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How much did the transition to cashless impacted inflation ?
Is used to be common for store owner to put the cash directly in their pocket. Which is not possible with electronic payement. Meaning that you add 20% VAT to the price, an when transforming the money in a salary need to pay for unemployement/health/retirement insurance to finally get a taxable income....
If an oven only has fan forced mode do i still need to set it to the fan forced temperature in recipes? Ie 160 instead of 180.
Landlord put in a new oven and not sure how it works.
How can I create an alter ego for publishing stories?
I wrote some stories I posted online some time ago and now I’m planning on following up that passion....
Did the premise of an entity approaching you only when it's not being viewed originate with Doctor Who's Weeping Angels?
The Weeping Angels apparently originated with Steven Moffat seeing a statue of a weeping angel in a structure in a cemetery and returning later to find out it was gone. At least according to this RadioTimes article. They first appeared in 2007 in the episode Blink....
Will I ever be seen as truly British?
My family immigrated to the UK from Poland when I was six. I’m 20 now, speak much better English than Polish and feel like this is my land/culture. However I have a Polish first and last name, Polish passport and “unique” accent everyone picks up on, so despite this I’m usually perceived as an outsider. It makes me...
Why do people still eat beef when we know it's terrible for Earth?
[General question to the Android community] Have you given up on the audio jack, or do you still only buy devices that have it?
(Posting this here rather than !askandroid as it’s a quite general question)...
Why are SMS messages so expensive?
Is there any reason, beyond corporate greed, for SMS messages to cost so much?...
In movies a strong woman is manly. (big muscles, aggressive, punches people, etc.) Is that really the way it is?
To clarify : “strength of character”
How do I stop wanting to be on a relationship?
It’s not that I can’t. The problem is that when I’m with someone, I deeply yearn to be alone. I’d love to have my life for myself, with no responsibility with no one else - just me....
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Have you ever seen coal in real life?
I just realised that I have never seen or used it, neither crude oil of course, but there are more variants of it than this natural mineral that powers a lot of the world....
degree in bamf (mander.xyz)
Wouldn't it be funny if gay people referred to other gay people as their "colleagues"?
Like imagine going to a pride parade and you see some twink u never met and be Iike, “hey colleague! How’re u? How’s the bottom job position working for you?”...
do you use cotton leggings? would you recommend them?
cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/10148864...
A post may receive a hundred replies and host a fat and exciting conversation tree, but if one moderator doesn't like it then it may be locked or deleted. Is that immoral?
There's probably a support group for people whos rise from mediocrity was fueled entirely by zealous 10 year olds.
Et tu, Guinnéss? (lemmy.ca)
500ml to 440ml?...
Is there a word for the phenomena where everyone benefits from design decisions made to help vulnerable populations?
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/26107632
What are the strengths of the scientific method? What are its weaknesses?
Did you ever think that maybe all VPN services are actually secretly owned/funded by governments and that they are only giving you a false illusion of privacy?
When somebody tells you something, sometimes it's something they personally experienced and sometimes it's something they heard from somebody else. How do you tell the difference?
I like women but I also like cock but I'm not otherwise attracted to the male body at all. Wtf is my sexual orientation? AITA?
I like women. I like the shape and curves of the female body. I like boobs, I like asses, I like pretty vaginas. I also appreciate and am aroused by a nice cock. I’m however not otherwise attracted to the male body. I like femboys as long as they have a feminine-like shape and curves, as many of them do....
Here's an early look at multiple Wear OS design changes coming to Pixel Watch 2 (www.androidauthority.com)
Why does it seem that people dislike recordings of their voice more than photos of themselves?
Personally, I’m not a fan of either, so it’s always been a little interesting to me to run into people that are more averse to hearing a recording of their voice....
If a question is downvoted on !nostupidquestions, is the question too stupid or was it not stupid enough?
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ELI5 How does chatgpt do its shit?
I hear people saying things like “chatgpt is basically just a fancy predictive text”. I’m certainly not in the “it’s sentient!” camp, but it seems pretty obvious that a lot more is going on than just predicting the most likely next word....
How does a SO feel different from a very good friend?
Dating is odd to me. I do not really know what my motivations are. If I actually find someone. What then? What will we do? How different will our relationship be from a regular friendship (besides you know what). And should it be?...
What's the best way to read a book in a dark room?
Hello everyone....
Alexa should react to short, weird sounds like glottal stops
I think it’s silly to speak in full sentences to home assistants, when I really just use 5 commands most of the time....
I keep salt and sugar in identical bottles. A mistake was bound to happen, and it just did.
This is the worst batch of french toast i’ve ever made.
How do I breathe quietly through my nose?
I hate deep breathing/diaphragm breathing around others, it’s loud enough for them and they always ask if I’m angry, upset etc. How do I breathe quieter while still having it be deep?
Let's remember some Star Trek games
Inspired by the ongoing Resurgence giveaway, I thought it might be fun to discuss some of our favourite Trek games. Underappreciated gems are particularly welcome!
Star Trek Resurgence Giveaway (startrek.website)
Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing fine and are well prepared for the winter holidays!...
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ChatGPT with Voice made me forget I was talking to an AI (www.androidauthority.com)
Lower Decks: Can anyone tell me what I'm missing?
I really don’t like Lower Decks. Before you downvote, I would never tell anyone it’s bad or that they shouldn’t like it. I just really can’t figure out why most people seem to like it so much....
The key to eternal life and never dying is to stay in the living room. Don't leave the living room.
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