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[Juggling] Hoop Tape in Dublin :)

Flomar — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:09:51 GMT

Posted by Flomar:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splinter (Post 85139556)

There isn't a whole lot of people come through here i'm afraid you could check out the irish hoopers groups on facebook or if you don't have access to FB, drop me a PM and i can get in touch with a few of them and i'll see what they say

Splinty

I have somehow not yet managed to join that group on FB! I'll head over there now.
Thank you
Flomar

[IrelandOffline] [UK] Government's £1bn rural broadband plan 'a train crash waiting to happen'

clohamon — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:23:59 GMT

Posted by watty:

We don't even have a train to crash

[IrelandOffline] Project Loon

nmop_apisdn — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:11:52 GMT

Posted by watty:

The Ballon thing is a cynical piece of publicity. Even more pointless than the NBS.

Google is really an Adverts company pretending to be a tech company.

[Spurs Supporters Club] Summer Transfer Gossip

THFC — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:39:16 GMT

Posted by jobeenfitz:

Ormous summed Adebyor well there. If we could sell him I think that would be the best option. That may be hard to do cos of his wage, then we would need our manager to tell him how great he is so he can get the best out of him along side the other world class striker, we are all praying arrives.

[Spurs Supporters Club] Players to watch

DubPerryman — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:38:33 GMT

Posted by DubPerryman:

Number 9 - Massimo Luongo

http://www.cartilagefreecaptain.com/...-youth-academy

[IrelandOffline] Digital Agenda Assembly

clohamon — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:38:14 GMT

Posted by clohamon:

Digital Agenda Assembly

Taking place in Dublin 19th and 20th of June.

The Agenda's agenda is here: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/...-assembly-2013

Plenary session, 20th June, is viewable here. http://webcast.ec.europa.eu/eutv/portal/daa2013-plenary

There are a few workshops on broadband demand stimulation.

[Spurs Supporters Club] The AVB Thread

Saab Ed — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:08:53 GMT

Posted by pleasant Co.:

It's not going to happen.

[IrelandOffline] Mhz-Ghz limited range availability?

nmop_apisdn — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:26:48 GMT

Posted by watty:

Less Masts needs more channels (spectrum) and more power. Double the range per mast needs x4 power on handset/dongle and mast.

More Masts is 1/4 to 1/10th power as range need is much less. No extra channels (spectrum) as the further away channels are re-used. The more masts the fewer simultaneous users on each mast, so those users get more speed (simplistically if there are 1/4 the number of users you get x4 speed)

Low frequency band (800MHz) have inherently less channels possible than high frequency band (2100 to 2600 could have x4 as many channels as 800MHz), yet the physics of Radio Propagation says you need MORE channels at 800MHz than 2100 to 2600 MHz bands. Thus 800 MHz is low capacity, any realistic number of simultaneous users would give about 1/10th or less of the performance possible on higher bands.

1700 MHz to 2700 MHz isn't continuously available in one block, but it's possible to use the separate bands in it in one phone handset, tablet or Dongle and have about x5 spectrum of 800 MHz band and due to ability to have lower power masts closer together the total capacity could be x10 or more of 800MHz and 900MHz bands combined.

The spectrum is a fixed quantity. Only a tiny portion of it is suitable for mobile. But most of the spectrum Mobile has already is badly used. So why sell them the 800MHz TV band?
Greed. It's cheap for operator to extend coverage (but at poor capacity) and allows Regulator to raise money (once off hit) to Treasury.

The Regulator deliberately doesn't impose a single Wholesale Mobile operator as they would only get 1/4 of licence revenue.

[TOG] Dublin RepRap Massive

conrd — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:17:48 GMT

Posted by longhalloween:

Hi, I've finished building a prusa mendel i2.

Can anybody give me a hand in calibrating it as I'm running into difficulties? I'm in Drogheda but I can travel.

