Especially in my early days venturing into Python (with which I am still only casually acquainted), I'd google a problem and end up on an SO question outlining my exact problem, only see "closed as duplicate" or a bunch of snarky comments about how the questioner didn't RTFM or whatever.

Why do they hate people asking questions on this site specifically about asking questions? Part of being a noob is not just about not knowing the bare facts of a thing, but not knowing where to look for answers or even what to ask.

While I'm on this soapbox, I hate it when people say "just google it." because most of the time I see that phrase it's because that forum post is the first google result.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45122184

“Oh my God, I want a hot president,” Jennifer Welch of the I’ve Had It podcast said in an interview last week. “Hot democrat alert,” posted Democratic influencer Keith Edwards in response to a video clip of Sam Forstag, a 31-year-old smokejumper running for one of Montana’s two House seats. If you search Jon Ossoff’s name on X or TikTok, you’ll be met with a number of thirsty posts calling the Georgia senator a “total hottie.”

“Jon Ossoff—there was just something about him,” said the content creator Qondi Ntini, who runs what can best be described as an Democratic thirst-trap X account, where she frequently refers to Ossoff as “Senator My Boo.” She’s raised thousands of dollars for Democratic candidates through the account and has been invited to the White House and the DNC as a part of their content-creator programs.

“The way I see thirst and the people that I choose to support, it’s more about their values and what they can do for their constituents. The hotness stems from that, and it makes them hotter. It’s also kind of a rebuke of toxic masculinity,” she added.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been working on a self-hosted affiliate tracking tool after running into a common issue with existing solutions like Rewardful or FirstPromoter.

Most of them require full read-access to your billing provider (Stripe/Paddle) and operate as closed, managed services. That means handing over sensitive financial data and trusting a black-box system for attribution.

I wanted something different:

self-hosted transparent privacy-first

So I built RefearnApp — a self-hosted affiliate tracking engine.

🧠 Why this approach No third-party data access → everything runs on your own infrastructure **Transparent attribution logic **→ affiliates can verify how tracking works **Full data ownership **→ all relationships and logs stay in your database **No forced subscriptions **→ you can run it without ongoing costs ⚙️ Deployment Docker-ready Works with Coolify or any VPS Lightweight enough to run alongside existing services 🔓 Open source model

The core engine is AGPL-3.0 and fully self-hostable.

I’m following an open-core approach:

core functionality is free and open optional paid features support ongoing development 🔗 Repo

https://github.com/ZAK123DSFDF/refearnapp

I’d really appreciate feedback from people here — especially around:

setup experience architecture decisions anything missing for a self-hosted workflow

I have managed to get an old OnePlus5T phone up and running with PostmarketOS and have hosted a couple of services there.

If it possible to charge and give Ethernet connection using those multi port extensions on a phone?

Thought I'd ask before investing in one as I am on a super tight budget.

The 2024 report outlines several interconnected aspects influencing the situation of young people [15-29 yo] in the European Union (EU), encompassing demographics, employment, education, social inclusion, political engagement, environmental activism, and health. These topics are not isolated but are intricately related, with many factors influencing others, creating a complex landscape for policy makers and stakeholders.

#Note 1: Relevance with reference to this recent euronews Post and the many comments, I digged up a recent 2024 comparative study published by EU.

#Note 2: Summary of 90 page publication in the comments (via Le chat AI). Or check the original pub in pdf via the link.

Regulation 2021/1232 expired at 23:59 CEST on 3 April 2026. This means that from now on any proactive scanning of private communications is prohibited for any reason.

I go outside in my backyard to drink beer, whiskey, and chill out on my computer, but butterflies and insects are out. Butterflies fly near me and land on my computer, and it annoys me—I hate it. Is there a way I can kill these butterflies?

cross-posted from: https://expressional.social/users/Peter_Link/statuses/116347195436764217

Weekly #protests in April in #Detroit, #Michigan, #USA against #US - #Israel #genocides in #Palestine, #Lebanon, and #Iran

#NoWarWithIran
#FreePalestine
#news #politics #USpol
@palestine

As he rushed to finish off his cigarette before heading to class, Ákos, 20, confessed that he has more at stake than most as Hungarians prepare to head to the polls in the coming days.

“If things remain the same, or get even worse, I can’t see a future here,” said the aspiring teacher. “There are many people who want to try living elsewhere, and that’s totally fine, but I’m not one of them. For so long I’ve dreamed of working and teaching here.”

Ákos was four years old when Hungarians voted in Viktor Orbán as prime minister in 2010, setting in motion a 16-year grip on power that has sought to transform the central European country into an “illiberal democracy” – and which has defined much of this student’s early life.

Ákos is a member of Generation Orbán – the young Hungarians who came of age as the country plunged in press freedom rankings, was accused of being an “electoral autocracy”, and became the most corrupt country in the EU.

Now, it is these people, many of whom will be voting for the first time in a general election on 12 April, who have become the primary and most powerful driving force for change. One recent poll suggested that 65% of voters under the age of 30 are planning to cast their vote against Orbán.

Victor Pavlov showed off Ukraine’s newest and most versatile weapon: a battery-powered land robot.

The unmanned ground vehicles come in various shapes and sizes. One runs on caterpillar tracks and resembles a roofless milk float. Another has wheels and antennas. A third carries anti-tank mines. Since spring 2024 their use has grown exponentially.

“This is what modern warfare looks like. Armies everywhere will have to robotise,” said Pavlov, a lieutenant with Ukraine’s 3rd army corps.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is now in its fifth year and the conflict – Europe’s biggest since 1945 – has seen an astonishing transformation of battlefield weapons and tactics. The war has become a technological contest, fought not with expensive tanks but with cheap and expendable drones that can deliver bombs with deadly accuracy.

Ukraine’s drone expertise is now highly sought after amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. Last week Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed 10-year defence agreements with several Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, to provide them with low-cost Ukrainian interceptors. They can shoot down long-range kamikaze Shahed drones, used by Tehran in its attacks on its neighbours, and by Moscow.

Since I’m not a New Zealander, I can’t really comment on this. Maybe you could share your thoughts..

Amid the climate crisis, my country was hit by a rare storm, and more than a thousand people lost their lives. There hasn’t been a rainy season or a dry season here since 2024; I’m not sure about this year because meteorologists are predicting a super El Niño in the mid of the year.