Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
The Many Lives of James Lovelock by Jonathan Watts – man of many myths...A splendid, fearless biography of the ‘gullible genius’ who popularised Gaia theory
https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/sep/14/the-many-lives-of-james-lovelock-by-jonathan-watts-man-of-many-myths
The risk of beauty...W Eugene Smith’s photos of the Minamata disaster are both exquisite and horrifying. How might we now look at them?
https://aeon.co/essays/how-should-we-look-at-images-of-horror-and-suffering
A pastor’s guide for voting
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/09/a_pastor_s_guide_for_voting.html
The spirit of Sophia: wild air and wisdom
https://winteroak.org.uk/2024/09/12/the-spirit-of-sophia-wild-air-and-wisdom/
The spirit of Sophia: nature and grace
https://winteroak.org.uk/2024/09/13/the-spirit-of-sophia-nature-and-grace/
The spirit of Sophia: against Moloch and the machine
https://winteroak.org.uk/2024/09/14/the-spirit-of-sophia-against-moloch-and-the-machine/
The spirit of Sophia: our promise
https://winteroak.org.uk/2024/09/15/our-promise/
DMSO Could Save Millions From Brain and Spinal Injury...The decades of evidence showing DMSO revolutionizes the care of many "untreatable" circulatory and neurologic conditions.
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/dmso-could-save-millions-from-brain
Austrian Doctor’s Clinic Study Shows Ginkgo Biloba Extract (EGb 761) Reduces Brain Fog in Majority of Long COVID Patients
https://www.trialsitenews.com/a/austrian-doctors-clinic-study-shows-ginkgo-biloba-extract-egb-761-reduces-brain-fog-in-majority-of-long-covid-patients-1e2d4b67
THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM -- "A CUP OF COFFEE, A SANDWICH, AND MURDER" (11-12-50)...David Von Pein's Old-Time Radio Channel
https://youtu.be/lw3OvmVXcE4?si=hQExt-WJUPciX6qA
Tuesday Poem...Cornelius Eady - Nina’s Blues
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2024/09/tuesday-poem-421.html