Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - Wordle Gummidge

[zuutroy]

Hitchhiker's Guide To... zuutroy todays IT phishing email was a fair effort on their part

Is this something to do with the cyber security thing? I didn't get anything today but got an IT one a few weeks. Maybe the lag on them is tied to when you complete the assignments...You must be a laggard!

[Dice75]

Tough few years there so Dom, hopefully things get easier as you move along.

[Gimmeabreak]

Is this something to do with the cyber security thing? I didn't get anything today but got an IT one a few weeks. Maybe the lag on them is tied to when you complete the assignments...You must be a laggard!

I am indeed a confirmed laggard. It was an amazoon black friday deal email.

[Denny Crane]

It's been the same thing in pop music since the rise of the algorithm.

A handful of 'go-to' producers with the 'Midas touch' (ie. expert at the algo-friendly tropes) dominate and thus it all sounds very samey and safe with originality throttled at the expense of consistency.

Yeah it's mad. I watched a video of Ryan Tedder creating a song from scratch recently. He talked about how he regularly sits with an artist for a day and writes a song. E.g. a lot of the singles for Adele's 21 were written in a day with different writers.

A few days after watching the video I heard a bar of this Jonas Brothers song, and instantly said that's his work.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8_JbZvHc92U



And it's all about what's in or out of fashion

[Solksjaer!]

Things are very much better, but still a lot of frustration involved, especially if you have to rely on public sector help.

My 2 kids are diagnosed autistic, although literally at opposite ends of things. My eldest was for all intents and purposes 'typical' and walked, talked, interacted as normal, but has the attention span of a gnat and can get hyper and disruptive but not out of malice of any sort. Very bright though, basically taught himself how to read before he started school, and has the memory of an elephant. In preschool they recognised he needed extra help and someone got assigned to him to help calm him and keep him constructively busy. He is in junior infants and this has carried on. Local health services guy though refused to countenance that there was anything he needed help with so wouldn't refer him on anywhere, so we had to get a private assessment which allows him to get the extra resources and time he needs in class now, otherwise he'd often be disruptive to others. With a bit of extra help to focus and channel his energy, he'll be fine, and I'd imagine will be substantially similar to other kids experiences. We can see the differences with the private occupational therapy sessions and extra help in school. He'd likely have coped, but with increasing difficulty as the years went by and would as you say have been ignored when we were kids.

My youngest has from about 14 months been far more obviously autistic in more severe ways. He has just turned 3 and doesn't speak, among other things. Thankfully locally there are decent private services we can avail of, and he is in a special ASD unit preschool, which from the day he turned 3 is fully covered by a grant as it doesn't come under the ECCE scheme. Again, we had to get him privately assessed, and private speech and language and occupational therapy. We have been assured that he is 'top of the list' for public speech and language for the last year, but it could be another year before anything like that actually becomes available to him. Thankfully (and with help from good cover under health insurance) we are able to fund these things privately for him. We'd still be waiting for a public assessment too if we weren't able to afford the private one (not cheap and not covered by health insurance).

Outcomes are much improved by early intervention and we are really hoping that'll be the case for him too. He's a sweet boy with an even temperament generally, but there are some frustrations with his lack of ability to communicate. He has (covered by the medical card he was granted after getting a specific government grant only made possible because he had a diagnosis we'd still be waiting for if relying on public route) a tablet to essentially allow him to communicate once he understands how to use it, but that will be a long and slow process to get to, and hopefully he will develop speech in the mean time, but if not, this will hopefully allow him to tell us things. He can make himself understood in a non-verbal way, but it is obviously limited. The point being that while the grants and supports are there, getting to them without resorting to private diagnoses and interventions is a very slow and laboured process. Things are better, but still a lot of room for improvement.

Our youngest has sensory issues . Needs a lot of rough play when he's off and gets emotional at times . Apart from that hes a joyous kid . There is a monthly 309Euro? DCA allowance. (Sez the missus) If you have an official Autism diagnosis you are due for both . Also backdated . You probably know this but just in case.

I agree with Raoul , the spectrum is so wide we basically grew up with undiagnosed folk. Our mothers would be due millions . i'm sure if i got checked out they'd find something. (What grown man cries watching ET)

[Solksjaer!]

