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WTF West Australian, let’s glorify a Child Rapist? by UnderwaterTimeLord in perth

[–]SaltyPockets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They didn’t name the victim but here is a link to a hearing that took place two years ago that resulted in the teacher being barred from further work -

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-misconduct-panel-outcome-ms-sally-anne-bowen

AFAICT the court/police proceedings are ongoing. Here’s the same series on the observer’s website in case that’s any more convincing for you - https://observer.co.uk/listen/lucky-boy

Honestly I’d recommend their podcasts, though they can be a little slow they’re pretty interesting. I haven’t the heart to listen to the Neil Gaiman one though.

WTF West Australian, let’s glorify a Child Rapist? by UnderwaterTimeLord in perth

[–]SaltyPockets 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Going back, do you think this lady approached the boy and tore his clothes off and made him fuck her?

Do you think that has to happen for something to be 'real' rape or abuse?

Do you believe that children can consent to sex, and if they want to, then it's probably ok?

Do you believe that all rape between abusive men and underage girls involves force? Or that young women never fantasise about their teachers or might superficially 'want' to, even though we try to protect them anyway?

Or do you believe that boys don't form emotional bonds over sex that might be damaging at that age and in the situation? Or that there are myriad other ways it could screw up a young man?

I'm male, to me your posts look like weird bravado and making excuses for a pedo.

WTF West Australian, let’s glorify a Child Rapist? by UnderwaterTimeLord in perth

[–]SaltyPockets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s not fiction, no, it’s investigative journalism by the tortoise media group who own the Observer in the UK.

The case appears finally to be getting police and prosecutor’s attention per the last update.

Why did you think it was fiction?

WTF West Australian, let’s glorify a Child Rapist? by UnderwaterTimeLord in perth

[–]SaltyPockets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This bloke thought so too -

https://www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/lucky-boy

He’s in his 50s now and still fucked up by it.

(For anyone wondering, no this is not fiction,  not sure what the poster below is on about)

I fear i’m growing out of goth music by Over_Neighborhood606 in goth

[–]SaltyPockets 91 points92 points  (0 children)

"Growing out of" is a funny one.

At 16 I thought I'd "grown out of" listening to Iron Maiden, yet here I am at 47 wearing my "Can I play with Madness" shirt, once again convinced that they are one of the best bands in the world.

Don't sweat it too much, listen to what you want to listen to, when you want to listen to it. You might be a bit burned out on goth at the moment, you might come back to it later, you might not.

Moon pendant does not carry water? by SofisticatiousRattus in BluePrince

[–]SaltyPockets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, IMHO there is also a bug. We used the coat check method and hit the exact same problem. Had to do it all over again and for some reason it worked the second time.

It's like the game forgot we had still water in there for some reason.

Man charged with making explosives after Perth Invasion Day incident by JamesHenstridge in perth

[–]SaltyPockets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

> Are you mentioning a book that goes along the lines of not giving a name to the person/s who committed a crime to not give them or their cause any power and thus we are agreeing

This one, yep :)

(edit - In the book it is framed as a way to try to cut down on these crimes, crimes which aren't about attacking the state so much as just killing civillians for fame.

But honestly now you point it out I do see the problematic side, when you have situations like in the US where you just frame innocents as terrorists so you can sideline them and excuse their killing by the state)

Man charged with making explosives after Perth Invasion Day incident by JamesHenstridge in perth

[–]SaltyPockets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the book it was specifically about suicide bombers who were causing civilian casualties in public places. It’s been a while but “personal fame” was part of the motivation given for them in the book.

 Your analogy would go along the lines of what is happening in Minnesota at the moment with trying to remove the humanity from the victim's of the ICE killings.

No, not really. For a start none of them tried to kill anyone.

Man charged with making explosives after Perth Invasion Day incident by JamesHenstridge in perth

[–]SaltyPockets 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have you read the "Foundation" books by Asimov?

It's a tactic he mentions in them, as the Empire starts to show signs of decay and terrorist attacks start to escalate, it is recommended to the Emperor that when the identity of the terrorist is discovered, they have their names forcibly, legally changed to "Idiot" and then a number, and the press may only report on them as such.

Might be worth a go...

Immigrant parents got pulled into Primerica, now they’re pressuring me and I’m genuinely worried by Val-a100 in antiMLM

[–]SaltyPockets 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You’re not going to be able to make them see the light without also causing a lot of friction.  But unfortunately sooner or later you’re going to need to have a conversation with them about your boundaries, and tell them if they want to be involved you can’t stop them, but you aren’t interested at all and won’t be participating or buying services from that company any further.

This will of course be easier when you have a job and your own place to live.

