- Joined
- Nov 1, 2002
- Messages
- 38,387
- Solutions
- 3
really? why?
-
Welcome, guest!
Why not take a moment to register an account?
If you already have an account, remember to Log In!
Dublin Racist Riots (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter dudley
- Start date
- Replies 474
- Views 21K
- Watchers 5
Me and my mates were were abducted off the street corner by local evangelical head the ball Uncle Bill.
It was 1982 or thereabouts. This sort of shit happened... apparently
Gript have apparently named the wrong guy as the attacker last week.
If I was a media organisation with shadowy funding that they don't like to reveal I'd be wary of publishing massively defamatory stories that might give justification for having your books opened up to see how much is there to take.
- Joined
- Mar 21, 2004
- Messages
- 18,959
- Solutions
- 1
- Location
- in my head
- Website
- strikeaction.bandcamp.com
What's morality got to do with checking facts, sources and being aware of more sinister operators?
All I've been talking about is tooling up the kids with an awareness of potential bullshit online. Giving them the skills as you said yourself
GARYXKNIFEDX
Well-Known Member
Slightly related.
A conversation in the staffroom yesterday mentioned kids being taken out of our school for another and parents objecting in general over a rainbow flag in the school.
Schools need support of the parents too.
A conversation in the staffroom yesterday mentioned kids being taken out of our school for another and parents objecting in general over a rainbow flag in the school.
Schools need support of the parents too.
- Joined
- Mar 21, 2004
- Messages
- 18,959
- Solutions
- 1
- Location
- in my head
- Website
- strikeaction.bandcamp.com
The "more sinister" part, and deciding which sources to believe. Conspiracy nuts, or even flat-earthers, have no shortage of sources
Unlikely. In my kids' school there are teenagers who'll argue that evolution is not real. Eventually the science teacher has had to fall back on "I don't care what you believe, if you want to get marks on your science exam you'll have to know this"
GARYXKNIFEDX
Well-Known Member
Oh it's true. The nonsense parents give out about,and the expectations of some.
Kids have started school,with the expectation they will be toilet trained. Seriously.
FWIW I actually agree that programs like this one Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom – Wikimedia Foundation would be fantastic to have taught in schools ... it's just can't see it preventing things like what we're discussing in this thread
Love reading Wikipedia now and encyclopedia when I was growing up.
There wasn't many books in our house.
There used to be great education programmes on Channel 4 in the mornings about 20 years ago - they'd show things like Beckett's plays without words (w/ Barry McGovern).
I read Wikipedia every single day.
And it's all because of the set of World Book encyclopedia' we had in the gaf. I was glued to them yokes.
The amount of useless information in my skull is positively brobdingnagian
Cormcolash
Well-Known Member
In the kitchen, like the constitution says
sleepy
Well-Known Member
I’d well believe it. I’ve heard enough gobshite parents around here getting their knickers in a twist about trans and gay rights. “I’ve no problem with it but I don’t need it thrown in my face” is a common complaint among latent homophobes
- Joined
- Mar 21, 2004
- Messages
- 18,959
- Solutions
- 1
- Location
- in my head
- Website
- strikeaction.bandcamp.com
Mate I used to work with used to refer to quiet days as ‘Wikipedia days’
When Raquel Welch (nee Tejeda) died I had great fun reading about many Bolivian folks on wiki including:
Raquel's cousin Lidia the first woman president of Bolivia in 1979-80.
Lidia Tejeda Gueiler was quickly overthrown by the army and her cousin General Luis Garcia Maza Tejeda replaced her as president. He was later jailed for human Rights abuses after being extradited from Brazil.
Sosa in Scarface was based on Bolivian cocaine kingpin Roberto Suarez Gomez.
Tragically American Paul Shenar who played Sosa in Scarface was dead by the end of the 80's.
Jeremy Brett (1980s Sherlock Holmes) was Paul Shenar's boyfriend in the 70's.
TIP:
Remember to read wiki entries in other languages. just use Google translator.
Note that these are completely unrelated to the English articles, except for the "infobox" on the top right of the pages (these are read from wikidata). A wikipedia in any language has its own community with its own rules that create articles independently of the other languages
Kermit McDermott
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jul 15, 2007
- Messages
- 8,287
Sinn Féin tables no-confidence motion in Justice Minister Helen McEntee over Dublin riots response
Sinn Féin has tabled a motion of no confidence in Justice Minister Helen McEntee over her response to the Dublin riots last week.
www.independent.ie
The shiiners probably know a few lads who could police the streets for them.
Users who are viewing this thread
Activity
So far there's no one here
Similar threads
Support thumped.com
Support thumped.com and upgrade your account
Upgrade your account now to disable all ads...
Upgrade now
