Personal recommendations. Sometimes I take a chance on random artists that I see on Bandcamp. Music/artists from TV shows and movies. Music I hear when out and about, Shazam is a wonderful app for identifying tracks.
They don’t believe in that bullshit any more than you do.
If they really believed that Big Brother is always watching them and will pass judgment when the time comes their behavior would be completely different, they might even be tempted to actually read that book they claim is his word. Alas…
My gf and I have had discussions about teaching morals to kids. In that vein, I asked myself, would I teach piracy to my kids? Yes, it’s technically illegal and carries inherent risks. But so does teenage sex carry the risks of teenage pregnancy, and so we have an obligation to children to teach them how to practice safe sex....
That all sounds very idealistic, dare I say naive.
People do not typically assess their own happiness by looking at those less fortunate than themselves. They may feel a sense of relief that their situation isn’t as severe but that is not happiness.
Human beings fall ill and pass on, every day. Those are guaranteed outcomes. So yes, while we may all have unique challenges that we’re all made to face there are some core facets to the human experience that none of us can escape. People who suggest that happiness is anything but fleeting and impermanent are deluding themselves.
The human experience itself is fragile and unpredictable. How then can human happiness not be?
Ahead of the United Nations Security Council action to consider the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the international body, the United States is lobbying nations to reject such membership, hoping to avoid an overt “veto” by Washington. The lobbying effort, revealed in copies of unclassified...
The need to wait for an SMS to register a new account and the potential for recaptcha loop (which I have experienced) is a serious downside to Signal. Something I never need worry about with xmpp, matrix or threema.
I Want Better Games With Worse Graphics And I'm Not Kidding - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
Google lays off hundreds of 'Core' employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico (www.cnbc.com)
Google is laying off more employees and hiring for their roles outside of the U.S.
What is your favourite game console?
It sounds dumb but my pick would be the SNES. There’s just something about 16 bit games I love....
Anyone else?
Catholic priest allegedly spends $40K of parish money on Candy Crush, slot machine apps (local12.com)
A Catholic priest allegedly spent $40,000 of church money on Candy Crush and slot machine apps....
How do you listen to / discover music?
Shouldn't most religious people in theory be excited to die because then they get to experience the afterlife?
esp if you’re one of the devout ones who think they’ve been really good
Linux Salesman (lemmy.world)
"Let me in right now or I swear..." (lemmy.world)
[meme] Use those rights-of-way for a better purpose (lemmy.world)
For those who selfhost their music services, what are your must have plugins for beets and/or Musicbrainz
I’m curious what plugins people like the most and find the most useful.
Would you teach your kids how to pirate?
My gf and I have had discussions about teaching morals to kids. In that vein, I asked myself, would I teach piracy to my kids? Yes, it’s technically illegal and carries inherent risks. But so does teenage sex carry the risks of teenage pregnancy, and so we have an obligation to children to teach them how to practice safe sex....
to those of you of either sex who wear thongs or strings, doesn't the back side get in direct contact with your anus?
and, don’t you notice something rubbing against it when you move?
The Fuckening (lemmy.ml)
When your day is going too well and you don’t trust it and some shit finally goes down …...
Europeans care more about elephants than people, says Botswana president (www.theguardian.com)
Dubai airport gripped by major disruption as unprecedented rains continue to batter Gulf (www.bbc.com)
Operations at Dubai airport are still severely disrupted as heavy rains continue to batter the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring countries....
Or we could do metric time (files.catbox.moe)
Leaked Cables Show White House Opposes Palestinian Statehood (theintercept.com)
Ahead of the United Nations Security Council action to consider the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the international body, the United States is lobbying nations to reject such membership, hoping to avoid an overt “veto” by Washington. The lobbying effort, revealed in copies of unclassified...
Live Nation/Ticket Master won't give you your tickets unless you install their app (lemmy.world)
Downsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?
I’m thinking of the things listed on the Privacy Guides real-time communication section...