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Feel free to post multiple suggestions for different genres. For example, atmospheric, sci-fi, adventure-like, etc.

I’m thinking of going in to get my masters in climatology and I want to know everything from the mouths of those that do the work....

when I try to view “show context” of messages in my inbox in a new tab, the page fails to load (ERR_INVALID_RESPONSE)....

I’m rather new to lemmy but I’m really enjoying it, which is the best instance to use ?

What’s the starting salary for fresh graduates in engineering?

I inherited my grandfather’s WWII compass, and had it sitting around for a long time on a shelf. I recently got a Geiger counter, and find that it’s radioactive. Around 10 microsieverts/hr. Apparently they used radium paint to make them glow in the dark. I can’t just throw it away, but I don’t want it potentially causing...

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Sports are a massive phenomena, to say the least, and esports definitely seems to want to try to become similar, but so far…I think it may be fair to say it’s struggling at that, outside of maybe some specific games and countries (…Is StarCraft still a thing in South Korea?)....

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I was reading a book on social life of the upper-middle class and new rich of the American 1920s and realized so many things we now do proudly were considered socially taboo back then. This was especially the case for clothing, makeup, women in certain public spaces, etc. What do you think will be different in the 2120s? Or...

Say I wanted to post a tiktok, but rehost it somewhere else since many don’t have the app or don’t like the experience or whatever. What’s the preferred site(s) these days for sharing short form video?

Every day I am noticing more and posts by bots....

I rather not install applications on my phone when there is a web application. Do people use Lenny’s website on their phone? What’s your experience if you do?

I’m already walking toward that pig slide that went viral, what other shenanigans should I experience in this town?...

As per title, what’s the best worst present I could buy for under 100 dollars?

I could make them, but I’m not too interested in all the moderation responsibilities, and I’ve tried searching via Lemmyverse and have been kinda surprised to not find much. Might be using the wrong terms?...

With the tentative success of the UPS Teamsters, the seemingly growing unionization of Starbucks locations, and the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, is it…appropriate to have some optimism for the working/salaried classes in the US?

I’ve been trying to avoid shopping on Amazon for several years. For computer parts, I look at Newegg. For pet stuff, Chewy....

This is a bit of an Ask Historians question....

What is the best opening scene/ sequence of any movie? And why is it the animated Lion King?

I’m talking about that movie you saw that was so bad it was good.

So I developed a chronic illness years ago. It makes working outside the house pretty much impossible for me. I ran my own business for a good while, but it’s struggling. I have all kinds of random skills and abilities, but I don’t really see how they fit together in the context of employed work, so for all intents and...

The most famous is probably friday the thirteenth, but setting that aside, what other days in general (regardless of specific date) do you hold some superstitions about?

Is there a website that unifies lemmy and mastodon?