Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - Mammy told me not to come.

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[rounders123]

Archipelago is another great word. Had to look it up the other day when I was looking into Malta. Knew I should have known what it was but no.
Never been but still not sure what to make of Malta but heard a lot of good words for it but mainly by people who are living there so you cant make too much of that. Because its like buying a car your not mad about and people are asking you ''Is it nice is it nice?'' but because youve invested so much you cant be telling them the full truth.

Looking at it from a high on google maps it looks almost vulnerable, cast out in the middle of the ocean. And im kinda nervous of those north Africans, looking at the map its like they are waiting in the long grass for the inevitable attack when nobodys looking.

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[Raoul Duke III]

Amateurs.

Isthmus is the word.

[Raoul Duke III]

If the Malteasers staved off the Luftwaffe for years, they must have something going for them.

[Raoul Duke III]

Anyone ever come across Mr Money Mustache?

Some of the stuff is plain daft imo but some of the principles resonate very strongly.

[Emmet]

Tombolo

[rounders123]

Archipelago is another great word. Had to look it up the other day when I was looking into Malta. Knew I should have known what it was but no.
Never been but still not sure what to make of Malta but heard a lot of good words for it but mainly by people who are living there so you cant make too much of that. Because its like buying a car your not mad about and people are asking you ''Is it nice is it nice?'' but because youve invested so much you cant be telling them the full truth.

Looking at it from a high on google maps it looks almost vulnerable, cast out in the middle of the ocean. And im kinda nervous of those north Africans, looking at the map its like they are waiting in the long grass for the inevitable attack when nobodys looking.

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[RichieM]

I'm with Kayne

That’s an level of self confidence,
I regularly wake up disagreeing with myself over how fine it will be if I decide to open a second bottle of wine too celebrate it being Tuesday.

[Keane]

Anyone ever come across Mr Money Mustache?

Some of the stuff is plain daft imo but some of the principles resonate very strongly.

Yeah, I have only read bits and pieces from him but he's been partly responsible for the growing popularity of the FI/RE (financial independence/retire early) 'movement'.

I think some of his articles are brilliant in terms of explaining or getting people to think about financial ideas most avoid like the plague (e.g. retirement planning) even if the nitty gritty details aren't always fleshed out too well.

Funnily enough, blogs like that would be part of the reason I have been musing occasionally about whether we do the right things for our happiness in terms of striving to make more money and buy more stuff etc.

[Solksjaer!]

Tombolo I admit sounds nice, the one
Raoul put forward insists upon itself (;-). Peninsula though sounds soft and Irish. Is Michael taken away yet? Ah sure the boat is way past the peninsula by now Mary. I don’t know how ‘Elbow’ won the best word a few years back. Anyway I won’t be budged on my Peninsula love. Tis a great word be damned.

[Iago]

Anyone ever come across Mr Money Mustache?

Some of the stuff is plain daft imo but some of the principles resonate very strongly.

Yeah, read a lot of those types of blogs/sites. He's brilliant imo but there's parts that aren't as above board as I'd like.

On the whole of you take the principles and work off that for yourself as opposed to swallowing it hook, line and sinker then you won't go too far wrong imo

[Solksjaer!]

If yer quoting Kanye Weist it's time to switch channels from discovery to living

[Iago]

Yeah, I have only read bits and pieces from him but he's been partly responsible for the growing popularity of the FI/RE (financial independence/retire early) 'movement'.

I think some of his articles are brilliant in terms of explaining or getting people to think about financial ideas most avoid like the plague (e.g. retirement planning) even if the nitty gritty details aren't always fleshed out too well.

Funnily enough, blogs like that would be part of the reason I have been musing occasionally about whether we do the right things for our happiness in terms of striving to make more money and buy more stuff etc.

Muse about it more than occassionally and come to the conclusion that yes, striving for more money for more stuff is ultimately self-defeating and you'll be a happier man.

Won't solve all the issues of the world by any means, but life is short and time is your most valuable resource.

optimize your time to do the things you enjoy doing and want to do and ignore the commercialisation of life that makes us all think that we need to get the latest and greatest everything to be happy.

