yorkie1999 Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 Just now, ClaphamFox said: I don't think yorkie's claim was specifically about Rye College. Considering it's not in Leicestershire, you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 2 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said: If your original point was relating to that Rye College story earlier this week (apologies if it wasn't), wasn't the main outrage about the teacher's behaviour rather than the cat claim? The way she completely lost it because the girls happened to have a different view to hers was pretty shocking. Might have started that way but the media cycle I saw was Starmer saying kids identifying as cats should be told to identify as kids, Birbalsingh saying parents are pushing for their kids to be treated as cats, and that kids are identifying as holograms, nothing about the teacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 13 minutes ago, The Doctor said: Might have started that way but the media cycle I saw was Starmer saying kids identifying as cats should be told to identify as kids, Birbalsingh saying parents are pushing for their kids to be treated as cats, and that kids are identifying as holograms, nothing about the teacher How can you identify as a hologram? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaphamFox Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 The more details that emerge about Stockton Rush, the more arrogant and dangerous he sounds... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65998914 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 7 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said: The more details that emerge about Stockton Rush, the more arrogant and dangerous he sounds... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65998914 There seems to be a few things coming out now. This was added to OceanGates wiki a couple of days ago. "After the tests were completed in January 2020, the hull of Titan began showing signs of cyclic fatigue and the craft was de-rated to 3,000 m (9,800 ft). The Spencer-built composite cylindrical hull either was repaired or replaced by Electroimpact and Janicki Industries in 2020 or 2021, prior to the first trips to Titanic. According to Rush, the carbon fiber materials had belonged to Boeing, but OceanGate had purchased them at a significant discount because they were past their shelf-life." With a reference to this article. https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Mission-Titanic-Part-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 26 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said: How can you identify as a hologram? I’m amazed that you can’t see it ….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 I identify as the idiot staying up to 2am to watch the Foo Fighters play Glastonbury but my wife identifies me as an idiot who won’t go to bed. It’s all relative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 22 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said: The more details that emerge about Stockton Rush, the more arrogant and dangerous he sounds... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65998914 But he really believed it was strong enough and that’s all that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountesthorpeFox1 Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 (edited) Innovation and believing in your product is all well and good when you’re doing it yourself. when you’re selling it and risking consumers that’s the sign of a mad man. it’s basically hand built and not tried and tested (I know it’s been several times before but it’s passed no regulation whatsoever) the fact he got away with selling it is an adrenaline junkies day out is crazy. Arrogance and self belief beyond belief at the ultimate price Edited 23 June 2023 by CountesthorpeFox1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesDeb Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 My daughter has just finished her GCSE's at a Leicestershire school, and I can confirm that she definitely had someone in her year who identified as a cat. No idea how this was handled within the school though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 I hate cats. Once, I had a pile of sand on the drive, a cat came along, dug a hole in it, had a shit in the hole then buried it, watched it from the bedroom window, couldn’t believe it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zear0 Posted 23 June 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 23 June 2023 8 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said: I hate cats. Once, I had a pile of sand on the drive, a cat came along, dug a hole in it, had a shit in the hole then buried it, watched it from the bedroom window, couldn’t believe it! Just got caught short on the walk back from school I'd imagine. 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 2 hours ago, leicsmac said: ... yeah, and then you get different truths being fed to different people and discourse is dead and everyone is fvcked. Oh dear. Is there more to this than anecdotes or is Hitchens Razor going to apply again? The problem with Hitchens razor is that even without evidence, the subject is still up for debate, which means the subject is still valid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 It's amazing how all these people are saying that when they went on the Titan there were all kinds of faults and it was safe. Either, why didn't you speak up earlier, or if they did, why did no one listen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaphamFox Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 1 minute ago, Trav Le Bleu said: It's amazing how all these people are saying that when they went on the Titan there were all kinds of faults and it was safe. Either, why didn't you speak up earlier, or if they did, why did no one listen? It seems that quite a few did speak up. But