What are your thoughts on photosynthesis ?
I mean no offense to anyone. I just wanted to know your thoughts on it.
would it be possible to live in the modern world only using a laptop?? no cellphone anything
there are a lot of options for keeping people connected that dont require a phone like matrix, xmpp and a much bigger etc. so if someone wanted to ditch their phone and only use their linux laptop, would that be possible?? thank you!!
how can I develop a thick skin?
today was supposed to be my first day of therapy and the therapist didn’t show up. I’m pissed off. I wasted 2 hours for nothing....
Is there a term for someone that likes other people to smell their farts?
Looking for a term that identifies someone as a person that, for example, likes to fart in a car and not let people out so that others are forced to smell it.
What fun things can I do with an M.2 SSD and 2x4GB ram?
I upgraded my storage and ram on my PC so now I have these two extra components sitting around. I kind of want to build the tiniest PC I can. Where can I find some discussion for it?...
What do we think of greenpeace activists?
why do some clothes shrink in the laundry and what can I do to prevent it?
P.s I’m not gonna handwash. That’s too much
Why do phones come with SMS delivery reports turned off by default?
Delivery reports are a convenience feature that lets the sender know if the message they sent has been received (not read) by the recipient’s device (for this, it has to be online and have sufficient storage space, though modern phones usually have so much storage the latter is no problem at all)....
Is there an alternative to saying "so-called" which doesn't suggest potential falsehood?
As we see there are 2 meanings of “so-called” that can be confused or misinterpreted, of which one implies falsehood and the other doesn’t....
Thinking of visiting a pawn shop. What should I know?
So, I’ve never been to a pawn shop before. I’m curious what’s there, but TV makes them seem shady and odd. What should I know before I visit? I’m sort of expecting a cross between an antique and a thrift store, that sort of vibe....
When do you think there will be an Android app that could accurately perform real time object recognition?
In Star Wars Rebels, there was an E-XD-series infiltrator droid that could quickly take inventory of everything in a Rebel warehouse. With the advanced object recognition capabilities of modern AI, it’s only a matter of time before an app for Android can accurately and rapidly identify and store objects in real-time from video...
Why are wrong numbers so common in the US?
I do recognise that a lot of it is probably just playing up for the joke, but I assume it has to come from somewhere. I regularly see posts where basically Person A sends an odd image/message, then follows up with “wrong number, sorry” and Person B responds with “wait stay”....
What makes a content creator an influencer??
How would you explain the need for three writing systems in Japanese to a person who only has had experience with one?
As an English speaking person who recently got into learning Japanese, I was intrigued by the use of the three writing systems: Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana, however I could not truly understand why it is that way. I do know a bit about the history of these languages but that is not what I am interested in knowing; I wish to...
How do we have an adult conversation when the children are in charge?
Is it just my parents, or do most Boomers view saying "please" and "thank you" as an afterthought?
They’ll ask me to do something, and then a few seconds later they add, “Please, thank you,” as if they realized that they have to say it.
Is it dumb to create a wiki in this day and age?
I have a vague idea to create a wiki for politics-related data. Basically, I’m annoyed with how low-effort, entirely un-researched content dominates modern politics. I think a big part of the problem is that modern political figures use social media platforms that are hostile to context and citing sources....
Is there a way to hide porn from my All feed without hiding all NSFW content?
Just wondering if this is possible. Don’t get me wrong, I have no issue with porn being on the site, but the fact that posts like “watch my fuck hole being filled” with graphic videos of a femboy fucking themself with a dildo is showing up on the home feed of this site makes it hard for me to recommend it to anyone, let...
Could anyone explain the linguistics around the word "shit"?
When someone is “shit”… That’s bad...
Why do some folks insist they'll only listen to their doctors?
Here’s a (very stupid) parody of the attitude as I imagine it from the most obstinate people with this view:...
We constantly have spit in our mouth 100% of the time but if we were made to drink any amount of our spit it'd be disgusting. Why?
What happens to those who are severely disabled while in prison?
For some reason began going down a rabbit hole thinking about this. Let’s say you are blind, and reliant on a guide dog, but end up in prison for a non-violent crime like possession of illegal drugs. Are you allowed to keep the dog? No, right? But if you are entirely reliant on the guide dog to perform daily tasks, how do you...
why did the eclipse not darken proportionally?
I was in ~80% zone. It wasn’t 80% darker. It was maybe 25% darker....
How fatal and painful is it if my belly gets stabbed/ripped open?
If someone suddenly attacks me with a pocket knife, for example, they’ll most likely immediately go right for my belly, since I am 6’5" tall, and stab or rip it open. Therefore, I’m curious how fatal and painful such a wound is?