UO People is an accredited and tuition free college that offers full degrees and certificates ( www.uopeople.edu )
If you’re considering doing online college, check to see if they offer your program!...
YSK: there is a Lemmy frontend similar to old reddit called mlmym ( mlmym.org )
Why YSK: you can recreate the old Reddit experience by using this frontend for those who have always used old.reddit. It also gives a nostalgic feel, is more efficent, and loads faster than the Lemmy interface....
YSK: You can use a web-browser script to navigate Lemmy with keyboard arrows ( github.com )
What’s this?...
YSK: If you work in the U.S. as a W-2 worker, you can check to see how much money you've paid into Social Security and learn when you'll become eligible to draw from it in retirement ( kbin.social )
https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/statement.html...
YSK: Imperial units are based on the metric system ( en.wikipedia.org )
“Standards for the exact length of an inch have varied in the past, but since the adoption of the international yard during the 1950s and 1960s the inch has been based on the metric system and defined as exactly 25.4 mm.”
YSK: There's now a Lemmy Issue Tracker Community to Share Suggestions and Issues ( lemm.ee )
Hey everyone! Exciting news: there’s now a Lemmy Issue Tracker community where you can share your ideas, suggestions, and collaborate with others. This community is more flexible than the GitHub repository when it comes to duplicate posts, so feel free to share any great ideas you come across. With nested comments and a voting...
YSK How to Prepare Your Phone and Other Tech for a Natural Disaster ( www.wsj.com )
Because it’s not totally intuitive how to prep and use tech in an emergency. Archived version: archive.fo/wk3fE
The colour of the Sun is white ( www.wtamu.edu )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6080744...
YSK that you can access deleted reddit answers with the wayback machine! The same goes for private communities etc. ( web.archive.org )
No AD revenue for reddit and you can still benefit from all the answers given in the past for your questions.
Google will be deleting inactive google accounts together with all data on them starting December 1, 2023 ( support.google.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/545702...
Strong aurora borealis in the northern US this thursday ( www.gi.alaska.edu )
The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is predicting a geomagnetic storm for Wednesday and Thursday of this week (July 12th & 13th). Strong northern lights may be visible between 10 PM and 2 AM in parts of the northern US, especially from points of high elevation, clear views of the northern horizon and...
YSK: Buddy Icons can be set as your profile picture on Lemmy for that sweet, sweet nostalgia. ( lemmy.world )
For example, on my profile picture. Find them on Coolbuddy or some other site and save as a webp.
YSK: Imagus is Hover Zoom for Lemmy that actually works ( addons.mozilla.org )
On desktop Hover Zoom is life changing way to browse memes and gifs. One thing I struggled with when I moved to Lemmy was Hover Zoom support. While it worked with imgur links, these are few and far between. I had given up hope when I finally discovered Imagus works perfectly.
YSK: There's a history of animals being charged for criminal acts ( en.m.wikipedia.org )
Why YSK: Did you know that throughout history, there have been cases where animals were actually charged with criminal acts? It’s pretty surprising, right? These stories give us a unique glimpse into how societies have dealt with the actions of animals and how the legal system has responded. By learning about these cases, we...
YSK: Loudspeaker quality can be more reliably estimated with a set of objective measurements called a Spinorama than by reading subjective reviews ( www.avsforum.com )
Why: You can find better sound for less money if you learn how to read a Spinorama....
YSK what a granny knot is ( www.fieggen.com )
Why YSK: The granny knot is the most common reason as to why show laces seem to be undone so easily. It’s caused when the Starting Knot & Finishing Bow don’t “balance” each other. Recognizing this can help you make your shoe knots much more secure....
YSK: Google to Block Access to Canadian News for Anyone Living in Canada ( www.thestar.com )
The Online News Act passed last Thursday and would force platforms like Google and Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, to strike deals with Canadian media publishers for sharing, previewing and directing users to online Canadian news content.
YSK: You can also search for new communities based on shared links and discussions you find interesting and engaging! ( kulli.sh )
I built this for myself some years ago and used it a lot to find many interesting niche subreddits. Today I expanded it to also help myself and others find interesting niche communities across the Lemmyverse!...
Everything Must Be Paid for Twice ( www.raptitude.com )
One financial lesson they should teach in school is that most of the things we buy have to be paid for twice. There’s the first price, usually paid in dollars, just to gain possession of the desired thing, whatever it is: a book, a budgeting app, a unicycle, a bundle of kale. But then, in order to make use of the thing, you...
Former chemical engineer in the coal industry, urging B.C. municipalities to change the term natural gas to "fossil gas" ( www.cbc.ca )
“The term natural gas does not explicitly convey the fossil origins of such gas, leading to potential misunderstandings and hampering policy-making,”
YSK about corporations' strategies to kill open source protocols ( ploum.net )
I saw this in another thread on /c/Showerthoughts. I think it's important for this to be circulated widely so that the broader Fediverse community is aligned. We don't want admins second-guessing their decisions when users start infighting. We should be united in our thinking and ready to protect our platform.
This is my feelings in reference to the discussions about Meta joining the Fediverse...
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(except logo of Meta/Facebook/What'sApp and Instagram, under trademarks)
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Reddit destroyed its most popular app, here's how you can have the last laugh ( www.imore.com )
YSK Hubert Humphrey's name -- in 1948 (!), he gave a speech at the DNC in favor of civil rights. ( www.americanrhetoric.com )
I read his name in “Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72,” but I never really understood who he was. This was back when the Democrats were the racist party and the Republicans were the party of Lincoln, decades before LBJ and Nixon tacitly agreed to exchange those positions. Here’s what he said in 1948:...
YSK: Imaginary Problems Are the Root of Bad Software ( cerebralab.com )
Repost because original post got deleted due to missing YSK in the title. You should know why so so much software you use is so awful, and this article (partly) explains it.
YSK: Comicsrss has almost every "gag-a-day" comic RSS feed ( www.comicsrss.com )
RSS is a convenient way of getting content without bothering with bookmarks and getting annoyed with ads. I’m on a RSS finding spree, so I’ve decided to share this with you.