Yeah it's mad. I watched a video of Ryan Tedder creating a song from scratch recently. He talked about how he regularly sits with an artist for a day and writes a song. E.g. a lot of the singles for Adele's 21 were written in a day with different writers.

A few days after watching the video I heard a bar of this Jonas Brothers song, and instantly said that's his work.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8_JbZvHc92U



And it's all about what's in or out of fashion

Its the public that are dumbed down. Lazy listening. Was predicted. Its hard to be an original blues musician these days without dragging Jazz into it . Been listening to t-bone & fletcher etc a bit lately to discern some of the different blues styles . When you really listen to the different styles you can really appreciate the differences in what really is a simple style. The diff turnarounds and the scale tone targeting .
I do thing a return to musicianship will happen. Viva la revolution.

[Raoul Duke III]

Its the public that are dumbed down. Lazy listening. Was predicted. Its hard to be an original blues musician these days without dragging Jazz into it . Been listening to t-bone & fletcher etc a bit lately to discern some of the different blues styles . When you really listen to the different styles you can really appreciate the differences in what really is a simple style. The diff turnarounds and the scale tone targeting .
I do thing a return to musicianship will happen. Viva la revolution.

Not just music, definitely a lot of algorithims at work deciding what films and tv shows are made too.

[Micknail]

I am indeed a confirmed laggard. It was an amazoon black friday deal email.

I ran a few of those internal phishing campaigns.
Ours were Amazan €50 vouchers.

[Denny Crane]

Not just music, definitely a lot of algorithims at work deciding what films and tv shows are made too.

TV really peaked ~10 years ago.

Tough to find anything worth watching these days.

Netflix and Amazon just throw money at anything.

i was watching Leonardo on Prime recently. Huge budget, scenes and costumes etc totally amazing. But lackluster story. Seems to be common these days.

[BennyHiFi]

Well Aidan McAnespie's killer, David Holden, finally gets convicted.

Thirty-four years after the fact and with Aidan's mother and father gone to the grave, never having seen the British Army's cruelty and deceit unravelled.

Doesn't look like his former paymasters have given him much support since it became clear the truth would out. He looks like an old man

We'll never know what really happened that day. What went on in those handful of seconds that changed all those lives irrevocably.

There are no winners, yet the game is still being played out, slowly, painfully and at an ever increasing abstraction and remove.

At least the history books will be updated now and one family will have a little more peace.

[Degag]

Regency case not making good reading for Mary Lou today.

[Hectorjelly]

SAS Rogue heroes is brilliant, I've been really enjoying it. 6 part series by the BBC on the creation of the SAS during WW2
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...s-dressing-spy

[Raoul Duke III]

Regency case not making good reading for Mary Lou today.

cliffs?

[Degag]

cliffs?

Essentially a taped conversation between this Dowdall guy and The Monk.

Dowdall is complaining that ML didn’t go to some gangster funeral (Monks brother i think) which he see’s as being out of order cause she uses the Hutches for votes and money.

May be more.

[Strewelpeter]

cliffs?

SF / IRA financed by money from drugs, extortion and robbery shock horror, I mean who would have thunk it

Its a useful distraction from the fact that their core vote and a number of active members are busy down the East Wall directing racist chants at asylum seekers.

[Degag]

Have ye considered a school in a language that people actually speak?

Heritage is important, is it not? I would love to speak it better than i can. Think alot of that is down to how it was thought though. Peig Sayers didn't elicit much interest in most 16 year olds.

In saying that, a friend of mine is sending their kid to a gaelschoil instead of the local school which i think is madness, not going to school with people of the same age locally when you will be playing sport etc with them

In the process of signing a book contract with a very reputable publisher. The contract is interesting - I was mentally expecting the royalties to be a fair bit less?



My understanding is that net receipts is the sales price minus any discounts offered to sellers, rather than some The Producers scam where they can deduct all manner of expenses. But will double-check.

Probably the absolute best case scenario is about €10k of royalties, so you wouldn't be doing it for the money anyway.

So you get zilch for writing the book and then only 5-10% of the profits? Seems a fairly terribly deal financially. Although you are not doing it for the money as you said i guess.

[Strewelpeter]

This is hilarious, I noticed they didn't have anyone on Claire Byrnes Friday show for just about the first time ever... I imagine there won't be many of them seen on the panel shows this weekend

[Solksjaer!]

