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to download content I run yt-dlp, current version: stable@2026.08.19

I was at a public lecture and later saw photos of it. In one photo I held my index finger across my lips. A guy sitting before me, whose face I couldn’t see at the time, did the exact same gesture, and the resulting photo looks pretty funny, as if we’re all consciously posing to signal that we’re thinking real hard.

and how would an elder start looking for friends or recreational activities for seniors? I don’t even know what’s available.

I want to see what people on Lemmy are reading. Can be unique in terms of lore, concept or even the cover. Mine are invisible monsters, battle royale and horrorstor. What about yours?

The oldest tech I have are laptops from 2006, 2008 and 2009, a pc from ~2010 and an android phone from around 2012. I also have lots of newer stuff.

I’m not a gamer, but I like some casul games from time to time, like Timberborn or Shapez. Yesterday I wanted to start a game again, after a period of not gaming since february or so. I’ve been getting used to sitting in my comfy chair in the evening, doing some programming or some online ciurse. I would like to game in my comfy chair as well, instead of sitting behind my desk where I’ve been working all day. But games demand much more intense mouse usage. A mouse does not work very well on an armrest. Have any of you solved that problem?

Mine is Rae Dawn Chong

Some folks in parts of the world are very reliant on gasoline, while some are more dependent on electric. Petroleum based products however are still in absurd demand by almost all parties. How do you stand to fair if the oil situation continues to worsen? Plastics. Nylon. Jet fuel. Tires. Asphalt. To name just a few things that heavily rely on oil byproduct.

The all feed on YouTube is completely useless now, so for those that only use the subscribed tab, what’s your favourite channels?

Will we be skibidi 67 ohio’ing in 2036?

With the frustrations from using the usual search engines growing I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.

Instead of giving visitors visa free access who hold strong passports, rather make them require a visa prior to entry (meaning they can’t just pack their bags and go, now having to pre-plan in advance and line up for getting a visa & paying money for it, they’re not alone since hundreds more are doing the same thing. There’s also the guarantee whether they’ll be eligible or get rejected on the spot).

I heard that Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales leaders are planning to meet to break up UK. Is it really true? Anyone from UK here who can tell me what is actually happening there?

Asking non-native English speakers.

Has Gboard gotten worse for y’all? For past year or so it’s gotten progressively worse for me. Has it been your experience too?

Sometimes it gets lonely, my stomach ache. I just need a short conversation; “hi, I am from here, I like this and.that” and then never chat again.

I really despise Joe Rogan’s character in Newsradio, he didn’t had any of the charm or wit that the other characters had.

I’ve started investing in ETFs (S&P 500) but wonder if it would be better to buy a property instead and put it to rent.

I haven’t

This is the type of question I receive if non Japanese people ask: “Are high schools in Japan like anime?” and the answer I give is: “no” since that’s not reflective of what actual school life is. Sure, there may be inspirations upon anime taking place at a school setting since all they portray is nothing but festivals, clubs and events as if the environment is that relaxing (far from the truth, JP school life in reality is regimented on studying).

This is intended as a broad and open ended question.

I want incredibly mundane insults like “you look like you have a terrible handshake.”

It’s come up a few times in comments recently and I finally got time to mock one up, but I don’t have enough content to fill the boxes.

I was watching some video and there was mention of someone getting 1984. Upon which, a guy said that this one (one who got 1984) will end up being radicalized. I was already born into a very radical environment so no needs of books to radicalize me (although I am trying to be moderate and chill now)

I’m an American who just started my first year of undergraduate studies at the National University of Singapore last month. I chose Singapore over the US because I wanted to live abroad, and Singapore checked pretty much every box for me: it’s in Asia, tropical, safe, developed, and English is the medium of instruction.

I’ve had this question in the back of my mind for a long time now.

I’ve heard from my gamer friends who reside in Australia that any game that’s 18+ on steam is hit with a barrier of AV (mainly adding a CC, not a debit card) before they can even view the page despite them owning the title. The real solution to overcome this hurdle is: region change, as from Australia > (other country) which is only applicable if you’re an expat gamer having a valid payment method & billing address from (that country).

Hi. It’s my first time posting here. I still couldn’t find alternatives for the following subreddits. r/prettygirls r/soccer r/rklb r/leagueoflegends to say the least. Could you help me?

My adhd means I end up collecting ideas for games and books, but I can never manage to have the motivation for long enough to make them real.

A unpopular opinion I often hear is “I actually like [insert usually dislike stuff]” and vice versa. I think this kind of take is way more common than most people believe for the sole fact that people in general have various taste.

My last 2 weeks have been a bit rough:

Seriously, who needs to record someone without the knowledge of the person being recorded? That’s a big red flag, a perverted character, there’s no other explanation. Creepy Mark Zuckerberg allowed other creepy characters to share personal moments with him.

Basically the title. If someone can point me to a list of Lemmy and/or Piefed instances, that would be great! I’m looking for instances that forbid training AI on posts, use some kind of technology that makes AI training harder, or have at least promised to never train AI on users’ posts themselves. Or if you’re on an instance that has taken a stance like that, I’d love to hear about it.

Tried four separate search engines. Was looking for news articles or any other statements regarding trump’s activity and statemnts after 9/11. I distinctly remember him commenting about how he now had the “tallest building in Manhattan” or some such arrogant and callous lies rather quickly following the event.

If the original movement in the 70s was in response to political stagnation in the UK and the Vietnam war in the US. And the revival in the 00s in response to the US wars in the Middle East. Between Black Lives Matters, No Kings protests, and far right political parties recent win across the globe, where is the Punk movement? Where is the disenfranchised youth grinding out their anger on an electric guitar in an abandoned industrial building?

