What were some ways old community sites grew before stuff like search engine optimization became prevalent?
Was a lot of it classic word of mouth, email, etc.?...
US Question. Will the people that have to wait until 70 to get Social Security ever get what they paid in to it back out before they die since men's life expectancy is only 77 now?
I don’t think there is an earlier option for less money anymore but could be wrong.
Does one's autism affect their religious beliefs? Why or why not?
I get that AMP sites are supposed to load faster. But why do they have to be so ugly?
Or why do they need to change the appearance from the original version of the page at all? It just looks unaesthetic
How would you measure your stats in real life like a game ?
I do training that focuses on strength, endurance and flexibility but I have never measured it so it’s difficult to see if I have made progress or not....
How can I get better at remembering names in video games?
I’m playing Cyberpunk 2077 and keep forgetting names. The database section helps but it can be tedious going back and forth when I’m reading emails and notes to see what is relevant. This isn’t just limited to Cyberpunk though. I feel like I run into this a lot with games. Any tips for getting names to stick?
Is jogging on sidewalks harder on joints than if one jogged on dirt?
This question always comes to mind whenever I see people jogging along sidewalks, and wonder. Sidewalks are generally concrete or cement or something, which is definitely harder than dirt, so…
In the most scientific way possible? How real is the possibility that there might actually be alternative universes?
Programming questions for beginners (kbin.social)
I'm currently working on learning r programming to use at work. Is there a good place whereI can ask for answers to the issues I'm running into that I cannot find by just searching online.
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How does dog pee ownership work?
The cliche understanding is that dogs mark their territory with pee. At times I’ve been on walks with family and friends with half a dozen dogs. There have been occasions where they form a line just to pee in the same spot....
Who makes those terrible sheet cake things that every Chinese buffet has?
Is it all from the same company? Or do multiple terrible cake companes all just share the same terrible formula?
If cannabis gets rescheduled to III, how can it ever get the state - federal differences resolved when it comes to the recreational market?
The feds will still go after it as an illegal drug when presented as recreational and the will keep the stigma going on forever. Furthermore it will keep a lot of talented people out of good job opportunities for smoking a joint after work instead of having a glass of wine.
Is there a way to make an interface or to use an app like Signal so your texts can't get "legally intercepted" via bluetooth from all car manufacturers?
They deemed it legal for all car manufacturers that any text you send through their system are free for them to read.
Does anyone feel like an actual adult?
Even with a good career and all the “adult milestones” I don’t feel like an actual adult. I feel like I’m pretending to know what I’m doing. Anyone else experience this?
Is there an imagehost like imgur or imgbb that supports avif or jxl files?
Lemmy and pixelfed do not currently :(
how do you even use twitter?
I’m not actually using twitter, just never got into it, but now that I’m trying out mastodon, idk if I’m just too old now but I don’t… get it. I just can’t seem to engage with anyone, the UI seems confusing and counterintuitive, I don’t seem to have the context to get into this type of website, can someone tell me...
How are 144hz screen possible?
Had this reflection that 144hz screens where the only type of screen I knew, that was not a multiple of 60. 60 Hz - 120hz - 240hz - 360hz...
So when Kanye said he was going Defcon 3 on Jewish people, is there some new conspiracy circles going on that I'm not aware of?
If civilization continues to the year 9999, is the idea to go to year 10.000, or...?
It seems like it’d get increasingly impractical as the years go on to hundreds of thousands and millions of years to write them out that way, but then…I guess technically one may already do this with the preceding years, so future’s fair game for it?
Brazilian social media habits
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Is there a discussion platform between Reddit and image boards that uses tags instead of subreddits?
I’m curious if there are any discussion platforms out there that fall between Reddit and image boards in terms of structure and moderation....
Can willpower be trained ?
I have heard that willpower is finite and every person starts their day with a limited capacity....
Would life be significantly different if no light were detectable when closing our eyes?
Currently, if your eyes are closed you can still get a sense of the light around you, and moving your head around you can tell if you’re moving it toward or away from a light source (barring maybe if you’re outdoors and it’s bright out all around you)....
What Android or Linux programs are the best to have all my email boxes in the same application?
I use different web interfaces to access Gmail, Hotmail, ProtonMail, Disroot, etc. However, I would like to use a single client to receive all my emails. Which desktop programs would you recommend for Linux, and which apps would you recommend for Android? I need them to support all of these email boxes. From what I’ve read...