This is hilarious, I noticed they didn't have anyone on Claire Byrnes Friday show for just about the first time ever... I imagine there won't be many of them seen on the panel shows this weekend

[ComradeCollie]

Don't have strong opinions on climate change, but cutting the grass and pruning rose bushes that still have flowers on them in November is weird.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Annual MRI tonight. Ugh, there's no nice MRI. Bit better than the last time, but still feels heavily of being buried alive.

Some lovely posts here today.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

On the private healthcare vs public thing. We were told a while back that the youngest has some mildish form of scoliosis that means he'll need to wear a chest brace in his teenage years to keep his back growing straight. It was a six-month wait for the private specialist, I'd imagine he'd be the hunchback of Dublin Dame before a public diagnosis came through. It shouldn't be like that. Parents in 5star's situation shouldn't have to stress over basic access to diagnosis.

[balfejohn]

This is hilarious, I noticed they didn't have anyone on Claire Byrnes Friday show for just about the first time ever... I imagine there won't be many of them seen on the panel shows this weekend

They were all getting ready for the Toy show so we’re all given the evening off
They haven’t gone away you know

[balfejohn]

Just had a browse thru the sensational hutch chat with dowdall
looks like imealda May and Adele were approached by Sein Fein to join the party and sing to make money for the party coffers
some great reading and listening for anyone concerned how Sein Fein keep the ship afloat
How will they every get into power with all this Mary Lou sandal following them

[ComradeCollie]

Just had a browse thru the sensational hutch chat with dowdall
looks like imealda May and Adele were approached by Sein Fein to join the party and sing to make money for the party coffers
some great reading and listening for anyone concerned how Sein Fein keep the ship afloat
How will they every get into power with all this Mary Lou sandal following them

https://marloushoes.com/collections/women-sandals-dress

[Gimmeabreak]

Just had a browse thru the sensational hutch chat with dowdall
looks like imealda May and Adele were approached by Sein Fein to join the party and sing to make money for the party coffers
some great reading and listening for anyone concerned how Sein Fein keep the ship afloat
How will they every get into power with all this Mary Lou sandal following them

some of the detail for those interesed

thejournal.ie/dowdall-hutch-recordings-court-5930336-Nov2022/

[oleras]

Annual MRI tonight. Ugh, there's no nice MRI. Bit better than the last time, but still feels heavily of being buried alive.

Some lovely posts here today.

Had a prostate one wed evening, solid 30 mins in there shallow breathing, then thursday had the honor of having a BBC crew put a camera down the jap eye into my bladder, while awake. May not have been a BBC OB crew, but was a strange experience all the same.

All precautionary, everything ok.

[Degag]

Just had a browse thru the sensational hutch chat with dowdall
looks like imealda May and Adele were approached by Sein Fein to join the party and sing to make money for the party coffers
some great reading and listening for anyone concerned how Sein Fein keep the ship afloat
How will they every get into power with all this Mary Lou sandal following them

I suspect the average potential voter for SF in the next election won’t give a rats arse about it.

Cause if you can ignore every other danger signal about them, you’ll ignore this too

[Raoul Duke III]

I suspect the average potential voter for SF in the next election won’t give a rats arse about it.

Cause if you can ignore every other danger signal about them, you’ll ignore this too

I keep making the Trump analogy but that's another good one. SF voters are blindly loyal and will vote for them no matter what, probably even in spite of it.

I wonder if their loyalty will be strained if SF in office turn out to be as mendacious and incompetent as Trump? It'll be interesting to watch.

[Lazare]

I keep making the Trump analogy but that's another good one. SF voters are blindly loyal and will vote for them no matter what, probably even in spite of it.

I wonder if their loyalty will be strained if SF in office turn out to be as mendacious and incompetent as Trump? It'll be interesting to watch.

Just like Trump, of course loyalty won't be strained.

[Lazare]

The 'use yous for money and votes' bit seems really vague. Anyone any theories as to what that actually means, practically.

Particularly the votes bit.

[Lazare]

Would be interesting to hear Lloyd's take on it.

[Murdrum]

I keep making the Trump analogy but that's another good one. SF voters are blindly loyal and will vote for them no matter what, probably even in spite of it.

I wonder if their loyalty will be strained if SF in office turn out to be as mendacious and incompetent as Trump? It'll be interesting to watch.