/pontification

[TheJiggaman]

Probability Question I saw this morning. Love things like this but can't exactly calculate it myself. A win = 1 point, a loss = 0 points

I'm playing in a qualifying event for a pool team. There are 31 entrants and 16 players will make the team. Each player will play every other player 2 times for a total of 60 games per player. The top 16 players with the most total wins will qualify.

My questions are:

-How many games do I need to win to guarantee that I will be in the top 16?
-How many games for a 75% chance
-How many games for a 50% chance

If someone could explain the math behind it as well that would be great.

[jack90210]

riiight because the first thing that companies that know they are going to get a massive tax cut and hire loads of people do is fire loads of people.

Leverage.

[Guest]

I'm with Kayne

Seek help!

[RichieM]

riiight because the first thing that companies that know they are going to get a massive tax cut and hire loads of people do is fire loads of people.

They do if they know that there is a stimulus package coming down the line to encourage hiring.

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[Flushdraw]

Archipelago is another great word. Had to look it up the other day when I was looking into Malta. Knew I should have known what it was but no.
Never been but still not sure what to make of Malta but heard a lot of good words for it but mainly by people who are living there so you cant make too much of that. Because its like buying a car your not mad about and people are asking you ''Is it nice is it nice?'' but because youve invested so much you cant be telling them the full truth.

Looking at it from a high on google maps it looks almost vulnerable, cast out in the middle of the ocean. And im kinda nervous of those north Africans, looking at the map its like they are waiting in the long grass for the inevitable attack when nobodys looking.

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Ask away or PM and i'll tell you what i honestly think. Malta isn't for everyone, but has a lot going for it. It also has a lot not going for it.

The waters are patrolled, and there's tons of high walls at different ports. We'll be grand

[MrsFlushdraw]

Archipelago is another great word. Had to look it up the other day when I was looking into Malta. Knew I should have known what it was but no.
Never been but still not sure what to make of Malta but heard a lot of good words for it but mainly by people who are living there so you cant make too much of that. Because its like buying a car your not mad about and people are asking you ''Is it nice is it nice?'' but because youve invested so much you cant be telling them the full truth.

Looking at it from a high on google maps it looks almost vulnerable, cast out in the middle of the ocean. And im kinda nervous of those north Africans, looking at the map its like they are waiting in the long grass for the inevitable attack when nobodys looking.

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It is a weird and wonderful place to live. Quirky and mental.
We have been here almost 2 years and had such an amazing time so far. Far to many friends that I find it hard to keep up with the social calendar.

I have a good job and get on great with the Maltese neighbours and the ones I work with. Our three kids are doing great and would be extremely pissed at us if we took them away!

Having them speak the lingo is so handy, so is the driving being on the same side as we used to.

Pavements in housing areas are pretty bad, but I can get over that.
The Country has some history. It also has some amazing places to see. If you haven't been to check it out, defo do that. We came 3 times to see the place. Purely because there are 3 kids involved and you can't make a move like that without proper thought.

I feel much safer here than I did in Scotland or Ireland and much much happier.

[Guest]

It is a weird and wonderful place to live. Quirky and mental.
We have been here almost 2 years and had such an amazing time so far. Far to many friends that I find it hard to keep up with the social calendar.

I have a good job and get on great with the Maltese neighbours and the ones I work with. Our three kids are doing great and would be extremely pissed at us if we took them away!

With regards to rocking up, getting a job in a pub or the likes and then looking for a real job, how is malta?

Not going back to Britain, probably not staying in Ireland, Spain has never quite..., Italy no (according to every Italian ive ever known)...

[RichieM]

Thats some mighty fine leverage that only became known many months after the vote was going to take place. Were they relying on clarvoiyance?




No, there was no stimulus specifically for hiring proposed. Its a straight tax cut. This being one of the issues that was raised with it, as the most likely use of the proceeds of tax cut is probably going to be to buy back shares rather than investment.

As Krugman noted (a man who is frequently wrong on things, but not this): companies already had the highest cash holdings in history, so it wasn't for lack of cash but rather lack of opportunities that they weren't investing.

