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See how to debunk viral photos in seconds using image search | Skeptical Software Tools
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Applying the power of the programmable web to the purposes of skepticism. What’s the Harm? See how to debunk viral photos in seconds using image search. Back in August I wrote about how Google Image Search. And other reverse image search engines are a valuable tool to debunk viral hoaxes. Last week yet another example popped up that shows just how easy these types of debunks can be. The most recent example was from one of those innumerable “amazing photos” Twitter accounts. These accounts...As you can se...
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How To Edit Wikipedia, Part II: Patrol for vandalism | Skeptical Software Tools
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Applying the power of the programmable web to the purposes of skepticism. What’s the Harm? How To Edit Wikipedia, Part II: Patrol for vandalism. This is the second in a series of articles aimed at first-time editors of Wikipedia, but also contains tips useful to anyone who spends time on that site. Please be sure to read Part I, here. Come back the same time next week for the next article in this series. As I explained in the first part, the reason for this slow build is give other editors a chance to de...
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Skepticism Conventions Guide | Skeptical Software Tools
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Applying the power of the programmable web to the purposes of skepticism. What’s the Harm? The Skepticism Conventions Guide. The site provides a suite of valuable free services for event organizers, and thus I’ve recommended it for some time for the skeptic community. Events including The Amazing Meeting. And the Secular Student Alliance. And at the Skepticamp home page. Are automatically generated from this data. On the blog, including the new speakers listing feature. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You ar...
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I defended Dr. Oz on Wikipedia – and you should too. | Skeptical Software Tools
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Applying the power of the programmable web to the purposes of skepticism. What’s the Harm? I defended Dr. Oz on Wikipedia – and you should too. Dr Oz at ServiceNation 2008. Licensed CC BY 2.0. In my how-to series on becoming a Wikipedia editor, I highly recommend spending time patrolling for vandalism using a watch list. It’s good practice with the software, and it helps you build up a positive editing history. Indeed, over my career as a Wikipedia editor I’ve removed the word “idiot”. Regarding L.Ro...
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Where to Get Your Dose of Skeptic History | Skeptical Software Tools
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Applying the power of the programmable web to the purposes of skepticism. What’s the Harm? Where to Get Your Dose of Skeptic History. One of my ongoing projects is collecting historical dates of interest to skeptics. I post them daily, podcast them, and blog about them. There are no less than five different locations you can get them, and four of them are online. Here’s a rundown of where they are. Click the buttons at left to go to each one. Skeptic History (@SkepticHistory) December 20, 2013. The histo...
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Virtual Skeptics | Skeptical Software Tools
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Applying the power of the programmable web to the purposes of skepticism. What’s the Harm? Virtual Skeptics is a weekly live video webcast started in August 2012 with a panel of skeptics including myself. We discuss a handful of skeptic news topics of the week. It is done via a Google Hangout on Air. That occurs on Wednesday nights at 8:00 PM Eastern U.S. time. You can watch it live (and ask questions of us! Or watch it later on YouTube. Here’s a recent episode in which I participated:. You are commentin...
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What’s the Harm? | Skeptical Software Tools
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Applying the power of the programmable web to the purposes of skepticism. What’s the Harm? What’s the Harm? My first and best known skeptic project is the website What’s the Harm? It is a catalog of actual cases of people suffering physical, medical, financial or other harm because of their beliefs in pseudoscience, the paranormal and other concepts that are not supported by science. The site is broken into categories, here is a typical page:. A major update of What’s the Harm is in the works. Enter your...
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How to be thorough when you patrol Wikipedia for vandalism | Skeptical Software Tools
https://skeptools.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/how-to-be-thorough-when-you-patrol-wikipedia-for-vandalism
Applying the power of the programmable web to the purposes of skepticism. What’s the Harm? How to be thorough when you patrol Wikipedia for vandalism. I’ve written several times about patrolling Wikipedia for vandalism. It a great way for new editors to get practice. With simple editing tasks. It is also can be a way for skeptics to demonstrate our impartiality. Consider a piece of Bigfoot-related nonsense I removed from the Ape Canyon. Cryptozoology fans will probably recognize all three of those articl...
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Episode 47 | GunBlog VarietyCast
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Everything including the Kitchen Sink! How to be an Awesome Podcast Guest. Advanced Podcast Equipment Setup. EP047 GunBlog VarietyCast – Special Guest: Rob Reed. Blue Collar Prepping – Paramedic Kelly Grayson and Heat Injuries. This One Time – Rob Reed: Airshow Radio. Tech Tips with The Barron – Avoiding Kickstarter Scams. This Week in Anti-Gun Nuttery – Ladd Everett on the South Carolina Church Shooting. Our Sponsor –. Http:/ www.lawofselfdefense.com/variety. 8211; http:/ americanwarriorshow.libsyn&...
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