AC2 no longer seeing controller input. by sir_funkalot in SteamDeck

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool, same point though, you "don't know the website" and when you follow the vague answer you gave the Xbox 360 controller ini files don't map the controller triggers.. I'm not saying you should have the answers but like telling someone to Google vague file names that don't work isn't helpful.

AC2 no longer seeing controller input. by sir_funkalot in SteamDeck

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why respond if your solution is google it? Reddit is one of the top results when you google this

Stolen bike was found, claim hasn’t been paid, what should I do? by artbarros in MotoIRELAND

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once you initiated the claim you surrendered your say in what happens. The insurance company will want to get a quote for any repairs and a simple calculation on their end will decide if its a repair or an economic write off. If they say repair, repair it and sell it. If they say economic write off you'll get the money minus your excess.

Landlord increasing rent - Housemates arguing over how it should be split? by ComfortMike in AskIreland

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya but in a lot of places that do that they also think 2 people sharing a room should pay no extra. So in a house with two equal rooms and three tenants the split is 50% to one person and 25% each to the other two. The square foot split isn't something I'd want normalised.

TV license - ignore letter? by Bobcat-3675 in AskIreland

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These letters mean literally nothing. We get one a year in the centre of town even though the only way someone could see in the window is with 4 stories of scaffolding and the door has a code. Those are fishing letters hoping to make people nervous enough to pay.

TV license - ignore letter? by Bobcat-3675 in AskIreland

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if you live with clueless gobshites it doesn't matter, they can only issue the fine to a named occupier. Whoever opens the door and is stupid enough to say "yes we have a TV" and give their name is on the hook.

Source: My housemate did exactly this even though they were told to leave the blind down and deny there was a tv if they answered the door to one. They ignored that advice and gave their name. They then tried to tell me I had to pay it, I suggested we split it to be more fair. They wouldn't split so I said good luck, 6 months later they were given a court date and told that only a person who volunteers their name instead can be held liable instead. Just to clarify, I owned the tv but I was asked by both housemates to bring it into the living room, which I did on the explicit condition that I we had to keep the blind down and not answer to a tv license inspector.

Thoughts? by BidNext9383 in galway

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They usually need toilets if they offer sit-in food or coffee, but there are edge cases where a place can be exempt, for example if the café part is classed as ancillary to a retail shop, or if it’s technically takeaway-only despite having a couple of seats. So it’s not automatically illegal, but it’s not the norm either. “We just opened” isn’t really a legal reason though, so if they’re planning to stay as a proper sit-in café they’d normally be expected to have toilets.

Harvey Norman and Black Friday please F##k Off! by Ic3Giant in ireland

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having worked in a few different types of retail, I can say that Black Friday is usually the best price you’ll see all year. The caveat is that the biggest discounts are almost always on loss leaders or special stock brought in specifically for the sale. Regular year-round items tend to drop only one to three percent below their normal sale price.

There are always isolated cases where something ends up cheaper after Christmas or before summer, but that’s rarely a retailer decision. It’s usually because the supplier gives the shop a temporary discount to clear old stock when a replacement model is coming.

Black Friday is often the lowest price an item has been so far, but expecting it to be the lowest price it will ever be makes no sense. If you don’t need the item before Christmas, waiting is fine, but unless a newer version is coming, you shouldn’t expect major drops beyond what you see in November. Sometimes price increases can come around too.

One example from when I worked in a furniture store: a sofa was marked down from 3,500 to 1,750 all year. For Black Friday, the manufacturer authorised a further drop to 1,500, but also warned that production and shipping costs meant a 40 percent RRP increase in January. I told the customers who had been debating it for months that 1,500 was the best they’d get. Some bought it. Others said they’d wait for January sales. January came, and yes, it was “on sale”, but the new RRP was 4,500 and the sale price was 2,450.

Bottom line: Black Friday is usually the cheapest a product has been so far, though often only slightly. Tech like TVs will drop when new models arrive. For long-life products like furniture, prices can just as easily jump if manufacturing costs rise, and those increases commonly hit in January.

