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swiwi_ · 27-03-2018 04:32PM

Buer wrote: »

Listened to Casefile's podcast on Silk Road over the weekend. I knew the basic premise of the story in advance but it was enthralling to hear the in depth background to how it came to be and came to fall apart. A real life Breaking Bad story. Normal guy went from being a top student to overseeing an empire in a simple few years.

It's incredible that, after such care and attention to detail, a historical log in on a discussion forum using his real email address led to the downfall of it's creator.

What do you reckon Buer. Should we propose that the rugby forum be moved to the deep web? You know, to make it safe from rugby league and soccer followers.

Buer · 27-03-2018 04:37PM

swiwi_ wrote: »

What do you reckon Buer. Should we propose that the rugby forum be moved to the deep web? You know, to make it safe from rugby league and soccer followers.

I'm not sure. The dark web is filled with sick and wrong things to acquire that nobody in their right mind would go near.

Drugs, weapons, Ulster forwards, illegal documents.

It's all there.

swiwi_ · 27-03-2018 04:59PM

Buer wrote: »

I'm not sure. The dark web is filled with sick and wrong things to acquire that nobody in their right mind would go near.

Drugs, weapons, Ulster forwards, illegal documents.

It's all there.

Ulster forwards. Prefer something a bit more hardcore myself.

dregin · 28-03-2018 04:59PM

Sloane Nutritious Ham wrote: »

dregin wrote: »

Their grounds will be used during the construction process only. Where did you hear it was being replaced by a station?

Yeah it's only during construction. But they could lose their grounds for over 5 years.

Does the benefit of having a station underneath them outweigh the cost of losing their pitches for all that time? They don't seem to think so.

Where'd you hear they were having a station underneath them? Almost positive their space is being used for access by boring machines and other gear.

28-03-2018 05:07PM

dregin wrote: »

Where'd you hear they were having a station underneath them? Almost positive their space is being used for access by boring machines and other gear.

https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2018/0322/949357-nta-unveils-3bn-underground-metro-plan/

A permanent station will be also be built under the Mobhi Road ground.

Does anyone have the link to the Metro website that shows the route map because Google is showing nothing for me.

Synode · 28-03-2018 05:10PM

Sloane Nutritious Ham wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2018/0322/949357-nta-unveils-3bn-underground-metro-plan/

Does anyone have the link to the Metro website that shows the route map because Google is showing nothing for me.

http://www.metrolink.ie/#/map

jd · 28-03-2018 05:10PM

Sloane Nutritious Ham wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2018/0322/949357-nta-unveils-3bn-underground-metro-plan/

Does anyone have the link to the Metro website that shows the route map because Google is showing nothing for me.

http://www.metrolink.ie/#/map

stephen_n · 28-03-2018 07:01PM

Don't know if anyone here is covered by the child first act, or is a mandated person. If you are and you are requested to do the online training program, save yourself the hassle and skip the training, go straight to the questions and get your certificate. That's an hour of my life I'm never getting back

Zzippy · 28-03-2018 09:14PM

stephen_n wrote: »

Don't know if anyone here is covered by the child first act, or is a mandated person. If you are and you are requested to do the online training program, save yourself the hassle and skip the training, go straight to the questions and get your certificate. That's an hour of my life I'm never getting back

I've to do it next week, my child protection training is out of date. Garda vetting up too... :rolleyes:

ClanofLams · 28-03-2018 09:17PM

Zzippy wrote: »

I've to do it next week, my child protection training is out of date. Garda vetting up too... :rolleyes:

You can look forward to questions as challenging as which of the following is child neglect (a) no food (b) no water or (c) no WiFi.

Dave_The_Sheep · 28-03-2018 09:23PM

Zzippy wrote: »

I've to do it next week, my child protection training is out of date. Garda vetting up too... :rolleyes:

I am up next month for 'refresher training', as my CP is three years old. I really hope I don't have to keep doing this every three years.

swiwi_ · 28-03-2018 10:08PM

ClanofLams wrote: »

You can look forward to questions as challenging as which of the following is child neglect (a) no food (b) no water or (c) no WiFi.

That is quite challenging actually. Do I let the child

a) Starve?
b) Dehydrate?

What did you choose...?

Zzippy · 28-03-2018 10:12PM

swiwi_ wrote: »

That is quite challenging actually. Do I let the child

a) Starve?
b) Dehydrate?

What did you choose...?

For shame swiwi, if you provide wifi they won't notice they're hungry/thirsty. It's clearly c.

I'm so going to ace this test...

sullivlo · 29-03-2018 05:24AM

I did the course a few weeks ago. The TUSLA one is bad. The PDST one is even worse, and you don’t even get anything to say that you did the PDST one!!!

I think it’s important for mandated persons to be aware of their new responsibilities in terms of the reporting IF the DLP deems it reportable, and the ability to bring a case themselves if the DLP doesn’t think it is an issue worth pursuing.