I think you’re right. In my mind right now the only thing that could sway voters is if their conditions worsen or maybe even stand pat under a SF government.

We’re at a stage where any and all criticism-similar to Trump- is establishment driven narrative designed to keep SF out.

[Degag]

I keep making the Trump analogy but that's another good one. SF voters are blindly loyal and will vote for them no matter what, probably even in spite of it.

I wonder if their loyalty will be strained if SF in office turn out to be as mendacious and incompetent as Trump? It'll be interesting to watch.

I'm not too sure. I don't think the typical SF voters are quite as loyal as Trumpists but they are definitely anti-establishment. I suspect they won't vote FF/FG in a month of Sundays, they'll either vote PBP maybe or not vote at all.

Ultimately they are just being led down a blind path and it's quite amazing how many people are following it. Friends of mine, some of whom are doing quite well for themselves, which i've alluded to before here i think, which amazes me. Some people just want to complain and want more without seeing the bigger picture. We are actually doing very OK as a country IMO - overall.

On the flip side, if/when SF do get in, it'll be interesting cause i don't really want them to do bad

[Dice75]

Would be interesting to hear Lloyd's take on it.

I'd be more interested to hear Kayroo's thoughts on the use of the word you('?)s. For some reason it really grates me and I dont know why but I've noticed it a lot more in the last decade than I ever did before.

[Lazare]

I'd be more interested to hear Kayroo's thoughts on the use of the word you('?)s. For some reason it really grates me and I dont know why but I've noticed it a lot more in the last decade than I ever did before for some reason.

Same.

I think one thing the Yanks got right is Y'all.

[Degag]

The 'use yous for money and votes' bit seems really vague. Anyone any theories as to what that actually means, practically.

Particularly the votes bit.

Not too much of an idea. I imagine the money side is funding SF electorally but also perhaps ML and other prominent figures personally. There was some furore a few months ago about how ML was able to afford her home, or afford doing it up, something like that.

The votes thing is more ambiguous. My first though was leaning on people to vote a certain way, but that seems kinda odd.

Then again, the money and votes are probably intrinsically linked.

[Degag]

Same.

I think one thing the Yanks got right is Y'all.

Oh dear god - no.

[Lazare]

Not too much of an idea. I imagine the money side is funding SF electorally but also perhaps ML and other prominent figures personally. There was some furore a few months ago about how ML was able to afford her home, or afford doing it up, something like that.

The votes thing is more ambiguous. My first though was leaning on people to vote a certain way, but that seems kinda odd.

Then again, the money and votes are probably intrinsically linked.

Doesn't make sense from a risk reward pov.

How many votes would be garnered by a small gang of criminals leaning on locals. How easy would it be to become known.

Money for promises sounds totally plausible and realistic. Votes doesn't make any sense.

[Solksjaer!]

I think government over the next 5 years is a poison chalice. We are downwind of brexit and its effects . I've never voted Sinn Fein but its purely on their background not on the actual party line . As despite the precious im all right Jack folk in the South , i live in hope for a 32 county Ireland in my lifetime. It will happen , just hope its as bloodless as possible.

[Solksjaer!]

Same.

I think one thing the Yanks got right is Y'all.

We have Youghal which causes them great confusion.

[Solksjaer!]

The cuckoo granny on the Late Late show us everything thats great about Ireland

[Degag]

I think government over the next 5 years is a poison chalice. We are downwind of brexit and its effects . I've never voted Sinn Fein but its purely on their background not on the actual party line . As despite the precious im all right Jack folk in the South , i live in hope for a 32 county Ireland in my lifetime. It will happen , just hope its as bloodless as possible.

I'm slightly torn on the subject. But the fact that it won't be bloodless sways me.

[Ed]

Any naps for Navan tomorrow appreciated

[Raoul Duke III]

Would be interesting to hear Lloyd's take on it.

Lloyd made a brief appearance on here a few months back and his take was really strange. Basically pure oppositionism and an acceptance that SF wouldn't solve any structural problems (and could well make them worse), an 'it's our turn and feck the rest of ye' approach.

Which again was reminiscent of Trumpism at its finest. It might be great for whipping up people on social media but it's got fuck all to with govering effectively.
Trump, Brexit, SF, Brothers of Italy, FN...all sides of the same coin, driven by resentment and nativism.

