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[1] Five types of disinformation and how to spot red flags, by

If a post is designed to provoke outrage or fear, take a moment before reacting. Emotion is often used to bypass critical thinking. Messages that pressure you to “share now” or “spread this before it’s deleted” are classic manipulation tactics. Does an article cite reliable data or expert opinion? If there aren’t any credible sources, avoid amplifying it. And if there’s no transparency about the source, proceed with caution and be wary of anonymous authors.

[2] The brain sandwich, by

The idea is very simple, and can be summarized by: whenever you work on something, you should use: Your brain, and then AI, and then Your brain

[3] Busyness is a choice, by Candost Dagdeviren

Don’t use busyness as an excuse. Find what’s underneath. You may not really want to go to the movie with that friend who is asking. If so, ask your friend to do something else or stop seeing them. You may not want to sign up for a class you always wanted because your job cannot afford distraction right now. If so, just say that, not busy.

[4] My hobby is learning, by Kev Quirk

I think that's why computers have always interested me, because there's always something new to learn with them. So in future, instead of going neck deep and spending money on the next frivolous hobby, maybe I'll just spend some time learning about the thing to see if that satisfies my learning hobby. It probably won't though, as I'm something of a magpie when it comes to shiny things.

Comics

>> See my rear <<

Rosemary Mosco's avatar
2w

Butterbutt. An older comic.

A four-panel comic titled "yellow-rumped warbler poem". In panel 1, a yellow-rumped warbler stands on a branch in a late autumn scene, and says "Fall is here." In panel 2, the warbler watches a brown leaf fall to the ground, and says "Winter's near." In panel 3, the warbler faces the viewer as brown leaves fall, and says "Need some cheer?" In panel 4, the warbler is showing its luminous yellow rump, and cheerfully says "See my rear."

>> Group chat <<

Sarah Andersen's avatar
2w

The image is of a four panel comic. The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, holding a red ball labeled "A SILLY MEME". The second panel shows Sarah taking the ball and going through a door labeled "GROUP CHAT". The third panel shows a group of women sitting together and consoling one woman in the center. The woman in the center is saying "...And that's how it happened. It's been the worst day of my life." The fourth panel shows Sarah standing in the doorway behind them awkwardly holding the red ball.

>> Secondhand impulse purchases <<

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6d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue looks at Green as Green arrives, wearing an outrageous outfit featuring a big fluffy pink jacket, ridiculous pink sunglasses, and a big golden pendant necklace. Blue: How was the thrift shop? Green: Splendid. Green pushes the sunglasses onto his forehead as he turns to look at himself. Green: I have no idea if I'll ever wear any of this, but I had to get them. Blue and Green look at each other. Blue: You can always donate them back if you won't. Green: Good point. Back into the beautiful cycle of secondhand impulse purchases.

>> And now the news <<

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6d

Top of the class.

4-panel comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: A senior ghost with glasses and a clipboard instructs a trainee ghost. "Okay, kid. To haunt your subject..." Panel 2: "...you're gonna wanna choose something really terrifying." Panel 3: The trainee ghost appears behind an old woman on a couch and zaps her TV on. "And now the news." Panel 4: The mentor ghost nods approvingly. "Nice work, kid."