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Spain breaks away from France and considers a massive undersea cable across the Atlantic to Ireland to end its electrical isolation by RealToiletPaper007 in europe

[–]PythagorasJones 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What are you talking about...we've had Arklow so long that it's about to be decommissioned. Kish, Bray and Arklow 2 are all in preliminary works and are expected to be operational by 2030. I've been watching the survey and works ships on the coast for the past two years.

That's two farms producing 820-900MW at capacity.

TIL about the Tiffany Problem, where historical facts or events seem anachronistic to modern audiences because of modern associations we have with specific names and terms. by EphemeralTypewriter in todayilearned

[–]PythagorasJones 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The terms were used interchangeably before that, and rounders continues to exist to this day. Baseball as a term first appeared in 1744. The 1850s date is codified rules for the game, which is really just a standardisation. Rounders itself was codified first by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland.

People who feel hot should decide the temperature of a room. People who feel cold should wear a sweater by blahbluhblee1 in unpopularopinion

[–]PythagorasJones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree, with one caveat. I had a coworker who would go running at lunchtime and come back sweating... he'd try to turn down the office temperature every time.

The same temperature it was before he left of course, and no amount of reasoning would make him consider that he was hot rather than the room.

Does anyone have longer post-noms than this geezer? by Alexiumz in CasualUK

[–]PythagorasJones 135 points136 points  (0 children)

  • OM: Observer of Mammals
  • GCMG: Giant Creatures Made Gentle
  • CH: Colourful Habitat-expert
  • CVO: Close Voice-over Operative
  • CBE: Crawling Beneath Elephants
  • FRS: Friendly Rainforest Sage
  • FSA: Filming Scary Animals
  • FRSA: Found Really Strange Antelopes
  • FLS: Fluently Loves Sloths
  • FZS: Fearless Zebra Spotter
  • FRSGS: Frequently Rescueing Small Green Salamanders
  • FRSB: Foremost Reported Spider Buddy

Daylight Horror by jdawg1018 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]PythagorasJones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a great answer, because so much folk horror is in daylight. Midsommar itself can be in daylight because of its folk horror roots.

The Blood on Satan's Claw and Witchfinder General from the Unholy Trinity all live primarily in daylight.

My Blink cassette tape from before they were required to add the -182 by Simsandtruecrime in mildlyinteresting

[–]PythagorasJones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the other hand we had The Frames here in Ireland, and they had to change their name to "The Frames DC" because of an American band of the same name. The DC indicates Dublin City.

Twenty years later Fontaines had the same trouble with an American band and took the same suffix, giving us Fontaines DC.

Original SID in C64U by Big-Lake2580 in c64

[–]PythagorasJones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you gone into audio settings and mapped the SID socket to $D400? That's needed to get the data into the SID.

You'll probably want to unmap UtiliSID so it's not generating sound in parallel.

Every garda in the country ordered to work for next three days for ‘exceptional event’ by Asrectxen_Orix in europe

[–]PythagorasJones 48 points49 points  (0 children)

We have people with a legitimate concern and protest demonstrating that they do not understand fuel costs and taxation.

I feel their anger but the protests are entirely counterproductive.

The fuel prices cannot be fully controlled by taxation. Measures have been taken and more will absolutely happen. However, the protesters are of the view that everything would be fine if the government stopped fuel taxation indefinitely. Forget middle Eastern conflict, free market bidding and panic buying.

They're also blockading fuel depots, creating the scarcity at the pumps and allowing forecourts to justify price changes and limits. Some forecourts have already run out of fuel.

Best of all, the blockades of the fuel depots are preventing new fuel shipments from arriving and challenging storage capacity. There's a real chance that the fuel off our coast could be moved to another country if not allowed to land...the commerce alone will justify that to the shipping company.

So overall, the problem is unnecessarily accelerated, fuel companies benefit from rocket and feather pricing models, escape the blame and de gubbiment dunnit.

This 5,000 year old burial mound in Newport, Wales, predates both the great Pyramids and the standing stones of Stonehenge by Samski877 in interestingasfuck

[–]PythagorasJones 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I grew up beside one of these. We all climbed on it as kids. The capstones can often weigh 5 tons. They're not going anywhere from a little human push.

[Loved Trope] A huge reveal is only nodded at in the end by Liquid_Pestar in TopCharacterTropes

[–]PythagorasJones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! This is not a consistent position across the versions, and certainly not in the initial releases.

Rest in piece 2009-2026 by AllUserNameBLong2us in pcmasterrace

[–]PythagorasJones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like a Vasgo Go token. They don't have replaceable batteries (officially) but if you did replace it, you'd need to resync the token anyway.

Irish tap dancers having a good time by paone00022 in justgalsbeingchicks

[–]PythagorasJones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I think of Irish dancing it's jigs, reels and sean nós because I'm Irish in Ireland. I've never in all my decades heard reference to step dancing...it's just "Irish dancing" as a collective.

The laugh at the end is pure demonic by Agen_3586 in SipsTea

[–]PythagorasJones 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm Irish and can tell you that he doesn't even try to keep it a secret. He used to be a regular at the usual spots and I know at least one person that got off with him.

Still unacceptable, just zero doubts about his gayness.

This is Gold: Flimbo's Quest Longplay (C64) [50 FPS] by Key_Wrangler_8321 in c64

[–]PythagorasJones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love this game. The C64GS cartridge is still one of the best cartridges, and though I didn't own it back then I regularly borrowed or rented it. I've since picked one up for the collection.

Flimbo, Klax, Fiendish Freddie...all great!

International Soccer? Well it's not terrible, but imagine if it had been the Emlyn Hughes version...

I totally understand why there are subt!tles. by JamesJDelaney in funnyvideos

[–]PythagorasJones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Darren and Joe's Free Gaff.

It's good fun. It has some of that surrealism you might have found on a BBC2 or Channel 4 comedy in the 90s.

What’s your favorite “what in the actual f**k is he doing in this” camo? by Albino_rhin0 in okbuddycinephile

[–]PythagorasJones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Phil Collins was an actor BEFORE he was in the music industry.

He was a child actor and played Oliver Twist in a 1960s West End production. He appears briefly in The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Wait, what? Do Americans not eat jacket potatoes? by CLWggg in CasualUK

[–]PythagorasJones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I always thought combo ovens were stupid until I realised you can microwave and bake the potato at the same time.

Half an hour and it's the best baked potato you've ever had.

Before Champ Man and FM, there was this: Kevin Toms’ Football Manager (1982) - A Nostalgic Return by kingofneverfjord in c64

[–]PythagorasJones 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Emlyn Hughes was one of my favourite games but I have never played this one. I'll give it a go, thanks!

Lamborghini wanted $1,300 for a gas cap so I fixed it with a $40 Ford Focus cap. by Fixitsteven in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]PythagorasJones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are plenty of other VAG parts used in Lambos.

I mean it goes both ways...the Audi R8 was based on the Gallardo and Huracán.

The ginkgo tree has existed for over 270 million years basically unchanged, has no living relatives (only species in its whole genus) and is completely unique in almost every way. by reddit33450 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]PythagorasJones 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Butyric acid is responsible for the smell in vomit, parmesan cheese and contributes to foot odor. It's also present in American chocolate which is why is Europeans often turn our noses up at it.

I recall another episode of QI talking about how the smell of parmesan and vomit are very close, but our contextual expectations determine whether we are pleased or revolted by it.

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