[IrelandOffline] comreg : Quarterly Report Q1 2013

bealtine — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:45:52 GMT

Posted by watty:

Mobile Data is a form of dialup. Its just not charged per minute. But then Analogue & ISDN Dialup should only be charged per Mbyte, Gbyte or per cap like Mobile Data.

How many Data only Mobile?
How many Mobile using more than 500Mbyte data a month?
What is current subsidy of Mobile Data by SMS and Voice?
How many data calls on Mobile by number, duration and % are less than 1Mbps, less than 512k?
How many Mobile data calls are dropped?
How many Mobile Subscriptions are used as substitute for Fixed Broadband (i.e. Not actually used Mobile)?

Comreg don't ask the right questions.

[Lego] Trading?

Necronomicon — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:43:58 GMT

Posted by halloweenboy:

Hi again posty,
I have a short round from the temple of doom if you are interested. I love Lego batman too and I was just wondering if you have either Mr.freeze or nightwing to swap for it.
Regards,
Hallowenboy

[Couriers] Which courier service should I use?

panama — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:37:01 GMT

Posted by ShaunC:

http://www.fastway.ie/
http://www.dpd.ie/
http://www.postplus.ie/
The last one is probably the handiest to use.
You are looking at about €20. Not bad for a next day delivery.
If your guitar is in a hard case it should be fine, if canvas it could do with a bit of extra padding, I think most couriers provide the labels for the name and address of recipient that you stick to the package.

[IrelandOffline] gov to invest in broadband (again?)

bealtine — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:04:49 GMT

Posted by wolf99:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nolars (Post 85062592)

Yea how much of that will go to broadband service in rural areas, that is the question.

Sweet FA

[IrelandOffline] UPC to defend new EMI court case

bealtine — Fri, 31 May 2013 15:26:34 GMT

Posted by wolf99:

This may bolster the ISPs position...
http://euobserver.com/news/120456

[Irish Skateparks] Insurance

shag — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 12:32:47 GMT

Posted by liam walker:

can i claim medical expenses from my tennis club for treatment of injuries sustained while playing a league match in our own club.the club has public liability insurance which does not cover this.

[IrelandOffline] EU to ban website blocking and throttling

bealtine — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:21:13 GMT

Posted by bealtine:

http://euobserver.com/news/120456

BRUSSELS - The EU will ban Internet service providers from manipulating and blocking access to certain websites, according to a European Commission official.

An estimated 236 million European Internet users have suffered a restricted service online (Photo: Bombardier)
Speaking with EUobserver on Tuesday (11 June) following an internal debate among commissioners, an EU official indicated that the proposal would include a ban on blocking and throttling. Bandwidth throttling, where a network provider deliberately slows down the service on certain websites, has been identified as the most common restriction to service.

However, it is likely that exemptions will be included to differentiation based on speed and volume of online traffic.

The proposals, which will form part of an overhaul to the bloc's regulation on the digital telecoms sector, are expected to be published by digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes in late July.

"What matters is that people aren't stopped from accessing the content they want and that we maximise network investment so that everything works better because of higher speeds," the official said.

The Netherlands and Slovenia are currently the only EU countries with national laws on net neutrality.

Net neutrality campaigners argue that Internet service providers and governments should treat data equally and not discriminate against or restrict access to websites and online services.

Last week, 20 Internet entrepreneurs signed an open letter calling on EU lawmakers to put in place "safeguards to curb the tendencies of access operators to act as gatekeepers of the Internet."

They said the practice is "harmful to the fundamental rights of users, to new and existing companies counting on the global reach of the Internet to launch and grow their businesses and to innovation and the economy in general."

Meanwhile, evidence collected in 2012 by Berec, the pan-European group of national Internet service providers, found that around one in five fixed lines and over one in three mobile users had restricted services.

For their part, MEPs are likely to support net neutrality rules, having twice adopted non-legislative resolutions calling on the commission to act.

Speaking with this website, Marietje Schaake, a Dutch liberal MEP and prominent digital rights campaigner, welcomed the proposed.

