Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

@hansw @freemo @penny

Yeah, at least you're not the only country with this problem.

@freemo @hansw @penny

But some people then see the knife and they use theirs first, or feel so scared they just use it anyway.

@hansw @freemo @penny

We have the same problem here in the UK, kids carry knives, or some do, for protection.

There is a perceived threat which becomes a real threat when people carry a knife as others then also start doing the same.

@freemo @hansw @penny

Ah, and the dart will make the bear more angry too i guess.

@freemo @hansw @penny

The media are good at stirring things up, it sells papers / ads etc

@hansw We are up against the marketing might of Microsoft either way.

@hansw @freemo @penny

Well protection from bears and even the maybe people could switch to alternatives, like tranquillizer darts for example.

@hansw @design_RG @globcoco @Sphinx @freemo

For the benefit of anyone in England - Eggplant = Aubergine,.

@hansw @freemo @penny

Not sure, but I can't see the US giving up the 2nd amendment, any time soon.

You also have the issue of wild animals, you probably need guns to shoot bears, alligators and other very dangerous animals who would kill you first.

You can generally talk to people and get them to calm down to defuse a situation, not sure bears listen in the same way.

What is needed, if you defund the police is proper investment in mental health, then also in making sure people don't get that way in the first place.

@cybeardjm People want change but seem to have lost all faith in the political system to actually fix things.

@hansw I think moodle is still very active.

Strange hexagonal form of table salt discovered

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/strange-hexagonal-form-of-table-salt-discovered/4011980.article

#salt #chemistry #sodium #chloride, #hexagonal #shape #molecule #NaCl

@design_RG It seems to have sorted itself out now,

If you click mute you can no longer see that page in the topic listing.

@design_RG Ah ok if you mute it from sending you updates it removes it from the list of topics.

@design_RG it is still there as I pasted it here, and it was still on the clipboard,

so I have it up, it just isn't listed on

https://discourse.qoto.org/c/STUDY/CHEM

@design_RG I can't even find the periodic table page now

@design_RG
https://discourse.qoto.org/t/periodic-table-of-the-elements/289

@design_RG

I have pressed something on discourse, when editing, now when i try and edit the edit box is at the bottom not the side, not sure what i pressed on, is there a way to set it back to how it was please ?

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@cybeardjm Why are people just letting them get a way with it ?