Sedona Chinn, a researcher who studies how people make sense of competing scientific, environmental, and health-related claims, has found that the more a person values the concept of “doing your own research” , the less likely that person is to actually do their own research....
I don’t know what a .webp file is but I don’t like it. They’re like a filthy prank version of the image/gif you’re looking for. They make you jump through all these hoops to find the original versions of the files that you can actually do anything with....
The format actually has a lot of benefits - it supports transparency, animation, and compresses very efficiently. So it could theoretically replace GIF, JPG, and PNG in one fell swoop.
The downsides are that many apps don’t currently support it and that it’s owned by Google.
Personally I use webp for images that are not intended to share (e.g. banners and images on my blog), but stick to JPG/PNG for sending to other people.
Also, his solution was never viable to begin with - the rescue organizers said straight away that the submersible would be useless in the cave environment.
This piece from The Daily Skeptic claims that the CDC director knowingly lied to the public because she knew that the COVID vaccines did not stop the virus even though she promoted mass vaccination....
Although known primarily for his extreme antivax views, Presidential Candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr. has some pearls of wisom to add on the subject of Wi-Fi and cellphone emissions.
News pundit claims that a proposed new law would make it 1) "illegal for store employees to confront shoplifters", and that 2) "it is legal to shoplift" in California....
FOX News claims that 1) 6 whales have been killed by wind farm development in the last month, and 2) offshore wind farms pose a severe threat to aquatic life....
[Podcast] You Are Not So Smart #267 - "Do your own research" (youarenotsosmart.com)
Sedona Chinn, a researcher who studies how people make sense of competing scientific, environmental, and health-related claims, has found that the more a person values the concept of “doing your own research” , the less likely that person is to actually do their own research....
what are .webp files and why has my online experience been plagued by them?
I don’t know what a .webp file is but I don’t like it. They’re like a filthy prank version of the image/gif you’re looking for. They make you jump through all these hoops to find the original versions of the files that you can actually do anything with....
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Father & sons face trial on charges of peddling industrial cleaner as ‘miracle’ cure (www.miamiherald.com)
https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/genesis-mms-800x669.jpg...
Various challenges that Meta/Threads may face, according to Facebook's ex-Chief Security Officer (fosstodon.org)
Some insights from Alex Stamos that I found quite interesting....
Could fearmongering over ''climate lockdowns' become the newest conspiracy-driven protest movement? (www.nbcnews.com)
Are mundane local transport policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions the next step towards Global Tyranny? Read on to find out.
Boost For Lemmy is happening (play.google.com)
Well this came outta nowhere!
An /r/Battlestations favorite (lemmy.world)
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Debunk This: Boomers better at identifying online misinformation than Gen Zers and millennials (www.businessinsider.com)
This headline seems dubious on the face of it....
Black Sun Empire - Eraser (2010) (www.youtube.com)
From the LP Lights and Wires
Debunk This: Immigration has significantly contributed to housing costs in the U.S. (archive.ph)
US Senator for Ohio uses statistics to make the claim that the large increase in rental costs in the US is being driven by immigration....
Photek - Ni Ten Ichi Ryu / Two Swords Technique (1997) (youtu.be)
EMI/Science QEDT2...
DebunkThis: CDC Director Knew Vaccines Didn't Stop COVID-19 and Mislead the Public (dailysceptic.org)
This piece from The Daily Skeptic claims that the CDC director knowingly lied to the public because she knew that the COVID vaccines did not stop the virus even though she promoted mass vaccination....
High Contrast - If We Ever (2007) (www.youtube.com)
Hospital Records: NHS-123
(2009) Spectrasoul - Melodies (youtu.be)
Featuring – Mike Knight...
People Can Be Convinced They Committed a Crime That Never Happened (www.psychologicalscience.org)
An interesting article reminding us how eyewitness testimony can be a highly unreliable form of evidence....
Skeptic - A community for critical takes on pseudoscience, quackery, and bald-faced BS. (lemmy.world)
Hey, all....
Top Mind Robert F Kennedy Jr on the evils of "Wi-Fi radiation" (youtu.be)
Although known primarily for his extreme antivax views, Presidential Candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr. has some pearls of wisom to add on the subject of Wi-Fi and cellphone emissions.
Debunk This - Debunking pseudoscience, myths, and spurious hogwash since 2010 (lemmy.world)
Hi, all....
Debunk This: California politicians want to make it illegal to try to stop shoplifters (twitter.com)
News pundit claims that a proposed new law would make it 1) "illegal for store employees to confront shoplifters", and that 2) "it is legal to shoplift" in California....
Debunk This: Offshore Wind Farms are killing whales and harming marine life (www.facebook.com)
FOX News claims that 1) 6 whales have been killed by wind farm development in the last month, and 2) offshore wind farms pose a severe threat to aquatic life....
Misty Bavarian Forest (i.postimg.cc)
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Classified Docs: How Trump case differs from Clinton & Biden (www.csmonitor.com)
I found this an interesting summary, given the whataboutism coming from The Right following Trump's indictments.
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The r/DebunkThis Wiki (www.reddit.com)
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