Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - Wordle Gummidge

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R/Ireland losing its rag today over the price of druids and linden village

In fairness, it has caused an outpouring of concern for poor people, the likes of which has never been seen before on this island.

[eoghan104]

Hey Hitch, what's all this stuff about Conor Riordan on Twitter from that dope Paddy Cosgrave?

I worked with Conor in Pfizer and he was just doing some stuff on projects for ERP implementation. Yer man Cosgrave is going on like Conor is on the board in NYC!!

I can't see Conors tweets so was wondering what the background was?

[Raoul Duke III]

Dopesick was a good call. TY team.

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Hey Hitch, what's all this stuff about Conor Riordan on Twitter from that dope Paddy Cosgrave?

I worked with Conor in Pfizer and he was just doing some stuff on projects for ERP implementation. Yer man Cosgrave is going on like Conor is on the board in NYC!!

I can't see Conors tweets so was wondering what the background was?

Yeah, its brutal. Twitter being a cesspit is probably the only way of looking at it. Paddy is the ubershit of shitheads.

[dobby]

Hey Hitch, what's all this stuff about Conor Riordan on Twitter from that dope Paddy Cosgrave?

I worked with Conor in Pfizer and he was just doing some stuff on projects for ERP implementation. Yer man Cosgrave is going on like Conor is on the board in NYC!!

I can't see Conors tweets so was wondering what the background was?

He deleted his account after that Cosgrave gobshite created a pile on. Saw a tweet earlier from someone saying they had been talking to him, he's fine and just taking a break for a bit now.

[Solksjaer!]

Are you hungry Hitch ? Nice Burger ? Steak and chips?

[Solksjaer!]

SatNav going to Guantanamo Bay for sure

Got to be better than Laois ?

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Would anyone know anyone smartish, just keen rather than academic, a bit of admin or project management experience, who might want a project assistant job for six months initially, but with the likelihood that it would continue afterwards?

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Are you hungry Hitch ? Nice Burger ? Steak and chips?

Not yet, haven't started it yet. Trying to get all my kanban boards set up.

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I was in a Spar this evening and a guy skids off his electric scooter, bursts into the shop, and asks in a panic - do you have any cans that haven't risen in price? The owner, obviously keen to strike up fruitful new customers, said he hadn't yet got around to raising the prices, so go at it. The guy grabs about 30 cans breathing a temporary sigh of relief. I was speaking to him at the till and he said it was the first he heard of the price rises when he went into a shop earlier today and all the cans of Linden Village were a fortune. He looked like someone who was deeply into his cans on a permanent basis, so he's going to have a shitty new year. Poor guy.

I'd imagine this is going to have a fairly major impact on people like him. I just wish the campaign hadn't been so obviously hijacked by alcohol lobbyists and the middle classes pretending to care about poor people, but instead simply not wanting to pay more themselves. It distracted from some real issues that are going to arise. Like, what types of supports are in place for people essentially halving their consumption in a short amount of time. Its probably not medically dangerous, compared to say going cold turkey, but it is a meaningful impact.

[Mellor]

City of birth Aberdeen
Country of birth United Kingdom

I found my last UK passport which expired 6th Sept 2016
Irish passport issued 25 th July 2016.

Could I just say no to above questions, ffs it's so confusing. Or do I put in for have you ever been a citizen or national if any other country my dob in UK to when UK passport expired sept 2016?

Also shitting the covid tests

Lying on a ESTA application is really silly. I know people who had ESTAs rejected because they lied, where it would have been approved if they told the truth.

Just tell the truth, you are a dual citizen. It’s perfectly legal. I put down both of mine when I did it, partner put down 3 citizenships.

Edit: glad you got it. Make sure you use the right accent at the border.

[elbows]

Lying on a ESTA application is really silly. I know people who had ESTAs rejected because they lied, where it would have been approved if they told the truth.

Just tell the truth, you are a dual citizen. It’s perfectly legal. I put down both of mine when I did it, partner put down 3 citizenships.

Edit: glad you got it. Make sure you use the right accent at the border.

https://youtu.be/1fuUG1ORFKE

[DeadParrot]

That new ghostbuster movie. Someone cutting onions around here.
Really enjoyed that

[DeadParrot]

Dopesick was a good call. TY team.

Mayor of Kingstown Well worth a spin imo

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That new ghostbuster movie. Someone cutting onions around here.
Really enjoyed that

Beautiful isn't it. A bit of an unsung movie of last year for the caring way they essentially recreated a 1980s movie feel without being kitsch.