The current trade stupidity having the extra perverse effect of reducing incentives to invest even further as it reduces growth possibilities by shutting down Chinese expansion possibilities. Of course the trade war does enable other domestic investment opportunities like peasant duties such as digging coal and making steel, which is vastly better than selling highly-profitable advanced technology abroad

I understand that but wait until he announces his rerun campaign with a package. Forcing the hand of the man to hire joe six pack with the state picking up some of the tab so they can compete with the hated foreign threat.

Trump gets America back to work rather than spending the money on new gold plates for fat cats or whatever narrative he will use to frame it with.

Seems like the most basic and straight forward strategy, looks good to the public while milking billions for the 1%

[MrsFlushdraw]

With regards to rocking up, getting a job in a pub or the likes and then looking for a real job, how is malta?

Not going back to Britain, probably not staying in Ireland, Spain has never quite..., Italy no (according to every Italian ive ever known)...

I know a guy from Dublin i think he is from that just did that. Flew over, walked into pulling pints in a pub. Changed pubs since and seems happy out just doing that.

I was speaking to the Area Manager for Regus, and he said they need about 80k of workers to move over in the next year or so as there as so many new companies opening up. He would know from the companies renting offices from them. The had one near us, opened another floor in the samee building and now opening another building as there is such a high amount of companies just starting.

There is a company called CSB. They help business's get started, they have a reecruitment company within them and they are partnered with Regus. A one stop shop really.

I got my own job by registering with their recruitment company.

There are loads of jobs at the minute you could walk into, they wont be great pay though. But if you just needed something to keep things ticking by till you found a job then it's fine.

As for Italy, there has been a load of them moving over. Not hearing great things about Italy at the moment.

[Guest]

I know a guy from Dublin i think he is from that just did that. Flew over, walked into pulling pints in a pub. Changed pubs since and seems happy out just doing that.

I was speaking to the Area Manager for Regus, and he said they need about 80k of workers to move over in the next year or so as there as so many new companies opening up. He would know from the companies renting offices from them. The had one near us, opened another floor in the samee building and now opening another building as there is such a high amount of companies just starting.

There is a company called CSB. They help business's get started, they have a reecruitment company within them and they are partnered with Regus. A one stop shop really.

I got my own job by registering with their recruitment company.

There are loads of jobs at the minute you could walk into, they wont be great pay though. But if you just needed something to keep things ticking by till you found a job then it's fine.

As for Italy, there has been a load of them moving over. Not hearing great things about Italy at the moment.

Legend!

Doing an online course at mo, once I get ahead in it (+sort out old injury that flared up bad once I stopped working) will start making moving plans, IF you hear 12 hours of Reggae blaring from a pub sometime in June/July, its probably me

[Flushdraw]

Legend!

Doing an online course at mo, once I get ahead in it (+sort out old injury that flared up bad once I stopped working) will start making moving plans, IF you hear 12 hours of Reggae blaring from a pub sometime in June/July, its probably me

There's a reggae bar over here called Juuls, and they make the best Mojitos on the island. That would be your new home i guess

[Flushdraw]

I don't LOL out loud at a lot of things, but this done the job!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zCDvOsdL9Q

[Wombatman]

Same thing... Fado fado, mate was studying for leaving cert maths pass paper (old system) and wasn't much cop at it, family from America visit and his cousin who was doing an engineering degree in a top quality university was dispatched to the room to help.

Mate was doing some basic differentiation stuff and old Yankee boy was stunned, "you do that in school? We ain't starting that til next year"

Bet he could drive, fix a car, spell, communicate well and had confidence though.

You really shouldn't be doing calculus in a general education stream. It should be mainly about life skills at this age. Most are learning heavy maths off rote never knowing how it will be applied.

We'd be better off teaching them how to cook and put on a johnny at that age. Sick of hearing CEO's demanding more technical STEM be thought in schools to save them on training.

The generalisation that yanks be dumb is way off IMO.

[Guest]

Bet he could drive, fix a car, spell, communicate well and had confidence though.

