I’ve definitely turned into the paranoid nutcase within my friend group in recent years, I hate that everything is “smart” nowadays requiring an app/internet connection & account, just to do basic things that didn’t require any of that before....
I just installed Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS (Cinnamon) on an empty laptop a couple days ago and have been experimenting a lot. I’m coming from being a Windows user since I was just a little kid playing old DOS games on my grandpa’s Win-98 PC back in around 2000. My daily driver is currently running Windows 10 but I am pretty adamant...
Don’t chmod recursively on a whole lot of files if you don’t know what you are doing. Also rm is a very powerful command, be wary. Lastly, piping to grep can be very helpful.
Disturbing fake images and dangerous chatbot advice: New research shows how ChatGPT, Bard, Stable Diffusion and more could fuel one of the most deadly mental illnesses...
After buying a $70 pair of Vans at famous footwear and having them literally fall apart after using them as daily walking shoes, I’ve realized the quality of shoes overall has gone down over the last decade or so....
I recently read that in a neurotypical human being, the succession of two experiences only has a big impact on brain activity for the first experience, while the second makes a smaller spike. In psychotic patients on the other hand, the impression makes two equally large spikes both times. In the experiment, the experience was hearing a ballpoint pen click. So maybe being dulled to former experience is important for the brain to function properly, just a side effect of our natural brain filter.
The European Union wants elderly people (70+) to undergo medical tests from now on to prove that they are still capable of driving a car every five years. However, the proposal has been met with a lot of criticism.
Um die Erderwärmung zu stoppen, prüft die US-Regierung, wie die Sonne mit Aerosolen in der Atmosphäre abgedunkelt werden kann. Klimaforscher warnen: Die Folgen seien unabsehbar....
EU states can ban religious symbols in public workplaces (www.bbc.com)
'We don't have teachers' | This Austin private school lets AI teach core subjects (www.kvue.com)
School leaders believe pairing AI and life skill courses is the future of education....
When two people kiss, they form a long tube from one anus to the other
I love democracy (i.imgur.com)
Can two drunk people consent to having sex with each other? (lemmy.zip)
What's a current or growing trend only you seem to have concerns about?
I’ve definitely turned into the paranoid nutcase within my friend group in recent years, I hate that everything is “smart” nowadays requiring an app/internet connection & account, just to do basic things that didn’t require any of that before....
What is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?
Ill start:...
I just started using Linux... any great tips?
I just installed Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS (Cinnamon) on an empty laptop a couple days ago and have been experimenting a lot. I’m coming from being a Windows user since I was just a little kid playing old DOS games on my grandpa’s Win-98 PC back in around 2000. My daily driver is currently running Windows 10 but I am pretty adamant...
AI is acting ‘pro-anorexia’ and tech companies aren’t stopping it (wapo.st)
Disturbing fake images and dangerous chatbot advice: New research shows how ChatGPT, Bard, Stable Diffusion and more could fuel one of the most deadly mental illnesses...
How can my wife and I make new friends?
My wife and I are 31, no kids yet. We moved from a major city back to our home state and are struggling to make friends here....
Shoes that dont wear out and start falling apart after a year?
After buying a $70 pair of Vans at famous footwear and having them literally fall apart after using them as daily walking shoes, I’ve realized the quality of shoes overall has gone down over the last decade or so....
Es ist wieder: MusikMontag 🎧️🎶! Was ist dein aktuelles Musikstück der Woche? (discuss.tchncs.de) German
Letzte Woche habt ihr 38 Musikstücke geteilt - eure Playlist auf Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/2oKVckaOicQkV0v4aBtFEW?…
Siri Open Lemmy (lemmy.world)
I wonder where police cars get their gasoline from?
I’ve never seen a cop fill up at the gas station.
Is it normal for a person to "feel" less as they get older?
I remember experiencing the world much more vividly when I was a little boy....
EU wants over 70s to prove they can still drive every five years (www.brusselstimes.com)
The European Union wants elderly people (70+) to undergo medical tests from now on to prove that they are still capable of driving a car every five years. However, the proposal has been met with a lot of criticism.
Share Your Favorite Linux Distros and Why You Love Them
So we can clearly see the most popular distros and the reasons why people use them, please follow this format:...
Kampf gegen Klimawandel: USA prüfen, die Sonne zu verdunkeln (www.zdf.de) German
Um die Erderwärmung zu stoppen, prüft die US-Regierung, wie die Sonne mit Aerosolen in der Atmosphäre abgedunkelt werden kann. Klimaforscher warnen: Die Folgen seien unabsehbar....