side get in direct contact with your anus?
cross-posted from: linux.community/post/809237...
Is there a gadget or something that helps find, kill or repel mosquitoes?
I read there were genetically modified mosquitoes that only bred males. Is that commercially available? What about that laser that zapped roaches, has it been improved to zap mosquitoes too? Maybe there is a guide somewhere on how to build a DIY Anti Mosquitoes Air Defense System?
Is there a standard/preferred list order for non-alphanumeric characters?
Alphanumerical lists are sortable by alphabet and number, obviously, but if you have a list where each entry begins with a different punctuation mark (or any other kind of non-alphanumeric character), is there a similar standardised ordering method for them?...