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Does the amount increase, or just change hands?

Honestly, I'd miss plenty of content, and some of it great, too. But I can't take opening this damn app anymore and being blasted with US everywhere, even in unrelated communities. I honestly feel sometimes like I should just quit Lemmy, or at least take a long break. But idk what to do in the bathroom lol

What are some things to know / keep in mind when helping someone install Linux?

Installing for myself, I have to deal with my choices (like my recent "update without the recommended backup hoping my files are there when I get back", Pop!_OS 24.04 COSMIC). But for others, I'dn't like risking them facing my consequences.

Any tips are welcome!

Edit: for context, I was asked for help on that. I am not converting someone just outta nowhere.

And my worry is less with everyday usage. They can adapt, or, assuming dual boot, boot back to Windows. But we prolly need to choose a distro, and not brick their laptop. Two important parts!

Also, we in CS, so… make of that what you will

It is said streaming, especially video, takes plenty electricity, can be bad for the environment. So I wonder, how does watching Kim Possible on Mickey Channel compare to watching it on Mickey Plus? Similarly, and maybe even better of a comparison, how does listening to something like 623.7 FWGR Radio on FM compare to listening to the station's online stream?

Not sure if this counts as a shower thought, but as someone who is not on social media, I am oftentimes clueless as to why trending pages are trending on Wikipedia, and can only hope information on the page helps add context. Would be nice having context easily available for popular pages.

Edit: now I'm not sure if Trending Pages are a thing on Wikipedia or if this is an extra functionality offered by WikiReader, the Wikipedia app I use

Not really necessarily about buying, so I don't know if this post fits here. But seems like a good place for the "discussion."

Let us compile a list of European content creators / artists.

I find that the US may have a rather large influence online, via music and content, and art. Yet I feel like Europe also has great stuff that could be getting more attention. So, what are some good European musicians, YouTube channels, podcasts, etc.? No matter the language.

Maybe do indicate the language, to help people filter through what they can understand. And maybe the country as well, or not. A short description and/or category is also nice, for people to know ahead of time if it is something they're interested in.

Dunno if a "similar to" would be a good adition, as in "for people who like" or "an alternative to"

This could also be made into some sort of Awesome list on Git. Feels like that'd be cool. Or at least a list people could search and filter through. If anyone would like to take this idea and make it a thing, feel free!

For instance:

Long Story Short – Podcast – News – English A short daily European news podcast

As per title, if you had to switch away from Spotify ASAP, what streaming service would you go with? Ideally something around the same price range, meaning the change won't incur in extra expenses. Also good if the service does its job well: playing music and paying artists. Any feature parity with Spotify is a bonus, except podcasts, which don't require a paid streaming service. Or audiobooks. Focus on music. No piracy either (it's illegal). The more money going to artists, the better.

Edit: extra bonus points if it is not 'Murican! Also, piracy is very illegal!!!

Taking sexual relationship as its own thing, separate from romantic relationship (i.e. separating the sexual and romantic aspects), what is the difference between a friendship and a romantic relationship? What differentiates them, exactly?

There's an ever-growing amount of music available today, a few taps (or clicks) away. I for one feel like there's a lot of great music in many genres and styles, coming from many countries, and in many languages. And there's always new, interesting stuff coming out regularly.

Whether a new release from an artist you like, or an old one you want to go back to, there are so many options to choose from at any given point in time. Yet we can only hear one at a time, so we must choose. So…

How do you choose what to listen to, and how do you keep up with everything you want to keep up with? Do you manage to listen to everything you want to on a regular basis? Do you instead choose to articially limit yourself to keep sane? Or is your music taste narrow enough this is of no worry?

As per title, I am curious. How does your mind / your thoughts work? I only ever experienced my own thoughts, so I'm curious how it works for other people.

I for one feel like my thoughts sometimes are like me talking to myself silently. Sometimes I can even let out a random short sound, which I've come to start disguising by laughing kinda quietly or coughing or whatever. Like it was part of something, and not like an inner monologue almost leaking out.

So, how do your thoughts work?