Author: Larry Sanger
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Chestnut Ridge Metro Park
Chestnut Ridge Metro Park is a lovely woody park, offering miles of trails for hiking and mountain biking. It is located 16 miles southeast of downtown Columbus, Ohio. The park lies in Fairfield County, a couple miles south of the area’s main traffic artery, State Route 33, halfway to Lancaster. The park is about three…
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Still more movie reviews
More movie review below, with links to around 20 free movies (or they were free when I watched them) on YouTube. Lots of British films this time, including one rated “5.” Previous reviews: 1 – 2 – 3 Rubric: See 2 for more rating policy notes. The Kennel Murder Case (1933). 3. IMDb: 6.9. With two of the superstars of…
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The Encyclosphere Is Greater than Wikipedia
1. Online information is carefully managed Wikipedia is just one encyclopedia, a ridiculously biased one. The collection of all the encyclopedias—that is what I mean by “the encyclosphere”—is more wide-ranging, fairer, and much larger. It contains sometimes surprising and, in 2023, delightful variety. Articles in other sources are frequently much more credible than those in…
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More movie reviews
Below, you’ll find not just reviews. You’ll find links to around 20 free movies (or they were free when I watched them) on YouTube. Previous reviews: 1 – 2 Rubric: A few more notes.—The only scores used below, this time, are “3” and “4”. Basically, I don’t include films below a “3” because if a…
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How Wikipedia Smears Conservatives
Wikipedia continues to affirm its commitment to neutrality. This has become a running joke. Maybe the most persuasive way to show that Wikipedia is filled with bias is just to cite a lot of examples; some of the most effective examples take the form of personal criticism, rising in the worst cases to libel. After…
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People Who Need to Stop
Now with a bonus list of people who should not stop! People Who Should Not Stop
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A dialogue with a chatbot
The following is a dialogue I recently had with a chatbot which shall remain nameless. I was curious about the extent to which the chatbot was aware of itself, and if it would acknowledge its errors and give me a cogent explanation of how it arrived at its errors. If you find this interesting, or…
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Another Bunch of Old Movies, Reviewed
Here are twenty more free movies, reviewed. My habit is to watch mostly older movies for 30 to 60 minutes at a stretch after dinner. One gets through a lot of old black-and-white movies that way. Here is the first set of reviews. Here is my rubric: Enchantment (1948). 3. IMDb: 7.2. I remember liking it…
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Free Information of the Third Kind
The Generative AI Threat to Freedom, and How You Can Help to Stop It LarrySanger.org has relaunched with a new design I made all by myself. As I am now long gone from Facebook and no longer have a blue check on Twitter, please share this far and wide. Also, feel free to comment at…
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Several Bible Study Tools and Tricks
There are a lot of great free Bible study resources online. Since I am about to start a new two-year (but in-depth) Bible study on April 2, I thought I would give you some ideas. If you are a Bible student yourself, I hope you’ll consider joining us on Telegram for the study (20 signed…