[Mellor]

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Like, what types of supports are in place for people essentially halving their consumption in a short amount of time. Its probably not medically dangerous, compared to say going cold turkey, but it is a meaningful impact.

I can’t imagine there is any scenario where reducing alcohol consumption by half has a negative impact.

Definitely doing to hit the string cheap cider brigade harder than the craft beer wankers.

[Raoul Duke III]

Macron going to town on the unvaxxed.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Macron going to town on the unvaxxed.

New Italian regulation saying unvaxxed can't go to the shops on the weekends. Its things like this that have you wondering whenever someone says Ireland is a nanny state.

[oleras]

That new ghostbuster movie. Someone cutting onions around here.
Really enjoyed that

Last 15 mins very good, the rest was just a kids movie.

Anyone else getting strange push notifications from Vodafone this morning, looking for me to sign back into my app ?

[Lazare]

Last 15 mins very good, the rest was just a kids movie.

Anyone else getting strange push notifications from Vodafone this morning, looking for me to sign back into my app ?

Yeah, I've gotten a bunch of those. Didn't sign in.

[AndyFatBastard]

New Italian regulation saying unvaxxed can't go to the shops on the weekends. Its things like this that have you wondering whenever someone says Ireland is a nanny state.

I heard in North Korea you can't even eat without the state's approval

[pokerhand]

For those that developed a taste for Korean shows after Squid Game should check out The Silent Sea.... Pretty enjoyable.

[coillcam]

I have a friend (originally non-eu but now eu citizen). They got barred from USA for 10 years on leaving (non-eu visa) for overstaying by a few days. 10 years have expired and every time they go to the states, a visa application and not ESTA has to be made on their original non-eu citizenship. If they attempt to enter on their eu passport, they can be permanently banned entry. The handful of times they've been to the states again has always involved a grilling, despite working in a big FAANG org.

I also know another chap who attempted to go over for "meetings/training" with his job and got a 10-year ban on the spot at pre-clearance in Dublin. The company wanted him to go to the USA site for a few weeks to work on a project (he's a tech/fitter and his work is 100% hands-on). Told the immigration guy he was going to work on a project hands-on (this needs a work visa), and ended being brought to a room for an interview. After it was established he would actually be working they banned him for 10 years. The company/HR didn't so much as get a slap on the wrist and continue to send people over occasionally. A few who travel semi-regularly have visas.

Moral of the story, is USA don't fuck around or lie when it comes to immigration.

[MysteryGuest]

So they’ve realised that people who don’t live on Twitter don’t care about JK Rowling trans views so time to pluck some anti semitism accusations out of the air

[ComradeCollie]

So they’ve realised that people who don’t live on Twitter don’t care about JK Rowling trans views so time to pluck some anti semitism accusations out of the air

Pretty sure I heard that discussed on UK TV more than 2 years ago.

[ComradeCollie]

[MysteryGuest]

Are all podcasts just like going over to your stoned mates house where he googled shit to show you

that seems like it would be unlistenable, um ahh, Google that, just looking it up now. Um , ah, self satisfied laughter- rinse and repeat
brutal

[Solksjaer!]

Last 15 mins very good, the rest was just a kids movie.

Anyone else getting strange push notifications from Vodafone this morning, looking for me to sign back into my app ?

Who you gonna call ?

[Solksjaer!]

So they’ve realised that people who don’t live on Twitter don’t care about JK Rowling trans views so time to pluck some anti semitism accusations out of the air

We need a parallel fk you society and it needs to gain momentum very quickly to snuff out this shite . I'd like to identify as a dinosaur and proud .

more power to Jk imo

[Ed]

For folks who've been to Vietnam - looking to go for a couple of weeks. Suggestions on city to fly into, do some touristy stuff from and then head to some manner of fancy beach resort/area?

[Hectorjelly]

For folks who've been to Vietnam - looking to go for a couple of weeks. Suggestions on city to fly into, do some touristy stuff from and then head to some manner of fancy beach resort/area?

I spent a month in Saigon just before coronavirus and absolutely loved it, really cool city, amazing ppl, food and culture. I didn't really do any touristy stuff bar a visit to the war museum. I still dream about the food. Expect to put on several kg.

[dinekes]

We need a parallel fk you society and it needs to gain momentum very quickly to snuff out this shite . I'd like to identify as a dinosaur and proud .

more power to Jk imo

I support Solks decision to identify as a dinosaur (hes old enough anyway)

[Solksjaer!]

I support Solks decision to identify as a dinosaur (hes old enough anyway)

We are indeed Dinkie and proud . . IPB - Irish Prehistoric BrotherHood .

EVen the kids are 30 in here .

