Can I build up immunity to cold temperature?
Edit: as the comments said, I used the incorrect word. What I mean is “tolerance”
Does an actor who plays an evil character become evil IRL?
If you play an evil character it’s gotta stick a little....
What is the difference between roasting and baking, since they are both referring to cooking something in an oven?
Can hair be straightened permanently?
Or maybe for a long time?...
Would you work for a corporation that you oppose ideologically, if the pay is good?
I was wondering , if you will be ready to work fof an organisation that you oppose ideologically , for instance you are against big oil but you get a job interview in exxonmobil with good pay , would you consider it ?...
Why do modern phones have device encryption on by default, but computers do not? Why doesn't computers also get encryption on by default?
What exactly makes a shoe "orthopedic"?
Seems to just be a marketing term nowadays.
Metadata and torrents. ELI5?
That’s the question really. I hear the terms metadata and torrents thrown around all the time when talking about internet and privacy, but I don’t really understand them and when I tried googling torrents I was just confused. Can someone explain one or both like I’m 5?
If bullshit jobs are *really* bullshit, how do businesses justify the expense?
Businesses are in it for the money, employees tend to be one of the larger expenses, so maintaining some bullshit positions that would cost them money doesn’t make fiscal sense, so what’s up?
Is social media mostly children?
Consider children....
Word meaning health-related?
I want to say something like this:...
Is it medically safe to you a butt plug made with PETG plastic?
So... Can you pet a turtle throught its shell?
YouTube just told me again about how turtles have nerve ends on their shell and how they have a decent amount of sensibility through it. Also, I’ve seen videos of turtles being social and helping one another and, finally, while this is apparently a bit rare, I did know people who owned iguanas who had some small attachment to...
What’s the purpose of 3D printing in ABS vs other more modern filaments?
Is there a way to have less "racial blindness" when consuming asian media?
The title is shit and confusing, so let me explain....
Assuming time travelers are real, but only influenced events so far back enough that a smartphone they lost in the past didn't survive for archeologists to find, how far back are we speaking?
And what were the dominant terrestrial species at said time? Would there even be any? I have zero idea of what’s the expected survival rate of an iPhone in the fossil record, but I like to imagine a giant sloth stepped on one once and we are none the wiser....
What's happening with Linus Media Group?
Specifically:...
User Block Instance
Is there a way for a user to block an entire instance instead of individuals? Or do you have to find an instance that has blocked it?
Why are there so many expensive homes?
I see a lot of expensive houses being built in my area. A LOT. And the weird thing is that they’re being bought pretty quickly. Are these people just making more money than me? If so, what are they doing for a living? Or are they just living house poor? How exactly are they affording these places?...
Can I ask this girl out?
I need some advice from the internet;...
Are people just potatoes?
Buried under darkness and dirt....
What's up with the end-to-end encryption notification all over the whatsapp?
Is this some simple virtue signaling (for closed source app) directed at users that are not technically inclined? I didn’t see this being promoted at this level in any other app.
Is there a way to show or view replies to deleted comments?
Currently on Lemmy, when a comment is deleted by its creator, all of the replies to that comment become “hidden”. If I know who replied, and I go to their profile, I can still see the replies. The count of the number of comments indicated next to the post also includes the “hidden” replies. However, the replies to the...
How Does a Country's Debt Affect its Citizens?
How Does a Country’s Debt Affect its Citizens?...
People who back into parking spots: Why?
To me, it seems objectively easier to pull into a parking space forward and then back out of the space when you are ready to leave. You don’t have to line up with the lines while driving backwards, and it’s easier to keep from hitting other cars as well. So why back in? To me, the only advantage I can think of is that you...