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Synode · 10-11-2016 11:51AM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

They're currently having issues with routing, so it'll affect any traffic to sites on networks which peer with LINX for sure (https://www.linx.net/) but maybe more. Not sure how they've managed that or when they'll be able to resolve it. Been going on for a while this morning.

Cheers, where did you get that info? I'm currently on to them and am getting the usual nonsense of turn it off and on (I already done that).

It appears to have fixed itself now

Synode · 10-11-2016 11:51AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Very useful website for you - http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

Every time I've ever used that site it's always just down for me :pac:

Buer · 10-11-2016 11:54AM

Synode wrote: »

I'd be feeling fairly disenfranchised if I voted Clinton but because of EC my state gave all the votes to Trump.

I still don't see how you can disenfranchise huge swathes of the country in a popular poll. Your vote counts just as much as the next persons.

A lot of the mountain states would be extremely disenfranchised. They'd believe that the candidates are completely gearing their campaigns to the big population bases and not speaking to them whatsoever. They wouldn't be listened to regardless of their votes carrying an equal weight to everyone else's.

And why would candidates bother with them? The population of Wyoming, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North and South Dakota combined is roughly equal to the population of Maryland (the 8th smallest state). The people there would be cut adrift. As it stands, there's a heavier weighting given to their vote and, in close races, candidates need to address these states to try and secure those crucial all or nothing electoral votes.

irishbucsfan · 10-11-2016 11:58AM

Synode wrote: »

Cheers, where did you get that info? I'm currently on to them and am getting the usual nonsense of turn it off and on (I already done that).

It appears to have fixed itself now

I'm a member of LINX

Companies on the other end can mitigate it though by disabling their connection to virgin over LINX, I think most people are doing this now

EDIT: Turns out it was all caused by Botswana Fibre Networks

Synode · 10-11-2016 11:58AM

Buer wrote: »

A lot of the mountain states would be extremely disenfranchised. They'd believe that the candidates are completely gearing their campaigns to the big population bases and not speaking to them whatsoever. They wouldn't be listened to regardless of their votes carrying an equal weight to everyone else's.

And why would candidates bother with them? The population of Wyoming, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North and South Dakota combined is roughly equal to the population of Maryland (the 8th smallest state). The people there would be cut adrift. As it stands, there's a heavier weighting given to their vote and, in close races, candidates need to address these states to try and secure those crucial all or nothing electoral votes.

Think we need to move on. It is what it is and it's unlikely to change. But for me, it's madness that someone can win a popular vote but not be elected

molloyjh · 10-11-2016 12:14PM

Synode wrote: »

Think we need to move on. It is what it is and it's unlikely to change. But for me, it's madness that someone can win a popular vote but not be elected

In a fairly straight forward national democracy you are of course correct. But that's not what the US is. Each State has their own Government similar to that of each country in the EU. And the responsibilities of the Federal Government are limited to federal matters, not too dissimilar to the EU in many ways. So because the entire structure of the US differs to that of a country like Ireland, so too does the election of the President.

The EU is a perfect comparison. We elect our Government and President here but our influence in the EU is proportionally greater per person so as to ensure that the large countries like Germany and France don't completely control everything that happens in Europe. Otherwise why would anyone else be a part of the EU? The same is true of the US. If States were completely marginalised because of their size, why would they remain in the Union (which is what the United States is)?

b.gud · 10-11-2016 12:48PM

Have they got rid of the legacy mobile site? It's not working for me today

Synode · 10-11-2016 01:07PM

b.gud wrote: »

Have they got rid of the legacy mobile site? It's not working for me today

The touch site is working for me

Felix Jones is God · 10-11-2016 09:23PM

I have Eircom broadband, and its approx 12-13 mb download speed, I've been told that efibre is now available to me...but I have to sign an 18 month contract....TLI are working in my area getting Siro up and ready....no delivery date....but speeds of 340mb as the minimum package ....and up to 1GB speeds at the top end...could be well into next year before it's available, ...eircom it is, have to settle for 60-70gb *shuffles shoes and kicks a stone*

Stheno · 10-11-2016 09:25PM

b.gud wrote: »

Have they got rid of the legacy mobile site? It's not working for me today

They had a load of issues today

Synode · 10-11-2016 10:58PM

Still having them too. Double posts, timeouts all over the place

b.gud · 11-11-2016 11:51AM

New ATCQ album available today on Spotify. Just started listening to it, liking it so far

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 11-11-2016 03:50PM

In a spectacularly badly timed event the USA soccer ball team are playing Mexico in Ohio, of all places, tonight.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 11-11-2016 06:34PM

I might be about to get in trouble in another thread so if I'm missing for a while best of look Awec with your wedding and Ringrose for a hat trick!

Zzippy · 11-11-2016 08:21PM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I might be about to get in trouble in another thread so if I'm missing for a while best of look Awec with your wedding and Ringrose for a hat trick!

LMAO, if you don't get in trouble for that you'll be lucky! Who's a naughty boy?!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 11-11-2016 08:46PM

Zzippy wrote: »

LMAO, if you don't get in trouble for that you'll be lucky! Who's a naughty boy?!

Not I.

mfceiling · 11-11-2016 09:40PM

Yeah spare a thought for awec tomorrow lads. Another good man bites the dust. God speed young man.

