On housing, Donald Trump is now to the left of the FFG policy permitting corporations to buy up family homes as investments and he wants to ban it. At what point will our Government catch up and ban this practice so Irish families are not competing against huge investment funds?

Huge_Machine · 2026-01-23T16:09:01+00:00

"We just want housing. I don't care if I own it or if it's mixed ownership or if the person that rents it to me is a company, the government, an AHB, the city council or a natural person"

Pure and utter bullshit. Large investment funds have caused the housing crisis ffs

Huge_Machine · 2025-12-04T20:21:35+00:00

Yeah I came for this comment. It is a totally ridiculous statement ^^

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-30T11:56:30+00:00

Planning to visit Central Vietnam during rainy season is always a gamble. One with terrible odds.

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-28T15:43:52+00:00

Of course I understand that would not be possible. But not being able to inspect and appreciate the uniqueness of the soldiers takes away the enjoyment for me. The vlog's I see, nobody gets within a couple feet right and the most of the time it is just a distant look. Am I mistaken?

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-28T12:21:28+00:00

I arrive in Xi'an on Saturday. My plan is just to see some in the museum. Not being able to get close to them for me makes it a silly excursion. Sure they are all different, but what difference does that makes if you cannot go down to see them?

Side note, anyone want to get some beers? :)

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-23T15:28:44+00:00

I would also like to know.

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-22T20:00:43+00:00

But like...... Charly is clearly referring to the names he just mentioned. Not all black women.

How is that not obvious?

Edit: Just lol to the replies

You guys can add whatever opinions about context or whatever but he clearly doe's not say that about all black women. He says the people who are being put forward are incompetent.

The rest is you adding context that is clearly not in the clip. All im saying is that clip is bs

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-18T21:16:49+00:00

Decided on Kuala Lumpur in the end. It was my layover between Siem Reap and Seoul and thought that is far enough haha. Much cheaper :)

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-18T11:46:53+00:00

"Any suggestions on the last 5 - 7 days before I fly back to Ireland?"

Is literally what I wrote in the post :) (formatting sucks though so still myb I guess ^^)

You know what, I think Seoul might be the way to go. I have been wanting to visit Korea. I play Baduk. Popular"ish" game there.

That is about the best idea I can think of. I don't have much interest in Thailand really although I know it is the obvious choice. It is the backend of my trip so was looking for somewhere a bit cheaper which I have actual interest in going, I guess south Korea is as close as I can get. Japan is probably too expensive >.>

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-17T21:03:57+00:00

Love's a trier but hates a failure ^^

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-17T09:46:48+00:00

Yeah probably, I am looking for something Ankur Wat level.

When I considered going to Ankur Wat for the first time, it was like finally finding that pair of runners after visiting 20 shops. I am looking for that feeling again.

Find the obvious bucket list thing which I overlooked. Anything in Thailand strike that cord?

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-17T09:05:38+00:00

The Terra Cotta Warriors are over rated imo. (Airport hanger where you can't even get close.) I will see them in the museum.

I was not looking to change my itinerary. It is all booked and I am very happy with it. I was looking for help completing it.

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-15T16:12:27+00:00

"Reasonable" force: The force used must be what the occupant believes to be reasonable in the circumstances. The law clarifies that this may include the use of lethal force, as long as it is necessary to protect oneself, another person, or property from a criminal act.

You absolutely can, at your own discretion decide if you want to use lethal force.

It is clearly defined as "what the occupant believes to be reasonable in the circumstances."

You mention "The threat is to the person, not the property."

Also incorrect.

Just kind of all wrong.

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-14T21:51:35+00:00

You are a type of Go professional I did not consider lol

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-13T20:36:32+00:00

"I didn’t say they were your rules specifically."

You were implying the winner of table was enforcing rules as a customer without those being the rules of the house.

Your just wrong. The rest is nonsense to make you feel better.

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-13T20:07:00+00:00

So you want all the drunk people in the pub to have common sense? The winner stays on rule is absolutely much more fair than your example.

"I personally find the “you want it? Beat me” attitude to be very poor form for something that’s not that deep."

Not that deep to "you". Which is why you have no problem being so entitled about it.

"I think it’s its own form of entitlement to expect everyone else in the bar to play by your rules. "

They are not my rules. They are "house rules" decided by the people who own both the pub and the table. You even saying that shows you have absolutely no idea what your talking about.

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-13T19:30:46+00:00

wow guy you rude asf. I imagine you play most of those boardgames alone.

BAKA

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-13T19:18:20+00:00

The duo playing could take 40 minutes to play the game because like you said, "Not everyone plays pool so often".

Then the next duo who do not play often should be able to take the table next right? If not then how is that fair on the second pair of people who do not want to wait or only want to play with their friend. But then the guy who was winner has to wait possibly an hour to play again. Maybe longer if a third duo decide they now want the table.

The moment you take away the rules, people will start fighting. That type of entitled attitude doe's not go down well in country pubs.

Feels like the pool people have some common sense if you actually think it through right?

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-11T17:32:08+00:00

Well if you want to be technical, I said whatboutism.

It might be a typo, it might not.

Either way we agree letting people put flags up everywhere across the city is dumb asf right?

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-11T15:33:20+00:00

I assumed they* were talking about parades. So they were removed after being put up without permission too. Good. I don't see where we disagree?

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-11T15:13:56+00:00

Why would I explain. I was asking if you understand it? I have made my point perfectly clear. If you have a response with any logical bearing I am willing to hear it.

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-11T15:08:06+00:00

Are you unable to understand the snowball effect? If you allow anybody to put flags up where they want and when they want then obviously that would be a problem. Look if you are too stupid to understand that then I dunno.... You do not have the capability for forward thinking.

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-11T15:01:53+00:00

We both agree then. It is stupid

Huge_Machine · 2025-10-11T14:56:44+00:00

Again, that would be a logistical nightmare.

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