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    Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post

    Went into Horizon Worlds the other night, the new FaceBook metaverse. Jesus, they have really dropped the ball with that one - it either just makes no sense or feels like it was designed by a kid. I went into a comedy club on there and weirdly they have created a sense of distance from the comedian on the stage - why? Its a freaking digital world, you don't need to design in physical constraints. It felt like watching a puppet tell bad jokes, rather than having any real sense of presence. The next place I went to was a waterslide park, which was ridic basic and highly nausea-inducing. It all felt far too cartoony. We'll get there eventually, as we will undoubtedly spend significant amounts of time in metaverses in our future, but seeing the current state of the art was quite an eye-opener.
    Speak for yourself on the bolder part not a fucking hope - only way I’ll be on it is if work force me at gunpoint haven’t seen a single interesting use case except if your a hopeless kidult consumer. Second life probably had comedy clubs

    Fair enough there’s probably enough people out there who are so miserably disconnected from their surroundings that they will jump on this and think it’s great

    Still hoping Zuck gets done in by his security in his bunker when the world goes to fuck thanks in part to his shitty platforms

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      Yanks outplaying and outworking Wales. The intensity and physicality have been impressive.

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        Originally posted by coillcam View Post
        Yanks outplaying and outworking Wales. The intensity and physicality have been impressive.
        Seems like the 'training by playing lots of golf' routine doesn't produce optimal results.
        "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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          loads of empty seats pathetic

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            Eir decided to open a new fiber line next to the gaff. Now they're going house-to-house offering two years of 400gb internet for €39 a month. A handy €30 off the monthly broadband. €100 credit also, meaning the first two months are free, and they pay the Virgin contract-break fee. The guy was saying they are on a massive push to get Dublin numbers, so maybe bear them in mind when it turns to switching season*.

            Planning to do a big push on all the bills over December. We seem to have let all manner of leaks into our spending.



            * every season is switching season

            "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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              Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post

              Seems like the 'training by playing lots of golf' routine doesn't produce optimal results.
              The yanks just duffed a tackle . .

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                Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post

                Seems like the 'training by playing lots of golf' routine doesn't produce optimal results.
                BBV tested and working to spec.
                "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                  Bought a 50c penny sweet bag and there are three sweets in it. wtf.


                  "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                    Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                    Bought a 50c penny sweet bag and there are three sweets in it. wtf.

                    A tempenny bag
                    I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that

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                      Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                      Eir decided to open a new fiber line next to the gaff. Now they're going house-to-house offering two years of 400gb internet for €39 a month. A handy €30 off the monthly broadband. €100 credit also, meaning the first two months are free, and they pay the Virgin contract-break fee. The guy was saying they are on a massive push to get Dublin numbers, so maybe bear them in mind when it turns to switching season*.

                      Planning to do a big push on all the bills over December. We seem to have let all manner of leaks into our spending.



                      * every season is switching season
                      I switched electricity on the first week of Jan a few years ago so coming up on that time again.

                      I was curious about how the credit works so FYI;

                      If you switch electricity supplier, the supplier you were with:
                      • On 27 October 2022 is responsible for giving you the first credit
                      • On 20 December 2022 is responsible for giving you the second credit
                      • On 27 February 2023 is responsible for giving you the third credit

                      A supplier can apply the credit to your closing bill or credit you back through the same method pay your bills.

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                        Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                        Eir decided to open a new fiber line next to the gaff. Now they're going house-to-house offering two years of 400gb internet for €39 a month. A handy €30 off the monthly broadband. €100 credit also, meaning the first two months are free, and they pay the Virgin contract-break fee. The guy was saying they are on a massive push to get Dublin numbers, so maybe bear them in mind when it turns to switching season*.

                        Planning to do a big push on all the bills over December. We seem to have let all manner of leaks into our spending.



                        * every season is switching season
                        400 GB a month i assume is your allowance and not the speed? if so, it doesn't sound like much. pretty sure i'd blow that allowance wide open every month currently, and in a year's time no doubt will have increased significantly

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                          Having a massive pain with Eir at the minute. Moved into the new house 10 days ago. Had started the process of signing up for the internet before that but Sky had said they couldn't complete until we had possession of the house (understandable).

