I want to get back into reading, so I’m thinking of getting a Paperwhite. But I have no idea if it’s possible to transfer files to it from a computer, and I have no experience with pirating books....
Since a lot of women have started to call their female friends “girlfriends”, I have to wonder how women with actual girlfriends have been dealing with this lol
I pay for Spotify for 7 years or so now and i'm so sick of all the ads. After every update there seems to be an: oops, sorry, you have ads now. Podcasts are filled with ads. I was just listening to a podcast where they shoved in 3 ads mid-sentence. How long until musicians put ads in their songs. I'm just so sick of it.
The news is that tons of artists take sponsorship deals to write a brand’s name into the lyrics of their songs. It’s particularly bad in country music but every genre has offenders
By commercialism, I’m aiming at a mix of spending a lot and sifting through bloated business models (e.g. this or that accessory/equipment, microtransactions, etc.). Feel like many can relate to this sort of commercial fatigue, and yet it creeps even into hobbies where one tries to unwind....
I found someone in our user database with the name “Deekshita Anusri”. I then imagined the poor soul at the border who had to read that name in front of the person named so....
Im curious as I usually use the site very occasionally to get certain electronic parts or order from PCBway like I just picked up some cheap but infinitely better than stock gps antennas for my LoRa T beams and im about to get a set of also still cheap but much better than stock 915mhz antennas but i kinda wanna throw some other...
There’s a running joke in DS9 about Dax having a thing for a man with a transparent head (so you can see his brain stuff). But of course we never meet this guy because they didn’t have the CGI to actually make that.
What companies have made your blacklist?
What companies will you never give another dollar to?...
Why is such a tunnel needed? (media.mas.to)
I found such a photo on the Internet and became interested in what function such a structure could perform.
E-Books, best places to get them?
I want to get back into reading, so I’m thinking of getting a Paperwhite. But I have no idea if it’s possible to transfer files to it from a computer, and I have no experience with pirating books....
Lesbians of lemmy, how do you introduce your SO to other people without getting them confused for just a friend?
Since a lot of women have started to call their female friends “girlfriends”, I have to wonder how women with actual girlfriends have been dealing with this lol
What hobbies help you minimize or avoid navigating commercialism?
By commercialism, I’m aiming at a mix of spending a lot and sifting through bloated business models (e.g. this or that accessory/equipment, microtransactions, etc.). Feel like many can relate to this sort of commercial fatigue, and yet it creeps even into hobbies where one tries to unwind....
Customs Officers: Have you ever laughed out loud when someone gave you their passport and they had an… unusual name?
I found someone in our user database with the name “Deekshita Anusri”. I then imagined the poor soul at the border who had to read that name in front of the person named so....
What inconsequential or surprisingly good thing can I get from Aliexpress?
Im curious as I usually use the site very occasionally to get certain electronic parts or order from PCBway like I just picked up some cheap but infinitely better than stock gps antennas for my LoRa T beams and im about to get a set of also still cheap but much better than stock 915mhz antennas but i kinda wanna throw some other...
Identifying Cat (izzydata.xyz)
Yep, it’s cat....
Just testing the federation (lemmy.zip)
It's true what they say: Cops and women don't mix. It's like eating a spoonful of Drano; sure, it'll clean you out, but it'll leave you hollow inside. (startrek.website)
1 December 2023 (sh.itjust.works)
Because You have a choice in personal lubricants
If you want to help Shrek, go into the jefferies tube and look for a red pipe with yellow stripes. (lemmy.world)
Inspired by negativenull
Does anybody know where to get analytical/academic software?
I thought my university provided a copy of Mnova, but they didn’t. Are there repositories for this kind of software.
29 November 2023 (sh.itjust.works)
Even Tamarians only have so much patience. (lemmy.world)
Kirov (Киров) (lemmy.sdf.org)
The flag of the Russian city of Kirov
In the spirit of the day... (pixelfed.social)
Today is not a good day to push the cart (pixelfed.social)
30 November 2023 (sh.itjust.works)
27 November 2023 (sh.itjust.works)