Stockton Rush casually dismissed the concerns of every single one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 3 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said: It's amazing how all these people are saying that when they went on the Titan there were all kinds of faults and it was safe. Either, why didn't you speak up earlier, or if they did, why did no one listen? They did, the problem is that guy who could do anything as a result, Stockton Rush, wasn't exactly big on safety: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/safety-is-just-pure-waste-titanic-sub-creator-stockton-rush/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 Guess this guys job is gonna be a little easier. https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-the-kakhovka-reservoir-was-once-the-second-biggest-in-europe-now-its-nearly-empty-and-threatening-the-worlds-food-supply-12908437 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post urban.spaceman Posted 23 June 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 23 June 2023 2 hours ago, FoxesDeb said: My daughter has just finished her GCSE's at a Leicestershire school, and I can confirm that she definitely had someone in her year who identified as a cat. No idea how this was handled within the school though. I imagine a laser pointer might have come in handy at some point 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellend Sebastian Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 3 hours ago, yorkie1999 said: Honestly, it is happening, no joke , no tongue in cheek! and schools are having to accomodate it. I'm fascinated by the whole thing. Schools are having to accommodate this. Who's making them? What happens if they don't? What does it involve? What's being accommodated? Is it a blind eye being turned to someone pissing up desks, burying their tods in a neighbour's garden, and leaving weirdly dissected rodents and small birds for the teacher as little presents, or is it a pupil just saying that they identify as a cat now, the teacher saying "fair enough then" and everyone carrying on as normal? I mean, I think there's something to be said for our classrooms suddenly looking like an item on Eurotrash but I find it hard to believe that anybody - let alone a young person - could be bothered to pursue this with any vigour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 49 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said: I'm fascinated by the whole thing. Schools are having to accommodate this. Who's making them? What happens if they don't? What does it involve? What's being accommodated? Is it a blind eye being turned to someone pissing up desks, burying their tods in a neighbour's garden, and leaving weirdly dissected rodents and small birds for the teacher as little presents, or is it a pupil just saying that they identify as a cat now, the teacher saying "fair enough then" and everyone carrying on as normal? I mean, I think there's something to be said for our classrooms suddenly looking like an item on Eurotrash but I find it hard to believe that anybody - let alone a young person - could be bothered to pursue this with any vigour Kids rule in the class now days, teachers are powerless and heads hide behind doors. We all know that kids will push to the limits to find the boundaries and I think it’s more of a case of seeing how far they can take the piss than genuinely identifying with an animal, it’s a trend. I blame the ban on bullying where everyone knows their place, we’ve ended up with a society where anyone can say anything they want to anyone and can get away with it, that and the everyone’s a winner rubbish. 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox in the North Posted 23 June 2023 Share Posted 23 June 2023 Meow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 24 June 2023 Share Posted 24 June 2023 7 hours ago, yorkie1999 said: The problem with Hitchens razor is that even without evidence, the subject is still up for debate, which means the subject is still valid. Certainly it's still valid, just making the point that without evidence, no one who reads this has the slightest reason to believe anything you said on the matter beyond confirmation bias. 5 hours ago, yorkie1999 said: Kids rule in the class now days, teachers are powerless and heads hide behind doors. We all know that kids will push to the limits to find the boundaries and I think it’s more of a case of seeing how far they can take the piss than genuinely identifying with an animal, it’s a trend. I blame the ban on bullying where everyone knows their place, we’ve ended up with a society where anyone can say anything they want to anyone and can get away with it, that and the everyone’s a winner rubbish. Hierarchical Social Darwinism was always the better way, wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozleicester Posted 24 June 2023 Share Posted 24 June 2023 (edited) oops Edited 24 June 2023 by ozleicester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozleicester Posted 24 June 2023 Share Posted 24 June 2023 https://www.outinperth.com/cats-and-dogs-and-horses-and-moons-and-dinosaurs-oh-my/?fbclid=IwAR2wuu3xGIYXPaNigoJLUmou1qsU6ZcZ2LVWQnCf7Mn_doywr9C_2o5BtzY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Captain... Posted 24 June 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 24 June 2023 The guardians take on this child identifying as a cat nonsense: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/jun/23/child-identifying-as-cat-controversy-from-a-tiktok-video-to-media-frenzy Just goes to show it is all just culture war bull shit and anyone who genuinely believes that there is a school where a child is allowed to identify as a cat needs to actual provide some evidence and not repeat all this bollocks that has been spread by those with a very thinly veiled agenda. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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