How do I stop hating children?
Almost all my life I’ve absolutely despised children. Pretty much from the moment I stopped being a child I’ve hated being around children....
If someone pleads not guilty in court and is then found guilty of the crime anyway, does perjury get added to the list of crimes as well?
And if so, would they get more prison time / a larger fine?
what's the bigger trigger to anorexia, society or inner trauma?
I always thought that anorexia was a female problem, something affecting young women manipulated by media and peers, even bullied, to become closest to what men want in a woman or what a successful woman is supposed to look like: tall and thin. This would be a social cause....
What's up with all this data breaches and leaks?
Was this always happening in this big scope? Leaks of games, data that is stolen, all these breaches in big companies. Feels like I see this everyday
Is the word Alphabet literally just a conjunction made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet?
What was the original use of the ‘☠️’ emoji?
See it plastered everywhere these days Edit; I used the wrong emoji, i meant this one ‘💀’
Why don't people sleep in sleeping bags at home?
Yes, it looks like a dumb question, but hear me out....
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 future AI applications are you most excited about?
Does the rest of the English speaking world generally understand what an American means when they say "soccer", or does it help to clarify by adding "football"?
If I’m talking to an English speaker from outside of the US, is there any confusion if I say “soccer”?...
People who dont particularly care for or celebrate Christmas, Whats your favorite Christmas song?
I know the Mariah Carey song is hated because its overused, but its also objectively a well produced piece of pop music....
Why is alcohol measured in percentages?
I feel like it would be useful to know exactly how much alcohol is in a can or a bottle. Also why is alcohol the only thing measured in percentages and not sugar or caffeine or medicine?
Do people who are in late stage dementia still aware of the concept of death?
Seeing famous actors e.g. Robin Williams, and Bruce Willis suffering from dementia made me wonder in later stages do the people still aware of death? We all know death because we know the process we learn from or it’s just that we instinctively aware of it?
Why does the permanent timestamp in CCTV footage sometimes change color?
I’m refering to this...
Horse people of Lemmy- how easily can someone steal a random horse? (several questions)
I’m not experienced with horses. I know many are trained to work for just about anyone. They were used in wars and police still use horses this day and age for crowd control, so I guess they can stomach a bit of violence and chaos. But most domestic animals behave differently with people they’re familiar with vs random...
Why do AI image generators have a stroke when they try to generate text?
We can generate AI images, we can generate AI text, but text in an image is a no go?
Does Mach speed change depending on the altitude?
Since the speed of sound depends on the air, which changes at different altitudes, are “Mach” speeds dependent on the altitude? Or is it basically just like 100 °C is the same even at altitudes where water boils at a lower temperature (in that it is a fixed speed based on the speed of sound at sea level)?
What are some helpful resources to learn to touch type on smartphones?
I can touch type with a physical keyboard, which helps somewhat with trying to type on smartphone virtual keyboards, but I still find myself way clumsier and error-prone on them when I try to touch tap-type on them....
What's a word that means a common saying which is arguably untrue?
Such as “money can’t buy happiness” or “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. Generally a false adage or something like that. All I could think of was “fallacious bumper sticker” which just sounds stupid.
If I construct a huge glass box and cover a fully grown tree - then fill the entire thing in water, what would happen to the tree
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How to remove smell from lunch box?
I have this lunch box that is huge but works really well for me. I made a mistake a few weeks ago by leaving rotten food in it over the weekend and the stench is unbearable....
Does matcha tea need to be combined with milk or can I use water?
I want to start drinking tea more instead of coffee, I really like matcha tea but whenever I’ve had it it was with milk, but I want to drink more water and want to know if I can mix water and matcha tea?...
i think im diabetic?? i dont want to be but its most likely
im having a panic attack right now because yesterday i ate high sugar food and honestly im scared for my bloog pressure and im diabetic now and i dont want to pass away, i really dont. ive had blood tests and it comes out “ok” but im still scared and angry because of high sugar food poisoning people and i failed my diet and...