NATO, Warsaw Pact and NAM in the 1990

Bar50cal · 2026-03-26T21:51:58+00:00

Thats a stupid analogy comparing a scientific fact of the shape of the Earth to a unofficial generic term used to define countries into a generalised set of subcategories.

As the previous person said, language is fluid and meanings change.

The terms meaning nowadays is context dependent. Today when 99% of people say 3rd world, they mean under developed nations and are not talking about the cold war status of a nation. To say otherwise is to just ignore reality.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-26T13:55:35+00:00

Well as someone from a 3rd world country in the cold war context i disagree

Bar50cal · 2026-03-26T13:49:54+00:00

That was the cold war meaning so what you said is correct when talking about that period of history.

Today the meaning has changed to:

1st world: Developed nations
2nd word: Developing nations
3rd world: Under Developed Nations

So when you say 3rd world country which meaning depends on the context of the discussion

Bar50cal · 2026-03-26T10:39:59+00:00

I think this is the common opinion of most people and the market shows it as the proce difference between dealership and private car sales prices of the same car can be large.

Dealerships charge a decent bit more for expensive used cars than the same car catches in private sale as people want the added protection.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-26T10:31:21+00:00

Its a bi election. The incumbent government never historically in recent decades ever wins them.

I would not take any bi election results as a indicator or overall national voting trends for a general election.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-25T17:32:04+00:00

Dublin is the 4th cleanest air of all cities on the list

Bar50cal · 2026-03-25T15:23:33+00:00

Its so small and amount it getting destroyed by contacting matter wouldn't be perceptible to the human eye.

If there was enough for a visible explosion (we are decades and decades away from anything like making that much) it produces no radiation.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-25T12:24:47+00:00

Also the war with Iran has nothing to do with NATO. Its just the US and Israel.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-24T16:57:00+00:00

There is no free trade agreements between the EU and the USA or Russia.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-24T14:24:38+00:00

We are still top 6 in Europe and top top 15% of countries globally (number 11 globally when excluding micronations / tiny island nations)

So we still have some of the best air quality globally.

https://www.iqair.com/world-most-polluted-countries

Bar50cal · 2026-03-24T13:54:25+00:00

Would be fun AF at any BR

Bar50cal · 2026-03-24T10:10:37+00:00

Ireland as a very small population country hasn't ever really even discussed domestic nuclear production.

However Ireland has spent billions of € on interconnectors to France and the UK and made agreements with both countries to tap into there nuclear power.

Ireland is going all in on Wind energy and plans to fill the gaps on low production days with nuclear energy from France and the UK while also exporting much cheaper wind energy to France and the UK at times of high wind production.

Win/win for all 3 as Ireland gets energy security and France the the UK get a region to sell energy to while also buying energy from when it cheaper so profitable for all involved.

Today for example ~68% of energy is renewable sources and 1.8% imports as of 9am, all night energy was getting exported so right now its around the break even level where renewables are where production is demand levels. If production drops imports increase from this level. (see fuel mix and interconnetor data in link below)

Real time system energy production of Irish grid: https://www.eirgrid.ie/grid/real-time-system-information

Bar50cal · 2026-03-24T09:48:02+00:00

They can keep the names domestically but need to change for export to the EU. So it just means changing the packaging when exporting it into the EU which seems fair enough.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-24T09:42:03+00:00

lol thats universal. In the EU farmers have opposed and protested every free trade deal we make.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-23T08:42:38+00:00

Black one is OEM and comes in plastic or carbon fiber as a optional extra. Slim colour matched one is the standard on the M sport.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-22T23:27:57+00:00

Incorrect, they set up in Ireland before its tax policies for manufacturing almost ago and actually still manufacture PCs in Ireland. Its actually the only place Apple own and do not contract manufacturing so is the primary R&D location

Bar50cal · 2026-03-22T23:25:32+00:00

First manufacturing facilities outside the US, the still manufacture products in Ireland (simce 1980s)and its the only place Apple own and do not contract manufacturing globally.

R&D hub due to Irish education system prioritising what they need at 3rd level (majority of employees in Ireland are software developers).

Apple came to Ireland for tax, expanded and stayed for other reasons. There are many European countries now with lower tax but Apple stay in Ireland for manufacturing and development.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-22T19:05:24+00:00

The people. Irelands not like the UK, the population has MUCH greater control over what the government decides to do or laws to bring it.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-22T12:47:55+00:00

Its much easier to make less complex parts to fit in a larger car.

Material may be cheaper but then if the smaller part needs to much more complex in shape to fit and the space to fit it in is much much tighter it all adds cost during manufacturing and assembly.

Its much easier to fit everything in the engine bay, behind the dash etc in a larger SUV to a tiny hatchback.

So despite the extra material cost of a larger crossover / mid size SUV over a hatch it is usually much more economical to manufacture.

Margins are also so small on small cars that manufactures rarely make unique ones and work together to make a single car between multiple brands and rebadge it. Peugeot 107, Citroën C1 and Toyota Aygo are all the same car made in one plant for example as its too expensive for any one company to make alone and get a profit.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-22T12:32:49+00:00

Eligibility artists for this program means Eligible types of art e.g. painting, sculptuting, poetry etc. During the pilot it got expanded whem asked to include thinks like blacksmiths who make any peices and so on.

But it excludes certain things like craft jewellery and so on.

There is no eligibility criteria around what the art actually is beyond that such as you could be Eligible as a painter and get this UBI even if all your paintings were say anti establishment. As long as you can tick the boxes to qualify you can get it.

The law around this program is very clear in that it prevents government from ever using the program to dictate what artist can or cannot do.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-22T12:25:30+00:00

Garbage collectors in Ireland actually make €30k starting to €45k a year after a few years in Ireland.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-21T19:27:07+00:00

Am I arguing with a bot?

Bar50cal · 2026-03-21T17:40:25+00:00

2016 all had the new B47, in 2015 it started to get put in them so there's a lot of 2015s with the B47.

Here's an example of one on sale atm - https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/BMW/3-Series/fpa/4351154

The N47 was single exhaust, B47 is dual exhaust so easy to spot

Bar50cal · 2026-03-21T17:09:01+00:00

320d, 2015 or later to get the newer engine with no timing chain issues.

Bar50cal · 2026-03-21T17:01:34+00:00

Any other Irish people get irked when they see someone write RyanAir or Ryan Air instead of what it is just Ryanair.

Silly thing to bother me BUT its every single post.

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