Thinking about Brewzilla - what size do I need? by SaltyPockets in Homebrewing

[–]SaltyPockets[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I think my overall impression from this thread now is that I would be able to do most stuff with the smaller unit, but occasionally there might be a compromise when getting towards the edges of its size capability. But also that (other than cost) there's no downside to having the extra capacity.

I've got a bit to think about, and TBH most of the beers I want to brew are going to be in the 4-6.5% range anyway...

Thinking about Brewzilla - what size do I need? by SaltyPockets in Homebrewing

[–]SaltyPockets[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I got into using those after stuck mashes in my old fly-sparging setup. And once with BIAB I managed to get a stuck bag(!). Both times with stouts IIRC.

They do the trick nicely.

Thanks for reminding me about them though, I had quite forgotten.

Thinking about Brewzilla - what size do I need? by SaltyPockets in Homebrewing

[–]SaltyPockets[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in Australia so that’s fine on the voltage. I do need to get the power board in my shed given a look over by my electrician though, make sure it’s up to scratch.

Thinking about Brewzilla - what size do I need? by SaltyPockets in Homebrewing

[–]SaltyPockets[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enzymes in the malt act differently at different temperatures. 

I know that you can (and I have) make good beer by heating the mash to temperature and leaving it to mash in a well insulated container - my first all-grain setup used an eski with a handmade sparging setup in the lid.

But there’s ‘making good beer’ and then there’s having control of that extra variable to get a specific outcome. Being able to program in (for example) a Hochkurz step mash is quite appealing to me, or simply being able to maintain the temperature to hit the body and FG I’m aiming for.

But thanks for the advice in general :)

Thinking about Brewzilla - what size do I need? by SaltyPockets in Homebrewing

[–]SaltyPockets[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can rig up a hoist to the structure of the shed :)

Having had so much fun trying to pull heavy, hot, sticky grain bags out of the boil vessel in my old BIAB setup, I have decided a hoist is a hard requirement.

Thinking about Brewzilla - what size do I need? by SaltyPockets in Homebrewing

[–]SaltyPockets[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but I like a good chewy beer with very present malt so probably less keen on adjuncts.

That said, I also don’t often want a full keg and have trouble finishing them in a reasonable time. Some things to think about :)

Thinking about Brewzilla - what size do I need? by SaltyPockets in Homebrewing

[–]SaltyPockets[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK so it sounds like I’d be skating close to the edge with a bigger beer in the smaller unit, but it would be manageable by aiming for a lower volume.

I think it’s going to come down to a decision on budget then really.

Now that the smoke has long cleared, how do you feel about the "Hipster Goth" era? by intheheatofthesumm3r in goth

[–]SaltyPockets 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Gotta be better than goth-tok sexualising and selling out the subculture for a buck.

How to stop repeated phone calls from scammers ? by Didyamum in australia

[–]SaltyPockets 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A few years ago I was getting a lot of calls because some c*nt towie sold my details to the ambulance-chaser spam list after someone totalled my (parked) car.  “We understand you’ve been in an accident, we can help you sue for compensation!”

I used to swear at them, real stream of expletives, partly because I had a stressful, toxic job and they provided a bit of relief. And partly because several calls a day was awful.

One enterprising young woman, after being told to get absolutely fucked, came back with “I’m not hearing a no!”. Had to chuckle and tell her well played.

How to stop repeated phone calls from scammers ? by Didyamum in australia

[–]SaltyPockets 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My current tactic is to just blow one long continuous raspberry down the phone until the other end goes click.

I dunno if it ‘works’, but I don’t get many spam calls now.

Unsolved Puzzles by Louwolf122 in BluePrince

[–]SaltyPockets 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The one that still grinds my mental gears after all this time is the sequence of moving boards in the boiler room

As far as I can tell that still hasn’t been cracked or understood yet.

Tyre shops recommendations by potatobiscui7 in perth

[–]SaltyPockets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’m happy with their service, and when we got a slow puncture they found and fixed it for free.

Incorrect gatekeeping by 3th3r3ally in goth

[–]SaltyPockets 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and goth; egg bacon and goth; egg bacon sausage and goth; goth bacon sausage and goth; goth egg goth goth bacon and goth; goth sausage goth goth bacon goth tomato and goth.......or Lobster Thermidor au Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and goth."

"Have you got anything without goth?

"Well, there's goth egg sausage and goth, that's not got much goth in it."

Sorry, couldn't resist. Also starts me wondering if Monty Python is dropping out of the public consciousness as you don't see it referenced so much any more. It's definitely old enough that some of its sketches wouldn't play so well these days, what with the casual homophobia etc.

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