You Should Know

He generally shows most of the signs of the misinformation accounts:

If you have a character whose background you want to explain in a natural way, you can do so through anecdotes, not direct Wikipedia-like explanations.

This isn't your college or work place break room. If people are saying something you disagree with you can just say it and you won't be fired or ostracized for it. Yeah, people will probably get angry and say mean things to you but those are just words which can be ignored. Offence is taken, not given.

They changed the algorithm on Dec 7, 2016.

While this feature is available on many third-party apps, it’s not on the browser. However, since you’re already using an ad blocker, you can use it to filter out content as well.

Australia - https://www.donotcall.gov.au/

why: so the government won't be able to use your money for whatever the fuck they're planning for the next 4 years.

There's a bot that's tracks Lemmy communities for Active User Growth and Subscribers Growth each day and posts it to the following community.

So I went to check in online, and it asked me to check some boxes for what luggage I wanted to bring on board. I did, and it told me that to carry on both a backpack and a roller bag it’ll be $45, or $65 if I try to play games and they have to check stuff at the gate.

My girl was looking for a dress for Halloween. Yesterday she found one on Amazon for € 35 and put it in the cart, but did not buy it. Today she looked it up again and it was € 50 so she asked me to look it up with my phone with my Amazon account - it turned out to be € 23 for me, less than half of what it’s for her!

Earlier today I came across a Reddit comment with a link to an Instagram post. The link had ?igsh= at the end.

There are 1.65 trillion barrels of proven oil reserves in the world as of 2016.

Dishwashers won't clean these gaskets if they're washed while installed. Oh, and those silicone straws can come out of the dishwasher nasty too.

If you plug a USB drive into Microsoft Windows, in many cases it will try to do things "for you" with the drive. Not a great idea. There could be malware lurking on that USB drive.

Autumn is upon us in the northern hemisphere, and parts of the southern ought to still be pretty chilly. If you start getting cold, try tucking in your shirt. If you're wearing long pants and long socks, you can even tuck your pants into your socks, and this one's a big help too.

Some of the medications include:

Already getting sick of seeing 'AI' results at the top of a search when all you want is a link to a site?

Why YSK: many countries have issues with weight, such as mine with 74% of US adults being overweight or obese. The global weight loss industry is over $200 billion yearly, with many influencers, pills, and surgeries promising quick results with little effort. These often come with side effects, or don't work long term.

Posting this here as there a few threads popping on the topic - "Too much US election content on Lemmy?" https://sh.itjust.works/post/23465918 - "This place needs filters" https://lemmy.ml/post/18974148

Why YSK: Locking your credit with the main 3 places is not enough.

I’ve seen several people claim that their state’s vote for the US presidential election doesn’t matter because their district is gerrymandered, which *does not matter* for most states.

Owncast is a free and open source live video and web chat server for use with existing popular broadcasting software.

Why YSK is because this is where my ultra detailed intuitive perspective shines and I can tell you how to generate revenue on demand using eBay the old school way that still works.

Why YSK: some very dangerous people and organizations use love bombing as a strategy to manipulate and recruit people. Love bombing is often an early warning sign for a traumatizing relationship, so it's helpful to be able to spot the signs.

Why YSK: fiber is important for optimal human health. It helps us avoid diabetes, heart disease, colon cancer, obesity, and other diseases. This is particularly important in developed countries such as mine (USA) that are suffering greatly from these diseases.

Sometimes a login page will have an additional field on top of the username and password (ex. last name, account number). This is often the case with things like banks, insurance, or government accounts.

We all know that content discoverability can be challenging on Lemmy.

I'm seeing a lot of international messages getting this wrong, so this is how you refer to the Prime Minister of the UK.

TLDR: there are no qualifying limitations on presidential immunity

Generally medical professionals do not vouch for using milk for tear gas despite it often being touted. The research seems to suggest they are largely the same in providing relief

Hacker's Keyboard (the first one), Florisboard Beta, FUTO Keyboard and more have a button to reverse and repeat the actions.

You fill out "quests" like if sidewalks have tactile ramps (for accessibility), what type of roads, road size, store hours, if bus stops are illuminated or have a shelter, bike spots, etc.

The title is the post.

"I live in a right-to-work state, so my employer can shitcan me for any reason".

It’s a common misconception, but if you registered "Independent Party" you aren’t “independent” you are a member of your state’s Independent party, who has a platform and agenda you may or may not agree with. What you actually want is called an "unaffiliated" voter status. The good news is, all you have to do is...nothing!

Supercook is an app where you put in what ingredients you have, then it shows you recipes on other websites that only have ingredients on your required list.

Car rental prices might decrease over time as the rental getting closer to its due date.

I was talking about hygiene with my partner who is a nurse and they were telling me that a lot of people remark that their armpits are smelling worse than normal and they are using more and more deodorant and people just think it is normal.

Or by only putting one stick of memory in, or changing the slot you're using.

Consider supporting Lemmy development or donating to your local server if you have the means. Peace!

Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian all offer account freezing for free. Take advantage of it! It is a great way to prevent someone from wrecking your credit

It's a website that lets you sort amazon by price per ounce/pound/count

There's a cool government program that trains and gets people jobs. They give people Housing, Basic Medical Care, Meals, Books, an Allowance, Clothing, and a Network of instructors and peers.

You should know about these sites, *especially for this upcoming election season*, because they are referential and nonpartisan. Each website has a line about the content.

Why YSK: I had this experience this morning. I was raging because the "alt + tab" shortcut had changed on my work computer when it worked fine yesterday. Now it opened the task view, but wouldn't switch windows unless I clicked on a different program.

Due to the nature of fediverse, you can't just do a "site:lemmy" search as you'd do with reddit (site:reddit.com). I was searching for ways to do it on my firefox browsers and I came to a solution that searches 21 different instances simultaneously, which I consider to be a big part of lemmy (I also include kbin instances). I am using firefox with DDGO (which has a 500-character limit per search query).

Why YSK: Your signals alert other drivers as to what you're doing; a signal bulb costs a few bucks and is usually a quick and easy repair to do yourself (consult YouTube); and any place that regulates motor vehicles probably requires you to have working turn signals. So knowing when and how to replace a burned out signal bulb can save you an interaction with law enforcement.

It's courteous to not subject the recipient (most likely your friends and family) to this tracking. You're already sending them to the platform, which is tracking them in other ways. But you can help reduce that tracking by removing everything after the ampersand in the URL. Here are some examples.