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Originally posted by 5starpool View PostI agree with the people who said small babies are essentially just needy lumps with no payback at all apart from the unerring cuteness and some contented cuddles just after feeds mostly. I'm looking forward to the more interactive phases of things.‘IF YOU had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” Genghis Khan
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Originally posted by 5starpool View PostI agree with the people who said small babies are essentially just needy lumps with no payback at all apart from the unerring cuteness and some contented cuddles just after feeds mostly. I'm looking forward to the more interactive phases of things.
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Moloughneys or The Pigeon House. Preference for the latter but neither is great. Ideally buy a bottle in O'Briens and knacker drink it with chips from Beshoffs.
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Originally posted by 5starpool View PostI agree with the people who said small babies are essentially just needy lumps with no payback at all apart from the unerring cuteness and some contented cuddles just after feeds mostly. I'm looking forward to the more interactive phases of things."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Gimmeabreak^^ il consider that.
Google is throwing up Octopussys in Howth, a seafood Tapas bar which seems interesting. Anyone been there?
They're a little bit more inventive than the Oar House next door but I would rate the Oar House better myself. Personally think there is little difference between all the fish joints in Howth! If you're taking one of the harem, go to Aqua for atmosphere\views."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Gimmeabreakwhere does one go for a bit of nice food and a glass of vino after an evening stroll in Clontarf?
Fishbone is good (where the wooden bridge is). Ask for a table with a bay view."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostOh, I missed that you were looking for Clontarf. (note: read threads down, not up).
Fishbone is good (where the wooden bridge is). Ask for a table with a bay view.
Hankering for a seafood night now after that post. You know any more?I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
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Originally posted by Lazare View PostIs The ,Red Door in Skerries still thought of as the best seafood around?
Hankering for a seafood night now after that post. You know any more?"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post@5star
Check out a book called Dante's Equation by Jane Jenson. Found it to be a great read.No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity, but I know none, therefore am no beast.
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Originally posted by GimmeabreakOn the topic of Seafood I was in Morans of Kilcolgan last Friday. A proper feast was had and I am itching to get back.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by 5starpool View PostI agree with the people who said small babies are essentially just needy lumps with no payback at all apart from the unerring cuteness and some contented cuddles just after feeds mostly. I'm looking forward to the more interactive phases of things.
And agree with V said, as tough as it is for the dads, the mums do get the short straw in this one. Take the little one out in a carry thing, great bonding and make sure there is NO housework needing to be done so that herself goes for a sleep. Because I know, from each time I had a baby, any "me time" I was given meant I ran about doing housework instead of resting (prob why I bust my section wound with the last 2 lol)
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Run her a lovely bath one evening, take the little one some place so she can't even hear it cry and let her relax.
Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post@5starLast edited by MrsFlushdraw; 10-08-17, 12:26.
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Originally posted by MrsFlushdraw View Post
I love my kids etc, but all the BS I see on FB with all these people pretending that they are the best mothers in the world and how they make them complete, can't live without them for a second and that they bake cookies and shit. Bollocks! Happyness is when the little shits go to bed and you can relax for a bit
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As predicted Damore is not so much concerned with gender diversity as racial.
Also his entire case is built on what he calls 'super secret, undocumented practices' rather than the published diversity policy or even the pseudo science he links too.
Assange and him will make a great teamTurning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by careca View PostI have mates on FB and I know their kids are completely off the wall and never give them a minutes peace (pretty sure my own fellow is heading that way ). Then I see the FB pictures of the perfect family with "Bliss" or other such shit posted with it and I lol. That's why I love Shrap's honesty (think its Shrap ??) when it comes to kids.
One of the guys at the office here has twins and a new baby all under 2. He doesn't miss a beat in the office and is in the middle of buying a new house. His Mrs must be superwoman! Plus he's a legend obviously. He even managed to get in a ski trip with the lads a week after the baby was born in January. Clearly I'm doing it wrong!‘IF YOU had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” Genghis Khan
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostAs predicted Damore is not so much concerned with gender diversity as racial.
Also his entire case is built on what he calls 'super secret, undocumented practices' rather than the published diversity policy or even the pseudo science he links too.
