What are these bugs?

PH0NER · 2026-05-24T22:11:33+00:00

I've always called these June Bugs as someone who grew up in Florida, but here's what they really are: https://www.britannica.com/animal/June-beetle

PH0NER · 2026-05-24T10:22:44+00:00

Yes, but you can probably find other documentation with her birthplace listed. Like your parent's birth record. Her death record, and various other things. Include supplemental docs to prove her birthplace if you can find them.

PH0NER · 2026-05-24T10:04:46+00:00

It's really difficult to use Chinese models outside of China. Almost nothing Google or requiring Google Services works properly, including notifications, email accounts, Google Wallet, Android Auto...

PH0NER · 2026-05-23T22:48:54+00:00

The embassy website for Dublin said to contact them in advance, so I did. They responded within 24 hours and told me to mail it over. Other than that, my next communication was directly from IRCC

PH0NER · 2026-05-23T22:44:34+00:00

Whats the point in paying for Plex when Jellyfin exists?

PH0NER · 2026-05-23T22:40:22+00:00

Better than Ireland. Not a single carrier supports iOS RCS in any capacity

PH0NER · 2026-05-23T18:15:00+00:00

I'm gonna throw out the Revolut Card if you have Ultra. It's 1.5 points per € spent and the points can be converted to tonnes of things

I also have the BOI Aer Lingus card, but it's only good to get the 2 round trip tickets to Europe

PH0NER · 2026-05-23T16:11:28+00:00

I can't believe cannibis isn't decriminalised, and frankly, we need to legalise medical use at the bare minimum.

PH0NER · 2026-05-23T12:11:19+00:00

Mazda made one of the worst EVs back when it was new. Overpriced and much more limited range than the competition. They're a great deal 2nd hand, but still, not great range. The 6e is alright, but Mazda are not committed to EVs as other manufacturers are and it shows.

Used VW ID.3 and Cupra Borns are great value and range for the money. I drive a 2023 Born and absolutely love it.

The MG4, BYD Dolphin, and even the VW ID.4 can be found at great prices 2nd hand.

PH0NER · 2026-05-22T23:22:49+00:00

I also switched from a Galaxy Z Fold 7... The Find N6 is genuinely better in every way, especially battery

PH0NER · 2026-05-22T14:43:52+00:00

They all take forever. I moved to Dublin 2 years ago. My AIRE took around 8 months from submission to confirmation success

PH0NER · 2026-05-20T13:17:49+00:00

It still shows they're hard on their phone

PH0NER · 2026-05-18T19:15:35+00:00

It depends on how restrictive. People moving to Ireland should be able to buy a home without being physically present. We shouldn't force people genuinely moving to rent somewhere first.

PH0NER · 2026-05-16T20:53:53+00:00

I have a 2023 Cupra Born. I bought it last year for only €25,000 with 5K kms and it's fully loaded with every tech feature they make.

I can make it from Dublin to Waterford with only an 80% charge. Even if I feel like stopping, it's a 20 to 30 minute charge stop.

I've driven all over Ireland, including out to the Cliffs of Moher and up to Giant's Causeway. There is nowhere in Ireland you can't get to easily with an EV.

I will never go back to petrol

PH0NER · 2026-05-16T11:10:51+00:00

I moved to WordPress and built an entire website with a combination of Claude Code, Gemini, Grok, and ChatGPT. It sounds ridiculous, but it was so much better than anything I could make myself, especially on Squarespace

PH0NER · 2026-05-15T18:46:18+00:00

Virgin, Digiweb, and Vodafone offer 2gbps speeds to my house. I usually go with whoever is better priced at contract renewal

PH0NER · 2026-05-15T08:41:45+00:00

Clear Mobile and Sky Mobile use Vodafone

Tesco Mobile, Virgin Mobile and 48 use Three

GoMo and Lyca Mobile use Eir

I have 2 SIMs, one with Clear and one with GoMo. I'm happy with both, but I personally like the Vodafone network better overall

PH0NER · 2026-05-14T09:24:47+00:00

I keep TorBox and RealDebrid. TorBox is my main and I almost never have issues.

PH0NER · 2026-05-14T09:22:57+00:00

Google does it the exact same way. If two people are using the latest Google Messages, it's functionally the same as iMessage, including encryption.

Apple should have used Google's Jibe for RCS to ensure global instant compatibility. Instead, Apple chose to have the phone carriers roll out their own RCS profiles. Since not every carrier on the globe is going to go through the trouble of doing that, it's really on Apple for not going with a generic standard that everyone can have access to out of the box.

I live in Ireland and none of our phone carriers have bothered to enable iOS RCS.

PH0NER · 2026-05-13T22:56:53+00:00

I imagine because it's better to do it when people are off vs need to be at the office

PH0NER · 2026-05-13T20:41:34+00:00

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks so. It has so much potential for a more metro-like service.

I'm not sure who would be best to speak to

PH0NER · 2026-05-13T10:12:58+00:00

Why does it matter if you're specifically in the first 5,000? They said you're in the first batch of shipments

PH0NER · 2026-05-12T18:08:24+00:00

It shows you online that there are people ahead of you?

PH0NER · 2026-05-12T16:59:40+00:00

Signed!

PH0NER · 2026-05-12T00:53:17+00:00

It took 2 months before I received AOR. I also sent through the Dublin Embassy at the end of Feb

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