YSK the difference between lead and led (and similar-sounding/looking words) (kopnij.in) en
This drives me nuts when I see it done wrong, but it’s actually kind of complicated because English is orthographically deranged....
YSK that SLS, an ingredient added to most commercial toothpastes, causes canker sores (askthedentist.com) en
I learned about this many years ago and the difference after I started using only SLS-free toothpaste was night and day. I used to get canker sores any time I would bite the inside of my cheek, hit my gums with the hard parts of my toothbrush, etc., and this completely stopped a while after I switched to SLS-free....
PSA: Upvote is not an upvote like you are used to (like Reddit) - "Boost" is the Reddit Upvote - /kbin meta - kbin.social (kbin.social)
YSK: Social media platforms attach trackers to the end of share URLs (which you can and should delete) (kopnij.in) en
Why YSK: Trackers don’t do good for anyone except the platform, and they’re not necessary to view the content in the URL....
YSK: Pro Publica has a tool that lets you request documentation of why your health insurer denied your claim (projects.propublica.org) en
cross-posted from: [sh.itjust.works/post/9208209](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9208209)
YSK: All social and cultural groups are diverse and hold people of many different views (kopnij.in)
No nation in the world is a mono-culture, and often times, people repeat statements they saw *specific* folk from other cultures make and assume they speak for their *entire* culture....
YSK about the different “ways of knowing” (kopnij.in)
On these types of forums it’s easy to jump into an argument about the technicalities or a post or comment....
YSK that the free and not-for-profit meditation app Medito had a huge update and is even better now (kopnij.in)
Built by a dutch non-profit, Medito is a meditation app that is completely free without ads, supported by donations from the community. The new update brought a completely new interface and new content....
YSK about the New York Times' Tor onion service (open.nytimes.com) en
Why? In their words:...
YSK there is a 30-Day Map Challenge on Mastodon in November (lemmy.world)
Why YSK: It’s a really cool challenge where each day people post their map interpretations of the theme of the day (points, lines, etc. - see graphic). You can learn a lot and see cool and unexpected data. The challenge is happening on all social media platforms, but I’m specifically mentioning Mastodon for obvious...
The "subscribe pending" issue with Lemmy communities has been mostly resolved now (kopnij.in) en
You should know that the issue with many communities on other Lemmy instances that you subscribed to showing a “subscribe pending” status has mostly been resolved....
NAC makes you insensitive to alcohol (kopnij.in)
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a harmless (EDIT: please check at least [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcysteine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcysteine) for possible side effects) compound which protects your liver, you can buy after searching like for 10 seconds...
Watching YouTube in private window still works with an ad block (kopnij.in)
That’s a lazy solution without installing Peertube/Piped/Invidious etc,
Former chemical engineer in the coal industry, urging B.C. municipalities to change the term natural gas to "fossil gas" (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: When you want to learn the facts on a controversial topic, check Wikipedia (kopnij.in)
When there is a heated, with a lot of strong and exaggerated arguments on both sides, and I don’t know what to believe, or I’m overwhelmed with the raw information, I look at Wikipedia. Or even something that is not a current event, but the information I found on the internet doesn’t feel reliable....
Every individual should know how to cook. (suppo.fi) en
According to google... (suppo.fi) en
But you’re not alone—research suggests 73% of 25- to 35-year-olds chronically overthink, along with 52% of people ages 45 to 55.
YSK that there is no such thing as an "alpha wolf" (cdn.zmescience.com)
Some of the many articles about it:...
The colour of the Sun is white (wtamu.edu)
cross-posted from: [lemmy.world/post/6080744](https://lemmy.world/post/6080744)...
YSK: The difference between Regional, National, and scam accreditation in the US for colleges. (kopnij.in) en
In the U.S.A. there are two types of accreditations....
YSK that Ecosia, the search engine that plants trees, will donate all profits on September 13th (tomorrow) to victims of the recent Moroccan earthquake (blog.ecosia.org)
Ecosia is great in general, they’ve done stuff like this before for wildfires and such, and they are carbin negative and use 100% of their profits for helping the planet...
YSK that You can now generate posts for Lemmy/Kbin, search for posts, and redirect posts from foreign instances (with Instance Assistant v1.2.5) (kopnij.in)
Why YSK: It’s a free and open source browser extension we have been working on, which might make it easier to use Lemmy & Kbin. This update in particular brings a few features that make the sites a lot easier to use, in particular the ability to jump from a post on one instance to the same post on another. Since the URL...
YSK that there are a range of medications that can prevent alcoholics and other addicts from relapsing (quillette.com) en
If you or one of your loved ones is struggling with this its worth knowing and worth asking your doctor about. Article mainly discusses generic anticonvulsants that have proven beneficial, but there are others such as Naltrexone that can also be helpful.
YSK: you can setup pihole on any old rooted android (5.0+) device (lemmy.nz)
I just discovered this and it works fantastically on any old / unused android device you might have lying around, I was shocked at how easy it was, all the instructions are there, once you have it running all you need to do is set your router DNS settings to your pihole IP address and presto! Ads and trackers are gone!...
YSK: Instructables.com runs maker contests of all sorts and offer prizes (instructables.com)
