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sKePTiKal:
OT to Hops -
Yes ZH does lean to reporting some really oddball and questionable stuff. Much is written elsewhere - and links are provided to the original source (which I usually prefer to read, given ZH's weird formatting these days). So they're more an aggregator site than anything else. "Tyler Durden" is a pseudonym used for content written by nameless people. But their financial and statistical stuff - while perhaps contradictory to establishment media sources - is still mostly solid. So I always liberally add "salt" while reading and try to verify bits of info with other sources. That said, one often hears bits & bobs first at ZH that is later picked up by the major media providers. Seen it happen over & over, during the last decade or so.
The far-right tag that's recently been attached to them, isn't accurate, in my view. There is just as much far-left content there that's ALSO of questionable origin and validity. Not quite to the level of click-bait yet with either point of view; but decidedly not mainstream.
Since I was linking to statistical info, I decided to use them anyway. The site is not much different than the Drudge Report - or any number of news aggregators. These days, every site's bias (slip) is showing... in one article or another... and that falls squarely on the authors, imo.
I have a TON of experience evaluating media by now (as a lot of us do) and I read plenty of stuff that's way outside any viewpoint or confirmation bias reflex... and wouldn't post the link, if I thought the relevant content was completely BS.
Hopalong:
Got it. Thanks for the explanation of how you see it, Amber.
What's source for the goose isn't necessarily source for the gander...but it helps to understand.
hugs
Hops
Twoapenny:
One of the things I'm finding tricky to organise at the moment is trying to do things we need to on the same day, where possible, to reduce the number of times we leave the house, but also taking into account many places are still operating reduced opening hours so we can't necessarily go when most convenient for us. We've got several appointments next Monday which is good (as it means only going into town one day next week) but there's a gap of almost an hour between the last and last but one appointment. Usually we'd just go to a cafe but I'm not keen on that just now as numbers are rising here and it's not the nicest weather for sitting outside in, either. Might have to have a think about where there's a bench in a sheltered spot and just take a thermos and some snacks; at least if we're out of the wind it won't be as cold. Probably find everyone else has the same idea as well and there will be nowhere to sit lol.
Hopalong:
I'll keep my fingers crossed you get some sunshine that day, Tupp.
I had a memorable moment last winter (the Before Time) when Pooch and I went downtown one afternoon and I suddenly craved a beer. Couldn't go indoors with Pooch. But one bar at the end of the bricked-over downtown has brick walls and directly faces south (and is partly sheltered from the west by a hotel). Anyway, wound up sitting there in I think February feeling perfectly toasty! Had a warm Pooch on my lap and a frosty beer and it was cozy. It surprised me how nice it was.
Sunshine for Monday, request submitted.
hugs
Hops
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: Hopalong on September 30, 2020, 08:12:47 AM ---I'll keep my fingers crossed you get some sunshine that day, Tupp.
I had a memorable moment last winter (the Before Time) when Pooch and I went downtown one afternoon and I suddenly craved a beer. Couldn't go indoors with Pooch. But one bar at the end of the bricked-over downtown has brick walls and directly faces south (and is partly sheltered from the west by a hotel). Anyway, wound up sitting there in I think February feeling perfectly toasty! Had a warm Pooch on my lap and a frosty beer and it was cozy. It surprised me how nice it was.
Sunshine for Monday, request submitted.
hugs
Hops
--- End quote ---
Finding cosy places to snuggle in during the winter months is so lovely, Hops, I love it when you can find a place where sitting outside is a pleasure, even when the weather's bad. There's a place in the next town where they put an awning out over the winter with clear plastic sides and big blankets on the chairs so you can shelter whilst looking at the river - of course, it's usually too busy to sit down anywhere but that's the rub! I've sorted our little predicament out as I checked the opening hours again and they've increased them since last time we went so it will work now with minimal loitering; maybe ten minutes tops but there's a sheltered fire exit we can huddle into if need for that short time. Usually we could sit in the waiting room but they've closed that due to covid. Do none of the bars allow dogs? Most pubs here do, and a lot of cafes do as well, you quite often see a pair of big brown eyes looking pleadingly at you when you eat your chips :) Lol xx
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