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Fewer people now say representative democracy is a very good way to govern in many countries surveyed. (www.pewresearch.org)
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Can someone demystify computer Ports for me? Please? Blocking, unblocking, opening, allowing, VPNs and their effect, what ports are and what they do, step by step, when you have to interact with them?
It’s the one thing when I’m configuring things that makes me wince because I know it will give me the business, and I know it shouldn’t, but it does, every time. I have no real idea what I’m doing, what it is, how it works, so of course I’m blindly following instructions like a monkey at a typewriter....
What's a common feature of video games we could really use in real life?
Is there a specific religious term for the belief "God exists and he is evil"?
I am not an atheist, I genuinely believe that God exists and he is evil, like a toddler who fries little ants with a lens.
Has this ever happened to you? (lemmy.world)
Hate it when that happens (sh.itjust.works)
Mematic (lemmy.world)
Do you prefer the headphone jack to be at the top or at the bottom on a phone, and why?
Can a Major Antitrust Case Rein in Apple? (jacobin.com)
Last month, the Justice Department charged tech giant Apple with serious antitrust violations related to the iPhone. It’s a relatively aggressive suit — but likely an inadequate response to Apple’s outsize power.
What is the most advanced chemistry you've done on your own at home or work?
Not looking to pick a fight but.. there's only seven stories in the world. (lemmy.world)
Fedi Garden to Instance Admins: "Block Threads to Remain Listed" (wedistribute.org)
Server indexes of places for newcomers to join can be instrumental for Fediverse adoption. However, sudden rule changes can leave some admins feeling pressure to change policies in order to remain listed.
KB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?
Found this out in the wilds of Nova Scotia. Looked like Debian (lemmy.world)
Your first distribution
What was the first ever distro you installed and used? For me, it was Mint as I seemed like the closest thing to Windows minus all the forced updates and chappy changes....
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Even paper glows (lemmy.world)
Do you have some kind of subconscious awareness of interests you already have or know you eventually will take deep dives into at some point in life?
I mean like awareness that, just under the surface, there are deep explorations waiting for the right time and place to emerge; things you’ve set aside or placed on the back burner but will tackle eventually/many you already have tackled....
Help me formulate the dullest response to colleagues when they goad me into telling them why I quit
This happens in Germany....
Mexico's president says he won't fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a 'Mexico First' policy (apnews.com)
Do you daily drive Wayland, if so since when, if not when will you?
I’ve been on Wayland for the past two years exclusively (Nvidia)....
Nuclear Power (media.mas.to)
What are some underrated yet well paid jobs that one should consider and why ?
Looking forward to seeing some interesting jobs I haven’t really thought about. Bonus points if it’s an IT job.
Do you believe in meritocracy? Why or why not?
This is the definition I am using:...