                          Get possession of the house. Sky can't do it because there's still an active line from Eir. Get onto Eir who say previous owner never cancelled. Get onto previous owner, says he had. Been back and forth like this ever since, letter from our solicitor confirming ownership etc., Eir saying it'll be another 9 days for them to sort. Positive was that it prompted me to review my phone deal with them and have moved to Virgin who have a €10 per month sim only deal at the moment

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                            Originally posted by shrapnel View Post

                            400 GB a month i assume is your allowance and not the speed? if so, it doesn't sound like much. pretty sure i'd blow that allowance wide open every month currently, and in a year's time no doubt will have increased significantly
                            I would assume its a 500mb line, thats the deal im on, unlimited.
                            This too shall pass.

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                              Originally posted by oleras View Post

                              I would assume its a 500mb line, thats the deal im on, unlimited.
                              ah yeah. Still getting used to the internet lingo due to it only being 20 years old. 500mb speed, unlimited whatever.
                              "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                Scenes
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                                  Originally posted by Micknail View Post
                                  Scenes
                                  Unbelievable

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                                    Prob a million+ bets being ruined.
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                                      God bless WFH, this is incredible
                                      People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
                                      Get a shiny metal Revolut card! And a free tenner!
                                      https://revolut.com/referral/jamesb8!G10D21

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                                        30 mins of pure shithousery coming up from SA
                                        People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
                                        Get a shiny metal Revolut card! And a free tenner!
                                        https://revolut.com/referral/jamesb8!G10D21

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                                          oh thats glorious.
                                          "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                            Originally posted by DeadParrot View Post
                                            30 mins of pure shithousery coming up from SA
                                            15 minutes of injury time

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                                              This is great. Di Maria on the right side not working at all. Absolute heroics from the Saudis.
                                              "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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                                                Yer man must be dead

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                                                  Originally posted by Dice75 View Post
                                                  Yer man must be dead
                                                  SItting up.
                                                  Those lads must be juiced to the gills
                                                  People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
                                                  Get a shiny metal Revolut card! And a free tenner!
                                                  https://revolut.com/referral/jamesb8!G10D21

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                                                    14 minutes of overtime, when only 9 were announced?
                                                    "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                                      Best team won. Wanted it more. A yard faster to every ball.

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                                                        People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
                                                        Get a shiny metal Revolut card! And a free tenner!
                                                        https://revolut.com/referral/jamesb8!G10D21

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                                                          FML – Backed the Argies to win it, got the Saudais in the WC draw in work (worst team gets a prize).

                                                          Ok, Let me try that key in the door again

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                                                            Death stares from the Argie lady in work when we tried to cheer her up.
                                                            "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                              Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                                                              14 minutes of overtime, when only 9 were announced?
                                                              the injured saudi took about 5 minutes to get looked at and subbed. ref added the extra 5 minutes to extra time

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                                                                I'm liking the realistic injury time (in both halves, prior tradition seemed to be max 2 minutes in the first half regardless of what delays there were). At this stage it clearly seems to be a directive rather than a couple of referees acting alone.
                                                                Though it does raise the prospect of an NFL length game in the knockouts.

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                                                                  Originally posted by ArmaniJeans View Post
                                                                  I'm liking the realistic injury time (in both halves, prior tradition seemed to be max 2 minutes in the first half regardless of what delays there were). At this stage it clearly seems to be a directive rather than a couple of referees acting alone.
                                                                  Though it does raise the prospect of an NFL length game in the knockouts.
                                                                  *Misread the NFL remark.

                                                                  I think there’s just too much ambiguity around the time.

                                                                  If they’re gone that strict on VAR, it seems ridiculous that they haven’t made the time more clear cut.
                                                                  It has to move towards stopping time rather than allowing it run and added back later.
                                                                  Something similar to the NFL or NBA
                                                                  Last edited by Murdrum; 22-11-22, 12:20.

