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I have monthly donations going to my local PBS & NPR stations. Planning to start supporting local independent news orgs and perhaps a few online orgs like The Bulwark.

I use ProtonMail, and I was thinking, "Damn, it's spectacular not being tracked... but hold on a minute. Perhaps less than gmail, but still at all. And what about browser fingerprinting, and cookies, and even fonts!" I ended up in that feedback loop we all end up in. Perhaps ignorance is bliss? What is something you (might) wish you were ignorant of?

I live in the US and even beyond the current stuff going on, I've just become so depressed living in a place that feels like it doesn't care about people. I've been watching videos about some other countries, in particular Vietnam and China, and I've thought it might be nice going somewhere that's more committed to making life better for people. At the very least going somewhere that's building a bunch of trains would be cool. (Yes I'm autistic, how could you tell? /s)

I don't know if I'd actually end up doing anything because it's tough for me to get anything done at the moment, but I was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts or experiences to share about living in other places, especially if you moved there. What's your pitch for why it's a nice place to live? What problems does it have?

If you moved there, what were the challenges in moving and adapting to the new place? Did you learn the new language? Was it tough getting used to the local foods? (This is something I worry about a lot because I'm kind of picky) How did you meet people? Etc.

Outside of college, I've lived in the same place all my life. I've only traveled outside the US twice and it was to other western or westernized countries. (France, Amsterdam, and Japan.) I'm relatively introverted and socially anxious, but it is nice to try to get to know people I could be comfortable around. I have a college degree but I haven't had work experience due to my depression, so I'd be kind of starting from scratch in that regard. (I'm maybe about to get some treatment which might help, fingers crossed.) So all around it's hard to say if I'd be able to move anywhere, but maybe at some point I can work up the energy and courage to make the leap and it would be helpful to have some ideas of how to approach that. Maybe I'll try to slowly learn the language as I can.

What advice would you give to a girl turning 14 in 3 months? Basically things you wish you knew while you were 14.

Edit: I'm going into 11th or 12th grade by September. Due to my Country's education system. Any advice for that would be appreciated too. Thanks

Thank you all for the advice 😊

so i saw the full gameplay for something and looked for the transcript, and there were so many files for a character: https://www.sounds-resource.com/playstation_2/wallacegromitthecurseofthewererabbit/sound/45465/?source=genre

yet i did not hear these in the game nor see them as his lines.

have been wondering recently what my blind spots are, what are beliefs I have that are unexamined or based on too little evidence for how much I believe them ...

maybe there are common patterns, that people commonly believe false things and I might be challenged in my own beliefs this way

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I need to make my money work but I don't have enough knowledge about the topic to do smart things with it, but I love studying and learning new things.

What would you recommend to learn how to administer money in the best way possible?

I found a 2008 edition of the Finance Theory I [1] course on MIT OpenCourseWare , would it make sense to learn from there?

For context I studied computer science with a focus on artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science.

Also context, I am in the EU (Italy).

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I've came to conclusion that I should do the things that will improve my mental health.

Like I do an intense run at night so that it's easier than running in the sun. I will do a consistently challenging run that always gives me consistent but not intense pain. It's working out and just a great way to practice mental fortitude.

I guess I just decided novel things are great

Hi, I am fairly new to Lemmy and would like to know how to upload a profile picture. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I mean those weird and gory YouTube videos and stuff with the blackest humor and seas of blood and a real living soul.

I even re-watched some videos, some from archives, some from open access, and it was magical, a little strange of course, but damn alive. Doctor, I want to go back to the past. And the most important thing is that there was no AI.

Does anyone still remember the times of the 2000s and 2010s?

Edit: Oh yeah, can you also send links to some videos or art or even music that you liked before.

I've played A dark room, and Zork. I'm looking something more like the first one, text-based but able to push some buttons to do things rater than do everything with commands. I've thinking in Dwarf Fortress, but it's too colorish, like Brogue, which I do like a lot.

Do anyone have some recommendations? Thank you.

And what stopped you from being fired?

Hello again Lemmy! I have another question.

Context: I took a motorcycle safety class, was nervous but enjoyed it, researched motorcycles, found a few I liked, talked to a dealer about them but ultimately, I couldn’t finalize a deal, talked myself out of it basically.

I was curious how others might justify a purchase that has no purpose other than wanting something.

For clarity, I don’t need anyone to justify me buying a motorcycle. I want to read about your thought processes for buying something you want 🙂

As always thanks for replying and have an awesome day/night!!

Or what's a funny idea you have on how to respond that you'd like to see me do?

I get emails regularly from people trying to sell me a "better" website, or their marketing services, or AI bullshit

Here's an example of the kind of fun I like to have with them: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/28624672

Family is asking me if I can help them acquire and set up a Windows tablet to replace their old one. I've got the software part down, but I'm not too familiar with tablet PC hardware. As far as I know, the use case is:

• MS Office, web browsing, streaming, video calls, syncing MP3s onto an iPod via iTunes
• Media player when travelling, they like the tablet form factor for this
• But most of the time, it'll just stay around the house, so battery life isn't too important

And yes, most of this could all be doable with an Android or even Linux tablet, but I know they'll just keep on using the old tablet if the new one doesn't have Windows 🤷.

• 500 USD budget
• New, open box, or like new condition
• True tablet with detachable keyboard
• Pen not necessary
• Performant enough to comfortably browse the web for the next several years
• Battery not too prone to swelling
• SD card slot and some level of repairability would be nice-to-have

So far, every tablet within the budget I've come across has its own share of quirks and flaws, so I'd be interested to hear if anyone had a particularly good experience or found a hidden gem among tablet PCs.

i really like a fictional character so much it hurts and i have this friend who i make stories with with that character and she's the only one who likes him as much, probably more than me. i don't want to be that way.

While thinking of ways I can enrich my local community, I figured I should host cookouts/potlucks as a venue to share some useful stuff with the world. I want to cover things like degoogling, basic computer skills, etc. as that's where my skill set is primarily, but I plan to host guest "host's" to cover a wider breadth of knowledge.

If you were one of my neighbors, what would you like to see covered or cover yourself?

random, but a giggle???

As in, doesn't matter at all to you.

If you must choose, then out of Yellow, Magenta and Cyan...

1. Which one looks the most like an in between of two primary^1^ colors?
2. Which one looks the least like an in between of two primary^1^ colors?
3. Which one looks the most like one of the primary colors?
4. Which one looks the most white?
5. Which one looks the most black?

I'm asking, because I want to know if people see colors the same way as I do.
If my "red" is your "green" I expect different answers.

^1^ Primary colors are Red, Green and Blue.

Can something happen without anything else causing it?

If it was a sincere apology, I'd say yes. if they spread a rumour like that I was a murderer or something, maybe not.