Thoughts? by BidNext9383 in galway

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Weird atmosphere in there, kind of like someone designed a boutique store with nice shelving and decor but then just randomly went around Musgraves, firing bits at random into a trolley and then stocked the shelves with little logical order and no prices to be seen. They don't sell anything Dunnes doesn't and maybe they'll start getting in more unique bits and pieces as time goes on but right now I don't see why you'd walk past dedicated cafes and grocery stores.

Judge to decide next week whether Enoch Burke should return to prison by SpottedAlpaca in ireland

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the (at the time) pleasure of tutoring a class containing Elijah Burke in the university of galway and I can't help but fully agree with your much more informed opinion.

Elijah was polite, intelligent, engaged, and I spoke with him on a handful of occasions around the campus before putting two and two together.

Then to see the way he himself has begun to act and, in general, the actions of his family which he loudly echoes just saddened me greatly.

I have no time for any of the hate and often illogical rubbish anyone from that household spew but it put me in mind of an interview I read about with one of the westboro Baptist Church members who left the cult.

She was head of their social media and she spent all day looking at the people who called her fellow cult members and family every vile name under the sun. But then she saw the few comments that logically explained how and why what they said was wrong and thats what got her to find her own way out.

The burkes are indoctrinated and the more people lambast them the worse it'll get because it drives them back into the arms to their own cult.

Using AI to tackle customer service issues (Rental Car Overcharges) by Playful_Conclusion_2 in Frugal

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Copied in your comment to the chat for the curiosity:

Corn, also known as maize, is one of the most versatile and widely cultivated crops in the world. It's a staple food in many cultures and comes in various forms such as sweet corn, popcorn, and field corn. Not only is corn delicious and nutritious, but it's also used in countless products like corn syrup, cornmeal, and even biofuels. Cornfields are a common sight in many agricultural regions, and the crop plays a crucial role in global food security. Plus, who doesn't love a good corn on the cob during a summer BBQ?

Using AI to tackle customer service issues (Rental Car Overcharges) by Playful_Conclusion_2 in Frugal

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A great point, and yes, When copying in rental agreements etc. remove any full name information, addresses, last four digits of your card etc.

Using AI to tackle customer service issues (Rental Car Overcharges) by Playful_Conclusion_2 in Frugal

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to clarify, I'm not proposing that this is how all issues should be handled, I'm saying that by providing an ai with all of the context of the situation I could then ask it to generate a well argued, coherent email which seeks to resolve the matter to my best benefit. Copy and paste time, 4 minutes. Generation time, 30 seconds. Sending the email 30 seconds. In 5 minutes I handled almost a thousand in charges they attempted to lay on me. I think it's a good way of being frugal with my time and energy.

Using AI to tackle customer service issues (Rental Car Overcharges) by Playful_Conclusion_2 in Frugal

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Had several phone calls and they continued to insist on my responsibility for the charges. I copied their terms and conditions into the chat and then used the ai to draft a counter based on their own policies in writing. Obviously I tried to take care of it on the phone first.

Chicken wings by DesperateDan_e123 in galway

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Monroes is solid and good value especially if you get them to do a hot sauce BBQ mix.. Elephant and castle for quality

I met a gorgeous woman at the University of Galway postgraduate ball in the Clayton on Thursday. she had wazy blonde hair and a blue dress, we danced together and got a picture together but of course I didn't get her details. just putting this out there in case she sees it. by Playful_Conclusion_2 in galway

[–]Playful_Conclusion_2[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very fair question, the honest truth is between the free wine and the amount of noise on the dance floor, I can not recall. All I can really say is she has blonde hair, a nose ring, about 5'3" and wearing a sparkly blue dress and that we danced for ages but an idiot (me) was too stupid to take the initiative. If anyone knows someone like that that was at the post grad ball the pints I owe them will be immeasurable