We constantly have spit in our mouth 100% of the time but if we were made to drink any amount of our spit it'd be disgusting. Why?
Are there any complete foods recipe builders still working?
completefoods.co is still up but building new recipes with the recipe builder doesn’t seem to work anymore. Are there any recipe builders still working that calculate the full list of FDA rdi vitamins and minerals?
[US] I'm hesitating launching my own business because I'd lose health insurance for my family. What are my options?
I have everything pretty much ready to launch full time. Time, skills, customers, support from family. But I’d leave my current job behind and with it my family’s health insurance for the foreseeable future. I can’t afford any of the options I’ve seen. It’s the one thing holding me back. Any ideas for affordable health...
Is there a more politically conservative part of the fediverse?
I’m a conservative. I don’t mind the liberal stuff here. It’s good to learn the other side, but I don’t want a liberal echo chamber. I’d like to be more politically balanced in the fediverse. Is there any way I can do that?
Why do people throw out old motors, bicycles, anything metal into rivers and lakes instead of a junk yard or the trash system?
I have been watching magnet fishing and people love to toss stuff over bridges without a second thought on the environmental impact. Hiding evidence I can almost understand but not lawnmowers, car batteries, etc....
Should I permanently leave Israel?
I’m not sure if this is the right community for this question, but it says “no stupid question” so here goes. I’m an Israeli who now lives in the US, but I am considering permanently residing in the US or elsewhere (perhaps somewhere in Europe or Canada) because I’ve become kinda disillusioned with Israel for a variety...
Did Obama Becoming President Make People Hide Their Racism?
It felt like it was uncool to have even a touch of racism when Obama got elected and through his presidency. But since the MAGA movement, I feel like subtle and out-right racism has increased. Like a gateway was opened....
Why does being tall make your belly more vulnerable in case of an attack?
I (20m) am 6’5" tall. One of my female friends who’s 5’5" told me that my height makes my belly particularly vulnerable in case if I get attacked with a pocket knife, for example. Why is it so?
How do passkeys work across devices?
Let’s start with a smartphone. A user creates an account with a passkey for a service, that passkey gets stored on their smartphone, and they can use biometrics to sign in from then on. The private key is stored on the smartphone. Great....
What happens to my domain, website and email when I die?
A lot of folks suggest getting your own domain name for having control over your online presence but the question that I have always had is what would happen to them when I die?...
In our post-AI era, is job security strictly mythical? Or How to believe in careers as a concept worth doing?
With the lastest news of AI layoffs, I’m struggling to understand how the idea of a career still holds. If careers themselves effectively become gambles like lottery tickets, how do we maintain drive and hopes in the longterm endgame of our struggles?...
Back in the 1970s when we switched to unleaded gas, what did the vehicles that ran on leaded gas do?
Did they have to track down leaded gas? Did they just use unleaded? Did they suffer engine knock?
Opus > Vorbis conversion w/ffmpeg Q's
When I use yt-dlp -x to grab audio only, the resulting opus files are often troublesome to play back in strawberry, stopping unexpectedly. They also sometimes don’t index at all, and metadata including embedded cover art don’t seem to stick....
What do I need to trouble shoot second hand desktop computer? And how?
[Resolved!]...
Is it weird that I enjoy imagining being a witness/victim of various tragedies?
(TL;DR): I love being terrified, and this has led me to a fascination with imagining being a witness to / a victim of various tragedies. Is that weird?...
is data shared across instances?
like if i post on a community in instance A and my instance goes down will people still see the post?
Will RAM with CL17 work on a device that specifies CL22? (lemmy.world)
More specifically, the HP T640 device....
Recommendations for a battery tester? I'm open to other devices that aren't limited to testing batteries
I’m slowly switching to rechargeable ones (Ikea Ladda ones), but we still have lots of other batteries around....
Is there a website that collects Donald Trump's most incoherent speeches and tweets?
Sorry if this is the wrong community for this. I’m looking for a compilation of Trump’s most rambling moments (e.g., “Look, having nuclear”; Gettysburg being beautiful; etc.). Does anyone know of any sites that would have something like this? Thank you!
Did the premise of an entity approaching you only when it's not being viewed originate with Doctor Who's Weeping Angels?
The Weeping Angels apparently originated with Steven Moffat seeing a statue of a weeping angel in a structure in a cemetery and returning later to find out it was gone. At least according to this RadioTimes article. They first appeared in 2007 in the episode Blink....
How do you search for honest product recommendations?
Searching for product recommendations has become harder and harder over the years. I used to google or browse reddit for reviews, used them to create a shortlist of products and then actually dig deeper and compare them....
What is the Anti Commercial-Al license and why do people keep adding it to their comments?
I know what the Creative Commons is but not this new thing or why it keeps popping up in comments on Lemmy
Massive issues with sleep and desperate for a solution.
I’ve been struggling with sleep issues for over a decade now. My Doctor has prescribed me all sorts of medication, all of which has had many adverse side effects. What I do know that works, is Xanax. My wife was prescribed it for some stress issues and occasionally will give me one so I can finally sleep. Obviously asking my...
What are these elongated rectangles in the water area? (lemmy.world)
Found on a google maps trip to Al Jirab, Along the E11 24°05’14.0"N 53°55’27.0"E...