[Lao Lao]

For folks who've been to Vietnam - looking to go for a couple of weeks. Suggestions on city to fly into, do some touristy stuff from and then head to some manner of fancy beach resort/area?

It's been almost 20 years since I was there so take this with a pinch of salt;

I much preferred Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh, found the later too built up and westernized.

Nha Trang should have some good beach resorts.

Hue has some UNESCO sites that might work for some touristy stuff.

Hoi An was my favourite place in all of SE Asia, lovely quaint little seaside town but may be more built up now.

From Hanoi, you can get to Cat Ba island and Ha Long Bay fairly easily.

If you are only going for two weeks, you'd probably need to choose between north and south and a beach option as otherwise, it'd be too much of a rush to fit it all in.

Eat everything, local food is excellent.

[pokerhand]

For folks who've been to Vietnam - looking to go for a couple of weeks. Suggestions on city to fly into, do some touristy stuff from and then head to some manner of fancy beach resort/area?

Was in Vietnam three years ago and followed Lao Lao advice which is pretty much spot on.

Made the mistake of going to Hanoi as the last stage of the trip... After a week on the south part of Vietnam, flying to Hanoi was a bad idea as was too cold after a week on the south side... Therefore after one night, decided it wasn't for me and buggered off to Thailand for a few days relaxing on the beach.

Make sure to sort out the visa before you go as the rules change all the time due to Covid. At the moment I don't think they are allowing any foreign visitors unless working there.

[Theresa]

Ed, given your constraints.

do Hanoi, Ha Long fly/travel down to Hoi Am/Hue/Da Nang / Nha Trang(resortiest).

Alternative is Saigon and maybe a resort on Phu Quoc (although apparently Phu Quoc is in a bad way, might need some research).

My advice is go north, better food, better people, worse weather (it’s legit balls cold from nov- April).

lastly, when picking a company to do a tour of Ha Long there is a vast vast range. Don’t cheap out and pick one with activities.

[Mellor]

Ireland entry rules for people recovering from Covid:

”If you have recovered from COVID, but continue to test positive, you must have both;

• A positive PCR test from between 11 and 180 days ago abd,
• A negative PCR test within the last 72 hours”


That kind of nonsense sums up policy makers in relation to covid. To think that multiple senior people reviewed and approved those requirements and none of them picked up on the fact it they could pass a test they wouldn’t be continuing to test positive.

[Ed]

Cheers guys, current thinking is Hanoi and branch out from there. Looking at late Sept, early Oct

[dinekes]

I see Asahi 12 pack x 330 ml price is now €17 (about 50c total above MUP if my calculations are correct)

I was paying €21 pre

Tesco

[tylerdurden94]

This is a cross post from the Mac forum on boards.

This is in relation to my 2017 MacBook Retina.

Question for you that have suffered this issue before.
My keyboard started to act up a little while back with some of the keys not working or when they did work they would be double letters. Looked this up online and it seems to be a known issue.

Dropped it in to get looked over to see if it can be repaired under the known fault and got an email back today from the repair center to say that the keyboard is definitely an issue but that it would cost X amount but they ran hardware diagnostics and said there's a potential problem with the battery (I've never noticed an issue with it) and because it's all one piece everything would be needed to replaced and they would do it for X amount.

Has anybody had an issue like this before? Seems a bit outrageous to me.

Steps I can take?

[Dice75]

This is a cross post from the Mac forum on boards.

This is in relation to my 2017 MacBook Retina.

Question for you that have suffered this issue before.
My keyboard started to act up a little while back with some of the keys not working or when they did work they would be double letters. Looked this up online and it seems to be a known issue.

Dropped it in to get looked over to see if it can be repaired under the known fault and got an email back today from the repair center to say that the keyboard is definitely an issue but that it would cost X amount but they ran hardware diagnostics and said there's a potential problem with the battery (I've never noticed an issue with it) and because it's all one piece everything would be needed to replaced and they would do it for X amount.

Has anybody had an issue like this before? Seems a bit outrageous to me.

Steps I can take?

What colour is it?

sorry couldnt resist

[Lao Lao]

This is a cross post from the Mac forum on boards.

This is in relation to my 2017 MacBook Retina.

Question for you that have suffered this issue before.
My keyboard started to act up a little while back with some of the keys not working or when they did work they would be double letters. Looked this up online and it seems to be a known issue.

Dropped it in to get looked over to see if it can be repaired under the known fault and got an email back today from the repair center to say that the keyboard is definitely an issue but that it would cost X amount but they ran hardware diagnostics and said there's a potential problem with the battery (I've never noticed an issue with it) and because it's all one piece everything would be needed to replaced and they would do it for X amount.

