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NotNotMike

@ notnotmike @programming.dev

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  • ELI5 Why does crypto keep spiking for no reason?

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  • For the most part, Crypto assets have no real value. They can be used as a currency, but that's infrequent at this point, and really it's now just a speculative asset.

    In other words, Ethereum's (and other Cryptos) value is based almost entirely upon how much people think someone else will pay in the future.

    If they think the price will go up, then they will buy. If they think the price will go down, then they will sell.

    Because of this, any shred of evidence that could predict the perceived value going up or down can cause a huge shift in the market. Most likely a news article was released, or someone Tweeted something, that made people think the price could change.

  • YSK You can search the Fediverse instead of reddit using Kagi (search engine)

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  • The idea of searching had me thinking that it would be nice to have a search-focused instance that didn't defederate from any sites (besides the illegal stuff) and auto-subscribes to every new community so it has all the information possible. Then you could do "foo bar site:searchlemmy.com" and get an effect similar to reddit

    Although that's probably unnecessary. But would be kind of cool

  • Discord in Early Talks With Bankers for Potential I.P.O.

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  • I have a friend who is just so damn stubborn when it comes to mixing up their "comfortable" things if they aren't the one to come up with the idea

    Very frustrating

  • Discord in Early Talks With Bankers for Potential I.P.O.

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  • Any suggestions for an XMPP client?

    In an ideal world I want something that has Discord's "drop-in" chats where you don't need to "start a call" anywhere, you just join in. My biggest gripe with Element's voice chat

  • [Weekly thread] How is everyone doing with their home improvements?

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  • Yes, I'm afraid so. Some of the concepts will still apply but it's most likely wiser to get a EU-specifc or country-specific book if you can find one

  • [Weekly thread] How is everyone doing with their home improvements?

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  • Black and Decker makes a series of books that are pretty good, I've been enjoying them so far. Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Wiring

    I've also found various books from thrift shops to supplement as well as various resources from the internet

  • I have an entire cabinet currently used to store empty jars...

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  • Commonly called a "refillery" in the US if that helps people search for their local options

  • [Weekly thread] How is everyone doing with their home improvements?

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  • That statement presumes knowledge of GFI that I did not have - load side means nothing to a layperson

  • [Weekly thread] How is everyone doing with their home improvements?

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  • I'm leaning the science behind home electricity. I want to install an outlet in my bathroom for a bidet but I realized I didn't understand when and where I needed a GFI outlet. So I'm learning via a handful of books

    Similarly, I want to add another outlet in the basement for my cats' automatic litter box.

    I also just replaced my Nest doorbell with a "dumb" doorbell but the chime won't work. So I need to do some research on how the chimes work...

  • What's your go-to long form Youtuber?

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  • I haven't seen it mentioned but I enjoy channels like Solo Solo Travel - slow-TV style videos about public transportation. What food can you get on a first class flight from Tokyo to Australia? All the videos have zero commentary unless you turn on the subtitles.

    I enjoy them a lot because they're very relaxing and make me feel very cozy.

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    Is it moral to vandalize Teslas?

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  • My hot take? No, it's not

    You'll never change a mind with cruelty. You are merely selfishly expressing your anger

    Best case scenario, this person now feels bad about buying a Tesla, but is now stuck with the car. They will likely have to waste resources fixing it and it may happen again. Sure, you could assume they're rich and can afford to fix it but that wastes literal resources extracted from our planet to fix or replace the car. And if someone buys the used version they'll have the same problem and may not be quite as rich the next time someone vandalizes the car.

    More likely scenario, you piss the owner off and they dig in deeper. That's just how humans work

  • To Americans of Lemmy: What food item(s) from Europe can you not live without?

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  • I can find alternatives with enough effort, but I love me some heavy peated Scotch. The smokier the flavor the better

  • Happy #GlobalSwitchDay

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  • Good to know, thank you for the link

  • Happy #GlobalSwitchDay

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  • What VC money has Matrix taken? Genuinely curious

  • I'm reading through "Wicked", can someone explain why this book got made into a musical.

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  • Replied in another comment, but I'll paste here as well:

    She is straight in the book, for the most part. She has a male love interest and that's the only serious partner we hear about

    The author uses the phrase "shared a bed" when talking about her trip to Oz with Glinda, but I'm honestly not convinced that isn't just literal bed sharing because they were traveling.

  • I'm reading through "Wicked", can someone explain why this book got made into a musical.

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  • She is straight in the book, for the most part. She has a male love interest and that's the only serious partner we hear about

    The author uses the phrase "shared a bed" when talking about her trip to Oz with Glinda, but I'm honestly not convinced that isn't just literal bed sharing because they were traveling.

  • I'm reading through "Wicked", can someone explain why this book got made into a musical.

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  • I've now finished the book and I can say I'm with you. It was dreadful. Slow, crass (in the wrong ways), and overly high and mighty, it was a slog just to get through it.

    The number of times the author references a child's sexual development is insane. I don't need to know that the little boy got his first boner, Maguire, I really don't.

    Urine is referenced at least once every five chapters. If it isn't, then we must reference feces. If neither are referenced then we're at the end of the book.

    I thought the story was going to get good when Madame Morrible put them under the spell, but if anything it got worse after that. I thought it would get really fun and interesting and instead became a huge snoozefest.

    What a letdown. I'm even more confused at how this became a musical than I was when I started

  • Unplatform: The definitive guide for escaping social media (and joining the indie web.)

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  • This is superb. My wife has been fediverse-curious ever since the election, and last night she created a Pixelfed account and was so disappointed her feed wasn't immediately filled with cool stuff. I tried to explain some of the points in this guide but I don't know if I did the most convincing job.

    I'll send this her way and see what she thinks

  • Now we are doing advanced debugging

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  • I was curious, so here's the original post on Stack Overflow: Link (Archive Link)