ALostInquirer

@ALostInquirer@lemm.ee

I like to ask a variety of questions, sometimes silly, serious, and/or strange. Never asking in an attempt to pester or “just asking questions” stuff.

I’m generally curious and/or trying to get a sense of people’s views.

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What produced the old dead channel tv static audiovisuals on tvs? ( upload.wikimedia.org )

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What are some ways you think discoverability might be improved across federated platforms?

Discoverability in this context meaning the ability to more effectively find public communities/people of interest. Alongside improving this however, respecting people's decisions on whether and how they may be found, if at all.

What are some of the more novel forms of fediverse software?

By novel I mean not emulating an existing popular platform, e.g. Lemmy-Reddit, Mastodon-Twitter, etc.

What aspects of the internet do some people undervalue?

Why do people chain post on microblogging platforms rather than link to a blog post?

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/26108835...

Besides Linux isos and piracy, what are some common uses of torrenting?

It's kind of silly, but I still really dig the idea behind torrenting and peer to peer sharing of data. It's cool to think about any old computer helping pass along some odd bits & bytes of data, whether a goofy drawing or strange story.

What are some ways you find community works (e.g. FOSS projects, personal blogs/music/games, etc.)?

It's fun to find stuff people make mostly for the sake of it and put out there, but it's also often not easy to find, even when they're sharing it for others to enjoy or to receive some feedback....

How do you separate art from its industrial and commercial origins?

In a similar vein to the question of separating art from the artist, I think it's also worth discussing how one approaches appreciating art despite its often industrial and commercial origins....

Is there a meta-community for discussing ways to grow & manage Lemmy communities (not instances)?

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/24989007...

How much of what you self-host do you keep LAN only over making accessible across the internet?

How do you go about appreciating, and keeping up with things?

By appreciating I mean taking the time to take something in more thoroughly than skimming, while also not letting oneself lose track of what's happening around them.

What are some of the more popular non-commercial cultural things you're aware of?

This could be things that once were commercialized but are now public domain, or have largely resisted commercialization to this day. In this context I mean this as aiming for profit and being sold/monetized.

What fiction are you currently reading, or looking forward to coming out?

What are some things you think tech people presume others know, and know how to do?

It's helpful to take a few steps back from time to time to reassess where we're each coming from on our knowledge of tech (or anything) to better communicate.

Why does it seem that people dislike recordings of their voice more than photos of themselves?

Personally, I'm not a fan of either, so it's always been a little interesting to me to run into people that are more averse to hearing a recording of their voice....

How might one turn bad faith on its head to help rather than harm?

In thinking on the classic Sartre quote concerning the folly of arguing with anti-Semites as if they're arguing in good faith, as well as the Swift quote regarding reasoning being unable to correct an ill opinion one didn't reason themselves into...It's left me thinking that perhaps a way to alter the path of those astray is to...

What are some healthy and filling meals you enjoy regularly?

Filling meals always seem tricky to me, healthy or otherwise, so I'm always on the lookout for more things to try.

What are your thoughts on Lemmy's current search functionality?

Do you think it works okay, at least so far as local/federated communities go? What are some adjustments you might like to see to it?...

Advice on where to begin with GUI programming?

I realize this is a very broad question, so to help I'll mention that my primary experience with any programming language is Python. I've looked into C and C++ as well, but I haven't written much in them; in part because they're more involved, and in part because I get lost in the IDE weeds with'em (whether choosing an IDE or...

Whenever the AT protocol of BlueSky is set for others to deploy, won't it have similar problems as ActivityPub instances?

I feel like I may be missing something when it comes to BlueSky, or maybe both I and those trying it out are but in different ways. My understanding is that BlueSky is currently like the Mastodon Social instance is for Mastodon but of the AT Protocol under development, with the long term aim being that once their protocol is...