Off Topic Thread 5.0

Podge_irl wrote: »

I do not, and never will understand spicy food in general. It just tastes like pain.

Dopamine.

I will have hot sauce on anything. Toast, pancakes, all sorts.

antimatterx wrote: »

For the first time in my life I'm looking for a new job, while currently employed. I'm a developer, so plenty of jobs around out there.

The logistics sound difficult, or maybe it's just me. But how are you supposed to interview during working hours on short notice, while employed?

Usually just schedule any phone interviews for lunch time, or book a meeting slot in your calendar for half an hour. I've done interviews outside of working hours too where I was on client sites and knew I wouldn't have a chance, places are pretty flexible most of the time.

There was a burger restaurant in Malta that had a hot wing challenge. If you could eat 3 of the ridiculously hot chicken wings, you ate for free. Can't remember if the sauce had Carolina reaper, scorpion or ghost peppers but it was hot!! After the first time I learnt that it was better to do the challenge after the meal. That way you got to enjoy your burger first.

antimatterx wrote: »

For the first time in my life I'm looking for a new job, while currently employed. I'm a developer, so plenty of jobs around out there.

The logistics sound difficult, or maybe it's just me. But how are you supposed to interview during working hours on short notice, while employed?

I’m interviewing people currently. We make space for them outside of working hours if needed. I think in general people taking half a day off seems most common

Out of interest does anyone know Phil Hogan’s handicap (not political, this is a purely golf related question please and thank you)

Interesting to see who gets commissioner job next. Mairead McGuinness seems to be favourite but don’t know would she be deemed experienced enough to hold the trade portfolio. It wouldn’t shock me if Coveney or even Varadkar headed off, either might have a long career there and end up as Commission President.

Slim chance of Enda Kenny getting the call in order to hold on to trade but doubt it.

ClanofLams wrote: »

Interesting to see who gets commissioner job next. Mairead McGuinness seems to be favourite but don’t know would she be deemed experienced enough to hold the trade portfolio. It wouldn’t shock me if Coveney or even Varadkar headed off, either might have a long career there and end up as Commission President.

Slim chance of Enda Kenny getting the call in order to hold on to trade but doubt it.

Can't see Varadkar stepping away as Tánaiste to take up that role. Coveney was an MEP for a couple of years so might be a good shout.

I’m sure they would ideally like to avoid by election but don’t think it will stop them if they consider it necessary. They have a bit of room majority wise, although not a massive amount, by election wouldn’t need to be done for six months or so.

Certainly in Coveneys case, it probably wouldn’t be over concerning given it returned 3/4 FG/ff TDs so even with government very rarely winning by elections, they would probably have at least a 50-50 shot there.

Commissioners length varies, Hogan was going to be ten years but no guarantee of that, need support of national government when it is being done after EU elections is my understanding so in theory whoever is appointed now could get another term if this government lasts the full length.

President of the Commission oftens comes directly from national politics (as Juncker and Von der Leyen have done) but it could also be a Commissioner afaik.

I don’t expect it will be Varadkar but it wouldn’t shock me, for whatever reason he has never struck me as someone who will be around for a long time as Fine Gael leader. Obviously need to move to Brussels so family needs to be on board too which may be a factor for the likes of Coveney, who has kids I think.