"I'm happy that blocking and throttling will be banned. This practice hurts access to people's information, is anti-competitive and limits an open internet," she said

But she also voiced caution noting that "as ever the the devil will be in the detail", adding that "the gap between relying on transparency and competition as the commission has done in the past and rules that are legally binding is large. I really hope the Commission will take this important step."

[All The Way Round] ATWR Feedback 2013 - Going Forward in 1st Gear

MugMugs — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:31:37 GMT

Posted by Gary ITR:

Guys if you need any help from me regarding hotels or whatever else let me know

[IrelandOffline] comreg gets 2 new commissioners

bealtine — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:20:02 GMT

Posted by drunkmonkey:

Agree with Wartty, ex eircom employee should not be there at this critical time. Way to many connections to be impartial.

[Couriers] Deliver large load from Dublin to Limerick

darklordsbane — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:47:36 GMT

Posted by darklordsbane:

Hi All
I am looking for a courier company or someone with a 40foot curtained articulated lorry to pick up a load in Dublin from Ballycoolin Industrial estate and drop off in Limerick Technology park
the load would be stacked on pallets, shrink wrapped, fork lift to load and unload, size of pallets would be 1.8 metres x1.2 metres and 1.6 metres in height the truck would be full and would need 2 runs or 2 trucks doing 1 run each
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Regards
D

[Lego] All Random Lego chatter!

ShadowHearth — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 20:09:06 GMT

Posted by JupiterKid:

Does anyone know when the Lego city Coastguard rescue themed sets are out in shops here yet?

I'd like to get the Surfer rescue set mainly for the cool shark but, alas, no sign of these sets yet in Dublin shops as of last week.

http://cache.lego.com/r/city/-/media...x345_60011.jpg

[Spurs Supporters Club] Tottenham themed bedroom ware

oppiuy — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:09:47 GMT

Posted by Leinstersqspur:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leinstersqspur (Post 84365350)

I'll sell you this? Only one in the world!
http://i43.tinypic.com/206ixpk.jpg
My office is being turned into a nursery...

Just gonna bump this lads, anyone interested in this plaque as a kids present? I also have ten official teams sheets from 2002 season featuring Sheringham, Poyet, Anderton, King et al...

[Spurs Supporters Club] Bale

Hatch99 — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:08:06 GMT

Posted by Hatch99:

Quote:

Originally Posted by DubPerryman (Post 84999157)

Though my point is 'all press is good press'. We're a fashionable club, regardless of the reasons. Thus our profile grows and we can attract better players.

you'd know it was the boring season ye headcase

[LaTeX] Glossary won't update

TroutMask — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:23:34 GMT

Posted by djpbarry:

Can you be a little more specific? Maybe provide a minimal example of your Tex code (like this)?

[IrelandOffline] latest netflix speed index

bealtine — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:47:07 GMT

Posted by bealtine:

http://ispspeedindex.netflix.com/ireland

UPC sliding...

[IrelandOffline] politicians and "computing"

bealtine — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:52:42 GMT

Posted by bealtine:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06...computing_wtf/

This is why more politicians need a basic introduction to what computers are and why broadband is so important and also why their hare-brained schemes mostly won't work especially silly ideas like blocking specific sites.

The internet was designed by clever people a long time ago.

With that in mind i give you :
http://irelandoffline.org/wp-content...rnet_works.pdf

[Lego] Technic summer sets

Derek93 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:37:24 GMT

Posted by NinjaTruncs:

Quote:

Originally Posted by g0g (Post 84977728)

Crane looks excellent too - anyone an idea on expected cost?

RRP is €199.99 as far as I know.

[Scouting & Guiding] Beavers - what should a parent expect

coalshed — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:27:29 GMT

Posted by nimrod86:

Definitely bring any concerns to the leaders. Most will have appreciate the feedback and take on board suggestions. Maybe try suggesting that they follow the badge work program a bit more as from your op it doesn't seem like they are giving it much attention. I know there isn't much they can do as beavers, but I know my own beaver group love working on earning their badges! If this doesn't get you anywhere maybe you should make contact with the group leader of the troop and they should be able to sort it out.

