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Zear0

Zear0

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4 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

Not to worry, soon enough the smartphones will be operating their idiots. 

 

 

:ph34r:

Tuna

Tuna

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25 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

Not to worry, soon enough the smartphones will be operating their idiots. 

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Wymsey

Wymsey

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40 minutes ago, Daggers said:

There are no interesting takes on the McCann abduction. 

Why?

There are a range of theories.

Zear0

Zear0

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6 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

Why?

There are a range of theories.

Putting aside the fact it's really weird to be fascinated by the abduction, and probable murder of a child, at best only one of these (conspiracy) theories is correct.

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Daggers

Daggers

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37 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

Why?

There are a range of theories.

Just as there are no interesting opinions about the abduction, and likely rape and murder of a child. It's plain weird that some people still obsess over this. Its not normal.

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Paninistickers

Paninistickers

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20 hours ago, jgtuk said:

Not sure of the numbers but I’ve seen several articles about Ukrainian men fleeing to avoid forced conscription. 
The whole thing is a sh1tshow 

 

Quite believable. 

 

All the money spent on supplying weapons, I'm pretty sure you could find 10k + trained soldiers worldwide from the west, Africa, Asia, South America who'd fancy working as 'security' for a nice fat wedge and picking off russian attacks. 

 

Or is that warfare now old school? And it's all about drones now on the front line?

wurmer

wurmer

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On 15/10/2024 at 09:46, Jon the Hat said:

It really stupid.  Poltics of envy.  Labour just making themselve look stupid.

Aka Dogma politics.

MPH

MPH

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8 hours ago, Zear0 said:

Putting aside the fact it's really weird to be fascinated by the abduction, and probable murder of a child, at best only one of these (conspiracy) theories is correct.


 

The video listed that as part 17. Not Episode 17.  Have they really made 17  1hr long episodes of her disappearance? Truly bizarre.

MPH

MPH

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On 18/10/2024 at 10:38, jgtuk said:

Not sure of the numbers but I’ve seen several articles about Ukrainian men fleeing to avoid forced conscription. 
The whole thing is a sh1tshow 

 

 

it’s literally  a second  world war scenerio albeit on a localized scale. But the future of their country and identity is at stake. They literally need every man they man they can get.

Paninistickers

Paninistickers

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3 hours ago, MPH said:

 

it’s literally  a second  world war scenerio albeit on a localized scale. But the future of their country and identity is at stake. They literally need every man they man they can get.

Couple of years ago I had a Ukrainian ski school instructor. The man was an absolute lemon. But I was surprised at his absolute lack of embarrassment that he wouldn't go near home and would leave it all to 'the soldiers'. 

 

I mean, easy for me to say never having walked in his shoes but it was the lack of apology for it that surprised me. 

 

I handed him a white feather! 

MPH

MPH

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1 hour ago, Paninistickers said:

Couple of years ago I had a Ukrainian ski school instructor. The man was an absolute lemon. But I was surprised at his absolute lack of embarrassment that he wouldn't go near home and would leave it all to 'the soldiers'. 

 

I mean, easy for me to say never having walked in his shoes but it was the lack of apology for it that surprised me. 

 

I handed him a white feather! 


 

I mean, I do sympathize with not wanting to be in a war and risk your life… but as for me, I’m just a little grain if sand in a much wider situation… but I know not everyone will see  it that way..

Wymsey

Wymsey

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Just now, Tommy G said:

Sir Chris Hoy diagnosed with terminal cancer - horrible. 

It's very sad.

 

But massive credit for what he says about the ordeal..:

 

"You know, we were all born and we all die, and this is just part of the process.

 

"You remind yourself, aren't I lucky that there is medicine I can take that will fend this off for as long as possible."

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Is it me, or has Cancer increasingly become more apparent in recent years?..

Tommy G

Tommy G

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12 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

It's very sad.

 

But massive credit for what he says about the ordeal..:

 

"You know, we were all born and we all die, and this is just part of the process.

 

"You remind yourself, aren't I lucky that there is medicine I can take that will fend this off for as long as possible."

