I don't need actual names. But the context by which you know them should be included. This must be someone you have met or see regularly. Celebs/political people you dont like are not on the table, unless you've met and spent time with them.

A question for people whose jobs or general lifestyle leads you to move around from place to place. What are some places you find yourself looking for first? And by that I mean, when I move I always ask myself:

• Where's my Taco bell (I'm American yes)
• Where's my Walmart (Still definitely American)
• Where's my job What are some of the first places you always find yourself looking for in a new area first?

The kind of thing which makes you say “how could they possibly have thought this was a good idea?”

I'm getting annoyed with people that ask a question, have the community answer their question and troubleshoot over several days, only to delete their post and the solution.

The person asking the question is often providing the least amount of effort, so why should they have exclusive right to delete the contributions of others?

Possible fix: have a per-community option to only request deletion.

Title. I'm broke, live at home, and can't work (disabled). I figured asking this here would help other broke people. I'm in the US.

Recently moved to a new area and i am facing this scenario:

It is raining very heavily outside such that the side mirrors are wet and difficult to see. You cant really roll the window down to wipe without splashing the passengers and the car interiors.

On a normal day, street lights are already dim and hard to see. It is much worse when it rains. Plus, I use these UV films on my windows. I have to use them because it is scorchingly hot during the day.

So under those above conditions, it is very tricky to reverse down a basement. Due to the design, it is better to reverse down instead of going head first.

So what i usually do:

1. Use the reverse camera. I can adjust its brightness settings to show the back clearly.

2. Use the hazard lights. The flashes from these lights can bounce off of the nearby gate. So they can give some sort of "guideline" for me.

That is all i can do. I am literally blinded on the left and right in this scenario. Without any passengers, I can bite the bullet and roll down the windows. But even then, it is tough because of the heavy rain.

Are there any rain guard to put on the side mirrors, to stop the rain coming down? I have no idea if these exist or what they are called.

Appreciate any help

Could be big picture, like a life goal. Could be what you want right this moment. What do you yearn for?

More of a philosophical question. Can we even beat Egoism to emerge as a stronger species, or will it be, once again, bringing down a civilization?

The /r's for NSFL/WPD/LFO type videos keep getting banned on, and users are looking around for some place to post them.

I feel this is an opportunity for Lemmy to get some more users and goodwill.

!crazyfuckingvideos!crazyfuckingvideos@lemmy.world might fit the bill, but I'm leery of filling .world's /everything feed with gore and that kind of stuff.

fedinsfw.app is another thought I had, but I doubt people there would want gore mixed in with their T&A.

That pretty much leaves starting a new server for NSFL.

Any other ideas?

I seriously. I’m for realiously. I got like 8 different furry subs in my block list and filtered out terms like ‘yiff’ etc. You’d think the algorithm would have picked up that I’m not interested in that shit but I still can’t scroll a half hour without a wolf boner adorning my screen.

I know I can simply block all NSFW content but that’d just be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

I am frequently on Piefed (Lemmy) and occasionally on Mastodon and I noticed they use ALT tags for images way more on Mastodon than we do here.

Anyone know why this is? it is more about the software or the culture or maybe just historical?

It seems like a good idea to always set the ALT tag for an image post on both services, and I've seen many ppl on the other site say they won't boost (share) any image posts without ALT tags (since vision-impaired people really benefit from them).

Just curious...

This is a single progammer who has been releasing new FOSS apps like gangbusters over the past few months. I've been in the open source community for a while now and it's pretty unusual.

Many of them are complex, ambitious, projects such as email client, calendar, location sharing, etc. There are also a lot of games that are pretty decent. In the past, app groups like this have been the work of teams of people over the course of years, not a single developer over months.

So I guess I'm curious if this looks like things are in the up and up. I don't notice any obvious telltale signs of vibe coding, but I don't really know enough to check code that way. I've used a couple apps and noticed thoughtful updated in features over time, so these don't seem vaporware, fly-by-night apps either.

Am I being paranoid? Is this really a single dev creating apps across a dozen different system functions? Anyone know who they are?

so reddity

Let me begin by saying, I drink very rarely; few times a year.

When I drink, i get the feeling that my brain in running on powersaving mode; only the most basic functions are operational. It's a fun feeling when I'm drinking, but I can't imagine doing that regularly.

I'm not sure if this constitutes as bragging but I am proud of the fact that I can recall information quite well, and any activity which hinders this is not to my liking. The hangover is also bad, where the brain is slow for the next entire day.

I want to know the community thinks about drinking and how it effects/doesn't affects their work and life and how they get around it. Any alternatives and tips?