[Solksjaer!]

This lady is a breath of fresh air. Feels every note.

[Raoul Duke III]

We have Youghal which causes them great confusion.

All y'all are in Youghall, is all.

[DeeBrown]

Looking like an overlay at the Bonnington.
€30k guarantee, €300 but-in,
40 runners atm, registration open until 5pm.

[Strewelpeter]

Any naps for Navan tomorrow appreciated

We'll be running Bayou Belle in the first but she's probably not overpriced at 200/1. She's schooling great but hurdling reasonably well and finishing ahead of any of the top half of the market would be a good outcome tomorrow.

It's a decent card with a lot of interesting runners with a view to the future but I'm not seeing a lot of obvious value punts yet.
Might go with a very speculative ew on Jiving Jerry in the hcp hurdle.
The Troytown is a proper race that you could make a case for anything in, I'll probably perm a few at the top of the handicap in forecasts and at the moment I'm leaning towards backing The Big Dog ew in the hope he can follow up after finally delivering on his potential last time.
Lily Du Berlais might go off a bigger price than it should in the bumper but it will be a very competitive affair.

[Strewelpeter]

Lloyd made a brief appearance on here a few months back and his take was really strange. Basically pure oppositionism and an acceptance that SF wouldn't solve any structural problems (and could well make them worse), an 'it's our turn and feck the rest of ye' approach.

And yet anyone who asked for an explanation of what their policies are was dismissed with some inane 'putting on a Football Jersey' analogy.

[Strewelpeter]

This lady is a breath of fresh air. Feels every note.

That's fantastic, has me planning a trip to Austin.

[Dice75]

Misclicked there and now have €100 on two Mexicans to get a yellow card for €1500, hopefully have a stern Ref

[Raoul Duke III]

Misclicked there and now have €100 on two Mexicans to get a yellow card for €1500, hopefully have a stern Ref

Any 2 Mexicans to get booked in the entire game? I'll take that bet if you don't want it.

[Raoul Duke III]

Aha, presumably 2 specific Mexicans?

[Dice75]

Screenshot_20221126-185704_BoyleSports.jpg

Any 2 Mexicans to get booked in the entire game? I'll take that bet if you don't want it.

I wish, 2 specific lads

[Wombatman]

I'd be more interested to hear Kayroo's thoughts on the use of the word you('?)s. For some reason it really grates me and I dont know why but I've noticed it a lot more in the last decade than I ever did before.

I'd be more interested in his views on the legality of the recordings. They were recorded in another jurisdiction right?

Defending Counsel Brendan Grehan for Hutch has argued that the State was “acting illegally” when it continued to use the bugging device after the men had travelled to Northern Ireland.

“The State cannot be allowed to benefit from its own illegality and the fruits of that harvest should not be admitted into the trial,” Grehan has said.

Sean Gillane SC, prosecuting, is due to respond on Monday before the judges make a decision.

The guards thought they had deleted the recordings, but had a root around and happened to find a "working copy". LOLz. Very serious situation if the guards can't manage evidence properly.

Maybe somebody decided the damage they would do to SF was more important that the damage they might do to the viability of the prosecution.

For the record I would never vote for SF.

[Lazare]

Maybe somebody decided the damage they would do to SF was more important that the damage they might do to the viability of the prosecution.

Interesting.

Not a bonkers conspiracy theory at all.

Some would see it as dutiful patriotism, others not so much.

[Raoul Duke III]

This soccer match is as bad as last weeks rugby.

[ionapaul]

We just got the word earlier this week that our eldest (4, will be 5 before the next school year starts) got into a local gaeilscoil, which I'm very pleased about. We only applied to two, this gaeilscoil and the local Educate Together, but as 1) the gaeilscoil is a bit more convenient in terms of getting to and from and 2) I went to a gaeilscoil myself in Galway in the 1980s and I believe the experience stood to me, I really hoped he'd end up going the Irish route. Wife probably a bigger fan of the other school, as her own Irish isn't great (she's a Dub). Didn't get into the Educate Together in the end, over subscribed, so it all worked out well from my perspective No doubt our daughter, just turned two, will now follow in her older brother's footsteps when she'll finish with the creche.

[Strewelpeter]

Real passion these soccer fans

[Solksjaer!]

The Swimmers is most excellent. Netflix.