DGRulz · 11-11-2016 10:28PM

Zzippy wrote: »

LMAO, if you don't get in trouble for that you'll be lucky! Who's a naughty boy?!

Pretty sure TME is a naughty girl (Context is everything :P)

swiwi_ · 11-11-2016 10:35PM

Adieu the Magnificent 7

Stheno · 11-11-2016 10:40PM

mfceiling wrote: »

Yeah spare a thought for awec tomorrow lads. Another good man bites the dust. God speed young man.

I hope his shakes aren't too bad

Zzippy · 11-11-2016 11:24PM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Not I.

How did I forget that!

bilston · 12-11-2016 09:40AM

So since Wednesday we have seen reference to Trump banning all Muslims from coming to the US removed from his website, and now we hear him say that he likes bits of Obamacare and that he plans to keep some of it.

Unsurprisingly what someone says to get elected doesn't always marry up with what they do when they get into office (I'm not expecting to see this wall built anytime soon either).

I wonder if Trump's bark will be worse than his bite.

I still worry about his attitude towards China over trade and his apparent willingness to withdraw military for NATO in the event of a Russian attack which could leave the Baltics and Western Ukraine feeling very vulnerable. At the same time working with Russia in Syria seems perfectly sensible so it's a bit of a catch 22.

Anyway all the above doesn't excuse his campaign and to be honest I don't know how anyone could vote for him. But then I wouldn't have sure about voting for Clinton either and there lies the reason why Trump will soon be President.

sydthebeat · 12-11-2016 10:09AM

swiwi_ wrote: »

Adieu the Magnificent 7

Didn't realise he was the last

2016s been a bitch.
Reading the latest mojo about the work David Bowie was putting in right up his impending death.... Amazing stuff

Bazzo · 12-11-2016 11:41AM

bilston wrote: »

So since Wednesday we have seen reference to Trump banning all Muslims from coming to the US removed from his website, and now we hear him say that he likes bits of Obamacare and that he plans to keep some of it.

Unsurprisingly what someone says to get elected doesn't always marry up with what they do when they get into office (I'm not expecting to see this wall built anytime soon either).

I wonder if Trump's bark will be worse than his bite.

I still worry about his attitude towards China over trade and his apparent willingness to withdraw military for NATO in the event of a Russian attack which could leave the Baltics and Western Ukraine feeling very vulnerable. At the same time working with Russia in Syria seems perfectly sensible so it's a bit of a catch 22.

Anyway all the above doesn't excuse his campaign and to be honest I don't know how anyone could vote for him. But then I wouldn't have sure about voting for Clinton either and there lies the reason why Trump will soon be President.

His views on climate change are what really bother me about him, can't say I'm a big fan of his VP's opinions on the LGBT community either.

12-11-2016 11:42AM

Bazzo wrote: »

His views on climate change are what really bother me about him, can't say I'm a big fan of his VP's opinions on the LGBT community either.

His VP is even more odious than he is, he's actually practiced what he preaches.

He seems to be just about every conservative Republican stereotype you can think of rolled into one, racist, homophobic, creationist, climate change denier, etc.

Felix Jones is God · 12-11-2016 11:45AM

Bazzo wrote: »

His views on climate change are what really bother me about him, can't say I'm a big fan of his VP's opinions on the LGBT community either.

Are we talking Danny Healy Rae type views?

irishbucsfan · 12-11-2016 11:48AM

Felix Jones is God wrote: »

Are we talking Danny Healy Rae type views?

He's like Danny Healy Rae if you left him out in the sun for too long

12-11-2016 11:54AM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

He's like Danny Healy Rae if you left him out in the sun for too long

He's Danny Healy Rae if you put him in a nice suit and gave him a haircut and taught him intelligible English.

Bazzo · 12-11-2016 11:56AM

Felix Jones is God wrote: »

Are we talking Danny Healy Rae type views?

He's on the record saying that he thinks climate change is a conspiracy invented by the Chinese to move manufacturing jobs to China. Part of his manifesto was to remove any US funding towards climate change initiatives and withdraw from any agreements that have been made with the UN. I also happen to think he's a sleazy racist piece of ****...

His VP has previously supported federal funding for "conversion therapy" for people seeking to change their sexual behavior(cure their gayness...)

bilston · 12-11-2016 12:03PM

Bazzo wrote: »

bilston wrote: »

So since Wednesday we have seen reference to Trump banning all Muslims from coming to the US removed from his website, and now we hear him say that he likes bits of Obamacare and that he plans to keep some of it.

Unsurprisingly what someone says to get elected doesn't always marry up with what they do when they get into office (I'm not expecting to see this wall built anytime soon either).

I wonder if Trump's bark will be worse than his bite.

I still worry about his attitude towards China over trade and his apparent willingness to withdraw military for NATO in the event of a Russian attack which could leave the Baltics and Western Ukraine feeling very vulnerable. At the same time working with Russia in Syria seems perfectly sensible so it's a bit of a catch 22.

Anyway all the above doesn't excuse his campaign and to be honest I don't know how anyone could vote for him. But then I wouldn't have sure about voting for Clinton either and there lies the reason why Trump will soon be President.

His views on climate change are what really bother me about him, can't say I'm a big fan of his VP's opinions on the LGBT community either.

I haven't paid much attention to Pence.

But yes Trump's views on climate change are troubling. Again once he is in receipt of all the data that as President his views may change. Of course maybe he doesn't care about climate change and that is a worry.

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