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    ROman
    Haraki san Prodigy
    Joined: 5 Jan 2015

    @Giles:

    @Stuart.T:

    Oh well, at least today in the UK we are celebrating how good we are at letting the Russians and Americans win wars for us.

    I think that most people would agree that wars are not good things, so celebrating the end of something bad is surely no bad thing.

    I'm personally happy to raise a glass of something to the many people of many nations who played a part in bringing that particular global stupidity to an end.

    I'll probably also raise a glass of something at the end of the current pandemic.

    I think I've started raising one ahead of time.

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      Stuart.T
      Raw and Unwashed
      Joined: 21 Sept 2017

      #welshfirstminister you have a devolved government, so go ahead Sir and steal the Westminster Primeminster's thunder  😃

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        Yogi217
        Joined: 21 Oct 2018

        I work as a school administrator in the small state of CT, right next NY and MA.

        Schools are online for the rest of the year. We hope to start school in the building come late August/Sept, but we are making plans in case that's not possible. We are also making plans for a quick transition back to distance learning in case there is a second wave come Oct/Nov. The idea being we need to teach the little ones grades K-5 (4 year-olds to 12 year olds) how to use online tools with more independence than what we had going into this current situation. As well as what the role of the teacher is for these young ones when delivering/facilitating distance learning.

        The silver lining is that we are having to  figure out a blended learning model for little kids, which I think is a good step forward for our profession.

        Sent from my SM-N975U1 using Tapatalk

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          gaseousclay
          Joined: 4 Nov 2016

          https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52584834

          Sad news in the hip hop world. Really liked Ty's music, especially his early releases on Big Dada.

          WTB:
          IHSH-129 size L (blue)
          IHSH-19

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            JDelage
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 13 Jan 2012

            All - I'm looking for good masks in Europe, preferably shaped for a normal face (you know, with a nose). I don't mind paying slightly premium prices. I'm planning a flight tp the US and I'd prefer something better than the light face masks I'm using in shops. Thanks.

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              Stuart.T
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 21 Sept 2017

              We are a fucking verminous species, seriously, what is wrong with some people (rhetorical - I didn't want to spiral off into a rant about socio_economics)…

              https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-52754039

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              • ?
                A Former User
                Joined:

                You should see the shit show in Dallas, Texas right now.

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                  DougNg
                  Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                  @JDelage:

                  All - I'm looking for good masks in Europe, preferably shaped for a normal face (you know, with a nose). I don't mind paying slightly premium prices. I'm planning a flight tp the US and I'd prefer something better than the light face masks I'm using in shops. Thanks.

                  My wife has a couple of the rectangular ones and it’s not much protection. You might as well wear a shemagh over your face. Much more comfortable. A shemagh might not have the tight weave of one of the cotton masks but at least it forms more of a seal

                  I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    Interesting read…..

                    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52758024

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      Stuart.T
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined: 21 Sept 2017

                      @Giles in my day to day work I am the lead practitioner for The Mental Capacity Act an Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. In a nutshell, that involves assessing whether adults with a mental impairment (or disorder) have the mental capacity required to make 'time specific' decisions… That involves us all being able to understand, retain, weigh and use, and communicate information necessary to make that decision.

                      There are then cases where I would need to assess that it is in a person's best interests to deprive a person of their liberty. Where it is necessary, the restrictions need to be the least restrictive of their liberty that are available... (bear with me!). You can imagine how much this process and the considerations that need to be given have changed recently! It's one of the reasons I've been so vocal in this thread, I am privy to info that isn't always shared with the general population.

                      I work with Barristers that sometimes sit in the Court of Appeal, or even the Supreme Court (the UK' highest Court). There is a widely held view here that the UK Government have not used the 'least restrictive' option to keep people safe, The Public Health Act could have been amended to achieve that (the context for this is what is afforded in domestic and European law in the UK, so drawing direct comparisons to other UK states is not always helpful. It can be, but not always). Its why there has been so much speculation that there are other agendas at play, not just public health.

