hairyfeet

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[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 month ago (16 children)

Half the sentence of people who planned an environmental protest

[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago (4 children)

If it makes you feel any better she doesn't get that pension https://fullfact.org/online/liz-truss-annual-allowance/

[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I work for a university and there is no surprise. This has been building for a while.

The issue, not just for universities but the UK as a whole, is that foreign students subsidise UK research. When the government funds research projects it only funds 80% of the cost of the project (Look at UKRI funding terms). Higher foreign student fees are 3-4x UK nationals fees.

From another perspective we're essentially selling off our intellectual property to non-nationals which really puts a dampener on our future competitiveness.

If the government is unwilling to pony up the cash to cover research, whilst actively discourage foreign students, then the quality and quantity of research is going to fall off a cliff.

[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago

Does retirement mean anything? Can they come back and stand in the election after this one?

[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

"Dogs are responsible for around 30,000 human deaths per year, with the vast majority of these deaths resulting from rabies that is transmitted from the dog."

[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We have "Visit Rwanda" advertised at premier league matches so guessing it's pretty safe. Not saying the plan isn't abhorrent or anything

[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It retcons the nuking of shady sands by 14-15 years, so undermines the entire fallout universe they are faithful to. What a boring hill to die on

[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

The quote you pulled detracts from your argument. It boils down to smarter people make smarter choices.

From your source, the section- 'Validity as a measure of intelligence' provides useful criticism of the iq test but concludes with:

Despite these objections, clinical psychologists generally regard IQ scores as having sufficient statistical validity for many clinical purposes.

[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml 30 points 6 months ago

Apple ties their hardware to iTunes with no competition. Steam offer a platform which is better than every other piece of COMPETING software on a variety of hardware.

[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Will it work on the steam deck?

[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Got anything for DIY, plumbing/carpentry etc... please?

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