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- Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:58 pm
- Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
- Topic: Petition to axe Operation Transformation
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2109
Re: Petition to axe Operation Transformation
Stop watching RTE and you will stop caring about this shit!!
- Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:42 pm
- Forum: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Topic: Vaccine megathread
- Replies: 2606
- Views: 568127
Re: Vaccine megathread
Something not right where in a country that has 90% vaccine compliance, that we now need to force the remaining 10% to be vaccinated. I will have to be dragged kicking and screaming for it as I am still in recovery from my heart attack, and not fully recovered. Have you spoken to your doctor? I'm s...
- Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:34 pm
- Forum: Movies
- Topic: Sidney Poitier RIP
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3444
Re: Sidney Poitier RIP
Or as Del Boy called him Sydney Potter
- Fri Jan 07, 2022 8:35 am
- Forum: Technology & Internet
- Topic: Moving to IPTV?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 13974
Re: Moving to IPTV?
Never had a Roku, word is they are okay. I've only had Mibox, mi TV, fire stick and Nvidia shield which are all very good. Tivimate is my choice of IPTV app I have it on 4 boxes and mi TV with communal recording to a home network drive. I can record on one box, watch back on any other. I use m3u4u.c...
- Tue Jan 04, 2022 5:44 pm
- Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
- Topic: The end of my beer drinking days - minimum alcohol pricing
- Replies: 47
- Views: 10564
- Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:53 pm
- Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
- Topic: The end of my beer drinking days - minimum alcohol pricing
- Replies: 47
- Views: 10564
Re: The end of my beer drinking days - minimum alcohol pricing
I'll just keep brewing my own
- Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:27 am
- Forum: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Topic: The pandemic of idiots
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3842
Re: The pandemic of idiots
I meant he is an antivaxer but has now gone full blown tinfoil hat brigade, I've now editedBanshee Bones wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:23 am If you think that the statement "Trump was robbed" is anti vaxxer then you might be a part of this pandemic you speak of
- Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:09 am
- Forum: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Topic: The pandemic of idiots
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3842
The pandemic of idiots
My own antivax brother has gone full blown card carrying tinfoil hat brigade when he made a statement to my sister over Christmas "and Trump was robbed" The pandemic of idiots is worse than the virus. There is no going back now, you've made yourself known! I'm not sure how we go on from he...
- Sun Jan 02, 2022 2:58 pm
- Forum: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Topic: Has there been a policy change?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4321
Re: Has there been a policy change?
Policy? The next thing to expect is advising we try flat 7-up
- Sun Jan 02, 2022 9:17 am
- Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
- Topic: The Obama’s New Years photo for 2022
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3024
Re: The Obama’s New Years photo for 2022
Q says you can make out Mrs Obama's ball bag in that image!
- Sat Jan 01, 2022 1:14 pm
- Forum: Movies
- Topic: Movies which are the exact opposite of each other in TONE / ATTITUDE
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1654
Re: Movies which are the exact opposite of each other in TONE / ATTITUDE
Black 47, the movie about the Irish famine, otherwise known as famine Rambo
- Fri Dec 31, 2021 2:14 pm
- Forum: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Topic: The Omicron tracker
- Replies: 185
- Views: 56861
Re: The Omicron tracker
Two homes on my road have got it, 1 fully vaccinated and are ill, but nothing to worry about, the other house husband not vaccinated and wife is, wife ill and husband "its a mickey mouse cold", was talking to him as he put the bins out. Anecdotal i know , but matches reports online, its a...
- Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:43 am
- Forum: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Topic: OK so who has had Covid?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 38771
- Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:28 am
- Forum: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Topic: OK so who has had Covid?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 38771
Re: OK so who has had Covid?
Take an antigen test, if that fails get a PCRJONJO THE MISER wrote: ↑Thu Dec 30, 2021 2:07 am Id say I have it at the moment, very very tired last 3 days and a sore throat at night and sneezing a lot.
- Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:59 am
- Forum: Technology & Internet
- Topic: Philips Wiz smart bulbs
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2549
Re: Philips Wiz smart bulbs
That looks great for anyone starting off. I'm already completely embedded in Hue, 14 bulbs, 3 LED strips, 4 dimmer switches, 2 motion sensors but I bought them all at reduced prices in sales. I use Keepa to watch a wishlist on Amazon and get notifications of price drops
- Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:42 pm
- Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
- Topic: Irish Honours System?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2165
Re: Irish Honours System?
No I'm completely against it we don't need this story of thing
- Wed Dec 29, 2021 10:54 pm
- Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
- Topic: Brexit is Brilliant (or is it?)
- Replies: 360
- Views: 89523
Re: Brexit is Brilliant (or is it?)
Ironic the Brits arguing for Brexit said the main reason to leave is that you couldn't control your border and be in the EU, here is an EU country closing it's border to them Brits!
- Wed Dec 29, 2021 5:51 pm
- Forum: Technology & Internet
- Topic: Minimum spec usable computer.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3987
Re: Minimum spec usable computer.
I gave up storing media so mine is just for family backups so my 6TB is plenty. For media I have Emby on a German dedicated server with gsuite storage and have a few friends and family contribute to my running costs
- Tue Dec 28, 2021 3:57 pm
- Forum: Technology & Internet
- Topic: Minimum spec usable computer.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3987
- Tue Dec 28, 2021 2:03 pm
- Forum: Technology & Internet
- Topic: Minimum spec usable computer.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3987
Re: Minimum spec usable computer.
I've been using a laptop with Geforce now but miss having a desktop. I've gotten back into playing Arma, it really needs a desktop when you start using other gear like trackir head tracking, HOTAS controller etc. I have a laptop, work laptop, Nvidia Shield and Lenovo duet Chromebook so no shortage o...
- Tue Dec 28, 2021 1:46 pm
- Forum: Technology & Internet
- Topic: Minimum spec usable computer.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3987
Re: Minimum spec usable computer.
I usually repurpose my old hardware for other things, nothing gets given away or thrown out. I've a home server from my old bits and also added some storage drives to a HP Microserver as a NAS for family storage and backups. I run Weewx (host my own weather station site), home assistant and pi-hole ...
- Tue Dec 28, 2021 1:21 pm
- Forum: Technology & Internet
- Topic: Minimum spec usable computer.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3987
Re: Minimum spec usable computer.
I've built many PCs over the years, it's a constant upgrade for me. I had plans on building a new PC but with the major shortage of graphics cards (all stock bought up by crypto miners) and the outrageous price of those available it works out better value to buy a pre built as only Dell/HP/Lenovo et...
- Sun Dec 26, 2021 7:11 pm
- Forum: Gardening
- Topic: Neighbors dog fouling
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4257
Re: Neighbors dog fouling
Thread reminds me of the scene in me, myself and Irene
- Sun Dec 26, 2021 3:30 pm
- Forum: The Smoking Room
- Topic: Hands Up WHO played the Spectrum C64 game OR played with the figurines then: Ghostbusters / Teenage Hero Turtlews /Power
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1317
Re: Hands Up WHO played the Spectrum C64 game OR played with the figurines then: Ghostbusters / Teenage Hero Turtlews /P
It wasn't just for games, my mother saw the value of investing in tech, I'm working in tech because of it, I'm in my late 40s and my main hobby is still computing and tech
- Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:34 pm
- Forum: The Smoking Room
- Topic: Hands Up WHO played the Spectrum C64 game OR played with the figurines then: Ghostbusters / Teenage Hero Turtlews /Power
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1317
Re: Hands Up WHO played the Spectrum C64 game OR played with the figurines then: Ghostbusters / Teenage Hero Turtlews /P
Nope, I had an Amstad CPC 464 (made by Alan Sugar), if you didn't have a Commodore you had an Amstad
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC_464
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC_464