                      It's a very interesting area to me, and though I generally sound like a beardy twat on this forum, I actually have quite a responsible job!... Hopefully some of the twatishness would be eroded if you ever met me, or not!  😉

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                        steelworker
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 16 Apr 2014

                        @Giles:

                        Interesting read…..

                        https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52758024

                        Sound advice. Basically, try not to be a effin moron.

                        Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                        Well, I have others.

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                          Stuart.T
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 21 Sept 2017

                          The behavioural sciences element of the Covid-19 experience has fascinated me. In the UK for the past 10 weeks we have had a clap for the NHS/carers phenomenon. It has been used to gauge public receptiveness and compliance (not a fact hidden by government advisors). It has helped advise whether a track and trace app would be widely taken up. Tonight was apparently the last national clap. Interesting as the app comes online soon.

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                            Graeme
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                            Video from The Economist on how the economy might worsen as we emerge from lockdown.

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                              Graeme
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                              Interview with Professor Karl Friston on his approach to modelling Covid-19.

                              https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/31/covid-19-expert-karl-friston-germany-may-have-more-immunological-dark-matter

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                                Stuart.T
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 21 Sept 2017

                                So many of the strategies being implemented during this global pandemic were planned and predicted decades ago. The used to get labelled as conspiracy theories… Have you noticed how the language has changed to 'disinformation'?

                                Quite Weapons for Silent Wars was found in 1979. It was a manual for the compliance of the citizens of the world, the methodology? A biochemical, invisible 'enemy' that would create compliance through fear or doctrine, the end goal being state control of fuel and the economy, and control of the state by global private interests.

                                Baby steps have been taken so far (desensitisation of people's spending... You have less emotional connection with your money if you pay with the tap of an iPhone than you do handing over a bill. Fact. Watch interviews with the founders of PayPal).

                                If you have time, and are broadly open minded to new information, and can view it objectively, but critically, this compilation is worth a watch. Let Covid-19 frame the context a little..

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                                  louisbosco
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                                  there's nothing new or conspiracy in that thought.. i can't remember where i got this from (reading or watching something) but i'm paraphrasing,

                                  "if you force the masses to give up their freedom and rights, you will be met with disagreement, anger and rebellion. but if you created a situation that was extremely devastating or mind-numbingly catastrophic, people will voluntarily give it up."

                                  on a more conspiring thought, has anyone ever noticed how there's always wars towards the end or at the beginning of a new century? we're currently right around that time frame.. WW1 and 2, Napoleonic etc..

                                  "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    @louisbosco:

                                    on a more conspiring thought, has anyone ever noticed how there's always wars towards the end or at the beginning of a new century? we're currently right around that time frame.. WW1 and 2, Napoleonic etc..

                                    Or towards the end of a presidential term  😶 😶 😶

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      dinobarnesberlin
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined: 28 Mar 2020

                                      Bingo @Giles

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                                        Stuart.T
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 21 Sept 2017

                                        @Giles:

                                        @louisbosco:

                                        on a more conspiring thought, has anyone ever noticed how there's always wars towards the end or at the beginning of a new century? we're currently right around that time frame.. WW1 and 2, Napoleonic etc..

                                        Or towards the end of a presidential term  😶 😶 😶

                                        Trade and commerce, often in the guise of religious dogma. If the middle east didn't first have valuable spices, and latterly 95% of the world's fossil fuel reserves, it might be quite a peaceful but dusty place now.

                                        You're right in what you paraphrase too. It's why militaristic language was chosen to set the narrative for Covid-19…firstly it creates a common enemy, secondly it gives the state more power, and the public more willingness to hand any perceived authority and autonomy they have back to the state.

                                        I think that the cleverest psychological warfare used by the state is by far the dumbing down of the masses, while simultaneously making them think that they have insight and intellect. People trust without reason, and with little capacity to intellectually challenge social and economic policy, because 'politics is boring' but 'celebrity and sport are interesting'.

                                        Clap for the NHS and draw a rainbow is the new baseball and football, in the absence of those 2 distractions (read up on why a baseball league was created at the end of the Great depression... Distract a mobilised public).

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                                          DougNg
                                          Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                                          "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
                                          Benjamin Franklin

                                          I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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