A quotation from Terence Dicks

LORD PALMERDALE: Are you in charge here?
THE DOCTOR: No, but I’m full of ideas.

Terrance Dicks (1935-2019) English screenwriter, author [pseud. Robin Bland]
Doctor Who (1963), 15×01 “Horror of Fang Rock,” Part 2 (1977-09-10)

More info about this quote: wist.info/dicks-terrance/4726/

The websites I frequent the most are:
The Guardian - news
The Register - IT news
Heise Online - Tech and IT news
Ars Technica - Tech, Science and IT news
New Atlas - Tech, Science and IT news - I like all of them but would like to know a few more #websites covering similar issues - maybe on single subjects like energy or battery tech etc. All #suggestions welcome. Thanks #question

I need help! I'm looking for a microphone solution that is high-quality (think streaming-mic), works easily on Linux, and that more or less only picks up the voice coming directly from me.

Me and my wife game in the same room, and sooo many times our voices leak through each other's mics. I wanna buy two microphones, one for me and one for her, that avoids this issue.

Should you self-publish your book? My experiences, thoughts, and suggestions for authors on deciding whether to self-publish.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/marketing-2/2013/01/self-publish-your-book

repotted my monstera from water (what it was growing in) into soil. I know this is likely to be stressful on it but I hope it survives ok. also totally changed the soil of my burgundy oxalis a friend gave me (my fav houseplant). they're usually super resilient so I hope it recovers ok.

I would like to add a pet-friendly large tall potted thing to the house- any #suggestions? I was going to get something in ficus family but they're not dog friendly (my dogs will eat fallen leaves)
#houseplants

I hate #snap. I think snap is the worst bit of technology ever created and the fact that #Ubuntu and #Canonical shoves it down your throats is even worse!

So I asked #GoogleGemini how to completely expunge snap from my system (#kUbuntu) and well... its #suggestions and #steps were right on the money. Sharing the conversation if anyone else is interested in #purging snap from their systems as well:

https://g.co/gemini/share/69ad343856d8

This was a win.

Somebody give me a suggestion on what to listen to on my drive to work, please! Something fast, heavy, and loud! And modern.

I've always been drawn to creating a #ThirdSpace , and with the closing of two #Community centres in my city, there is a real #need. This is not my area of expertise. Does anyone have #suggestions or #resources, especially around best order of operations?

Struggling on focusing on your art? Take a look at these four simple ways that can help you out!

https://dextiveblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/ways-to-keep-focused.html

Should you self-publish your book? My experiences, thoughts, and suggestions for authors on deciding whether to self-publish.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/marketing-2/2013/01/self-publish-your-book

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Trivium Ask Fans What Song They Should Cover Next - Suggestions
Trivium have come up with a whiteboard full of suggestions for possible cover songs and are asking fans for their input. What would you choose? Continue reading…

https://loudwire.com/trivium-asking-fans-cover-song-suggestions/

I want to make my partner a simple database (~3 tables, i think), because I think that's the "right" thing to use (as opposed to excel / google sheets). But, I've never had to create a database thingy before.

Seeing this as an opportunity to learn some #DuckDB or #SQLite.

Seeking #recommendations for a simple (GUI) interface for interacting with the tables.

#LibreOffice Base or something else?

#suggestions welcome
#database #db #help

#Help, please, I need some #suggestions.

I'm looking to upgrade my #Thinkpad as this one is gonna be 8 years next year.

It must have:
- 14-15"
- integrated smart card reader
- WWAN (3G/4G/5G)
- TrackPoint
- 64GB+ RAM
- 70Wh+
- WLAN
- Camera w/ shutter
- 1TB+ SSD

It should have:
- RJ45
- NPU
- a very nice keyboard, e.g. T480

It should lack:
- a touchscreen
- a Windows licence

I am looking at Thinkpad website and can't find any way to filter by smart card reader support...

Anybody got some suggestions for podcasts to listen to today?

I love well told stories and excellence in the craft. Things like...

Heavyweight
Search Engine
This American Life

Building a(nother) portable #stereo. I'd like it to sound good. I would love a small subwoofer driver. No, like SMALL.

Thinking 4 inches (~100mm) diameter or smaller. Better if more like 3 inches (~75-80mm). No room or power for a 6-inch subwoofer.

Oh, and also maybe under about $30 USD. I know, picky.

I have a salvaged 2-inch subwoofer that sounds like absolute shit. Hoping to find something better.

I've been scouring the interwebs and haven't found anything like this for under about $50 USD, which is more than I'm willing to pay right now. It's hard searching for this because google, amazon, ebay, etc. all serve up a ton of full-range drivers, midrange, and midbass. I need subwoofers, and have been wading through search results looking for them.

Any suggestions? Even sites that might have them? (note: parts express does not).

If you have suggestions for what I should be doing differently, that's fine, too. Like maybe I should consider a traditional woofer instead of a sub, IDK.

Should you self-publish your book? My experiences, thoughts, and suggestions for authors on deciding whether to self-publish.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/marketing-2/2013/01/self-publish-your-book

Im looking to buy a new #domain exclusively for my #mailserver. Anyone got suggestions for the domain extension? I was already looking at the .email extension.
#email #domains #homelab #selfhosting #suggestions #askingforadvice