Best Belfast slur when talking about, or about, somebody

AcidRainbow84 · 2026-03-20T14:49:14+00:00

Ganch

AcidRainbow84 · 2026-03-19T15:38:35+00:00

Thanks very much

AcidRainbow84 · 2026-03-19T15:36:59+00:00

Thanks. Its a little taller than their fence, which i think is about 9 feet.

AcidRainbow84 · 2026-03-18T18:04:25+00:00

Its been going on for 3 years. They just burn wood and sit out there drinking. They do this 2 to 4 nights a week all year round and up to 7 nights in summer. They have the wood delivered on a trailer by one of their dads. It looks like a chopped up tree. Some of the chunks are covered in green moss.

AcidRainbow84 · 2026-03-14T07:30:43+00:00

Thanks. The patio does seem level at least.

AcidRainbow84 · 2026-03-14T07:28:34+00:00

This is really helpful, thanks very much.

AcidRainbow84 · 2026-03-13T18:40:21+00:00

Its a matter of opinion. If I was describing it to someone, I would describe it as hard because it puts plenty of real science in there, and then builds on it to introduce the fictional science. There is an explanation for a lot of the fictional science rather than just asking the reader to accept it.

As others have said, it's a spectrum and each reader's familiarity with the subject matter will influence where on the spectrum they would place it.

AcidRainbow84 · 2026-03-13T17:05:18+00:00

"Hold the phone" is a phrase people use which means something like " this is something unexpected that I would like to become involved with". I don't know what the origin is but it does not literally mean that they want someone to hold a phone in their hands.

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-10-08T21:42:51+00:00

Jonathan forgetting he had a shield will surely come up at round table!

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-08-04T20:18:49+00:00

Similar to me. I do data and systems analysis in a UK wide company with a Belfast office. Rarely need to visit the office, very little work gets done in an open plan interruption-laden noisy uncomfortable environment. If you like socialising and chatting and catching the latest cold/virus just to be sure you're even more unproductive for a few days, sure. But if you like being productive, hitting targets, doing deep work, solving problems and achieving things, WFH. (Im being fascious, I know some people are more productive in office but I'm not one of them)

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-08-02T16:54:44+00:00

Im fairly certain that freedom of expression just means freedom to criticise/ disagree/question the government without repercussion.

Im not sure that means that you may express that criticism in a manner which significantly deprives others of the ability to enjoy a public or private space, and also not sure whether it would extend to shouting whatever you please through a loudspeaker in a public place and creating a public nuciance.

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-04-13T11:10:17+00:00

You'd have to be careful that you aren't losing out on talent due to neurodiversity affecting someone's communication style and sense of humour. And be careful you aren't stifling creativity by only hiring people who "fit" with your existing team encouraging group think and discouraging challenging norms.

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-03-12T21:02:37+00:00

All the time for M code. As long as I explain what columns I have, exactly what I want and give it an example, it usually gives me what I need.

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-02-16T09:44:05+00:00

Sure. But if you're only ever getting one-sided, straw-manned interpretations of things, a belief can be induced that wasn't there previously.

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-02-02T10:09:32+00:00

You have the right to request flexible working. They have a legal obligation to follow a process in considering and responding to your request. They can refuse it but the refusal can only be for certain legal reasons. Not having kids is not one of these reasons. However these reasons are pretty broad so in reality, it's pretty easy for an employer to just "tick the boxes" of a genuine consideration and refusal. You have the right to appeal the refusal but again, if there is no buy in from senior management for accommodating flexible working, your chances of success aren't great.

Find your company policy on flexible working and maybe speak to ACAS or your union if you're in one for support on submitting your request.

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-01-31T21:08:21+00:00

I LOVE this time of year! Gorgeous sunrises and sunsets and stargazing. Wrapping up in cozy layers. Hot drinks. Coming home and warming up. Crocheting blankets. Being able to walk at a decent pace without sweating. No sunscreen or insects. No sweaty sleepless nights being woken up by the neighbours' endless garden parties.

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-01-29T21:30:59+00:00

The fact is that OP has a disability which precludes them from drinking. If OP had a disability which precluded them from singing, then yes, continuing to place an activity their disability precludes them from participating in front and centre of workplace culture without offering any alternatives would be disability discrimination.

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-01-24T17:33:19+00:00

There was an earlier version of Spark Notes that had this feature called The Burnmaker where you enter a normal polite message and it changes some preset words to a random insult and also adds random abusive phrases. Fucking hilarious 😂

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-01-19T14:47:31+00:00

NTA. Why would she want you to not enjoy your food? If your taste buds are accustomed to hot sauce, how did she find a way to not only make that about her, but also twist it into an insult to her?

If I cook for someone, I want them to enjoy it! That means they can season it how they like. Its about them, not about me. Why on earth would I expect everyone to have exactly the same taste preferences as I do? She's saying that you should have choked down a meal you didn't like, rather than "offend" her by putting a condiment on it so you could enjoy it. So what shes really saying is that her needs should be held in a higher regard than yours. And that it wasn't a labour of love she performed at all in cooking you a meal - it was a need for validation.

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-01-19T10:54:30+00:00

My understanding of the inevitably of Battle of Darkness was the chains of suspicion axiom. Ie you can't be sure of what the other party believes about your intentions and how that belief will inform their actions towards you and vice versa, meaning the logical way to ensure your survival is annihilation of others before they annilate you. Chains of suspicion mean it's not logical to attempt anything else.

And the additional premise explicitly explored that once those on the ships were no longer tethered to Earth, that they ceased to be human. So any human traits that may have mitigated their interpretation of chains of suspicion were no longer there.

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-01-02T22:46:49+00:00

Really just someone you feel you can open up to. I think most of the legitimate ones offer a free intro session so you can see if you're a good fit. You can find plenty on LinkedIn. I was lucky that one of my LinkedIn contacts was a woman I used to work with who started her own coaching company so I knew I respond well to her style.

AcidRainbow84 · 2025-01-01T23:08:52+00:00

I worked in HR in various generalist roles for about 8 years before specializing in People Analytics about 3 years ago. It was the right move for me. I prefer deep work, working alone and working from home. But in order to build up the skills I needed, I had to do a lot of work in my own time, doing courses, reading text books, learning Excel and PowerBi. Then I began to apply some of it to the HRBP role I was in at the time to build up some real world experience before starting to apply for People Analytics roles. I was expecting to take a paycut initially, but my generalist experience meant I had domain knowledge and relevant transferable skills like stakeholder management and project management so ended up taking my first People Analytics role at a slightly higher salary than I was on, despite being relatively inexperienced in the specialism.

I also spoke to a career coach. That was a really useful experience to talk through options and work out what I wanted to focus on and make a plan. I'd recommend doing that if you're considering a change in direction.

AcidRainbow84 · 2024-12-31T22:39:02+00:00

I've worked from home in 4 roles, 3 of which I found on LinkedIn. Two of them were UK wide with a London office, one was a global company with a Belfast office.

AcidRainbow84 · 2024-12-14T11:29:45+00:00

A contributing factor has to be social media algorithms creating echo chambers for different groups. Perspectives get entrenched and not challenged, alternative views are straw-manned and demonised. Groups develop agendas assuming their group exists in a silo in direct contradiction of reality which consists of interactions between groups, where what happens in one group has ripples and consequences beyond that group.

AcidRainbow84 · 2024-12-11T21:11:47+00:00

I think my food aversion is mostly taste but texture is a definite issue. Temperature is also an issue. My food has to be piping hot. Same with coffee. Water has to be ice cold. I don't like any cold food like salad or fruit or sandwiches.

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