Daily Archives: February 17, 2023

Are we getting dumber and dumber? – DW Documentary…


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Date: February 17, 2023

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“For a long time, mankind was getting smarter and smarter. In fact, our progress seemed unstoppable. Intelligence research actually confirmed this. But a few years ago, IQ scores stagnated. What could be the reason for this?

In 1984, the political scientist James Flynn, who lives in New Zealand, discovered that the intelligence values measured in numerous countries had been rising continuously since the beginning of the 20th century. This became known as “the Flynn effect”. The increase was attributed to things like better nutrition and medical care. But above all, it was the result of broader access to education.

Shortly after the turn of the millennium, however, Norwegian statisticians discovered that the Flynn effect was no longer working. On the contrary, some countries have even recorded slightly declining IQ scores since then. To this day, researchers are still puzzling over the question: Why are we getting dumber?

Many neurobiologists and psychologists suspect that digitization and changes in the media landscape could have a negative impact on IQ scores. Increased screen time and constant accessibility via smartphones have been proven to reduce our ability to concentrate. Our brains are simply overtaxed. And external biological factors could also have an impact on intelligence, such as the exponential increase in fossil fuel production and the everyday use of plastic.

Shortly after the turn of the millennium, however, Norwegian statisticians discovered that the Flynn effect was no longer working. On the contrary, some countries have even recorded slightly declining IQ scores since then. To this day, researchers are still puzzling over the question: Why are we getting dumber?

Many neurobiologists and psychologists suspect that digitization and changes in the media landscape could have a negative impact on IQ scores. Increased screen time and constant accessibility via smartphones have been proven to reduce our ability to concentrate. Our brains are simply overtaxed. And external biological factors could also have an impact on intelligence, such as the exponential increase in fossil fuel production and the everyday use of plastic.”

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RPG Paper Maker…


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Date: February 17, 2023

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“RPG Paper Maker is a game making engine, free for non commercial use, allowing you to create a 3D universe with many 2D sprites and even 3D objects using a simple interface for all available platforms: Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

About This Software:

Making 3D games is too complex? RPG Paper Maker will simplify your work!

RPG Paper Maker is a game making engine, free for non commercial use, allowing you to create a 3D universe with many 2D sprites and even 3D objects using a simple interface for all available platforms: Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

RPG Paper Maker gives you a way to create RPGs in a full 3D world as simply as it is in 2D! RPG Paper Maker also comes packed with cool retro inspired graphic assets for you to use in your own projects.

Adapted for several type of games
The engine is mainly tailored for J-RPGs, but you can create almost any type of game with it such as Action RPGs, Tactical RPGs, etc.
Designed for beginners…

Our philosophy is simple: being able to create a 3D video game without any knowledge in:

programming
3D modeling

The user friendly interface lets you build your game without worrying about complex algorithms!

… and for experienced users!
If you have any knowledge in programming and/or modeling, we’ve got you covered. You will be able to:

Create or modify JavaScript plugins
Import your own 3D models in .obj format

Combining your knowledge with RPG Paper Maker can makes your games even more special!

Publish and share your games for free…
As long as you don’t have any profit with your games, you can use RPG Paper Maker freely! So if you only want to create games for fun and share it to a community, don’t be afraid, you will be able to do it for free!

… and commercialize your games with some fees!

Any commercial game made with RPG Paper Maker will require a license to be sold for one person in a team with unlimited games.”

The commercially licensed version costs $79.99…I’m not sure if there are a lot of extra perks that come with it.

I literally just stumbled across this piece of software.

It’s still new and in development.

Personally…I’m always down for free game making software.

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YouTube CEO Steps Down! Will YouTube Censorship Get WORSE?!…


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Date: February 17, 2023

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“YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced that she’s stepping down as the boss of YouTube. But her replacement was the head of YouTube’s trust and safety team. Does this mean YouTube will crack down even harder on anything they perceive as ‘hateful’ or ‘misinformation’ … even if it isn’t?”

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Christian Nationalists Are Gaining Serious Power…


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Date: February 17, 2023

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“Past Congressman Jason Rapert is back to his first love- preaching hate and fear. The coded messages he and pastors like him are putting out aren’t even subtle. They are dangerous and I try to show exactly why we need to pay attention to these people. They have real power in the US.”

You want to know why I’ve been saying for decades that this is so dangerous?…Here are featured a few reasons…

…Ugly…Despicable…Menacing…They have plans of decimating, even murdering, countless others…They are very open about it…They propagandize all of it, via mainstream media…And they have the gall to characterize themselves as “victims”…This is all “retaliating in self defense”, in their fucked up heads.

…It’s just completely sick in the head shit.

They deserve being recognized as terrorists…This is what terrorists do, for crying out loud…Some among them carry out violent, murderous attacks on innocent civilians.

…Do people seriously wonder, why I’ve been pushing back all of these many years, when this is the world I have always existed in?

I am among the innocent minorities, which these people have been threatening for decades, openly calling for our extermination.

There is a reason why my very first blogging project was titled, “In Self Defense”.

…For someone like me, it is actually true.

When I am targeted by terrorists, I fight back.

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