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Is it me, or has Cancer increasingly become more apparent in recent years?..

His wife also diagnosed with an aggressive form of MS. His 2 kids are under 10 I think FFS :o

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leicsmac

leicsmac

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16 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

It's very sad.

 

But massive credit for what he says about the ordeal..:

 

"You know, we were all born and we all die, and this is just part of the process.

 

"You remind yourself, aren't I lucky that there is medicine I can take that will fend this off for as long as possible."

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Is it me, or has Cancer increasingly become more apparent in recent years?..

...because people are living longer, long enough to be more likely to contract it, as opposed to another terminal condition that would kill them sooner. 

 

No need for conspiracist musing.

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bovril

bovril

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3 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

...because people are living longer, long enough to be more likely to contract it, as opposed to another terminal condition that would kill them sooner. 

 

No need for conspiracist musing.

That's why cancer rates overall have increased. But I believe there has been an increase in cancer rates in young people that I suppose might be linked to better testing and screening but has also been linked to modern diet and lifestyle. 

leicsmac

leicsmac

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12 minutes ago, bovril said:

That's why cancer rates overall have increased. But I believe there has been an increase in cancer rates in young people that I suppose might be linked to better testing and screening but has also been linked to modern diet and lifestyle. 

It's possible such things have an influence, but then I would imagine things like excessive smoking (something much more prevalent in the last century in the UK) would have been factors back when, too. I'm not sure modern living has many more risk factors for cancer than times past, overall - it's just on more death certificates because other diseases are not.

 

And if someone like Chris Hoy, who will have lived under the strictest of diet and exercise regimen, can contract cancer at that age, it's safe to say sheer horrible luck has a big part to play too.

 

Anyhow, the man has responded to it with characteristic dignity. I think it would be very easy to give in to despair or rage at the universal injustice of it.

 

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ajthefox

ajthefox

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3 hours ago, Paninistickers said:

Couple of years ago I had a Ukrainian ski school instructor. The man was an absolute lemon. But I was surprised at his absolute lack of embarrassment that he wouldn't go near home and would leave it all to 'the soldiers'. 

 

I mean, easy for me to say never having walked in his shoes but it was the lack of apology for it that surprised me. 

 

I handed him a white feather! 

Why on earth should anyone be embarrassed for not wanting to fight in a war?

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SecretPro

SecretPro

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10 hours ago, leicsmac said:

It's possible such things have an influence, but then I would imagine things like excessive smoking (something much more prevalent in the last century in the UK) would have been factors back when, too. I'm not sure modern living has many more risk factors for cancer than times past, overall - it's just on more death certificates because other diseases are not.

 

And if someone like Chris Hoy, who will have lived under the strictest of diet and exercise regimen, can contract cancer at that age, it's safe to say sheer horrible luck has a big part to play too.

 

Anyhow, the man has responded to it with characteristic dignity. I think it would be very easy to give in to despair or rage at the universal injustice of it.

 

I'm surprised, as an Environmentalist, you take that view. 

 

There is plenty of evidence, especially for certain cancers, that show the rate has increased almost exactly in line with an increase in meat consumption over the last 100 years for instance.

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leicsmac

leicsmac

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40 minutes ago, SecretPro said:

I'm surprised, as an Environmentalist, you take that view. 

 

There is plenty of evidence, especially for certain cancers, that show the rate has increased almost exactly in line with an increase in meat consumption over the last 100 years for instance.

I'm sorry, but I have read citable data that directly contradicts this increase - meat consumption in the UK looks to have at most remained roughly stable over the last 50-60 years, and if anything decreased in the last 10-20.

 

It's entirely plausible processed red meats have a link to certain types of cancers - in fact, as you say, a correlation is pretty much evidence-based - but I still don't see the evidence for humans engaging in overall behaviour (product consumption, activity etc) more likely to give them cancers than at any other time in history.

 

And yeah, we've talked about stuff like this before - as someone interested in the environmental future of the planet, I know animal agriculture is an issue, but definitely not the biggest one and certainly one of the tougher ones to sort from a science communication/getting the idea across standpoint.

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