Assange and him will make a great team"I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson
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Originally posted by V for Vendetta View PostIn fairness one is manageable after a while it's the folks with 2 & 3 very young kids who need their heads examined!
One of the guys at the office here has twins and a new baby all under 2. He doesn't miss a beat in the office and is in the middle of buying a new house. His Mrs must be superwoman! Plus he's a legend obviously. He even managed to get in a ski trip with the lads a week after the baby was born in January. Clearly I'm doing it wrong!
the way i see it, they'd rather do anything other than staying at home looking after screaming, moaning little people!!
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My oldest two have had 4 weeks away in Ireland so I have only had one kid at home. I am working full time but get my hours split so I can evade childcare costs. But all I can say, I have sort of missed the other two but REALLY enjoyed the peace and quiet.
The 16.5 year old is a female and an absolute bitch to anyone that speaks to her (Parents included) UNLESS she wants something. She causes most fights in the house and I honestly look forward to the day she moves out
That may make me look like a bad mother, but I am being an honest one and I am sure a lot of folks that have had females teens have gone through the same thoughts.
The young fella (almost 15) has given me very little trouble at all.
The youngest is and has always been the easiest to rear. She is good fun, very polite and easily amuses herself so I can work from home when needed.
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Originally posted by MrsFlushdraw View PostPics or have I missed?
And agree with V said, as tough as it is for the dads, the mums do get the short straw in this one. Take the little one out in a carry thing, great bonding and make sure there is NO housework needing to be done so that herself goes for a sleep. Because I know, from each time I had a baby, any "me time" I was given meant I ran about doing housework instead of resting (prob why I bust my section wound with the last 2 lol)
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Run her a lovely bath one evening, take the little one some place so she can't even hear it cry and let her relax.
I love my kids etc, but all the BS I see on FB with all these people pretending that they are the best mothers in the world and how they make them complete, can't live without them for a second and that they bake cookies and shit. Bollocks! Happyness is when the little shits go to bed and you can relax for a bit
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She slept in a separate room last night to get some unbroken sleep for the first time in a good while, and I did all the feeding. He has been mostly ok at night, going back to sleep generally after feed/changes. She's still quite sore, but hopefully by the time I'm back to work on Monday week she is a lot stronger. I'm doing all I can anyhow until then.
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Originally posted by Gimmeabreakwhere does one go for a bit of nice food and a glass of vino after an evening stroll in Clontarf?
I quite like The Pigeon House. It's been a while since I've been for dinner but I go there fairly regularly for brunch and it's always good.
Moloughneys is also good but have only been there for lunch.
Neither are michelin star quality but both are very good neighbourhood restauarants
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEDuVF7kiPU&feature=youtu.be /url]"I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson
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Originally posted by 5starpool View PostHere he is in one of his cuter moments. I think he's on the phone. Boobs in the pic are not mine, fyi.
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She slept in a separate room last night to get some unbroken sleep for the first time in a good while, and I did all the feeding. He has been mostly ok at night, going back to sleep generally after feed/changes. She's still quite sore, but hopefully by the time I'm back to work on Monday week she is a lot stronger. I'm doing all I can anyhow until then.
Sounds like you doing a great job for the good lady. Was a section in the end wasn't it? it really is a tough recovery. I wanted to drive before the 6 weeks were up but Tony was having none of it!
I was lucky that I was in Dublin for the first few weeks due to high Bilarubin levels and we couldn't go back to Donegal, so had the inlaws there to help me as Tony was working still in Mulhuddart.
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Originally posted by AndyFatBastard View Postlol. Did you watch this at all or did you summarise a summary of a summary?
Did I miss the bit where he explained exactly which biological differences between races and genders have even the slightest little bit to do with SWE at GoogleLast edited by Strewelpeter; 10-08-17, 14:16.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by MrsFlushdraw View PostHe is gorgeous and he looks like he has more hair than you
Sounds like you doing a great job for the good lady. Was a section in the end wasn't it? it really is a tough recovery. I wanted to drive before the 6 weeks were up but Tony was having none of it!
