How do I use Mastodon?
I have created an account, and I would like to (try to) use mastodon. But I don’t know who/what to follow? How does one discover interesting hashtags, or people to follow ? Mainstream personalities or media are not on mastodon
What are people using instead of Imgur now for image hosting?
In an effort to try and be mindful of storage usage on instances I’m posting to, I’d prefer to host images externally and link to them....
Anyone else having this issue?
I created a community c/teleffusion and I've created two posts there (https://lemmy.world/post/812263 & https://lemmy.world/post/774004) yet when I go to the 'homepage' for the community... no posts show up? => https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/779092f8-5559-4693-be80-b505771c7112.png...
How do we talk about the Lemmy Doodle? Is it a mascot? Is it a lemming or a rat or a lemur? Does it have a name?
Lemmy's search widget isn't working for me. Google produced these questions, but asked a year ago. No consensus was reached then.
What are 2000 employees doing at Reddit?
When they said Reddit has 2000 employees I was shocked. what could they possibly do onto a website that is basically run by users (and sysadmins) and that is basically feature-wise mature? I really can’t figure out 2000 people working every day on Reddit… on what? just for a quick comparison, the whole IAmA was run by a...
Why are so many YouTube videos portrait rather than landscape now?
The sheer number of videos taken “the wrong way round” (for my computer’s monitor) is mind-boggling. I get that some people watch videos on their phones, but is it really that many?
Is there anyone who can help me mod and style a community? Or do I need to do it on my own?
lemmy.world/c/amarequests
do humans shed more skin when sunbathing?
I’ve started sunbathing because… reasons....
Is it safe to use free movies sites on a phone, specifically iOS devices?
As the title says, what are the risks, I assume people don’t host these servers for no reason. Is it just the ad revenue they get from the popups when trying to start the movie....
Why does DRM consume vast system resources even though we have TPM, Pluton, etc.
I’ve seen many instances of some software having DRM that significantly degrades the performance of the software, or worse, the performance of the entire OS due to heavy background tasks. Prime examples include Denuvo and all those Adobe background processes. Why can’t they just simply use the TPM or the other 5 security...
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This is me using my lemmy app
Cable or adapter?
Does it make any difference (quality-wise and input-delay-wise) if I use a DisplayPort to HDMI cable directly or a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter, followed by a regular HDMI cable?
Recommendations for a battery tester? I'm open to other devices that aren't limited to testing batteries
I’m slowly switching to rechargeable ones (Ikea Ladda ones), but we still have lots of other batteries around....
How does harddrive failure work when there's multiple partitions?
My laptop’s HDD is failing, it shows a bunch of signs such as slow file manipulation and clicking sounds. The Linux btrfs partition keeps going into read-only mode to prevent further damage, makes sense, but the windows partition is working fine (for now)....
How comes despite modern medecine, (western) society is less violent ?
In the 19th century sword and gun duel were not that rare, think about Mathematician’s Gallois death for example, it seems to be a thing of the past as the last duel occurred in the late 60’s....
People are, as a rule, small and obedient creatures. They like to be told what to do. Shortsighted and small-minded. And, in packs, vicious yapping beasts. How do you resolve this?
To clarify the point for my four-legged friends. How do you resolve the incongruity between this and the conventional view? Which is that people are self-aware creatures with valuable opinions .
Where can I post funny things that a US politician said?
These are the items in question:...
What are the practical effects of the recent court ruling nullifying Musk's Tesla pay package?
I read this article and still walked away feeling like I didn’t understand the situation that well....
When using AI and machine learning driven features, how much are they processing data locally vs. remotely?
I’m sure it depends on the AI tools and features being used, but with all the “magic” obfuscation from companies surrounding them, it’s not exactly clear how much of the processing is happening locally over remotely....
What are your favorite mindblowing mathematics videos?
What are your favorite mathematics channels/videos on YouTube?...
Can marine mammals live in freshwater?
Can dolphins or whales live in fresh water?...
Can social media and short-form content cause hypertension?
We all know these social and short-form content platforms are exploiting our attention for ad views and private information. However, the greater harm might be the addictive side of it. “Dopamine rushes” I mean....
Could Superman cook a batch of chilli so spicy that he couldn't eat it?
How do you turn off the "reply notification" for threads ?
I’m fine to have “reply to my comments” like on that website starting by R. However, having a notification for every comments on the whole thread feels like a lot (and I want to start some more “open discussion thread” to keep some /c I follow alive )...
Has there ever been an attempt to do a modern "novelisation" of Shakespeare's plays?
We get novelisation of films, but what about plays? I know I can freely read his plays anywhere online, but surely reading a script is less ideal than reading a novelised version written for people who were born sometime after Bach, assuming you’re not planning a word-for-word performance yourself of course....