Are metric measurements like decameters and hectometers ever used? - Lemmy.world

I’ve learned about them in school, but I’ve never heard anyone say something is 8 decameters long or anything like that. I’m an American.

Is there a more politically conservative part of the fediverse? - Lemmy.world

I’m a conservative. I don’t mind the liberal stuff here. It’s good to learn the other side, but I don’t want a liberal echo chamber. I’d like to be more politically balanced in the fediverse. Is there any way I can do that?

How do I prevent hackers from stealing my debit card information? - Lemmy.world

My wife and I keep getting our debit cards stolen online. We notice the charges and are able to dispute them and cancel our cards, but it sure is annoying. We don’t put our card information on suspicious websites. They’re on well known websites like amazon and Facebook. We ran out emails through a data breach checker and it found nothing. I don’t think there’s any malware on our devices. Any idea what could be happening and how to prevent it?

What's something you did because you believed society expected you to do it and later realized that you actually didn't want that? - Lemmy.world