I was lucky that I was in Dublin for the first few weeks due to high Bilarubin levels and we couldn't go back to Donegal, so had the inlaws there to help me as Tony was working still in Mulhuddart.
Apart from the fact that we don't really know what's what for the most part yet, everything is going well all in all.
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Originally posted by 5starpool View PostYa, emergency section, all happened very fast in the end once they decided the babies heartbeat was distressed.
Apart from the fact that we don't really know what's what for the most part yet, everything is going well all in all.
As long as you remember goods in (top) goods out (bottom) you will be grand
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostListened to almost all of the whiny entitled self pity fest.
Did I miss the bit where he explained exactly which biological differences between races and genders have even the slightest little bit to do with SWE at Google
Just the observable differences in interests are more than enough to explain some of the gender disparity in tech and engineering. You don't even have to venture into the trickier areas of differences in aptitudes to find that the guy's points are utterly validated by the prevailing scientific concensus."I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson
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Originally posted by V for Vendetta View PostGet a baby carrier and get out for a walk with him. Something great about them falling asleep on you and giving Mammy a break.
Just as long as the remote is in reach.People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Originally posted by V for Vendetta View PostIn fairness one is manageable after a while it's the folks with 2 & 3 very young kids who need their heads examined!
One of the guys at the office here has twins and a new baby all under 2. He doesn't miss a beat in the office and is in the middle of buying a new house. His Mrs must be superwoman! Plus he's a legend obviously. He even managed to get in a ski trip with the lads a week after the baby was born in January. Clearly I'm doing it wrong!
I dunno, I dont really get this level of thinking.
I've had ample opportunities to head off for a weekend or go on the lash several days in a row and to be honest, I'd rather be at home changing nappies (while making up a song so she stays on the mat), crawling around, swimming and other such daddy things. Don't get me wrong, I love a few pints the odd night and love the moment of zen/peace when she goes to bed for the evening. Just think that shooting off for a week or so is a pretty shitty thing to do...
Interesting test ahead as herself is away for the weekend.
I'll probably drastically change my mindPeople say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostAlso on a seafood theme Mussel in Glasgow's seafood platter was fantastic, they are also in Edinburgh.
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Originally posted by AndyFatBastard View PostAll the info you need is in all of his citations already. Dr Peterson provides even better citations and even takes the time to point out which of Damore's points are stronger and which are weaker in their basis of evidence.
Just the observable differences in interests are more than enough to explain some of the gender disparity in tech and engineering. You don't even have to venture into the trickier areas of differences in aptitudes to find that the guy's points are utterly validated by the prevailing scientific concensus.
The pseudo science is pointing to minor differences in an entire population, There is no evidence there pointing to anything that makes whiny entitled white boys better at writing code than any other group.
As for why it might be a good thing to have teams made up of people who are not just whiny entitled nerds... I mean, do you really believe Google have a 'super secret' policy of hiring people not capable of doing their jobs just to look politically correct?
Again I'll ask you to point me to anyone with answers to the questions put by many real scientists and articulated here by PZ Myers
Yes, there are real biological differences. But what are they?
Name these universal differences. Which ones are relevant to working as an engineer at Google? Do you realize that engineering, Google, and even working are socially constructed concepts? I rather doubt that we evolved sex differences in being able to code in Java or Python.
Which of these differences have clear biological causes linked to prenatal testosterone? I can think of a few: gonadal differentiation and formation of the external genitalia. Unless you’re banging out code with your testicles these are not relevant to working as an engineer at Google. The factors that do affect competence at engineering do not have clear biological causes.
“Biological” (I am learning to hate that modifier in these contexts) males that were not castrated at birth may still identify and act like females, whatever that means. What does it mean to act like a male or female? Do you realize that those terms are largely socially constructed?
Which traits are highly heritable? Producing sperm? Excessive body hair? Liking to watch football? Are these relevant to working as an engineer at Google, and what makes you think they’re exclusive to “biological” males?
Since the whole point of evolutionary psychology is to make up evidence to justify the status quo, that is a true statement, since EP predicts everything after the fact. It’s just not much of an endorsement to cite quack science in favor of your claims.
