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  • if you have a multilingual family, do you speak all their languages or just one/some?

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  • I had a couple friends who were raised to only speak English at home because their parents wanted them to be fluent and native sounding. One of them, the parents only ever learned basic English so as a concequence it is difficult to communicate any complexity. And functionally no communication with extended family.

    That's a very old fashioned viewpoint and now we know extra languages dont ultimately prevent acquisition, although it can slow thing down a bit at first for an individual language.

    I think knowing other languages at any level is only a good thing and kids can learn so much easier.

  • What are some tech products that you want that you can't seem to find?

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  • They put the lights behind ports, controls, vents etc that you can't tape over. And indicator light is helpful I just dont need to read a book with it.

    Sometimes spraypaint or model paint works but not suitable to every application.

  • What are some tech products that you want that you can't seem to find?

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  • The edhesive eventually melts down and becomes a sticky mess. Expidided by heat.

  • What are some tech products that you want that you can't seem to find?

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  • I'd like a way to disable all the various way too bright indicator lights.

  • What's your favorite volume measure? Mine's 1/2 cup or 125 ml. So handy.

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  • 2000mL of water weighs 2kgs and 355mL weighs about 1/3kg.

    To get my mind away from stupid imperial measures of weight, I think of bottles and cans of cola.

    (Above is very approximate as sugar, packaging etc have weight. And conventional package size can vary by region.)

  • A platform for posting (or searching) user-created RSS feeds - Does this exist?

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  • CNET: Fed Up With Instagram? How to Move Your Photos to Pixelfed

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  • I was never very interested in Instagram so I don't need to replace it. But I know some people who might. Before I encourage this, some very important question.

    What is the porn situation on these? It might be unfair but my impression of all alternative image-sharing platforms is they exist primarily for the benefit of furies and hentai fans. There might be other stuff as well but like on tumblr porn was kind of the backbone. Is it like that?

    or is there a viable way in a SFW fashion should you choose, and still have lots of content?

  • news @hexbear.net
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    “There are no plans to eliminate the RIAC police department and the airport is properly staffed and able to fulfill its mission”

  • :sicko-soviet:

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  • what is the image though

  • /C/MENBY BOOK CLUB SUGGESTION THREAD - please comment with any good books relating to feminist masculinity, patriarchy or gender from a left perspective

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  • The main book I was looking at was Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation by Silvia Federici, however other users pointed out that the book suffers from very poor historiography that significantly weakens the arguments she makes, despite having great ideas.

    I was thinking about the tension between Caliban being a useful sort of allegory and the wrong historical info. If it is still a thing people are interested in, I wonder if it would be worthwhile to invite the reddit user /u/sunagainstgold who wrote the linked critiques to participate. She is Cait Stevenson and I don't think it is 100% out of the realm of possibility that she might do so. Before reddit died I was always a fan of hers on there, she has a good POV on many topics and very generous with her time. Or maybe she would know someone else who would be interested.

  • What are some unique communities which exist in the Fediverse?

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  • What are some unique communities which exist in the Fediverse?

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  • What are some unique communities which exist in the Fediverse?

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  • askchapo @hexbear.net
    glans [it/its] @hexbear.net

    For all mankind ?

  • What are some unique communities which exist in the Fediverse?

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  • Chapotraphouse @hexbear.net
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    ‘Into brain and the heart’: how China is using apps [like Xiaohongshu] to woo Taiwan’s teenagers (written in 2019)

    www.theguardian.com /world/2023/aug/13/into-brain-and-the-heart-how-china-is-using-apps-to-woo-taiwans-teenagers

  • How would you implement a dead man's switch?

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  • Well then it didn't work. If it ever existed in the first place.

    And there were no other replies to my question, so my hypothesis stands. :D

    (Tho I looked at this thread on the original instance and it has 96 comments vs 32 here on hb; likely few people saw it due to non-federations.)

  • How would you implement a dead man's switch?

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  • Epstein has been dead for years.... what did his switch trigger?

  • How would you implement a dead man's switch?

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  • Well there are various services that let you disclose info to certain people upon death. examples: https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-prepare-your-digital-life-accounts-for-your-death

    So you could create those and send them to various journalists or whoever you think would be interested. Then ensure in your will that they are notified of your death. Will them a small object or something.

    Tbh I think the concept of a dead man switch is fantasy. You always hear about them in place but then nothing happens when the person dies.

    Has there EVER been a dead man switch that worked?

  • Archiving papers using Zotero headless?

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  • It's been a while (2-3 years) since I looked into this but last time I did, the answer was a big old NO. I found all kinds of discussions of people thinking over this idea without success.

    It must be possible. All the pieces are there, and they are Libre. They must simply be put put together. Yet many have asked after it without success. I do not know why it proves so difficult.

    Will be happy to learn I am wrong. :)

  • libre @hexbear.net
    glans [it/its] @hexbear.net

    a reminder from your friends at hexdev

  • Over 3.1 million fake "stars" on GitHub projects used to boost rankings

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  • Well for me personally if I am seeking an application to solve a problem and there are 2 comparable options which are on github, I will first try the one with more stars. Especially if there is a large discrepancy.

    When I compare a github vs a non-github project I take into consideration that the other code forge has fewer users, and also I generally prefer devs who take the initiative to get off github. So I will usually give them a go unless the project is too incomplete/stale/inactive.

  • What other fediverse apps do you use?

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  • i think there is confusion if you mean clients or platforms

    i think you meant to ask about platforms? as in lemmy, mastodon, friendica, peertube, misskey, akkoma, mbin, pleroma, gnusocial, ?threads?

  • politics @hexbear.net
    glans [it/its] @hexbear.net

    The Tyranny of Stuctureless

    www.jofreeman.com /joreen/tyranny.htm
  • agitprop @hexbear.net
    glans [it/its] @hexbear.net

    The Coup - "The Guillotine"

  • Chapotraphouse @hexbear.net
    glans [it/its] @hexbear.net

    red diaper baby grows up in Auschwitz and Dachau, then becomes the doctor who risked everything for abortion rights in Kkkanada

  • librehab @hexbear.net
    glans [it/its] @hexbear.net

    Do you think the Grayzone is a reputable source?