What is the workaround for regionally locked DVDs?
My beloved Mighty Boosh DVDs can’t be played in the USA! WHAT CAN I DO!?! FYI I’ve had some wine and I can’t googly it properly
How do you deal with two people who you are close to and have to spend every day with...but one of them hates the other one?
I apologize if this isn’t allowed, but I wasn’t sure exactly where to put it. Just let me know if it’s inappropriate and I’ll delete. Thanks....
Do you think Lemmy is hurt by having too many dead/low-PPM communities?
Title is a bit of a loaded question but I tried to fit it into one sentence....
Nvidia Confusion - is it possible to freeze a kernel module to a container when the base sys is shimmed?
Fedora WS. I want to continue using an older version of Oobabooga Textgen WebUI, but the 6.6 kernel build of the Nvidia open source module with the x86 UEFI shim breaks compatibility with one of the Python *Blas packages....
If we were to create a 2023 Lemmy Recap, what should be included?
The Less Than symbol in comments renders as an HTML character code
Less Than three should make a heart emoji.
Are there scientists-enterpreneurs?
ZFS Swap on Linux
One for those running #ZFS on #Linux systems. I realise that you can’t have hibernate aka suspend to disk on a swap in the encrypted zpool but if you don’t use hibernation then is it OK to use swap using the likes of the command example below to set it up in the encrypted pool?...
Is there such a thing as "fart mints", like a breath mint for your farts?
lemmy.ml shows read posts despite setting
Read posts keep being shown despite the setting being disabled in my profile. Is this a Bug? Does someone else have the same issue?
Isn't it curious how threads, especially with hashtags like "Tech Threads," aren't sparking much conversation? What are your thoughts on this
How will they incorporate it with ActivityPub protocol? You can’t have a space between tags! So more modifications and wrappers around and are they even considering federation?
How will we ever get away from plastics when they are ubiquitous for safety
Plastic seals food, sterile medical implements, medicine, beverages, etc… it’s seems like plastic is used as a way to seal things safely. Post pandemic rising, I see even more. My work used to be have plastic utensils in the cafeteria, for example, an already wasteful thing. Now, post-2020, every fork, knife, and spoon is...
I have a special skill, too!
Rae the Doe by Olive Brinker, for December 12, 2023.
Super micro sas826a backplane
Just wondering if anyone knows which SAS connectors on the SAS826A backplane control which ports?...
I love potatoes
Just wanted to show my love for potatoes. They have such a wide range of possible flavours, they make me actually full, they can be healthy or unhealthy, they’re so great. Mashed potatoes are super easy to make and taste amazing, potato soup literally one of my top 3, sliced potatoes in a pan with some oil and stuff super...
How to intentionally get terminated from a job without sacrificing unemployment benefits?
My friend is a customer service rep who is ready to retire. Her company is talking about layoffs with 13+ weeks of severance, but when she asked (anonymously) if they were accepting volunteers, they said no. In case she’s not one of the ones told to clean out her desk, what are the ways she could get terminated while...
[solved] Where can I find a song instrumental version?
Hello! I want to find the instrumental version (no vocals, only instruments) of a song (devils in the mist by overkill) but can’t find it anywhere, not on spotify nor YouTube nor Googling it… Any tips?
how's your week going, Beehaw
just finished part one of my latest big project. not much to report; this has kept me very busy for the past week and change
What are your favorite regularly updated websites/blogs (that aren’t bloated by social media)?
Are there sites you check on a regular basis? What are your browsing habits?
Does water with minerals help attenuate the hang-over generating potential of drinking as opposed to water lacking minerals?
Where can I buy Linux merch and also support FOSS?
Clothing, accessories, etc. I remember back then buying hoodies from the Canonical Store, but they are not available anymore....
How to introduce 5 year old niece to new things without 3 year old nephew feeling left out?
I’ve got a niece (5) and nephew (3). The niece is really good about finding ways to entertain herself and the nephew will always try and take it for himself and intrude, usually not in a compromising sort of way. Obviously, this is pretty typical kid behavior overall....
organizing incoming files (noob question)
I am sure I am just missing something simple… I have prowlarr -> sonarr/radarr -> qbittorrent -> jellyfin I created three directories. /jelly/video /sonarr /radarr. I configured sonarr and radar to use their respective directories. And I configured qbittorrent to use /jelly/video as the default download dir....
Logged out every time I revisit?
If I leave the site and come back the next day, I always have to log in again. Is that normal and desired behavior, or is that an issue? I don’t have my browser set up to delete cookies automatically....