Interesting Links for 21-01-2023

[andrewducker]

1. How is life in the UK? (Top 1% have grabbed nearly ⅔ of all growth in the last 2 years)

(tags:UK Doom OhForFucksSake economy )

2. AI is being used by students to produce essays and projects - how should the education system respond?

(tags:education ai )

3. Total whiteout on Ben Macdui - what it's like climbing Scotland's second-highest mountain in snowy weather

(tags:snow winter mountains Scotland video )

4. Church of England refuses to back marriage equality, declares that marriage is between "one man and one woman for life" (despite their Supreme Governor being divorced)

(tags:marriage religion ChurchOfEngland LGBT OhForFucksSake uk )

5. How ironic are Ricky Gervais' views on transgender people?

(tags:comedy RickyGervais transgender bigotry LGBT )

6. Driverless bus takes passengers across Forth Road Bridge in UK first

(tags:Edinburgh automation driving buses transport Scotland )

7. The pianist with the bionic hands

(tags:cyborg piano music history )

8. Could Ultrasound Replace the Stethoscope?

(tags:ultrasound healthcare technology )

Comments

[dewline]

I can accept that it's an aspiration rather than a doctrine, and that it's one that matters to many.

[calimac]

But they're not setting it as an aspiration. They're setting it as a doctrine. If they'd said "We prefer this, but we accept on an equal basis those who are not," they'd come across as a prejudiced institution that was willing to set aside its prejudice. Instead, they're willing to set aside their doctrine for some people but not other people. That's what's offensive.

[dewline]

Already noticed the dissonance on this, thank you.

[calimac]

Good, but your comments emphatically did not give the impression that you had.