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berlincruising, in What's a great podcast you'd like to share?

I currently love these two:

  • Gastropod“A look at food through the lens of science and history” It’s really good well researched content and Nicky Twilley is a wonderful human
  • Bad gaysAbout gay villains and complicated figures in history
Corgana, in What RSS readers should I recommend to others?
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I like Inoreader

chtk, (edited )
@chtk@feddit.nl avatar

Yeah I can vouch for Inoreader as well.

I have used Feedly before. But that was years ago. Feeder might be another service to consider.

All of these services should have (either first or third party) apps for Android and iOS.

OceanSoap, (edited ) in what is a parental advice you wish you could give to your father/mother before they had you?

Mom, don’t sacrifice your retirement savings to keep our lifestyle the same. It’s not more important than struggling so hard in your retirement years. Your kids will get used to living with less, we’ll get over any sadness we feel over it, as long as we’re together.

Also, you have a bad case of sunk cost fallacy. You’re going to lose the house over it.

Dad, if you run away from your kids when it gets tough, they are going to be traumatized, and it will come back to bite you when you’re older. Your son especially will want nothing to do with you. Your last years will be lonely enough, don’t abandon the only people who will be there for you.

Grogon, in What’s your favorite fantasy universe and why?

Probably Warcraft and Starcraft because I grew up playing Warcraft and Starcraft BW. It never gets old to me.

OceanSoap, in What song you got on repeat right now?
thistledown, in What's a great podcast you'd like to share?
@thistledown@rblind.com avatar

The Magnus Archives. This is a 200-episode paranormal horror podcast. Each episode is based around a statement from someone who witnessed or experienced something paranormal. Episodes increasingly delve into the lives of the people who archive these statements. The character development is fantastic. Only a single curse word is uttered in one of the final episodes.

tal, (edited ) in What RSS readers should I recommend to others?
@tal@lemmy.today avatar

I don’t think that RSS is a reasonable alternative for social media at all. Different use case for me.

I mean, I’d use it if I had a selection of known sources that publish content regularly that I like enough of to see all the content and have a website. Only a few sources actually meet that bar for me. Then, RSS lets me put a common interface on all of them, combines a list of new content.

I use something like Reddit or the Fediverse to take advantage of people finding useful content elsewhere, which is kind of a different use case.

I mean, you’re on social media here, rather than just following an RSS feed, so presumably RSS doesn’t replace social media for you either.

Zak,
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I’m coming at it from the opposite side; social media isn’t a reasonable alternative to RSS, but people often use it as such. RSS is as you say, for getting updates from specific sources without being at the mercy of a third-party’s recommendation algorithm.

Usernameblankface, in What RSS readers should I recommend to others?
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Idk man. If one of my friends gave me that spiel I’d nod along and never actually download or subscribe or whatever. I have to be already interested in finding an RSS feed to have any interest in anyone’s recommendation.

Zak,
@Zak@lemmy.world avatar

Nobody is interested in finding an RSS feed. People are interested in getting updates when writers they like post new writing, when bands they like post new tour dates, etc…

One of the use cases I have in mind is styling an RSS feed as a web page and including a short explanation of how to use it. That comes with a need to suggest specific software.

a_good_hunter, in What RSS readers should I recommend to others?
@a_good_hunter@lemmy.world avatar

ttrss.

Yes the dev/forum can be harsh. It is still good software.

Zak,
@Zak@lemmy.world avatar

It may be, but self-hosted isn’t suitable for the audience I’m talking about.

a_good_hunter,
@a_good_hunter@lemmy.world avatar

My bad. 😑

CarlosCheddar, (edited ) in What are some generational differences between millennials and Gen Z ?

Computer use, millennials always had computers but Gen Z grew up with tablets and smartphones.

altima_neo, (edited )
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I’m among the first millennials. I grew up without a computer. While we had that single, ancient Apple II in school for the Oregon trail, it was just as a “treat” and never in any serious educational use. Didn’t even have a computer lab till high school, and all they really taught us was word processing/typing. I was lucky we had some extra off site courses available that taught some IT, CAD, HTML, and programming. But that was by the end of the 90s, 1998-99.

But yeah, point I’m making is while computers were around, not everyone really knew about them. I think there were a good number of middle class millennials who got to grow up with access to a computer at home. My family was too broke to lay down 2 grand on a computer that my parents had no understanding what it was useful for.

buzz86us, in If you could go back in time and stop any one person or group's musical career, who or what would it be?

Damn this had me thinking to stop the musician that proposed the winter dance party tour, but it seems buddy Holly originated it so no facing him.

It would have been cool to see where he went musically.

EnderMB, in What's a great podcast you'd like to share?

These will probably have a British/English slant to them.

  • Off Menu: Over 200 episodes, and two live tour runs, and it’s still a great and simple format. It’s hosted by comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster, who ask guests to pick their dream meal.
  • Second Tier: If, like me, you follow a football club outside of the Premier League, you’ll know just how hard it is to make a show about the Championship. While I don’t always agree with them, they’re trying their best, and have managed to consistently put out content that tries to cover every team.
  • Fozcast (The Ben Foster Podcast): Great to listen to if you’re a football fan, as Ben puts out a lot of amazing insight into the world of football.
  • The Happy Hour Podcast: I’ve no idea who JaackMaate is, but he puts out a solid podcast with some great guests.
Xtallll, in If you could go back in time and stop any one person or group's musical career, who or what would it be?
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I think it would have been better for Brittany if she hadn’t been famous.

southsamurai, in What song you got on repeat right now?
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Jfc, Bringer of Vengeance by Kataklysm

Brutal as fuck. I’ve played the song about once a day, every day since I heard it last year.

However! Vitriol has Shame and its Afterbirth that is quickly becoming just as brutally annoying to my household lol.

Atin, in Do You Have a Fire Extinguisher in Your Home and is it Still Pressurized?

I have one in my car, I check it every 6 months. I was trained to do full inspections and repairs at my last job. I only have a fire blanket in the house though.

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