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countrypunk@slrpnk.netto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why is Lemmy so US-centric? The largest instances are in Europe, aren't they? So why does it have to be US news trolling as if it were Reddit?61·2 months agoIt makes a whole lot of sense the other way around. Script writers speak like Americans.
countrypunk@slrpnk.netto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Would you enter a relationship with someone with genital herpes?1·2 months agoAs some one who was also raised religious, I relate to this hard. Sex feels really scary, but at the same time it’s something I’m really curious about. Any tips for dealing with that feeling?
You can use some old books as a temporary leg. They look cool too.
countrypunk@slrpnk.netto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How come nobody does anything about North Korea?1·2 months agoNot quite answering your question, but I highly recommend reading Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demrick. It’s a really interesting book about daily north Korean life based on accounts of defectors. It does a really good job at humanizing North Koreans and understanding how the country works for day to day life.
countrypunk@slrpnk.netOPto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Trying to wean off spotifyEnglish2·3 months agoWoah, thank you for this. I’ve wanted to learn more about torrenting and how music files work anyway so actually sitting down and needing to study for this is a big plus.
countrypunk@slrpnk.netto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why are living beings not being cooked alive constantly at the temperatures we are?11·3 months agoThis is what summer does to a fella
countrypunk@slrpnk.netOPto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Trying to wean off spotifyEnglish4·3 months agoPotash…potash is forever. I can never escape my dark past.
countrypunk@slrpnk.netto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why is my GPU's "3D" usage spiking so wildly when I'm not even playing a game? It keeps throttling up and throttling down and the noise is extremely annoying1·3 months agoYou could have multiple fans especially if it’s a desktop. Check if there’s another one.
countrypunk@slrpnk.netto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why is my GPU's "3D" usage spiking so wildly when I'm not even playing a game? It keeps throttling up and throttling down and the noise is extremely annoying3·3 months agoDo you have an HDD or a SSD? If it’s an HDD it’s the disk inside of it making that noise and you should get a new one immediately.
Another issue is that the flatpack version of apps oftentimes doesn’t get updated as fast as other versions.
I love KDE because I can customize it to do crazy shit but that also means it gets buggy at times. If I want something that looks nice out of the box and Just Works™ then I go with cinnamon. I really dislike GNOME, particularly the application icons. They look bad and I find it much more difficult to customize than cinnamon or KDE.
countrypunk@slrpnk.netto Linux@lemmy.world•The US government's web traffic. - Linux is at 6%! Do other Nations also have such a Statistic? thxEnglish6·4 months agoFun fact: I have visited a US state prison whose systems were running windows vista and 98
countrypunk@slrpnk.netOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How do I decrease acne after shaving my face?4·5 months agoI do change my pillowcases every couple of days. Unfortunately I don’t have a bath or sauna.
countrypunk@slrpnk.netOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How do I decrease acne after shaving my face?7·5 months agoI haven’t been cleaning my razor and need to buy a new blade. This answer was very helpful, thank you.
countrypunk@slrpnk.netOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How do I decrease acne after shaving my face?2·5 months agoDidn’t realize that hot water can cause irritation. I’ll try doing it cold.
countrypunk@slrpnk.netOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How do I decrease acne after shaving my face?8·5 months agoI’m younger so my facial hair is not fully developed yet and I don’t wanna have a pubestash
countrypunk@slrpnk.netto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What accent would I even have?1·5 months agoI am from the US South and have been asked if I’m from Ireland because of my accent. It’s crazy how off some people are with guessing.
Might change if you get a VPN and change servers. I’m assuming that the suggested accounts are based on location.
I hate to break it to you but in many parts of the rural US, Walmart is the only option to buy things. They have monopolized and killed small grocers, mechanics, and pharmacies. Walmart is the only place within a reasonable distance that I can get my (lifesaving) medication for a cost that I can afford. I hate doing it but there is literally no other option for me.