Churbleyimyam

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That sounds like a massive pain in the backside.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Time to pay VAT motherfuckers.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I assumed it was global... What do you use in the US?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Grapefruit from the supermarket must always taste of grapefruit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Perhaps a new community is called for; something which encourages earnest thinking and open discussion but is not hardcore technical philosophy. I think it should be called 'interestingthoughts' or 'thatsinteresting' or maybe even just 'thoughtful'. There is already 'showerthoughts' but that seems to be a bit more humour-based than what you're talking about.

I would enjoy reading and replying to posts on it and posting to it myself too. I haven't started a community on Lemmy before and I've got quite a bit on my plate at the moment, so I don't think I could take it on as a mod alone but if you want we could try doing it together. Let me know what you think :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I agree that it can look like people are self-promoting and seeking prestige on social media. I find that following hashtags on Mastodon is a good habit for sidestepping this. It shifts the focus to topics rather than identities. The same goes for Pixelfed. I've got a beautiful feed on Pixelfed made up of different types of art and photography that I like.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't take it to heart and remember that there are other posts/comments that received way more downvotes, my own included! I'm sorry to hear you've had a rough time online. I've appreciated this post though and you've had some upvotes, so I'm sure others have too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Watership Down

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

I've seen plenty of films but that one tops my list for ones that shouldn't be watched by kids.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I sometimes post thoughts/questions and usually get some interesting discussion, so it is worth it. I think I also prefer seeing other posts like this. I think that the reason for seeing more posts which are links is because a) it's easier and b) most online content is somewhere on the clickbait spectrum and the result of that is manifested here on Lemmy much the same as it would be anywhere else.

Edit: Also, I'm upvoting your post because I think you are essentially calling for firsthand thoughtful discussion, which is a good thing for everyone.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's all fucking tire kickers anyway.

I had an instance recently where it was faster and easier to literally make an item with my bare hands than to coordinate a purchase of one via marketplace.

 

Does anyone have experience with a good privacy-focussed VPS provider? What do you recommend?

I've been using 1984 for quite a while and they have been solid but they have just put their prices up. It's still affordable but I thought it would be a good time to have another look at what else is out there.

 

Any YUNOhost people here? What are your thoughts about it? Does it fulfil it's purpose of broadening accessibility to self-hosting? Is it secure? Interested to hear what you think.

 

Does anyone know of a reliable source for streaming England matches at the Euros? In particular, the ones that ITV have the rights to? Bonus points if it has English commentators.

I had terrible problems with their website last time

Thanks :)

 

This is a serious question, mostly addressed to the adult women among us but also to anyone else who has a stake in the matter.

What did your father do for you/not do for you, that you needed?

Context: I have recently become a father to a daughter, with a mother whose father was not around when she was growing up. I won't bore you all with the details but our daughter is here now and I am realising that I'm the only one in our little family who has really had a father before. But I have never been a girl. And I know that as a boy, my relationships with my mother and father were massively influential and powerful but at the same time radically different to each other. People say that daughters and fathers have a unique relationship too.

Question: What was your father to you? What matters the most when it comes to a father making his daughter loved, safe, confident and free? To live a good life as an adult?

I'd like this to be a mature, personal and real discussion about daughters and fathers, rather than a political thing, so I humbly ask to please speak from the heart and not the head on this one :)

Thank you

P.S Apologies if this question is badly written or conceived; I haven't been getting enough sleep! It is what it is!

 

Pretty much the title. Here is my best find so far. Really funny thread.

https://lemm.ee/comment/11714893

 

What did other people do in the past to make our world beautiful but which we do not notice now?

I am rural and I want to plant some trees and copses on my land, in particular places, with beauty in mind. It just occurred to me that others, who are long gone, may have done the same thing here in the past; planting a particular tree in its place only for its beauty. It may have outlived both themselves and their vision of what beauty is and I have not noticed it. Perhaps there are things around us which we thought were utilitarian, or even mistakes, but which were a choice made by someone with a subtler purpose than we give them credit for.

Have you ever noticed something in your surroundings and thought that it was done deliberately to be beautiful, and maybe you are the only person around now to have noticed it as such?

 

Who are the heroes of our time? Who is driving us to a better future? And who is inspiring and guiding us?

Anything goes: famous people, people in your own life, fictional people who represent something to your culture, groups of people working behind the scenes etc.

The only rule is they must be current.

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Folks, I have finally figured it out.

Have a baby.

Since having a baby a week ago, all of a sudden everyone is willing to install a decent messaging app in order to receive pics of the baby.

We explained that we weren't ready for images of our child to end up in the wrong hands via non-private apps. Another thing was telling them that the one single friend who had already got on board with this had already been recieving pics...

It's been a conversation starter for many and I think seeing privacy from the point of view of a newborn has helped our family and friends understand it a bit more easily. Plus they've had to put up with it if they want any photos, so they will see it working firsthand.

So, if you want to have a baby, know that it can be a wonderful opportunity to help loved ones communicate more privately.

It also increases the sum total of love, community and compassion in the world and in your own life but that's a conversation for another community :)

Edit: If anyone has good tips on how to share a little one's journey more privately with those that care about them, please post them in the discussion.

 

Does anyone know how I can see only the primary comments on a post on Lemmy, either in browser or (for bonus points) the Jerboa app?

I often click on a post only to get bogged down and sad with people arguing back and forth about each other's comments. I would like to just see the comments in direct response the post.

Possible?

Thanks!

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