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} }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"tte-page\" class=\"tte-page\">\n  <section class=\"tte-hero\" aria-labelledby=\"tte-title\"><div class=\"tte-hero__glow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"tte-inner\"><a class=\"tte-network-link\" href=\"https:\/\/netoholicsnetwork.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exclusively on <span>Netoholics Network<\/span><\/a><div class=\"tte-hero__grid\"><div class=\"tte-hero__content\"><p class=\"tte-eyebrow\">The lab opens September 3, 2026<\/p><h1 id=\"tte-title\" class=\"tte-title\">Thursday Thought<br>Experiment Returns<\/h1><p class=\"tte-hero__copy\">A two-hour, multi-round question net for curious minds, unexpected answers, and just enough controlled chaos.<\/p><a class=\"tte-button\" href=\"#tte-connect\">Find your way in <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2193<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tte-hero__brand\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tte-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/netoholicsnetwork.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tte-logo.png\" alt=\"Thursday Thought Experiment logo\"><aside class=\"tte-launch-card\" aria-label=\"Launch information\"><p class=\"tte-launch-card__label\">Launching<\/p><p class=\"tte-launch-card__date\">Thursday<br><strong>September 3, 2026<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"tte-launch-card__rule\"><\/div><p class=\"tte-launch-card__time\">Noon to 2 PM <strong>Central<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"tte-launch-card__time\">17:00 to 19:00 <strong>UTC<\/strong><\/p><\/aside><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n  <section class=\"tte-section tte-schedule\" aria-labelledby=\"tte-schedule-title\"><div><p class=\"tte-eyebrow\">Set your clock<\/p><h2 id=\"tte-schedule-title\" class=\"tte-heading\">Every Thursday, Central time.<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"tte-schedule__details\"><p><strong>Noon to 2:00 PM Central<\/strong> is our fixed time block year-round.<\/p><p>That is <strong>17:00 to 19:00 UTC during CDT<\/strong> and <strong>18:00 to 20:00 UTC during CST.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n  <section class=\"tte-section tte-split\" aria-labelledby=\"tte-about-title\"><div class=\"tte-portrait\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/netoholicsnetwork.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/josh-scientist.jpg\" alt=\"Josh KE7WIL in a white lab coat with radio equipment and laboratory glassware\"><p class=\"tte-portrait__caption\">Josh, KE7WIL<br><span>Net Control Operator &amp; Lead Lab Tech<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"tte-about-copy\"><p class=\"tte-eyebrow\">Enter the lab<\/p><h2 id=\"tte-about-title\" class=\"tte-heading\">The question is only the beginning.<\/h2><p>Thursday Thought Experiment is a multi-round, question-based net built around unusual scenarios, difficult choices, and answers that may take the conversation somewhere unexpected.<\/p><p>The questions can be tough and sometimes mildly offensive, but they are always tongue-in-cheek. There are no wrong answers.<\/p><p class=\"tte-host-line\">Hosted by <strong>Josh KE7WIL<\/strong>, Net Control Operator and Lead Lab Tech.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n  <section class=\"tte-section tte-how\" aria-labelledby=\"tte-how-title\"><div class=\"tte-section-heading\"><p class=\"tte-eyebrow\">Procedure<\/p><h2 id=\"tte-how-title\" class=\"tte-heading\">How it works<\/h2><\/div><ol class=\"tte-steps\"><li class=\"tte-step\"><span class=\"tte-step__number\">01<\/span><strong>Check in<\/strong><p>Join us on the air or find us on the NetLogger blue screen.<\/p><\/li><li class=\"tte-step\"><span class=\"tte-step__number\">02<\/span><strong>Consider<\/strong><p>Each round starts with a fresh thought experiment.<\/p><\/li><li class=\"tte-step\"><span class=\"tte-step__number\">03<\/span><strong>Transmit<\/strong><p>Share your answer when Net Control calls your station.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/section>\n  <section class=\"tte-section tte-questions\" aria-labelledby=\"tte-questions-title\"><div class=\"tte-section-heading\"><p class=\"tte-eyebrow\">Warm-up samples<\/p><h2 id=\"tte-questions-title\" class=\"tte-heading\">No ordinary questions.<\/h2><\/div><ul class=\"tte-question-list\"><li>How many nonliteral ways are there to skin a cat?<\/li><li>How would you gum your way out without teeth?<\/li><li>How long after death is no longer too soon to joke?<\/li><\/ul><\/section>\n  <section id=\"tte-connect\" class=\"tte-section tte-connect\" aria-labelledby=\"tte-connect-title\"><div class=\"tte-section-heading\"><p class=\"tte-eyebrow\">Choose your path<\/p><h2 id=\"tte-connect-title\" class=\"tte-heading\">Connect and check in<\/h2><p>Check in on-air, or on the blue screen through NetLogger or Ragchew.site. Search for <strong>Thursday Thought Experiment<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"tte-connection-grid\"><article class=\"tte-connection-card\"><p>Node<\/p><h3 class=\"tte-card-title\">AllStar<\/h3><strong>674982<\/strong><\/article><article class=\"tte-connection-card\"><p>Node<\/p><h3 class=\"tte-card-title\">EchoLink<\/h3><strong>506703<\/strong><\/article><article class=\"tte-connection-card\"><p>Talkgroup<\/p><h3 class=\"tte-card-title\">DMR TGIF<\/h3><strong>67498<\/strong><\/article><article class=\"tte-connection-card\"><p>Reflector<\/p><h3 class=\"tte-card-title\">YSF<\/h3><strong>US-Netoholics<\/strong><\/article><article class=\"tte-connection-card\"><p>Reflector<\/p><h3 class=\"tte-card-title\">P25<\/h3><strong>6749<\/strong><\/article><article class=\"tte-connection-card\"><p>Reflector<\/p><h3 class=\"tte-card-title\">M17<\/h3><strong>M17-NET A<\/strong><\/article><article class=\"tte-connection-card\"><p>Talkgroup<\/p><h3 class=\"tte-card-title\">NXDN<\/h3><strong>6749<\/strong><\/article><article class=\"tte-connection-card\"><p>Channel<\/p><h3 class=\"tte-card-title\">Zello<\/h3><strong>Network Bridge<\/strong><\/article><a class=\"tte-connection-card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadcastify.com\/listen\/feed\/46595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><p>Listen live<\/p><h3 class=\"tte-card-title\">Broadcastify<\/h3><strong>46595 <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tte-checkin-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netlogger.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open NetLogger <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ragchew.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open Ragchew.site <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n  <section class=\"tte-section tte-updates\" aria-labelledby=\"tte-updates-title\"><div class=\"tte-updates-copy\"><p class=\"tte-eyebrow\">Stay in the loop<\/p><h2 id=\"tte-updates-title\" class=\"tte-heading\">Experiments change. 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