YSK: lemmyapps. Community to find Lemmy apps for your device. ( lemmy.world )
I think this will be useful for newcomers!...
YSK: Unchecking "Show read posts" will hide your own posts
Why YSK: If you’re having issues with posts not showing up on your profile or community, this might be the reason.
Tool finder for Docs, Sheets & Slides - Google Docs Editors Help ( support.google.com )
Why YSK: Helps to write documents faster and find menu items easier.
YSK: The day of the blackout on Reddit it got down, and this little server was alive and running at the same time. ( mujico.org )
I don’t know, I just found it amusing, another point for the Fediverse I guess.
YSK of this Awesome GitHub list of useful apps, tools and websites for Lemmy: dbeley/awesome-lemmy ( github.com )
Why YSK: If you’re familiar with the topic of awesome lists on GitHub, then you should know that there is a community driven list just for Lemmy, including a convenient aggregation of links to instances, alternative front-ends, mobile apps, libraries, tools, guides, etc.
YSK - Teach yourself computational neuroscience ( www.youtube.com )
cross-posted from: sullen.social/post/105...
YSK - Treat your to-read pile like a river ( www.oliverburkeman.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/425408...
YSK: about wefwef, a mobile friendly 'Apollo like' Lemmy web app. By far the best mobile experience I have tried so far. ( wefwef.app )
It has a really nice UI....
YSK: You can set Windows Task Manager to always display on top ( kbin.social )
In the settings of the Windows Task Manager is an option to force it to always display on top of other applications. One of the first things I do when setting up a new computer is to enable this option....
YSK Spirit Airlines is the worst choice for air travel
YSK - this is a rant but meant as a public service because everyone should know about this shoddiness....
You can eat the entire strawberry (including their stems and leaves)!
The stems and leaves are virtually tasteless and make eating strawberries easier. They even have nutritional value!...
YSK: It’s summer and that means disturbing swim advisories. Here’s our top 5 ( arstechnica.com )
Behold the most nauseating and mesmerizing swim advisories floating around.
YSK: Understanding the work burnout experience, treatment and preventions ( www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov )
Why YSK: It’s easy to burnout at work, and it’s hard to treat and heal from it....
YSK: Nature Channel — Better Life Broadcasting Network, is a great TV channel for soothing ( www.betterlifetv.tv )
Why YSK: I want you to sleep well, while there are almost no other soothing TV channels like this one. Good night.
YSK: About your taxes if living in the US
Why: Save money and headache, not just on software or services, but on your tax bill. Software and preparation services won’t necessarily teach you about deductions or credits that you can get, saving you money....
YSK about Cool Zones if you have no air conditioning.
Seniors are especially susceptible to heat sickness and death....
YSK: toilets and garbage disposals are some of the simplest devices to replace in a home
Both their functionings are complex, so people can get impressed. But for both of them, all the complexity is inside the device and there isn’t much to put together; and the way they hook up to your house is really simple....
YSK hands, feet and the upper part of your face are the most effective vectors of heat relief, while draping a cold towel around your neck can actually stop you from cooling down. ( www.scientificamerican.com )
Why YSK: "Our bodies have a kind of emergency temperature relief valve. That valve is a special type of blood vessel: they’re called arteriovenous anastomoses. Most arteries and veins connect through a bed of very thin capillaries that bring nutrients and oxygen to cells. AVAs, though, are different. They are direct junctions...
YSK you can use Imagus or any hover to zoom addon to quickly view images and gifs on your Lemmy front page ( lemmy.world )
Why YSK: It makes viewing images fast and easy, with no clicks....
YSK: There is a workaround to stop the feed auto updating bug - Browse to page to 0
Why YSK: Until Lemmy version 0.18 address this bug, you can browse the front page without it being auto updated and spammed with new posts....
YSK how to theme Lemmy's UI to replicate old.reddit's compact layout using Monkey scripts ( github.com )
Why YSK: If you previously preferred browsing old.reddit for its compact and information dense web layout, you should know that this theme can be replicated for Lemmy using monkey scripts....
YSK That you can probably get better results on Lemmy sorting by Hot
Why YSK:” So you see post that are not the big reddit related mega threads.
YSK: The Search Engine Ecosia Plants Trees With Your Searches
Ecosia is a German search engine company which donates 80% of its revenue to planting trees. They take Bing, reskin it, and spend the profits from advertising on planting trees. They’re up to about 175,000,000 trees so far....
YSK: Adjusting your HVAC dampers and taping leaks can DRASTICALLY reduce your electric bill
Why YSK: If you have a multistory home that has a large temperature difference between floors you may need to adjust your HVAC dampers and patch any leaks with aluminum tape....
YSK by using the built in cross post function you can link viewers of one post to another, this is a useful to share and grow communities you think others may be interested in
Why YSK: By using the built in cross post function users will be shown a link to the same post on other communities. This lets users quickly see what people in other communities are saying and also has the potential to expose someone to something new. For community owners this is a great way to go about seeding discussion in new...