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maleghast09:06:54

Thoroughly off-topic, but has anyone in here seen the footage (yes there is actual video) of MP Mark Field assaulting a female Greenpeace protester last night..? Everyone should see this, it is unbelievable. If anyone of us did what he did we'd be in a cell - I can't believe he's walking around free and that he's perpetuating the idea that he was concerned she might be armed.

alexlynham09:06:08

yeah one rule for the toffs, one rule for the rest of us

otfrom10:06:43

my hot take: this is bad from Fielding. I am glad that it meant that the climate crisis was the number 1 story on BBC Breakfast this morning, so as far as awareness raising protests goes it is a good one. So, well planned and done Greenpeace.

maleghast10:06:30

*nods* I have to agree, finding the silver lining here of the coverage being excellent and wide-ranging and very sympathetic to Greenpeace overall is a good point 🙂

alexlynham10:06:27

a lot of the goal of the activism on that end of the spectrum is I gather based on the suffragette tactics of ‘if we all get arrested, none of us will get seriously charged and it is all news’

maleghast10:06:10

Which is fine. If she'd thrown a punch or actually brandished a weapon I would be broadly able to accept Mr. Field's behaviour, but what he did to her is unacceptable in the circumstances, and that's regardless of gender, locale etc. I admit I am even more incensed because a large, strong man over 6 feet in height brutalised a woman, which is something that just offends me, but his actions were so far out of proportion with the situation that I am convinced he committed a crime.

alexlynham10:06:51

oh yeah he committed assault and he should be charged

alexlynham10:06:18

utterly disproportionate for one, and yeah, just ew

alexlynham10:06:28

classic gammon innit

Conor10:06:16

Leaded petrol my dude

otfrom12:06:05

are we saying 4* petrol has damaged his brain and limited his ability to control his emotions?

Conor12:06:19

That's exactly what I'm saying

otfrom12:06:44

sorry. It just made me really angry all of a sudden... wait...

danielneal14:06:20

deep diving into effects of lead on the brain

danielneal14:06:28

Lead can interfere with numerous neurotransmitter systems in the brain, most likely because of its ability to mimic calcium.[35] Exposure to lead can also alter brain structure and function.[6][7][36][37] At the behavioral level, exposure to lead has been observed to cause increases in impulsive[38][39] actions and social aggression,[40] as well as the possibility of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
I had no idea

otfrom15:06:34

there seems to be good evidence that the reason crime is going down in cities is due to the end of leaded petrol

Ben Hammond12:06:20

Its a strange feeling to be in agreement with Piers Moron

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otfrom12:06:05
replied to a thread:Leaded petrol my dude

are we saying 4* petrol has damaged his brain and limited his ability to control his emotions?

practicalli-johnny13:06:07

Clojure study group 32 - YouTube broadcast, Saturday 10am UK time (11am UTC) Working through 4Clojure exercises 44 to 52, so it should be a lot of fun https://youtu.be/2FYYdrCH0ec

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Rachel Westmacott18:06:44

Does anyone know the cfp close date for ClojureX?

yogidevbear20:06:11

Website says: Deadline for submission: COB Tuesday, 25th June 2019.

practicalli-johnny21:06:25

The deadline is when ever we have a full schedule, so probably not for a while yet (although the SkillsMatter team haven't shared any of the submission yet).

practicalli-johnny21:06:16

@peterwestmacott if you have a talk idea then submit it soon, or let me know in a direct message here with a rough idea on the topic and I'll add you to the list of potential speakers.