Maybe there is a tool that does that? Maybe I’m doing this all wrong and there is a different way I should browse?

https://youtu.be/wuFfiTEr2yc

Growing up and even now, I have a problem of going into extremes. In my early teens, I was so obsessed with religion that it started to become a problematic part for those around me. Now, I am kinda “anti-theist” (in secret though, I wanna be safe). I used to be very homophobic. When I discovered that I fall in love with a guy, I have became so scared. Now, I am comfortable with my bisexuality though but will be in rage if the word “gay” is used as a joke. I also rush to take a label for me that I am this, this and this, and get myself limited to that specific identity. Although I am now on my way to develop the acceptance of the fact that I can be wrong, I still feel that I have not gotten rid of my extremism. How to be a person who does not rush to take labels?

it’s getting to the point where I notice people say it a lot, especially IRL now for whatever reason recently.

I’m 90% I’m about to be laid off from my job tomorrow and this is my first time being laid off and this was my first dev job. I’ve worked here for over 7 years which is a long time at a dev job I know.

Psionics involve the use of the mind to alter or command reality, typically through some understanding of a deeper truth about the universe or command over a fundamental law of reality.

For me, if I ask for an unpopular opinion and you say something about pineapple on pizza I’m going to assume you have no personality.

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Today I was in a part of town I never have before.

I’ve lost 3 men in my life to suicide, 1 very close and very recently. What resources can I engage with to help. Literally what can I do, outside of generic advice, what’s an action I can proactively take. Are suicide hotlines still a thing? Is being an operator on there possible and what qualifications are there.

I am contemplaying moving to poland for my career. It is still very theoretical at this point, but if I chose to live there, what are some things to keep in mind? If it helps, I am German. Do I need to learn Polish or can I communicate with many people there in English?

Tell me about your methods and sites for finding anything and everything you look for on the internet. Information, normal day-to-day searches, investigation, research, NSFW, gore—anything and everything. Be as detailed as possible.

I like doing this online quiz every once in a while (although the website has gotten much shittier over the past few decades.)

Title. Well these days I’ve been feeling lonely, and I feel somewhere male friendships I have aren’t that strong. I’ll be honest, I don’t have many female friends either, but I’ve been particularly felt disappointed by my male peers, especially when it comes to talking emotionally. What are your experiences?

DelistedGames lists games that were, at one point, available for play or digital “purchase”, but are no longer so.

I ask because I caught myself being a huge hypocrite again.

I typically avoid anything smart, but given practicality, I’m looking for general tips or recommendations for smart bulbs?

I’ll be 18 in 16 days. Trying to get anytype of advise or idea what I should do. Some type of startup or anything. I did start on working on a website which just connects customers and workers together. But is there anything else I could do? Anything you have for me.

The last few days, no one has replied to posts in this community. Before that, at least one comment and others over 100. And then it just seemed to stop, and the last few questions weren’t undeserving of interaction. Was there a defederation?

I saw fringe those days in 2009 and then again recently.

Looking to start a business, but I want to find a good community of other small business owners for help and networking without going on Reddit. Any suggestions?

I don’t know if this is what some people would call life changing money.

i have been a skullcandy stan since like 2010, they have always been a solid budget choice and last a long time. my very favorite pair of theirs has been the Push Active. the fit, quality and price hit for me and i have used them for several years. however, the last couple pairs i had have stopped pairing, only showing up as “Tile” in the BT menu.

It does not make sense to me why people would want to live beyond 50 years old, especially since health problems start becoming more frequent around that age.

A tornado spawned essentially on top of my house in June and applied enough torque to fuck up my foundation. One corner of my house is coming off now. I’m fighting my homeowners insurance to cover it and I have a foundation expert coming out tomorrow to give me estimates for the costs of repairs. My cousin from ohio knows all about real estate, so he gave me and my mom so many tips for how to get the insurance to cover it. I requested a new adjuster for a second opinion yesterday and one should be contacting me next week.

**cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/questions/p/1384155/what-would-happen-if-un-has-decided-to-force-peace-by-power-and-weapons-throwing-diploma

Withdrawing cash from the ATM is subjected to additional fees (even if you have a “feeless” card, there are other charges). Depending on the ATM in question, there’s DCC meaning it shows up a prompt whether to accept the ATM’s flat rate for conversion or continue without DCC (your bank is handling forex instead). There are alternatives such as Wise or Revolut (for multi-currency accounts).

As the title. Why are some things allowed, e.g. the modifications to the wh east wing, while others are halted e.g. some states redistricting plan?

Prompted by news about the Dutch central bank (DNB) moving gold reserves out of the US & Canada https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgyn8q8gqxo

Hi all,

For example:

It seems that UAE is literally nothing but high rises or skyscrapers (basically the same with Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia or Qatar) while Oman has none of that (since most of the infrastructure is marble white or using bright colors contrasting the sun), though they’re on an even playing field when speaking about their wealth. Is it because Oman has a different approach on how they spend their money or retain cultural heritage?

Just gonna say it, back in like 2019-2023, I was EXTREMELY pro AI. I messed around with OpenAI’s playground thing, messed around with that Dall-E Mini/craiyon thing, and was one of the first to hop on ChatGPT when it came out.

Main focus is remain focused

Having recently seen the first trilogy among Nolan’s works, I wonder what opinions you hold about the movies in general. Seeing that I’m quite late to the party, I expect some strong and mature takes in the comments, but you are still free to voice any opinion you may have.

Example: Old people often complain about young people not having “basic knowledge” and say that younger generations know and understand less of the world than they do.

I’m seeing Britney, Bill Nye, and Boy Meets World… Everywhere!