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[BillQ]

You trying to call me a Walt? Don't even think about it. 

[Johnsond]

FFS It was a straight question you daft old bugger. 
Why ?? Curiosity and the fact my best mate is an ex Stoker who cross branched to become a clearance diver, current project I’m on has 5 ex CDs also when I started diving I was up at Swan Hunters on many occasions doing work on a number of Royal Navy, RFA and BAS vessels, in particular post launch surveys. 
You barked before thinking didn’t you 😂

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[Mark J]

21 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

First students evacuated from Gaza to study in UK

APPLE.NEWS

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The group includes at least four medical doctors who have places to study at UK universities.

Good to see UK taxes are being put to good use. I’m sure the 3 of my kids who went to uni and incurred huge fees would have loved to have been given a fully funded position. 

They could have gone to university in Scotland, where you live, where there are no fees. Plus, you can probably afford to cover their university fees until they start earning money. Unless you think it should be up to the state to provide degree level education to those who are suited to it?

I have seen loads of doctors from all parts of the world, and their unifying factor is that they want to help you get better.

NHS is in a bad way, more doctors get a thumbs up from me. 

[BillQ]

Well I wasn't at swans but my first seagoing ship was but my mate cloggy was on her from crewing up, does that help? D88.

I'm in this photo but he'd left but rejoined a year or so later so isn't, I'm next to Davy.

[Johnsond]

Name the ships then. 
Who’s Davy 

[Johnsond]

Another one totally ignorant of how the Scottish system works. And yes I contributed a huge amount towards all of them. 
You ignored the article and focused on my financial situation. The anonymous one would be proud of you. 
No I don’t think the state should provide it especially not for foreign students which was my point all along. Come on lad keep up ffs. 

[Mark J]

25 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

Another one totally ignorant of how the Scottish system works. And yes I contributed a huge amount towards all of them. 
You ignored the article and focused on my financial situation. The anonymous one would be proud of you. 
No I don’t think the state should provide it especially not for foreign students which was my point all along. Come on lad keep up ffs. 

Rightly so that you care about your offspring and their futures.

I probably know a little bit more about how the education system works, in Scotland and beyond, but I'm happy to be corrected. Can you point out where my ignorance of the Scottish system shines through, and put me right, please?

It's cheaper to train a doctor than it is to retain a good one. Clever scientists come up with good ideas. The last thing we should be doing is discouraging intelligence. We need more doctors in the NHS.

I don't mind dodging a bit less tax to pay the bills. 

Edited September 19 by Mark J

[Stubby]

10 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Rightly so that you care about your offspring and their futures.

I probably know a little bit more about how the education system works, in Scotland and beyond, but I'm happy to be corrected. Can you point out where my ignorance of the Scottish system shines through, and put me right, please?

It's cheaper to train a doctor than it is to retain a good one. Clever scientists come up with good ideas. The last thing we should be doing is dicouraging intelligence. We need more doctors in the NHS.

I don't mind dodging a bit less tax to pay the bills. 

Soon there won't be any GP doctors . The booking of appointments is rapidly going " on line " Oldies want someone to talk to and soon AI will replace doctors . Just type in your symptoms and hey presto ....this is what you need . The role of the doctors receptionist is coming to an end me thinks .   

Edited September 19 by Stubby

[Mark J]

7 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Soon there won't be any GP doctors . The booking of appointments is rapidly going " on line " Oldies want someone to talk to and soon AI will replace doctors . Just type in your symptoms and hey presto ....this it hat you need . The role of the doctors reductionist is coming to an end me thinks .   

I concur.

The problem extrapolates when the owners of the AI own the health insurance industry too.

 

Surveillance and asset management companies like Blackrock and Palantir (see Wes Streeting, Vance, Musk, Thiel, Mandelson, Farage etc..), do not consider our collective health as anything other than a metric. 

Which worries me a bit. Not as much as it would if I had kids. I'm close to 50, have a fit lass, make decent money, good dog and mean eyed cat, so I'm happy. I do worry for my sister's kids though, as I don't see anything getting better anytime soon. 

[Mesterh]

AI is helping to decode animals’ speech. Will it also let us talk with them?

WWW.NATURE.COM

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The complexity of vocal communication in some primates, whales and birds...

 

"Alexa, tell the dog to fart outside."

Could become a reality.