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                                                                    Originally posted by shrapnel View Post

                                                                    the injured saudi took about 5 minutes to get looked at and subbed. ref added the extra 5 minutes to extra time
                                                                    ah. I didn't want to ruin it by actually looking at the match
                                                                    "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                                                      I said this about the then Ivory Coast manager back in 2015, now Saudi Arabia manager.
                                                                      https://www.irishpokerboards.com/for...94#post1213594
                                                                      "The Ivory Coast manager looks like someone who 100 years ago would have been leading an expedition of mercenaries to pillage Equatorial Guinea."

                                                                      Even his name being Renard adds to it, could be straight out of a Forsyth book and was actually a Bond villain name.

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                                                                        Originally posted by ArmaniJeans View Post
                                                                        I said this about the then Ivory Coast manager back in 2015, now Saudi Arabia manager.
                                                                        https://www.irishpokerboards.com/for...94#post1213594
                                                                        "The Ivory Coast manager looks like someone who 100 years ago would have been leading an expedition of mercenaries to pillage Equatorial Guinea."

                                                                        Even his name being Renard adds to it, could be straight out of a Forsyth book and was actually a Bond villain name.
                                                                        He was in Jamie Lanniser cosplay
                                                                        People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
                                                                        Get a shiny metal Revolut card! And a free tenner!
                                                                        https://revolut.com/referral/jamesb8!G10D21

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                                                                          Originally posted by Murdrum View Post

                                                                          It has to go there permanently. There’s just too much ambiguity. If they’re gone that strict on VAR, it seems ridiculous, they haven’t made the time more clear cut.
                                                                          Game clock needs to be reduced to 60mins, so 30mins per half. And then they can have it stop start to look at things. Even now for the clearest of goals there is a VAR check for the sake of it eating into time.

                                                                          As it is, 90mins is too long with all the stoppages.

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                                                                            Originally posted by dobby View Post

                                                                            Game clock needs to be reduced to 60mins, so 30mins per half. And then they can have it stop start to look at things. Even now for the clearest of goals there is a VAR check for the sake of it eating into time.

                                                                            As it is, 90mins is too long with all the stoppages.
                                                                            The NBA has a rule whereby you have a coaches challenge with 2 mins remaining in a game.
                                                                            Tennis with the challenges too.

                                                                            I’m not saying it’s apples to apples but I think a level of accountability on coaches/players to challenge at certain times and that frees up opportunities for something a little free flowing.

                                                                            Like AJ said, if this is a more realistic representations of stoppages, all it does is highlight how bad the current system is

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                                                                              Denmark robbed
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                                                                                Originally posted by Micknail View Post
                                                                                Denmark robbed
                                                                                Payback for the viking pillage
                                                                                "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                  I wonder if there is an edge now gambling on matches to have a goal scored late in the 2nd half. They are getting 6 to 10 mins extra in the 2nd half in this world cup.

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                                                                                    Bye bye Ronaldo. Dont let the door hit you etc etc.

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                                                                                      Easy game. Nervy start, was definitely scared of the banana skin

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                                                                                        Was out with an Indian gent with a taste for top shelf whiskey. Watch him imo.
                                                                                        "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                          Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
                                                                                          Was out with an Indian gent with a taste for top shelf whiskey. Watch him imo.
                                                                                          Is this about golf?
                                                                                          “Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders.”

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                                                                                            Only three and a half years to the World Cup lads. Exciting.
                                                                                            I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that

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                                                                                              East Wall situation could get interesting.
                                                                                              Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

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                                                                                                Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

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                                                                                                  Benny was dead right.

                                                                                                  Fuck this corrupt slimy joke.
                                                                                                  I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that

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                                                                                                    One of the leeches that used to hang around mcgregor looking for millions for saying “you should do a whiskey”
                                                                                                    hope he wins but at the same time what a gimp

                                                                                                    https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/...-42166294.html

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                                                                                                      Eldest gets her junior cert results today, looking very nervous going out the door.

