YSK: Targeted Ads are a Cybersecurity Risk ( avoidthehack.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11049489...
YSK that there is no such thing as an "alpha wolf" ( cdn.zmescience.com )
Some of the many articles about it:...
YSK: The Skin Deep web site catalogs personal hygiene products and cosmetics, each rated with a hazard/irritation score and per-ingredient details. ( www.ewg.org )
It's pretty great for finding a soap or sunscreen that will be easy on your body and the planet. Thanks, Environmental Working Group!
YSK: Lemmy has 53k monthly active users but only 1172 have ever donated
Consider supporting Lemmy development or donating to your local server if you have the means. Peace!...
YSK That There's a U.S Gov Program That Gets People Jobs
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....
YSK: The term "Genuine Leather", it is not to reassure you that their product is made of leather, rather its the name of the lowest grade of leather a company can use.
Why YSK: The term "Genuine Leather" is a marketing term to sell the lowest quality leather possible....
YSK: You can and should freeze your credit reporting accounts at all 3 providers (for US users)
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
YSK: You can distinguish your comment from other comments as a mod in Lemmy
This is a pretty neat feature which is unknown for some reason....
YSK that restroom hand dryers blow fecal bacteria onto your hands
There was a peer-reviewed report published in the journal for Applied and Environmental Microbiology that studied the amount of bacteria that was blown from hand dryers in 36 public restrooms at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. The sample from the study concluded that as many as 60 colonies of bacteria were...
YSK how to pick a ripe, sweet watermelon ( i.postimg.cc )
Why YSK: These tips may help you pick a more ripe, juicier, sweeter watermelon.
Registering as an "Independent" party member doesn't mean you have no party affiliation; most states have an Independent party who has a platform that you may or may not agree with!
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...
YSK those free USB sticks in your drawer are somehow crappier than you thought ( arstechnica.com )
Many have microSD cards soldered to their circuit boards.
YSK: Your local library's resources. Many offer free e-books and audio books via apps like Hoopla and Libby, resume writing classes, movies, games...and a quiet place to relax of course
YSK: If a problem you're experiencing doesn't show up in search results, could be a sign you're looking at the wrong issue
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....
YSK: There is a firefox extension that redirects Youtube videos to Peertube ( addons.mozilla.org )
YSK: You can search (most of?) lemmy as a search engine
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...
NAC makes you insensitive to alcohol
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a harmless (EDIT: please check at least https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcysteine for possible side effects) compound which protects your liver, you can buy after searching like for 10 seconds...
Former chemical engineer in the coal industry, urging B.C. municipalities to change the term natural gas to "fossil gas" ( www.cbc.ca )
"The term natural gas does not explicitly convey the fossil origins of such gas, leading to potential misunderstandings and hampering policy-making,"
YSK The difference between equality, justice and equity. ( lemmy.world )
Why YSK: because what seems like equal situation from surface isn't always equal opportunity for all. And even when equal measure of help is provided, it might not be equally useful.
Partner Communities
To partner with our community and be included here, you are free to message the moderators or comment on our pinned post....
YSK: You can post comments to Peertube videos as a Lemmy user
Here is a comment I posted on one of the videos of @thelinuxexperiment...
YSK: Ecosia is a search engine that plant trees with every search ( www.ecosia.org )
YSK: lemmyverse.net is the best way to find active communities ( lemmyverse.net )
You should know this because finding communities on lemmy can be tough.
YSK: Lemmy All Third Party Clients List (Android/iPhone/Web) with status of that apps! ( lemmyapps.netlify.app )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1025004...
YSK: Hitting submit more than once will post your comment/thread multiple times, even with the lag
With the sluggishness of the site these last few days you can sometimes get slowness or infinitely loading icon when hitting submit. If you aren't sure if your post submitted, refresh the original page in a different tab before hitting submit again to see if it went through. I see double and triple posts in almost every comment...