Why can i smell things that are spicy, but i can't smell other of what i call pseudo-tastes like astringent (dry or tannins) or cool (mint) or metallic? Are all these pseudo-tastes i'm grouping together just not actually related or not processed in similar ways?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28085251

Most of the links in my website (i haven't gotten around to all of them yet) have the size of the page they link to as a title, so you can see how big the page will be before you click the link. Is there an easy way to generate new titles for all my links based on what they link to, instead of doing it manually? Even better if it can include embedded files like images in the size preview.

I currently just edit my code in xed, my computer's built in text editor. I haven't looked into dedicated HTML editors yet, but i'd be open to trying one (that runs on Linux) if it can do this.

Thanks in advance.

Most of the links in my website (i haven't gotten around to all of them yet) have the size of the page they link to as a title, so you can see how big the page will be before you click the link. Is there an easy way to generate new titles for all my links based on what they link to, instead of doing it manually? Even better if it can include embedded files like images in the size preview.

I currently just edit my code in xed, my computer's built in text editor. I haven't looked into dedicated HTML editors yet, but i'd be open to trying one (that runs on Linux) if it can do this.

Thanks in advance.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27860161

I have an idea for a new kind of keyboard, i think the best way to test it would be to make one and get it to work with my computer. If i can get each button on it to send a keypress signal like any other keyboard, i can work out the details with software like Kanata.

I have access to a 3D printer and i can make models in Blender, but i have no idea where to start with the electronics. Should i look into Arduino? Contact electronics manufacturers? How do i get from an idea on paper to a physical prototype?

I should mention, this thing is actually supposed to be a TV remote, because i think it's bogus how little typing on a game console or smart TV has evolved since the '80s. I said keyboard because that's basically what i'm trying to prototype, but normal mechanical keyboard hardware is rather bigger than what i'm trying to make. Little buttons my computer can treat as a keyboard would be a good step toward making a goo

I think having a thread for small questions ("What's the IPA for this sound?", "How do you write an affricate tie?", etc.) that's pinned and replaced every week or two would be good.

Just looking at new posts here in this community, i mostly see links to news articles and i don't know if it would be appropriate to make a post for a small question with a simple but hard to find answer.

I'm looking for a GPS for my car. Ideally one that can reroute if i miss a turn. Please don't just recommend i get a smartphone. Thanks in advance.

The only search engines that i've had success using in Links are Google and Wiby. Wiby is not very practical for everyday search engine needs, and i really just don't like Google. What other search engines work?

Lemmy tends to have duplicate communities between different instances for many subjects, and this can make it hard to find information here. For instance, if i want to know if anyone has made a constructed language for birds, i have to go to the communities list and search for "conlang" and "constructed language", open every relevant community i find, and search each of those.

Is there a way for me to make a group of all these related communities such that i can see posts from all of them in a single place, and search within all of them at once?

I have found myself cross-posting the same thing in ten different communities because there's no single most popular one. I think something like these groups would also stop this from happening as much. If somebody is going to see my post in one of those communities, it's reasonable for me to assume they'll also have similar communities grouped together and i won't feel the need to repeat myself.

Why does fresh rosemary taste dry? I don't mean it tastes like dried rosemary, but i don't know how else to describe how it makes my tongue feel. Why is it like that?

I have a clear globe that i would like to project to a flat map. Any common projection should work, since computer programs exist for converting map projections. Where should i start?

A couple of details: First, my "globe" is an empty plastic Christmas tree ornament, so it can be hung from a string at one end but it doesn't have a stand like a normal globe does.

Second, this is a worldbuilding thing. My globe does not represent any real planet or similar body, which is why i need to make a new map from the globe instead of finding an existing one.

EDIT: To be clear, i know about projections already. I'm not worried about picking a projection. What i'm asking about is the process is for taking a physical globe and projecting that globe's surface onto a flat rectangle. I don't know how to turn an imaginary cylinder or cone sitting on my globe into a tangible physical or digital map. I don't have the means to cut up and unfold my globe until it's flat. What is the actual process for ma

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25662741

I'm thinking about conlangs for creatures with different phonetic possibilities than humans, particularly birds with both syrinx and larynx. Does anything like the IPA already exist for these sounds?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25662741

I'm thinking about conlangs for creatures with different phonetic possibilities than humans, particularly birds with both syrinx and larynx. Does anything like the IPA already exist for these sounds?

I'm thinking about conlangs for creatures with different phonetic possibilities than humans, particularly birds with both syrinx and larynx. Does anything like the IPA already exist for these sounds?

I'm tired of mosquitos biting me. If i can't stop them biting me, the next best thing is to stop them biting me a second time. So what's the best (safe for me) way to make myself poisonous to mosquitos, and optionally other bugs that might bite me?

Here's my idea of what a completely hummed language could look like, refined from my post on c/neography a couple weeks ago (here). It only uses 4 or so different sounds, /Ɂ/, /h/, /m/, /ɴ/, /m̰/, & /ɴ̰/, all but two of which can have any combination of 5 pitches to make an arbitrary number of tones.

I won't go into much detail on how exactly the writing system works since it's mostly unchanged from my first post about it. Tones are made by stacking pitches from top to bottom, alternating between the left and right sides. The bottommost pitch is always on the left. Words are read from top to bottom and left to right. A diagonal line can be added above the horizontal bar tones connect to to show that a tone uses /ɴ/ instead of /m/. A bare vertical line lengthens the last pitch of the previous tone and an arch connecting two tones marks something between an affricate and a diphthong, as opposed to having a slight pause (but not a glottal stop) betwe