[IrelandOffline] VDSL (eFibre) cabinet mapping project

bealtine — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:46:01 GMT

Posted by watty:

VDSL is basically a waste of money beyond about 1km to 1.2km. Also number of cables in a bundle can cut that back to 900m. VDSL is short range, it uses a wider band to get the speed. So almost all VSDL gear does ADSL2 to cope with cross talk or longer lines.

Fibre, Coax and Fixed wireless easily beat ANY copper phone line based technology when you get to more than 1.5km and those can all do 20km easily (coax needs cheap repeaters).

Phone line design was chosen to do less than 4kHz Audio. ISDN, DSL, ADSL2, VDSL all do progressively much shorter distances as speed rises from 144kbps to 100Mbps. After all phone wire pair is only Cat3 cable usually and the 100m Limit for 1Gbps Ethernet is actually using 4 pairs at 250Mbps in parallel and is the superior Cat5e cable.

[Spurs Supporters Club] The Spurs Photo/Video Thread

Hatch99 — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:34:58 GMT

Posted by Emoran:

€100 bet with a united fan signed on my leg that Bale signs for madrid... Proof right here, if it comes through the next spurs game I'm at it'll be behind the bar ( mullo you're in for a good time ) signature on my leg as proof

http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/...ps786fbd81.jpg

[CTYI] Another type of Lighting Circuit?

mikejjp — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:03:20 GMT

Posted by mikejjp:

ecollege's apprenticeship course notes give 3 methods of wiring lighting one-way circuits:
1. Loop-in method
2. Joint Box method
3. Three Plate Ceiling Rose method
See http://www.ecollege.ie/site/liu/elec...otes/LL222.pdf, p.36

I've come across a first fix that I'm trying to finish off and found this:
https://sites.google.com/site/4occas...e/lightingccts
I've shown how I anticipate the second fix - "Type 4"

My question is: Is there any reason why a neutral terminal strip should not be allowed to 'float' in the box.
Any other issues here?

mikejjp

[IrelandOffline] USA : NSA spying on everybody

bealtine — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:14:55 GMT

Posted by gctest50:

Quote:

Originally Posted by bealtine (Post 84957676)

yeah I know it's not news as such, most of us have known about it for years, but it has hit the mainstream now.

That's what i was thinking, took a long time for them

[Couriers] Reliable furniture removable company sought

Poster55 — Fri, 31 May 2013 23:38:17 GMT

Posted by bigmickey.ie:

We can provide a lengthy list of very satisfied customers for our Furniture Removal business if required. All happy customers to date. Some of these have already posted their feedback on different sites. Just ask for details !

[IrelandOffline] Hmm, you do look ill. I prescribe a good dose of mobile data

bealtine — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:17:18 GMT

Posted by bealtine:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06...mobile_health/

Love this bit :

That's according to beancounters PwC who were hired by mobile industry body GSMA to create an economic case for mobile health applications. The accountants have utilised the old favourites of manipulation and extrapolation to do what they were paid to do, despite the lack of empirical evidence

[Couriers] Car Batteries

charlieharper — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:33:16 GMT

Posted by jimmii:

try courier.ie was talking to them yesterday and they had no problem taking paint unlike pretty much anyone else.

[Spurs Supporters Club] Stats & Spurs Season 12/13...

pancho84 — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:30:38 GMT

Posted by Leinstersqspur:

Good work Pancho, it reiterates the failure to replace Modric aka the failure to sign Moutinho. We probably thought (or at least hoped) Dembele could have filled this void but once Sandro got hit he had far little scope to roam forward. Also, would have been nice to see Carroll grow into this role but every apprentice needs a master and his left for the Bernabeu.

For the life of me I don't know why Dempsey shoots from outside the box because he rarely hits the target. Maybe he's jealous of Bale but he should know that his role is to get into those positions inside the 6-18yd line.