She had said in her memoir and I'm paraphrasing here:

"For the last few years I'm waiting for two people to return, my dad and Jesus Christ. I've now realised they're not coming back. At least, I can't be held responsible for death of Jesus."

No, she didn't kill her father, she lived a wild life, and is blaming herself and her lifestyle that made her father stressed about her. (Just stating that for people with low media literacy.)

Search engines are absolutely awful at this. They keep giving links to bible sites or Jesus movies.

Context: I didn't read the original quote in English, it is a translation by me.

I read it in an essay/opinion piece in my mother tongue. The writer was also lamenting about not caring for his father when he was alive and I guess he was writing about the universality of that regret? Been a long time since I read that but that quote has stuck.

Do not buy one of these for their smart features unless everything else is worse.

I'm in a rural area and my options for garage door service people are limited. They only install liftmaster. I have 2 garage doors, and wanted a simple external pad to operate both, while also letting me program temp codes for when i have someone performing work.

Somehow the dealer programed one PIN code to both door motors. I told them I would take care of it using the app.

These liftmaster devices are the worst. Some wireless pads simply dont pair to the app, so programing PINs from the app won't work. This was the first sign of trouble. I contacted their support, which was available on the weekend, a real human, and was honestly very helpful.

Program the wrong PIN, or want to change one? Can't do it through the app. You'll need to get a ladder out so you can unplug the motor power, disconnect the built-in battery, and do a full reset.

A full reset means you'll need to program the door max open and max close locations. You'll also need to reprogram the wired pads (why???). The learn button on the wired pad? can't be used to program the remotes. oh don't forget the homelink buttons on your vehicles.

Here's what i had to do to remove a single PIN and get the wireless pad minimally working:

1. Disconnect battery on door motor 1
2. disconnect power door motor for 30 seconds.
3. reset door motor 1
4. program door motor min/max locations
5. program wired pad (why??)
6. futz with wired pad screwdown connectors because they don't ground to the screw, they ground to small pads around the screw (why???)
7. program wireless outdoor pad to motor 1.
8. program remote 1 to door motor 1
9. program remote 2 to door motor 1
10. program car1 homelink to remote 1
11. program car 2 homelink to remote 1
12. reconnect battery.
13. set up wifi using mobile app.
14. Disconnect battery on door motor 2
15. disconnect power door motor for 30 seconds.
16. reset door motor 2
17. program door motor min/max locations
18. program wired pad (why??)
19. futz with wired pad screwdown connectors because they don't ground to the screw, they ground to small pads around the screw (why???)
20. prorgram wireless outdoor pad to door motor 2
21. program remote 1 to door motor 2
22. program remote 2 to door motor 2
23. program car1 homelink to remote 2
24. program car 2 homelink to remote 2
25. reconnect battery.
26. set up wifi using mobile app.

Had an interesting conversation on the science of consciousness a while back and realized there is a lot I don't know.

Can anyone recommend a recent book that covers the overall basics, such as the different theories (like antenna/etc) and physics overlaps?

My only requirement is scientific references. I dont want or need cited peer reviewed papers, but I don't want an author's sole opinion, either.

I made a blender model and animation of this thing I experienced to show how it looks like and moves, and to use that as a way to find out if someone knows what it is, where or why. I don't know much more and am wondering what others know based on their encounters. It's somewhere at some time, seems huge. The discs are flattish and don't reflect light other than from the edges. I've tried posting in a few communities and get mostly aggravated answers, or overtly focusing on how I got this knowledge (almost like I've done something forbidden when it's not an aspect I care about), and one got modded hidden.

There are loads of stereotypical behaviours in hetro-parents. E.g.: Dad is there less, but when he spends time with the kids alone, everything goes. You'll order take-out and watch crazy ageinappropriate movies till way past your bedtime.

Mum runs the show. She wakes you up, puts out clothes when your younger. She cooks, makes appointments, organizes your hobbies and playdates.

And whenerver you ask if you can get something a little more expensive, or if you can go see your ffiend it's "ask your mother".

Are there comparable common dynamics in lesbian or gay parents, or are they percieved less, because both parents are of the same gender which automaticly dissolves these gender-roles from the beginning.

Let's imagine that AI will become cheaper and more efficient, it will not differ from humans in terms of the quality of its work, it will replace almost all intellectual workers, and only the operators of these AI models will have jobs, that is, one person or several people monitor the entire office of AI workers for a small salary. Yes, the AI bubble will burst, but the problems of ordinary people will only get worse from this, jobs will not return, no, automation will continue anyway.

Is it worth retraining as a mechanic, plumber or something like that?