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Does playing chess make you smarter? A look at the evidence
  • SYAC:

    “What all this shows is that it is unlikely chess has a significant impact on overall cognitive ability. So while it might sound like a quick win – that a game of chess can improve a broad range of skills – unfortunately this is not the case.“

  • WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends
  • The detail I was interested in:

    “The plea deal required Assange to admit guilt to a single felony count but also permitted him to return to Australia without any time in an American prison. The judge sentenced him to the five years he’d already spent behind bars in the U.K. fighting extradition to the U.S. on an Espionage Act indictment that could have carried a lengthy prison sentence in the event of a conviction. He was holed up for seven years before that in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

    The conclusion enables both sides to claim a degree of satisfaction.”

  • Got excited watching Shogun and made a bokken (wooden sword) from an oak dowel

    Table saw to get straight sides. Belt sander to get a curve to the blade tip.

    The spine doesn’t have a curve like a traditional bokken, but that doesn’t keep me from tucking this bad boy into my belt loop and walking around the house like a samurai :)

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    So excited…

    So incredibly excited to see this community! I haven’t played Balatro yet because isn’t currently on a platform I have access to, but I found out about the game from a Youtuber I like who talks about heat indie games.

    So excited to see this community grow and hope one day the game will come to iOS.

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    Instagram thinks I should reduce my privacy protections

    Error message when trying to view an Instagram post sent from a friend: “If this page is not displaying as expected, you can reduce advanced privacy protections which may resolve issues”.

    No, I don’t think I will.

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    I love Lemmy!

    Was just browsing my favorite communities, commenting on posts I found really interesting, and engaging with other users who wanted to have conversations.

    … and not a single paid ad in my feed. I effing love this platform.

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