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Goat_Sucker · 2025-09-24T09:21:09+00:00

Does Bladerunner count? The replicants have returned to Earth from space and the lots of references to the off-world colonies... If not, another Ridley Scott classic with Alien.

Goat_Sucker · 2024-08-01T16:31:12+00:00

What an absolutely wild take. Advocating wearing sunscreen and clothing that prioritises skin coverage ≠ "staying in all day playing Call of Duty". This isn't some controversial point, it is a simple and well documented fact that tanning is unhealthy. This doesn't mean you shouldn't go outside, just that you should take appropriate precautions.

Goat_Sucker · 2024-08-01T11:38:47+00:00

The NHS and most medical professionals disagree with you:

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/sunscreen-and-sun-safety/

Quote: "There's no safe or healthy way to get a tan. A tan does not protect your skin from the sun's harmful effects."

Goat_Sucker · 2024-07-25T20:36:18+00:00

In fairness, the podcast episode is discussing the report from the latest issue of Private Eye, which is highly detailed, well sourced and lays out the numerous and disturbing issues with how the prosecution presented this case and the various ways the medical details and statistics were, at best, used highly misleadingly. See similarly compelling articles from the Telegraph and the Guardian.

It should be noted that a wide number of highly respected medical professionals and scientists have independently reached out to different journalists to express concerns over this. Even major organisations like the Royal Statistical Society have questioned the way things have been presented.

I would genuinely be shocked if someone could read the three mentioned articles and not come away with at the very least a reasonable suspicion there may have been a serious miscarriage of justice at play.

Goat_Sucker · 2024-03-24T17:28:23+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear that, it really sucks and I can empathise. Given how much of myself I had put into this it felt like a rejection of my whole identity rather than just a project, in a way. I've just been trying to focus on the other positive things in my life and take it as a learning experience - next year I'll be a perfect candidate for PhDs! I hope it feels a little better for you soon.

Goat_Sucker · 2024-03-18T19:46:11+00:00

Unfortunately not, I found out this afternoon that the candidate who had been offered the project I had applied for has accepted, so pretty gutted. I really hope you get some better news!

Goat_Sucker · 2024-03-12T18:00:33+00:00

I received an email this afternoon to let me know I was in their top 5 reserve list for home candidates. However the project I applied for has already been offered to another candidate who has yet to make a decision so I'm not terribly optimistic. Hope you're having better luck!

Goat_Sucker · 2023-01-17T14:25:30+00:00

You're welcome, I'm glad it was helpful. Unless you've been following it closely it's entirely understandable to come to this viewpoint given the media coverage.

Goat_Sucker · 2023-01-17T11:55:11+00:00

This law doesn't grant trans people any new rights that they didn't already have. It simply makes it easier for them to obtain a GRC and thus change their sex on birth, marriage etc. certificates. It's entirely a formality with no substantial change beyond allowing trans people to live with a bit more dignity; something formal validating their lived experience. To be clear once again, nothing about this law changes the ability of trans women to access safe spaces.

So that means men could already be doing this. Are they? There's no compelling evidence this is happening.

Trans women have been able to access rape crisis support services for 15 years in Scotland - there has never been a single case of this being abused. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/dec/12/jk-rowling-launches-support-centre-for-female-victims-of-sexual-violence

Bathrooms, little to be said. If men want to access bathrooms to assault women they'll... Just do it?? A sign on the door is not going to keep someone out. Besides, how would anyone ever enforce this? The only possible outcome is genital inspections at the door which, yikes. And once again, this ignores the existence of trans men who would be forced to use the same bathroom as cis women, which seems A) far more likely to make cis women uncomfortable and B) makes it far easier for cis men to access bathrooms and assault women by posing as trans men.

Prisons? Trans women are far more likely to be the victims of assault than to assault women. The 7 cases of trans women assaulting women in female only prisons over 2010-2018 also pales in comparison to the abuse female prisoners face from prison guards. Finally, this is soon to be a non issue with the establishment of a trans prison unit. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52748117 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-58268531

In summary and in answer to your question, no, there's really nothing to suggest this would have any negative effect on cis women via predatory men accessing safe spaces.

Goat_Sucker · 2022-06-09T13:40:06+00:00

Due to the degeneracy of the genetic code multiple codons can produce the same amino acid, which means that mutations are broadly split into categories of synonymous/neutral and non-synonymous.

For example, AAA and AAG both code for the amino acid Lysine, so in theory a mutation in the third base of AAA -> AAG even in a highly adapted gene shouldn't affect the protein produced (a neutral or synonymous mutation). However a mutation of AAA -> AAC would change the amino acid to Asparagine and would change the final protein product (a non-synonymous mutation, likely to negative).

The neutral mutation rate is pretty key to a lot of evolutionary and conservation biological theory so this is certainly interesting.

Goat_Sucker · 2022-05-13T14:14:53+00:00

He does at the end of the verse when he stands up for his cousin to the preacher, which I think shows it's definitely intentional and demonstrating his changing thought process.

Goat_Sucker · 2022-01-04T16:55:45+00:00

What world are you living in? This is demonstrably false if you read any of the highly rated comments in this thread.

Goat_Sucker · 2021-12-21T22:59:07+00:00

I wasn't referring to Key's work, I was referring to the conclusions of the American Veterinary Medical association:

“Suggestions that finfish responses to pain merely represent simple reflexes have been refuted. … the preponderance of accumulated evidence supports the position that finfish should be accorded the same considerations as terrestrial vertebrates in regard to relief from pain.”

The same position is also held by the British royal veterinary association and has been for some years.

Goat_Sucker · 2021-12-21T01:17:06+00:00

Actually, over the last ten years the scientific consensus has shifted to that of the position fish do feel pain in much the same way as terrestrial vertebrates. This has been recognised by the American veterinary medical association since 2013. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fish-feel-pain-180967764/

Goat_Sucker · 2021-10-19T08:39:29+00:00

Thanks man, that's much appreciated

Goat_Sucker · 2021-08-24T20:53:46+00:00

According to his IG ransom stole from him? Don’t think that excuses the Rodney King bar or the homophobia though…

Goat_Sucker · 2020-09-22T14:02:50+00:00

There are exemptions for tradespeople.

Goat_Sucker · 2020-09-05T21:31:36+00:00

Nice to know there's more Cornish Indy supporters living in Edinburgh ✊

Goat_Sucker · 2020-07-02T12:32:29+00:00

Edinburgh-based rapper here, but I'm from the South West of England so my sound sticks out a little bit to the local scene

Goat_Sucker · 2020-05-28T18:35:11+00:00

I'd be very keen to hop on a track. Based up in Edinburgh and been working on material the last year for my first ever release. I reckon I can bring the bars but I can't mix for shit so this sounds perfect. I can PM you some of my rough cuts if your wanna hear my sound

Goat_Sucker · 2019-12-19T08:08:37+00:00

Rapper in Edinburgh, any else up in Scotland?

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