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Sunday evening OT

It's Schooner Festival week so I went into the archive for a nice photo of model boats from last year. I'm nearly finished a nonf...

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Tues Open Thread

Good morning. How are you staying cool?

Monday, July 10, 2023

Can't Sleep Through the Climate Change Rain; Might As Well Stay Up & Think - Parlez Vous Mondays

Monday Morning Open Thread

Oh, yay, it's Monday again.

Sunday, July 9, 2023

Sunday eventide

Apparently us Olds are better at discerning the mis- and disinfo than the youngsters, contrary to public opinion.

Scientific American: How Susceptible are you to Fake News? There's a test for that

Cambridge is doing research on our ability to pick out real and fake headlines. Here's the link if you want to try their quiz. Cambridge U- misinformation susceptibility test

BBC Future: Vaccine against fake news

That's about it. I've been taking it easy and working ahead on my online course. The highlight was getting a tub of mint chip ice cream. 🍦

The Photo Gallery

It’s your weekly Photo Gallery! Come on in, take a look at what people have been up to over the past week and share some of your own photos.

They don’t need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you’ve taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.