But the questions asked are a mockery of the course, and the structure of it could be so much better, informative and relevant to real life/grey area scenarios. It’s an opportunity wasted!!

But if it helps one kid then I can’t complain.

(I skipped thru lots of it and just did the questions. 100% first time.)

Yeah_Right · 29-03-2018 09:39AM

Wait. You lot are in charge of children?!? Human children? Actual real life, breathing, human children?

Hold on, are you guys running sweat shops? Electronics or clothing?

Dave_The_Sheep · 29-03-2018 09:53AM

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Human children? Actual real life, breathing, human children?

Initially, yes.

sydthebeat · 29-03-2018 10:04AM

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Initially, yes.

what do you ?? turn them into aliens ????

stephen_n · 29-03-2018 11:28AM

sullivlo wrote: »

I did the course a few weeks ago. The TUSLA one is bad. The PDST one is even worse, and you don’t even get anything to say that you did the PDST one!!!

I think it’s important for mandated persons to be aware of their new responsibilities in terms of the reporting IF the DLP deems it reportable, and the ability to bring a case themselves if the DLP doesn’t think it is an issue worth pursuing.

But the questions asked are a mockery of the course, and the structure of it could be so much better, informative and relevant to real life/grey area scenarios. It’s an opportunity wasted!!

But if it helps one kid then I can’t complain.

(I skipped thru lots of it and just did the questions. 100% first time.)

They could have saved themselves a lot of effort and simplified the message to “report everything immediately and cover your ass”. There is absolutely zero useful information in that TUSLA one. If you didn’t have the cop on to answer all those questions correctly without doing the training, I’m guessing you shouldn’t be responsible for kids.

29-03-2018 11:34AM

stephen_n wrote: »

Don't know if anyone here is covered by the child first act, or is a mandated person. If you are and you are requested to do the online training program, save yourself the hassle and skip the training, go straight to the questions and get your certificate. That's an hour of my life I'm never getting back

That's how I always do work related training courses. At least its somewhat of a challenge that way.

mfceiling · 30-03-2018 09:12PM

Anyone else enjoying a pint in their local pub on this most holy of days?

CatFromHue · 30-03-2018 09:22PM

In manys ways people should be allowed to drink, and drink a lot, on Good Friday then tomorrow they'll feel like death and so they can rise again on Sunday.

Also mmmbop is one hell of a song, really stands the test of time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwQwufEfvWs

stephen_n · 30-03-2018 09:39PM

CatFromHue wrote: »

In manys ways people should be allowed to drink, and drink a lot, on Good Friday then tomorrow they'll feel like death and so they can rise again on Sunday.

Also mmmbop is one hell of a song, really stands the test of time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwQwufEfvWs

Now I feel old.

sydthebeat · 30-03-2018 10:12PM

Went to see ready player one today, highly entertaining movie

Stheno · 30-03-2018 10:16PM

Watched the match earlier in the pub was quiet

mfceiling · 31-03-2018 10:52AM

Looking forward to seeing the new Wes Anderson movie Isle of Dogs. If it's half as good as Fantastic Mr Fox then we're in for a treat.

kuang1 · 02-04-2018 11:18AM

mfceiling wrote: »

Looking forward to seeing the new Wes Anderson movie Isle of Dogs. If it's half as good as Fantastic Mr Fox then we're in for a treat.

Saw it yesterday.
Luckily my daughter enjoyed it (but skittles and popcorn might have influenced that a bit), but I really don't rate a movie like this at all.
It strikes me as one of those things that's trendy to like, whereas in truth it's an unentertaining, slow paced story.

The whole stop-motion stuff might be deserving of some admiration for sure given the labour and time and accuracy involved, but that alone doesn't make a good movie.
I found the pauses/silences between dialogue annoying.

But that's only my opinion! I'm probably in a minority.

Jack Kanoff · 03-04-2018 12:57PM

Reports of a laois footballer beaten and now hospitalised in Kilkenny with skull fractures....I'm wondering if perhaps it was a footballer who tweeted at the end of the Belfast trial?

sydthebeat · 03-04-2018 01:04PM

Jack Kanoff wrote: »

Reports of a laois footballer beaten and now hospitalised in Kilkenny with skull fractures....I'm wondering if perhaps it was a footballer who tweeted at the end of the Belfast trial?

I dont think so.

the injured footballer was reported to have been in his early 20's from graigcullen, whereas the idiot tweeter was a ballylinan man, whos 26/27

03-04-2018 01:21PM

CatFromHue wrote: »

In manys ways people should be allowed to drink, and drink a lot, on Good Friday then tomorrow they'll feel like death and so they can rise again on Sunday.

Also mmmbop is one hell of a song, really stands the test of time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwQwufEfvWs

Neil3030 · 05-04-2018 04:52AM

I just don't see the huge deal about In-N-Out Burger.... It's good, don't get me wrong.... but it seems to be revered so much, I was expecting something a lot better.

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