Why do some people at the gym wear an extraordinary amount of warm clothes to the point that they're sweating uncomfortably?
What’s the point of what they’re doing? What are they trying to achieve? Does it really work?
Do you tip for takeout? (How much?)
Just learned that a friend of mine always tips 10% on takeout. Ive never tipped on takeout unless they offered me a water/soda while I waited or something....
Are online social networks and social media the same or distinct from one another?
How do you deal with the bottom sheet on your bed?
It always wants to ride up the sides of my bed because elastic never wants to hold it in place. When I wash and dry my sheets it inevitably spirals up in the washer and dryer so it never washes or dries properly. Then it’s a pain in the ass to try and fold neatly....
Is concentration some kind of magic conspiracy?
When you concentrate you also ignore stuff....
Tips for falljng back to sleep
I wake up at 3am to 4am daily as a neighbor makes noise walking their dog. This cannot be helped. Once I am awake, my mind won’t stop going over details about everything from the mundane to the critical. Often, I am able to fall asleep again after three or more hours of wakefulness, but only minutes before I have to wake for...
why is "commander in chief" structured like that?
Why not Chief in command or Commander of chiefs or similar?...
[SOLVED] What do I do if my order has been "To be sent" for days now?
So, I bought a Google Pixel 7a. I ordered it from Prime Gadgets, through skroutz.gr (I live in Greece). Ever since I placed that order, it’s been on “To be sent” for several days. To make matters worse, yesterday, the ETA changed from (22-2-2024 to 26-2-2024) to (23-2-2024 to 26-2-2024). What should I do?...
Do protests actually do anything?
Tons of protests going on everywhere against Israel, but not a single government has changed their stance
how to watch all TV-shows and movies for free?
Is Russia a fascist dictatorship?
How do I properly lock my bike in a city where bike thefts are common?
I want to go biking in cities, but from what I’ve read most police departments simply do not give a fuck about stolen bikes. How do I make sure my bike doesn’t get stolen?
Has Google’s search results drastically declined for anyone else?
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....
How do I brew this brick of tea? (pawb.social)
One of my colleagues visits China regularly and was given this tea as a gift. However they didn’t see themselves making the most of it so offered it to me....
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?
I'm a US citizen, people in other countries, what do you think when you read stories like these about the US health care system? (www.vox.com)
I’d like to know other non-US citizen’s opinions on your health care system are when you read a story like this. I know there are worse places in the world to receive health care, and better. What runs through your heads when you have a medical emergency?...
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...