Hudd can't fill this role which was glaringly obvious at the end of last season and I'd be shocked if he remains a Tottenham player for much longer.

[Spurs Supporters Club] Andros Townsend - Banned but available for start of the season.

Pageant Messiah — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:49:32 GMT

Posted by Hatch99:

stupid thing to do, but hopefully he learns from it and comes back and does well for us, he was playing very well for QPR since he went to them, most notably playing on the right side i think.

[Lego] Bargain Alerts - Lego

Tallon — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:34:49 GMT

Posted by g0g:

Just in case anyone isn't subscribed to Bargain Alerts forum, here's a useful Lego BA!

[IrelandOffline] British sheep falling behind Continental sheep in broadbaaaand race

bealtine — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:10:46 GMT

Posted by bealtine:

Some broadbaand fun...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10..._need_twitter/

[Couriers] Courier that will take paint?

jimmii — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:56:40 GMT

Posted by jimmii:

Does anyone know which couriers will transport paint? None of the big names seem to accept paint does anyone know anyone who does take it?

I think fastway.ie do but from their website it seems like you have to commit to 20 labels a week which we aren't in a position to do yet.

[IGN] Gaming internet cafe in Dublin

tursiops — Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:49:01 GMT

Posted by Violate_Me:

Oblivion is far and away the best shout

[IrelandOffline] Any news on LTE in Ireland?

PhilMcGee — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:54:19 GMT

Posted by watty:

As long as Mobile operators are allowed to cross-subsidise Data with voice revenue and mis-sell their packages there will be no more Fixed Wireless investment.

The NBS was the final nail in the coffin and the 2008 Burst removed 99% of the existing investors in Fixed Wireless for the existing WISPs.

[Couriers] FedEx - pretty poor service

mickmackey1 — Tue, 28 May 2013 10:30:58 GMT

Posted by charlieharper:

I had an incident with FeDex where they messed up on a quotation of a customs charged for me. 6 months after my order they sent another invoice looking for 179euro extra!!!

After ignoring it thinking it was a mistake they really started to get on my case. After all that went on it was the DEBT COLLECTION AGENCY who got the bill halved for me.

As the buyer I had no protection against a company who threatened to blacken my name and I still shouldn't have to pay a penny but on advice of free solicitor consultation I was advised that I shouldn't have to pay it either but they're crooks!!!

[IrelandOffline] Broadband coverage maap

IrelandOffline_ — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:17:51 GMT

Posted by PhilMcGee:

Quote:

Originally Posted by MMFITWGDV (Post 84675253)

Thanks - that was fast!

Can you clarify one thing - are those eFibre cabinets shown on your map what will be launched on Monday only, or is it the full list of cabinets to be eFibre'd?

If it's the former, is there a list of planned cabinets?

And there should be a circle of 1Km around the cabinets, because Eircom have stated that they will not enable anyone 1Km or more from their nearest cabinet.

[Skylarkin] Magic Mic Moments

limnam — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 07:57:48 GMT

Posted by limnam:

Any Magic Mic Moments?

Was driving across West Cork this morning, Sun starting to creep up over the horizon and Mic burst into I've got your back. Spine tingling.

Please share

[IrelandOffline] German Academics Set World Record In Wireless Data Transmission

I Sh1t My Pantz — Fri, 31 May 2013 23:45:37 GMT

Posted by watty:

Not much relevance except as short backhaul Microwave links. The problem in Ireland on Microwave links is the annual licence cost from Comreg is a punitive tax not the speed.

[Lego] New Ewok Village

NinjaTruncs — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:56:43 GMT

Posted by NinjaTruncs:

This set looks really nice, bit pricey, but if you can pick it up on sale would be a nice star wars kit to have, along with the battle of endor.

http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=6644

I hate lego, it's making me broke!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8540/8...5dbe1ec8_o.jpg

[Scouting & Guiding] NIJam in Crawfordsburn

Treadhead — Thu, 30 May 2013 22:21:24 GMT

Posted by Treadhead:

Anyone coming up for it?

