Why do people wear shoes inside the house?
Just how the f*CK did Nintendo developed tears of the kingdom?
There are so many things being tracked all the time in the game for puzzles and the power arm. Yet despites literally tracking sunshadows for some puzzle completion for example it runs almost smoothly with (in my 170h) no crashes. On a 6 yo portable console??...
How often do you attempt to use preternatural abilities on the world around you?
I am one with the Force and the Force is with me.
Do phone number requirements for account sign-ups effectively deter/mitigate spam?
Just banned from Worldnews for defending Israel against Hamas terrorism
Got back to lemmy barely today, was reading worldnews and put some comments. Got banned in 20 minutes. What happened to this place? People were complaining about reddit mods and now this? You can spread antisemitic propaganda freely and we can’t even comment? Fucking hell
What is the strangest thing that you ever experienced?
How to disable one speaker in a stereo speaker Android phone?
Is there a way to disable one speaker when I have stereo speakers on my Android phone? It’s a Pixel 7 for reference....
Why do some languages use gendered nouns?
Why do some languages use gendered nouns? It seems to just add more complexity for no benefit.
What does "araffe" mean?
I see the word “araffe” pop up a lot when it comes to AI image generation or AI generated image descriptions. What is the context, where does it come from?
What makes fishing as a hobby so appealing that people will fish all hours of the day and in nasty weather?
I saw some people fishing the other day in 16 degree Fahrenheit (-9 Celsius) weather at 4:30AM. They were not ice fishing with a little hut, but standing at the base of a bridge with no shelter or campfire. People are at that bridge fishing regularly when it is cold but that was the coldest temp I have seen so far. Why is it so...
How do I find organisations that support causes I want to fight for?
I want to be able to support the causes I believe in and actually be a part of the change I want to see but I was never taught how to find, join and work with these groups....
Do you ever copy somebody else's post from one forum and post it on a different forum as your own?
On social media we have these huge conversations where nobody involved has any actual experience. They're just repeating what other people said. Isn't that literally insane?
And when you have a billion people doing this, that’s a lot of insanity. Like, world-spanning plague-level insanity.
What’s the blood equivalent to “fly crippin’”?
I am not affiliated, just like music from both sides
What kind of a gift can you give your teacher out of respect, but that doesn’t get mistaken for romance?
A follow up from my older asklemmy post, saying goodbye to a teacher who helped me a lot through my stuff, was thinking maybe chocolate, but one of the dudes said that it’s not a very good idea, I was thinking maybe a perfume/cologne? What do you guys suggest? She is in probably in her early 20s if it helps, and I am in senior...
Why does Microsoft want me to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11?
Particularly, why are they so desperately pushy about it? WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE IN IT FOR THEM???...
Is there an easy software to automatically Animate one image morphing into another image?
I have svg shapes/words and I want to do a morphing effect between them. Is there an easy way to do that? I thought I’d be able to do it in Powerpoint, but they just fade from one to the other.
If I put a gallon of 10% cider vinegar in a shallow pan and let 1/2 gallon evaporate, will that make it double its strength?
I have plant trays I use in the spring and they get lime deposits from my water. I was looking at cleaning vinegar at lowes last night and it was $27+ a gallon. Regular vinegar is about $4 a gallon. The cleaning vinegar is only around 25%.
How do I figure out a fair price for a used bike + accessories?
I am wanting to sell a used adult bike with some accessories (a camelbak and a helmet). I don’t think the bike is worth much but the bicycle blue book doesn’t list this brand (genesis from walmart) and other calculators are pricing it at $50+ even in poor condition (not ridden much, tires need to be replaced). I don’t...
How can modern video/audio codecs such as AV1 and Opus deliver high quality at lower bitrates?
I’ve always known that AV1 and Opus are more efficient than HEVC/VP9 and MP3/Vorbis, but exactly how is this achieved? Is it just a matter of more efficient compression?
Why don't we have one timezone covering the whole earth?
And instead changing the time work and other things happens depending on where you are. Would be easier to arrange meetings across the globe. Same thing applies to summertime. You may start work earlier if you want, but dont change the clocks!
Why do (desktop) PC have so few USB ports ?
I just bought a new PC, based on Lenovo Legion gaming desktop. It comes with 2 USB port in the front, 4 regular USB port in the back + 1 USB-C port. That’s a total of 7 USB slots....
Why is living with your parents considered a bad thing?
I have seen in many US shows where they portray guys who are living with parents as losers, or there are jokes or memes about it, I never get it.
How do conspiracy theorists get all of their coveted secret government information if it's meant to be hidden and the government would never hand it over?
It’s a curious thing. I’m not dismissing any of their claims, but I find it a bit interesting that they can so easily uncover everything that the government doesn’t want you to know when it’s hidden for a reason.