You really shouldn't be doing calculus in a general education stream. It should be mainly about life skills at this age. Most are learning heavy maths off rote never knowing how it will be applied.

We'd be better off teaching them how to cook and put on a johnny at that age. Sick of hearing CEO's demanding more technical STEM be thought in schools to save them on training.

The generalisation that yanks be dumb is way off IMO.

Somewhere in the middle imo, the maths you don't use that you did in school does develop thought pattern (well it should)

[Guest]

I was on a school inspection for a science education student on teaching practice earlier in the week. The physics classroom had a poster with instructions on how to read an analogue clock on it.

[Wombatman]

Somewhere in the middle imo, the maths you don't use that you did in school does develop thought pattern (well it should)

Shocks me that in an age of marvellous information technology, VR and AR, we still use the 200 year old classroom model for education. The ASTI may have something to do with this mind you.

[Guest]

I love when the world changes and old comic bits become outdated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oea26mZ4k1A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eusOPQotliw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iy0LWXWw9g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX3vW-IfPzE

[Guest]

I was on a school inspection for a science education student on teaching practice earlier in the week. The physics classroom had a poster with instructions on how to read an analogue clock on it.

Amiss not to include:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QVPUIRGthI

[elbows]

Bet he could drive, fix a car, spell, communicate well and had confidence though.

You really shouldn't be doing calculus in a general education stream. It should be mainly about life skills at this age. Most are learning heavy maths off rote never knowing how it will be applied.

We'd be better off teaching them how to cook and put on a johnny at that age. Sick of hearing CEO's demanding more technical STEM be thought in schools to save them on training.

The generalisation that yanks be dumb is way off IMO.

Was helping a guy doing his maths SAT’s for a golf scholarship many moons ago. It was unbelievably easy compared to LC Honours.

[ionapaul]

I did a year at UC Berkeley during my postgrad and was seriously impressed by the difficulty of the courses and heavy workload that the undergraduates had to deal with (in History FWIW) compared with the easy old time we had of it in Ireland at that time. Definitely dispelled any 'American college is a piece of piss' notions I had going over, which was a very common view at that point in the late 90s.

[Guest]

Last video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Pk1d0ob1w

Who the fuck are the national party?

[RichieM]

Shocks me that in an age of marvellous information technology, VR and AR, we still use the 200 year old classroom model for education. The ASTI may have something to do with this mind you.

For social development the classroom setup is essential I would say. I don’t think that single sex schools are great either on a side note.

It think that vr and ar has great potential for more distant places in the world and allowing people in remote areas to go to lectures in mit sounds incredible tbh or on a more practical side vetinary school and agricultural college for African farmers should help with famine incrementally over time.

Initially more expensive than sending the over by plane but if the global broadband satellites that musk wants to launch ever happens than it could lead to an incredible leap forward in global education leading to global understanding.

The potential for bringing learning to the least accessable is incredible but in terms of changing how we learn in more advanced countries i think probably not likely to drastically change the classroom setup in our lifetimes.

[DeadParrot]

Last video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Pk1d0ob1w

Who the fuck are the national party?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Party_(Ireland)

[dobby]

My name wasn't popping up on check the register so emailed meath coco today. They replied about an hour later confirming I am registered and a polling card will be issued, if for any reason it's not just turn up with my ID and I'll be fine. Seems like a quick process so time enough to get someone you know registered that may not be.

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[dobby]

Check the register doesn't seem to work / return results on phones. Were you checking on your phone? Seems to give different (accurate) results on desktops.

I have been yes. Don't have a desktop, never have and haven't opened the laptop for a few weeks now. Thanks for that tho, might come in handy for someone else.

[Keane]

My name wasn't popping up on check the register so emailed meath coco today. They replied about an hour later confirming I am registered and a polling card will be issued, if for any reason it's not just turn up with my ID and I'll be fine. Seems like a quick process so time enough to get someone you know registered that may not be.

8th of May I think is the last date to register.

Check the register doesn't seem to work / return results on phones. Were you checking on your phone? Seems to give different (accurate) results on desktops.

