When does investing become gambling?
Is there a hard threshold? Do high risk investments such as penny stocks qualify as gambling? Do low risk investments? Annuities? Bonds? CDs?...
Whats the difference between "English is not my first language" bad grammar, and "The only language I speak jmis english" bad grammar?
Worried about being "red flagged" by the pharmacy; should I take the rest of my script back?
I live in the U.S., first off....
How did overalls and jumpsuits went from male work clothe to female fashion without becoming "male fashion" ?
This is kinda stupid, and just for “culture” but I sometimes see women wearing overall or jumpsuit are fashion accessories, but when male do so it’s professional clothe (and sometimes sport clothe)....
How does the xz incident impacts the average user ? #xz
My mastodon feed is full of IT security specialist talking about the xz affair where someone let a backdoor in some library....
Are there any good, apolitical right-leaning podcasts out there?
Initial disclaimer: I’m very much a progressive person....
If we can use hydrogen to power electric motors, why can’t we use water to run a car?
Can’t you just break down water, use the hydrogen to power the electric motor, and I don’t think O2 as a byproduct is bad, now this is of course an ideal condition, but why hasn’t this been looked into more?
If one day our Fingerprint ends up Getting Stollen, Is There a Way we can Change it?
Like, anyway we could permanently change the patern on a finger?
Could plants/trees be an evil alien species that came to earth and made us dependent on them ?
Why were online subscriptions once rare, but now they are everywhere?
Is the saying, "The internet's written in ink, not pencil" accurate?
With things shifting around the internet the past year, and also just…Having been on the internet for awhile now, I feel like this saying, while decent as a cautionary measure…May not really hold up past that. Am I being a little naive though?...
Is it disrespectful to call someone instead of answering their email?
I tried getting season tickets for a local baseball team but the ordering system was quite literally designed for old people and was driving me insane:...
Would nuclear reactors be feasible everywhere?
Seeing that they need quite a lot of clean water, which is not widely available everywhere during the entire year in big amounts, especially with these droughts due to climate change.
Why are pipes used in plumbing more than hoses?
I have some decent ideas as to why, I’m asking mainly as a hopefully fun contribution here, and to maybe learn some interesting plumbing info!
Is there any way to open a pop can stealthily?
Is there a word in English to describe someone who wants to preserve a (minority) culture against erosion from a majority culture?
In Hong Kong there are many of us who want to preserve Hong Kong/Cantonese culture from erosion by CCP/mainland culture. For example, sometimes you can see a lot of mandarin around school kids rather than cantonese. The government is also pushing for schools to teach in mandarin rather than cantonese. Mandarin is the language...
How did you get your job? Any advice?
I’m in tech; senior level. But I’ve been looking for work for over 3 years. I’ve been getting advice/tips/tricks from other people, but nothing has worked so far. These are things I’ve tried:...
Do you bite your ice cream or use your lips?
My cake day is coming up in 4 days. Is that a bid deal on Lemmy?
I feel proud of being here for a year and feels like I have better mental health due to the better quality of the conversations I have been in.
If you take care of your parents or other elderly, how are you preparing to age gracefully?
Experiencing firsthand how difficult an aging alcoholic, quadriplegic, post stroke, narcissistic, demented or simply ‘nothing’s wrong with me, I can drive, I don’t need those meds, I don’t need to go to a nursing facility’ kinda parent surely gives you some insight on what to do, what not to do and how to prepare for...
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 is the strangest thing that you ever experienced?
Will people show off their old computers and phones in say, 30 or 50 years in the future?
Every now and then I see a vintage car in the street, originally from the 40s or 60s, in spotless condition. Cars have been around for longer than computers… But would such a thing be viable for electronics?...
How long could one survive with only water and beer and no food?
Passing on the right on a highway
Why is it illegal to pass someone on the right on the highway in the US? In Canada if there’s a three lane highway which, in my case, isn’t very prominent, there’s really no law that enforces it, it’s more of a respect thing here on two lane highways both ways if someone is going slow in the left lane to go into the...