                                                                                                      I'd imagine she'll get out what she put in.
                                                                                                      "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                                        Originally posted by Lazare View Post
                                                                                                        Only three and a half years to the World Cup lads. Exciting.
                                                                                                        David Squires continues to have the best commentary on it.
                                                                                                        "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                                          Got a hankering to play Elvis Costello as background music for today. What a songwriter.
                                                                                                          "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                                                                                            Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
                                                                                                            Eldest gets her junior cert results today, looking very nervous going out the door.

                                                                                                            I'd imagine she'll get out what she put in.
                                                                                                            What does she plan on doing?

                                                                                                            I dropped out before my leaving cert and ironically now I'm going to be a teacher Leaving cert becomes more irrelevant as the years pass by, so good or bad she'll be grand.

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                                                                                                              At the end of the day (football cliché) it’s footie on the TV . I’ve not got to see many matches yet. I quite enjoyed France V Aussies. Some nice football in it. I’m looking forward to to when it gets super competitive and the English hearts are broken once again. I fail to see how me turning off the football will benefit anyone apart from the missus and the kids.
                                                                                                              Does this have the magic of other World Cups. Well probably not sue to the background and resulting atmosphere around it. However a few did have an orgasm when the Argies lost yesterday.
                                                                                                              Zero point in moaning about it now in November 2022. It is what is is. Enjoy the footie or don’t . I’m looking forward to it. The time for protest was when it was announced.

                                                                                                              I hope Ireland doesn’t get it in the future with those British Soldiers found to be suppling the UDA. Etc . They haven’t gone away you know.

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                                                                                                                Originally posted by dobby View Post

                                                                                                                What does she plan on doing?

                                                                                                                I dropped out before my leaving cert and ironically now I'm going to be a teacher Leaving cert becomes more irrelevant as the years pass by, so good or bad she'll be grand.
                                                                                                                Well, topically enough, I'd say she would be ideally suited to teaching. She did some work experience in a primary school in Mayo last week and absolutely loved it. Runs in the family too, quite a few teachers in there.

                                                                                                                And she will definitely be doing her LC, and will definitely be going to college. Covid really disrupted their whole learning for the JC cycle (think they are the first group in 3 years to actually sit the exams) so it'll be interesting to see how they get on. No harm to get a fright at this stage anyway.

                                                                                                                "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
                                                                                                                  Eldest gets her junior cert results today, looking very nervous going out the door.

                                                                                                                  I'd imagine she'll get out what she put in.
                                                                                                                  Big night out for her tonight so!
                                                                                                                  Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

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                                                                                                                    Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post

                                                                                                                    Well, topically enough, I'd say she would be ideally suited to teaching. She did some work experience in a primary school in Mayo last week and absolutely loved it. Runs in the family too, quite a few teachers in there.

                                                                                                                    And she will definitely be doing her LC, and will definitely be going to college. Covid really disrupted their whole learning for the JC cycle (think they are the first group in 3 years to actually sit the exams) so it'll be interesting to see how they get on. No harm to get a fright at this stage anyway.
                                                                                                                    Considering a grind school for the LC?
                                                                                                                    Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

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                                                                                                                      Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post

                                                                                                                      And she will definitely be doing her LC, and will definitely be going to college.
                                                                                                                      Lets give it a miss this time, bbv gods.

                                                                                                                      Best of luck to her!!!
                                                                                                                      "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                                                                                                        Originally posted by Wombatman View Post

                                                                                                                        Considering a grind school for the LC?
                                                                                                                        Potentially. Plenty of her friends already talking about it. Her school is very good in some aspects but not exactly over-demanding of the kids academically.

                                                                                                                        If that's what you have to do, that's what you have to do...so be it. Will defer that conversation until 2023 anyway.
                                                                                                                        "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                                                          Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post

                                                                                                                          Potentially. Plenty of her friends already talking about it. Her school is very good in some aspects but not exactly over-demanding of the kids academically.

                                                                                                                          If that's what you have to do, that's what you have to do...so be it. Will defer that conversation until 2023 anyway.
                                                                                                                          All about them points innit.
                                                                                                                          Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

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