I'd say everyone or close to it can find themselves in the online register, you just have to be lucky enough to know what particular combination of latin, ogham, morse code and smoke signals they have you down under in their bizarro database.

[eamonhonda]

8th of May I think is the last date to register.



I'd say everyone or close to it can find themselves in the online register, you just have to be lucky enough to know what particular combination of latin, ogham, morse code and smoke signals they have you down under in their bizarro database.

Think that's date for recieving them in office. If you're late drop in by hand. After seeing next batch of posters by both sides I'm getting worried, gonna need all help can get

[Caf]

https://rip.ie/showdn.php?dn=353546/DavidCAFFREY/Naas/Kildare

[Guest]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Party_(Ireland)

Im not looking for information, Im looking for a bile filled rant

[jack90210]

Think that's date for recieving them in office. If you're late drop in by hand. After seeing next batch of posters by both sides I'm getting worried, gonna need all help can get

Whats on the new ones?

I was around Dublin centre today noticed a lot of no posters had been removed and there was purple ones in their place by the "Socialist feminist group" - make of that endorsement of the yes side what you will.

[dobby]

Whats on the new ones?

I was around Dublin centre today noticed a lot of no posters had been removed and there was purple ones in their place by the "Socialist feminist group" - make of that endorsement of the yes side what you will.

"Stop policing our bodies"

Yeah that's how you get undecided people on your side.

[eamonhonda]

Whats on the new ones?

I was around Dublin centre today noticed a lot of no posters had been removed and there was purple ones in their place by the "Socialist feminist group" - make of that endorsement of the yes side what you will.

The latest purple ones say "stop policing my body". Latest no side say 6 months in much bigger font with some other bullshit.

[jack90210]

"Stop policing our bodies"

Yeah that's how you get undecided people on your side.

I saw stop shaming women on the purple ones again very argumentive language.

[jack90210]

The latest purple ones say "stop policing my body". Latest no side say 6 months in much bigger font with some other bullshit.

Did see No are launching one with the 1916 leaders saying abortion is not what they wanted. Clever.

[Denny Crane]

Ah always going to be some lunatics on both sides. Tbh the campaign so far has been more civilized than I expected.

[dobby]

Missus sent me this booklet this morning, told me to read it cos I told her I was getting frustrated with the bullshit posters from both sides around the place.

She's been telling me why I should vote yes and said this is an unbiased, independent guide to the referendum.

A few here might be interested if they haven't seen it already

http://refcom2018.refcom.ie

[Solksjaer!]

So at 12 weeks the woman will have an assessment to see if she is of sound mind.

Never met a woman of sound mind. Vote Yes there is no downside.

[jack90210]

Missus sent me this booklet this morning, told me to read it cos I told her I was getting frustrated with the bullshit posters from both sides around the place.

She's been telling me why I should vote yes and said this is an unbiased, independent guide to the referendum.

A few here might be interested if they haven't seen it already

http://refcom2018.refcom.ie

That seems fair enough. Good that they pointed out clearly that there is already provision for terminations when the mothers life is at risk including suicide. Abortions have been happening in Ireland legally every year since 2014.

[dobby]

That seems fair enough. Good that they pointed out clearly that there is already provision for terminations when the mothers life is at risk including suicide. Abortions have been happening in Ireland legally every year since 2014.

Yes since legislation came in after that lady Savita (spelling?) died when the doctor refused an abortion to save her life during labour. I think.

[eamonhonda]

We can just hope people aren't making decisions based on posters. They need to be banned for elections and referdums at this point imo

[jack90210]

Yes since legislation came in after that lady Savita (spelling?) died when the doctor refused an abortion to save her life during labour. I think.

Yep Protection in Life in Pregnancy Act 2013. It covers most of the extreme cases you here this stories about, the others could have been adjusted easily with a less extensive proposal. It really comes down to do you want abortion on demand or not.

[dobby]

We can just hope people aren't making decisions based on posters. They need to be banned for elections and referdums at this point imo

Normally they don't bother me or sway my vote, Healy Rae all da way boi but they've been particularly nasty for this referendum imo.