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  • #392
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    I think instagram is like all social networks. It was designed for people with genuinely interesting things to share but taken over by your average Joe who likes to share pics of his Nandos chIcken or clouds.


  • #393
    bilston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,009 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    Just watching Sky News. Sadly looks like something bad has happened in Nice during the Bastille Celebrations tonight.

    Edit - A truck has crashed into a crowd of people. Still unclear if it was an accident but being reported as a possible attack.


  • #394
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,322 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    mfceiling wrote: »
    I'm not really sure what you are supposed to do with instagram.

    Do you put up pictures with the aim of gaining as many likes as you can?

    I'm not on instagram but I'd imagine this lady is on it to show how hot she is.

    There may be correlation here as to why I'm not on it :pac:


  • #395
    Felix Jones is God
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,160 ✭✭✭Felix Jones is God


    bilston wrote: »
    Just watching Sky News. Sadly looks like something bad has happened in Nice during the Bastille Celebrations tonight.

    Edit - A truck has crashed into a crowd of people. Still unclear if it was an accident but being reported as a possible attack.

    Yeah, it was deliberate, 30-50 dead, reports are a bit scattered at the moment


  • #396
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Bastille Day festivities would be the equivalent of the St. Patrick's Day parades here. Horrific to think of all the families with young kids out to see the fireworks and have a nice time and then this happens. You can't even begin to understand the mindset of someone who would do such a thing.


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  • #397
    molloyjh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,767 ✭✭✭✭molloyjh


    Our society is doomed. If people need to be told this then it's already too late for them.

    http://metro.co.uk/2016/07/14/auschwitz-reminds-people-its-disrespectful-to-play-pokemon-go-at-a-former-nazi-death-camp-6007482/


  • #398
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Interesting data on terrorism in Western Europe since 1970.

    It's actually way down since the height of the IRA/ETA in the 80's.

    CnZSR4RXYAANAdP.jpg


  • #399
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    b.gud wrote: »
    Get a raspberry pi and use this and don't limit yourself to just NHS games https://retropie.org.uk

    But yeah I had the same reaction as you

    I did that with a raspberry pi. Had all snes, nes and megadrive games loaded up with an xbox controller for input. Then I never used it.


  • #400
    b.gud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,873 ✭✭✭b.gud


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I did that with a raspberry pi. Had all snes, nes and megadrive games loaded up with an xbox controller for input. Then I never used it.

    Sounds about like what I'd do :)
    And probably what'll happen with like 90% of the new NES machines that get bought


  • #401
    Teferi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,320 ✭✭✭Teferi


    Galway named European Capital of Culture for 2020. Good bit of business for the West.


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  • #402
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Jo Cox's funeral happened in Yorkshire this afternoon. I always find it odd that they sometimes take so long to bury people in the UK. Obviously sometimes there are circumstances which mean the body can't be released straight away or whatever but it's been about 4 or 5 weeks now since she died. What does a family do in that time? Do you go back to work/school and then take a day off for the funeral? Do you have to be old fashioned style "in mourning" the whole time in between?


  • #403
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    Where is a good place to live in Dublin?


  • #404
    Yeah_Right
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,200 ✭✭✭Yeah_Right


    Ranelagh


  • #405
    kuang1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,468 ✭✭✭kuang1


    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Where is a good place to live in Dublin?

    Is that asked in the same tone as "why is there never a taxi around when you need one?"
    ;)


  • #406
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    kuang1 wrote: »
    Is that asked in the same tone as "why is there never a taxi around when you need one?"
    ;)

    No I'm actually fairly possibly moving back, so I'm interested to know what's good these days


  • #407
    kuang1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,468 ✭✭✭kuang1


    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    No I'm actually fairly possibly moving back, so I'm interested to know what's good these days

    Oh in that case ranelagh, terenure, templeogue would be just the tip of the (nice) iceberg.


  • #408
    Halle Bewildered Wristband
    Posts: 0 ✭ Halle Bewildered Wristband


    Renting or buying ibf?

    Perhaps we'll get into a bidding war on a place. Seems inevitable. :pac:


  • #409
    thomond2006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Renting or buying ibf?

    Perhaps we'll get into a bidding war on a place. Seems inevitable. :pac:

    Housemates.


  • #410
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Renting or buying ibf?

    Perhaps we'll get into a bidding war on a place. Seems inevitable. :pac:

    Are you brexiting as well?

    I'm going to be renting at first for sure, it'll be a fairly short notice move


  • #411
    Felix Jones is God
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,160 ✭✭✭Felix Jones is God


    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Housemates.

    :D


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  • #412
    Halle Bewildered Wristband
    Posts: 0 ✭ Halle Bewildered Wristband


    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Are you brexiting as well?

    I'm going to be renting at first for sure, it'll be a fairly short notice move

    Sure we have to get out don't we?

    Damn immigints


  • #413
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Sure we have to get out don't we?

    Damn immigints

    Yes, thanks very much to the English for diverting investment to Dublin and creating quite a lovely job opportunity for me.


  • #414
    wp_rathead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    Sooooooooo Turkey....


  • #415
    errlloyd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,633 ✭✭✭✭errlloyd


    wp_rathead wrote: »
    Sooooooooo Turkey....

    Yeah, this is mental....


  • #416
    molloyjh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,767 ✭✭✭✭molloyjh


    Holy crap. And the President making an official statement on TV via FaceTime!? Mad Ted, mad.


  • #417
    Felix Jones is God
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,160 ✭✭✭Felix Jones is God


    It seems Brock Lesnar has failed a drugs test.
    UFC seems to be getting a bit of a rep for this kind of thing


  • #418
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,322 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    Felix Jones is God wrote: »
    It seems Brock Lesnar has failed a drugs test.
    UFC seems to be getting a bit of a rep for this kind of thing

    I don't think any of the other major American sports test to such a high level, so if by rep you mean catching the dug cheats than that's a good thing to me.


  • #419
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    CatFromHue wrote: »
    I don't think any of the other major American sports test to such a high level, so if by rep you mean catching the dug cheats than that's a good thing to me.

    They somewhat recently handed over all their testing to USADA. I'd be facinated to know how certain other sports would get on under the same circumstances

    Chael Sonnen (a self-admitted drug cheat, as well as a cheat in other areas!) was on Joe Rogan's podcast last week and it was absolutely fascinating to hear about it from that perspective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAnLPKGbytU


  • #420
    Teferi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,320 ✭✭✭Teferi


    UFC deciding to nip their drug problem in the bud should be applauded. A lot of US based sports have laughable drug testing programs.


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  • #421
    Felix Jones is God
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,160 ✭✭✭Felix Jones is God


    CatFromHue wrote: »
    I don't think any of the other major American sports test to such a high level, so if by rep you mean catching the dug cheats than that's a good thing to me.

    Well, they have to now don't they if it's big business. The guy Lesnar beat has had 3opponents fail tests , that's absolutely shocking and wouldn't be tolerated in any other combatitive sport.


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