I agree that sex differences aren’t just socially constructed. If you’re born with a penis (a biological property), you will experience a different social environment than if you’re born with a vagina, or if you’re born intersex. You will then experience a cascade of influences that shape how you think about the world, including how you think about sex, and sometimes you’re born with, or acquire responses to gender that do not match narrow preconceptions about how men and women should be. It is flatly absurd to try and reduce the factors that make up a human being to “biological” or “social”.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by ghostface View PostHave a stag yoke in Edinburgh in few weeks, might try this out.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by AndyFatBastard View PostAll the info you need is in all of his citations already. Dr Peterson provides even better citations and even takes the time to point out which of Damore's points are stronger and which are weaker in their basis of evidence.
Just the observable differences in interests are more than enough to explain some of the gender disparity in tech and engineering. You don't even have to venture into the trickier areas of differences in aptitudes to find that the guy's points are utterly validated by the prevailing scientific concensus.Support for the Google ‘manifesto’ on gender difference recalls the rationale of eugenics, says science writer Angela Saini
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Indeed, psychological studies show that there are only the tiniest gaps, if any, between the sexes, including areas such as mathematical ability and verbal fluency. Navigating this complicated field for my latest book, Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong, I was told by a prominent American researcher into sex difference that he no longer refers to brains as sexually dimorphic, because the science simply doesn’t support this. There isn’t a neuroscientist alive who can say with confidence which sex any given brain belongs to."
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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View Posthttps://www.theguardian.com/commenti...rence-eugenics
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Indeed, psychological studies show that there are only the tiniest gaps, if any, between the sexes, including areas such as mathematical ability and verbal fluency. Navigating this complicated field for my latest book, Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong, I was told by a prominent American researcher into sex difference that he no longer refers to brains as sexually dimorphic, because the science simply doesn’t support this. There isn’t a neuroscientist alive who can say with confidence which sex any given brain belongs to."
SP: Your quote is a load of post-modernist what-is-even-truth-and-does-it-even-matter bullshit that isn't worthy of acknowledging never mind taking the time to respond to."I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostI'm shocked if you really believe that.
The pseudo science is pointing to minor differences in an entire population, There is no evidence there pointing to anything that makes whiny entitled white boys better at writing code than any other group.
As for why it might be a good thing to have teams made up of people who are not just whiny entitled nerds... I mean, do you really believe Google have a 'super secret' policy of hiring people not capable of doing their jobs just to look politically correct?
Again I'll ask you to point me to anyone with answers to the questions put by many real scientists and articulated here by PZ Myers
If you don't have those answers I suggest you stick to the comments section of Peterson's YouTube channel, they could so with a bit more self validationThis may or may not be an original thought of my own.
All efforts were made to make this thought original but with the abundance of thoughts in the world the originality of this thought cannot be guaranteed.
The author is not liable for any issue arising from the platitudinous nature of this post.
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Originally posted by mdoug View PostGetting off the flight from Munich at the moment and thwre is a passport control at the door of the airport, seems a bit odd. This a common practice eamo?airport, lol
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Originally posted by AndyFatBastard View PostThat quote is junk. Complete trash. One unnamed source does not bring down an entire field of research. My comparison to climate change deniers continues to be cromulent. You're better than this, HJ.
SP: Your quote is a load of post-modernist what-is-even-truth-and-does-it-even-matter bullshit that isn't worthy of acknowledging never mind taking the time to respond to.
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Originally posted by careca View PostI have mates on FB and I know their kids are completely off the wall and never give them a minutes peace (pretty sure my own fellow is heading that way ). Then I see the FB pictures of the perfect family with "Bliss" or other such shit posted with it and I lol. That's why I love Shrap's honesty (think its Shrap ??) when it comes to kids.
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostAs for why it might be a good thing to have teams made up of people who are not just whiny entitled nerds... I mean, do you really believe Google have a 'super secret' policy of hiring people not capable of doing their jobs just to look politically correct?
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Originally posted by eamonhonda View PostDon't get what you mean? At the front door of Dublin airport? Or as you get of the flight?
no more smuggling for meGo big or go homeless.
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