Has anybody had an issue like this before? Seems a bit outrageous to me.

Steps I can take?

Ditch Apple ya fan boy cunt

[horatio1]

Cheers guys, current thinking is Hanoi and branch out from there. Looking at late Sept, early Oct

Hi Ed, not sure if you are travelling alone, with partner kids etc . We travelled with two kids in Jan 2020. Amazing diverse country filled with amazing people. We found there was great value in accomadation.

Flew into Hanoi. Stayed near the centre and loved the chaos of it. Did the Water puppet theatre, Cyclo , Hanoi Hilton tour.

Headed to Halong bay for 3 day / 2 night cruise stopping at a pearl factory along the way. As Theresa said they cater to all budgets. We splashed out a bit but it was well worth it. Some of the party boats looked a bit dodgy!

We went to Bana Hills near Danang next. Basically a theme park in the mountains accessed by the longest cable car ride in the world. Kids loved it.

Hoi An definitely the highlight. So relaxed , great food, cheap tailored clothes, great coffee. Went to an "Immersions show" where the set had a river running through it . It was amazing . €20 for best seats.

Da Lat next , much more rural and wonderful landscapes and temples.

Finished off in Ho Chi Minh city, War Museums, independence palace ,day tip to the Cu Chi tunnels and Ben Thahn market.

Didn't do a beach resort as we had come from Thailand.

Can send you some links to places we went or stayed.

[ComradeCollie]

Liked Jimmy Carters little bit today https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/o...smid=url-share

[Dice75]

The Holy One has spoken - more sex*, less pets ye heathens

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2022/0...pope-children/

*none outside marraige please

[Wombatman]

Hey Hitch, what's all this stuff about Conor Riordan on Twitter from that dope Paddy Cosgrave?

I worked with Conor in Pfizer and he was just doing some stuff on projects for ERP implementation. Yer man Cosgrave is going on like Conor is on the board in NYC!!

I can't see Conors tweets so was wondering what the background was?

Your man was just graphing official HSE numbers. Cosgrove and a some zero covid zealots doxxed him, home address, the lot. Last thing you want considering what the demented drongos on the fringes to the Covid discussion are capable of i.e. Masonic Hall fire.

[Wombatman]

Top of the league! Mad that we are top having highest double vaxxed and very high booster numbers. Conversely, Romania have feck all vaxxed and are at the bottom.

[Wombatman]

Porn for RDIII.

[Raoul Duke III]

Top of the league! Mad that we are top having highest double vaxxed and very high booster numbers. Conversely, Romania have feck all vaxxed and are at the bottom.

Should be looking at deaths and\or ICU cases imo rather than case numbers

[Raoul Duke III]

Porn for RDIII.

Proper order.

All the EU states where they place a premium on societal cohesion are going down this road. The individual rights of crackpots are less important than the overall health of society.

[Wombatman]

Should be looking at deaths and\or ICU cases imo rather than case numbers

Totally. But academically it would surely lead one the question the claims made about the impact of vaccination on transmission suppression.

[Wombatman]

The Aussie's have Novax on a technicality. Hope they send him packing.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/tennis/2022...ome-aussie-pm/

[Raoul Duke III]

The Aussie's have Novax on a technicality. Hope they send him packing.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/tennis/2022...ome-aussie-pm/

Hopefully they send him to Christmas Island for a few months (not as fun as it sounds).

[Dice75]

Totally. But academically it would surely lead one the question the claims made about the impact of vaccination on transmission suppression.

Really need the bi-weekly PCR tests taken per million people to make any sense/comparisons

[Solksjaer!]

Hopefully they send him to Christmas Island for a few months (not as fun as it sounds).

Right decision but the Aussie Open is a bit shittier now.

[Raoul Duke III]

Right decision but the Aussie Open is a bit shittier now.

No, it's better. Far better. WP Arsetralia.

He shouldn't be allowed play anywhere.

[Lazare]

No vax joke bitch

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Totally. But academically it would surely lead one the question the claims made about the impact of vaccination on transmission suppression.

They thought it would lessen transmission. Vaccines normally do, so it was a reasonable supposition. Turns out it didn't. But it does have a massive impact on hospitalisation. So a huge net gain.

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Watching The Orville, and oldish show set in space, and its solid light (very light) entertainment.

[Tar.Aldarion]

Watching The Orville, and oldish show set in space, and its solid light (very light) entertainment.

It's not that old, like 4 years or something? But anyway there is a new season in March you will be happy to know and yes it's a great show!