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Calculatable in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Curious to know why ? Basic functionality seems very obvious and friendly to me.

What does this emoji mean? Is this a British thumbs up? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Why ? The sign has different meaning in different cultures. It is just your ignorance of anything outside your bubble.

Uninstalled Copilot? Microsoft will let you reprogram your keyboard’s Copilot key in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Missed opportunity to re-brand clippy

How about we play, "Never have I ever"? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm not your dad, but I'm proud of you. The absolute least I know about you is you don't mind admitting pain, so I'm proud of you. 🫂

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To people who choose not to swear (for non-religious reasons), what is your motivation to be that way ? (lemm.ee)
 

Couple more optional questions

  • Did the decision bring any change to your life ?
  • Do you feel the decision stopped you from expressing something at some point ?
Freetube is the best way to watch YouTube in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Deletor by created

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Mitochondria is the power house of the cell (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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This (arguably unhelpful) phrase seems to be taught across schools all over the world. What are some other phrases like this that are common ?

The world's largest single-capacity floating wind platform has two turbines in c/[email protected]
GitLab is reportedly up for sale in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

It means when the author was waiting for his order at Popeyes, the guy in front who did small talk with him introduced himself as a Gitlab employee and told the author "Gitlab might sell in weeks. It is a deal or no deal"

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What is a less popular type/genre of movies that you watch ? What makes it interesting for you ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Also, if you can, how do you think others can appreciate it and may be some recommendations to get started with.

A cool guide to Epicurean paradox in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

One of the funniest things humanity has done is to invent the concept of God as a super entity and then reduce him/them/it to their level.

Why would a super entity be bound by "love" which only humans understand ? Why would "it" have the concept of "evil", something that humans invented out of fear.

As a species we just need to accept we are just stupid.

Forget security – Google's reCAPTCHA v2 is exploiting users for profit | Web puzzles don't protect against bots, but humans have spent 819 million unpaid hours solving them in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Honestly at first read, the paper feels like a bunch of whining text to prove a point the author believes in without any alternate proposal.

TIL that Joe Biden is from Scranton, PA in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Spot ... Spot ....... Spot .. Spot

What life hack is so simple yet so effective, you're shocked more people don't know about it? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 180 points 3 months ago (6 children)

To stop infinite scroll on social media, quickly scroll 2-3 screen lengths down without looking at the posts. Now read the posts scrolling up. Eventually you'll reach where you started and most probably the laziness to go all the way back will prompt you to exit the app.

iPhone users, what's stopping you from switching to Android? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

But no matter how you change it, the overall experience in Android is inconsistent and sub par. Little things like flickering between switching apps or janky animation when the keyboard shows up is what causes poor Android experience.

Customisability is the bane of clean and consistent UI.

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How are engine sounds in racing games played ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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For example in forza, the game plays engine sounds based on how much we press the button. Are there different sequences of clips ? If yes how do they blend so well ? Or are they synthesized dynamically ?

There are so many parts to it as well - when the gear shifts, when you suddenly slow down at high speed, when you suddenly accelerate from stop. They all seem very realistic.

Edit: Thanks for the great answers everyone 🙏

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What are some marketing tactics that you dislike ? (lemm.ee)
 

For me it is when companies/services market themselves as donating to XYZ cause if I buy their product. If they want to donate, they should have already done that with the money they have. Asking me to give them profit so that they can donate is so obviously pretentious.

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You have 15$. How would you spend it so that you'll be the happiest you can be for 15$ ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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And yes you have to spend it all

Edit: There are a lot of little good things in these answers that I often ignore. Thanks everyone.

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How to get a bit more positivity in the Lemmy feed ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I know a lot of shitty things are happening in the world right now. But I get this feeling that most of the posts I see in lemmy feed are sad or depressing.

Are there any uplifting communities that I'm missing out on ?

Edit1: Thanks for the suggestions everyone

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How often do you use the small pocket inside your jeans pocket (if you have it) ? and what for ? (lemm.ee)
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What are some things that you like to watch in the side or in the background when you do stuff ? (lemm.ee)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Edit: I'm basically looking for new topics to explore to add to my YouTube feed/subscriptions 😁

Edit2: Great recommendations. Thank you everyone

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Parents of lemmy, at what age did/would you give a smartphone to your kids ? (lemm.ee)
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Using gaming controllers for anything other than gaming ? (lemm.ee)
 

Wondering if anyone has experimented with using controllers (PS/xbox/other) to do anything other than gaming ?

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Is there any movie in which the actor naturally aged and portrayed the younger and older version of character ? Not a prequel sequel thing. One movie. (lemm.ee)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Just wondering if someone was committed enough to make such a movie

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