[Phantom FM] ...Iron & Wine...

Grim_Reaper — Sun, 07 Nov 2004 22:58:33 GMT

Posted by cruhoortwunk:

Great gig last night

[Barretstown] How does one set up a charity?

ambo112 — Thu, 30 May 2013 18:59:49 GMT

Posted by ambo112:

Hi guys, was wondering how one sets up a charity, was looking into the area of Pre hospital first responder charity.

Something I am extremely passionate about and would like to set up a charity.

I don't know where to begin though.

How do I set up a charity?

Thanks in advance.

[IrelandOffline] Scientists build 400Gb/s broadband connection

bealtine — Thu, 30 May 2013 14:21:47 GMT

Posted by watty:

Unlike Mobile which has been constrained by physics for over 10 years and can't ever get faster per mW x spectrum, many existing fibres can go faster and faster. A single "cable" on poles or trench can have many fibres each at 300 minimum up to 12,000 times the speed shared among everyone on a mast. We are likely nowhere near the speed limit of fibres.

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[Juggling] Hoop Tape in Dublin :)

[IrelandOffline] [UK] Government's £1bn rural broadband plan 'a train crash waiting to happen'

[IrelandOffline] Project Loon

[Spurs Supporters Club] Summer Transfer Gossip

[Spurs Supporters Club] Players to watch

[IrelandOffline] Digital Agenda Assembly

[Spurs Supporters Club] The AVB Thread

[IrelandOffline] Mhz-Ghz limited range availability?

[TOG] Dublin RepRap Massive

[IrelandOffline] comreg : Quarterly Report Q1 2013

[Lego] Trading?

[Couriers] Which courier service should I use?

[IrelandOffline] gov to invest in broadband (again?)

[IrelandOffline] UPC to defend new EMI court case

[Irish Skateparks] Insurance

[IrelandOffline] EU to ban website blocking and throttling

[All The Way Round] **** ATWR Feedback 2013 - Going Forward in 1st Gear ****

[IrelandOffline] comreg gets 2 new commissioners

[Couriers] Deliver large load from Dublin to Limerick

[Lego] All Random Lego chatter!

[Spurs Supporters Club] Tottenham themed bedroom ware

[Spurs Supporters Club] Bale

[LaTeX] Glossary won't update

[IrelandOffline] latest netflix speed index

[IrelandOffline] politicians and "computing"

[Lego] Technic summer sets

[Scouting & Guiding] Beavers - what should a parent expect

[IrelandOffline] VDSL (eFibre) cabinet mapping project

[Spurs Supporters Club] The Spurs Photo/Video Thread

[CTYI] Another type of Lighting Circuit?

[IrelandOffline] USA : NSA spying on everybody

[Couriers] Reliable furniture removable company sought

[IrelandOffline] Hmm, you do look ill. I prescribe a good dose of mobile data

[Couriers] Car Batteries

[Spurs Supporters Club] Stats & Spurs Season 12/13...

[Spurs Supporters Club] Andros Townsend - Banned but available for start of the season.

[Lego] Bargain Alerts - Lego

[IrelandOffline] British sheep falling behind Continental sheep in broadbaaaand race

[Couriers] Courier that will take paint?

[IGN] Gaming internet cafe in Dublin

[IrelandOffline] Any news on LTE in Ireland?

[Couriers] FedEx - pretty poor service

[IrelandOffline] Broadband coverage maap

[Skylarkin] Magic Mic Moments

[IrelandOffline] German Academics Set World Record In Wireless Data Transmission

[Lego] New Ewok Village

[Scouting & Guiding] NIJam in Crawfordsburn

[Phantom FM] ...Iron & Wine...

[Barretstown] How does one set up a charity?

[IrelandOffline] Scientists build 400Gb/s broadband connection

[All The Way Round] ATWR Feedback 2013 - Going Forward in 1st Gear