Poll question for the types of Fedizens that think a guy might want to chat with them at a bar *and* that *would* chat with this hypothetical guy under the right conditions:

Would you be more or less likely to chat with a dude at a bar if he had brought cool toys with him?

Bonus question for the comments: (serious answers) best and worst toy(s) a guy could bring to the bar to get you to chat with him.

Ok, for my peace of mind, please settle this:

Do you know who Tipper Gore is?

(don't google)

If the name rings a bell but you're not sure exactly, please select "I don't know".

Here’s a specific question:

A friend has an autistic son about age 11. One of his special interests is building his own computers from parts. But he’s just hit the upper limit of what he can figure out on his own.

Where would you look for support? Ideally like a computer hobbyist / maker / nerd who could consult with this child and help him along? Like a build-your-own-PC tutor?

Back in the day there were “computer clubs” like the famous Homebrew Computer Club. I’m not even sure if groups like that exist anymore.

Thank you!

How often do you pick the wrong option on a Fedi poll?

Please read carefully before answering.

Is there a community consensus around Wordpress state today? Did most of the people move to something else (fork or not)? Did we collectively say everything's fine? Is it still brewing?
Happy to take links to longer summaries, if they exist. @collinsworth had a good coverage of early drama back in November.

I'm interested in trying out a knitting belt. I'm used to using pointy ChiaoGoo steel needles, mostly in sizes around US 0 to US 2.5. Does anyone have recommendations?

Does anyone know of any good laptop spots in #York or #Leeds? I don't have many needs, just somewhere to plug in and work quietly for a few hours, preferably without spending much money. Doesn't have to be central. I plan to try my local and semi-local public libraries first and see how I do, but advice would be very welcome. Thanks. :)

Does anyone know of a #PeerTube server that approves new account registrations quickly? I wanted to try out the 7.1.0 user account interface so I signed up with the top 5 servers. It's been over a week and none of the servers have approved my registration request yet.

I'm looking online for detailed instructions on how to use hypoclorous acid to disinfect laundry -- especially sheets and bedding -- and I'm coming up empty.

I realize you can spray it on fabrics but I don't have space to spray entire bedsheets.

I'd like to add it directly to a laundry batch. I'm trying to find out how much to use. The HOCl I have is 200ppm.

Anyone here use it for laundry?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypochlorous_acid

I thought I remember reading that low red blood cell counts could be related to ME/CFS. But when I web search, all I can find is that ME/CFS might be correlated with deformed red blood cells.

Does anyone know where I can find reference information, if I'm remembering correctly, so I can share with my physicians?

Thanks!

ok I need to know.

Is there any up-to-date scraper for public instagram accounts or facebook event pages? There are a ton of local orgs and businesses that only post what they're doing there, but the UI meta provides is horribly inaccessible so I never get to see those events.

(best case is something that ends in an rss feed. I'd also be fine if I can just download all the posts/events, from a given account, since a given date)

edit 2: I know I can find projects on a search engine/github. most of those are either out of date or for data analysis. I'm looking for personal recommendations.

Sur mon téléphone #Android, j'ai reçu plusieurs messages de Gemini dans mes SMS. Je me suis alors rendue compte, horreur, que mon app pour les SMS est #Google Messages!

Quelle app non Google utilisez-vous pour vos SMS/textos ? Idéalement une app qui n'envoie pas toutes mes données loin de moi. Merci !
#AskFedi

What cloud infra providers do you use to host your NextCloud on?

I'm looking fore something affordable and suitable for India

If I could wave a magic wand and alter the fediverse to give you something you want from it, but can't yet get, what would it be?

So, how does one sign up for the beta of Thundermail?
I don't see a sign up screen

https://thundermail.com/

I'm thinking about stop #selfhosting services as it's to much trouble (and sometimes time consuming) just for myself, as nobody I know are interested in them.

So far I have found replacement for some, but I'm having trouble finding a #git forge. I would use #codeberg but I have high latency to Europe based data centers /:

I would appreciate some recommendations, the closer to Latin America the better. I'm also willing to support/help the instance if I can.

When do you feel most yourself?

#AskFedi #neurodivergent

Cc @actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd

Even if it’s Arabic alphabet, is it Arabic or Farsi language please ?