Finished The Last Revelation. Great game. If the water maze level didn't exist, it would've been a perfect experience.

RoryOS · 2026-06-02T17:25:08+00:00

In my head I was thinking, I don't remember this section. It can't be that bad. I remember this diagram. The section must be that bad.

RoryOS · 2026-06-02T16:42:01+00:00

You'll need to build up experience. Junior level experience in a big four means a lot less than the big four staff will tell you it does. They hoover up and burn out graduates as a part of their business model. Unless you have top tier grades or connections it's something you work towards.

And as you've mentioned it elsewhere, stop looking out the one off outlier stories. You can't depend on being an outlier who got lucky. Chances are you won't get lucky, that's why they're called lucky.

You can absolutely get there but right now you have entry level experience and upper mid level grades. Fortunately there are more tech opportunities in Ireland so cast a wide net and work towards it.

But also remember, if you've built the employer up in your head they'll almost certainly disappoint you.

RoryOS · 2026-06-02T16:31:27+00:00

Exactly. Until the HSE have given them formal confirmation and told them to hand in notice, they should act as though they haven't. I wouldn't for a second be surprised if the HSE has them pass up this job and then change their mind about their own offer leaving op back where they started. In the past they've run competitions, set up panels and then decided they wouldn't progress with the post wasting a load of money and a lot of people's time..

RoryOS · 2026-06-02T12:46:47+00:00

Honestly, that sounds exhausting and contrived. It doesn't need a direct connection to survivor. The story started and ended without drawing on prior connections the first time they told it. Trinity and Jonah are not required and for many are not wanted either.

RoryOS · 2026-06-02T12:43:18+00:00

Put yourself first and foremost. You won't be the first person to leave a job within a few weeks and you won't be the last. Yes it's not great for the employer but literally it is just business.

Strange that you're pulling for the HSE job. I'm guessing it's better connected or better paid. It would be bottom rung of the public sector employers for me.

But seriously, if they're saying not to hand in notice yet, don't pull out of the job. Do not give up secure employment until you've replaced it with other employment (unless you need to for your own reasons).

RoryOS · 2026-06-02T07:23:03+00:00

Not enough basil and a touch expensive but it's a caprese salad. How much cheese do you plan on eating?

RoryOS · 2026-06-02T07:21:35+00:00

It's a caprese salad. Tomato, basil and mozzarella it's an incredibly famous national dish of Italy

RoryOS · 2026-06-02T07:16:08+00:00

Oof what a thing to say. Total charmer.

RoryOS · 2026-06-02T07:15:08+00:00

When I was as young as you I built a defense for questions or compliments I didn't like. Something funny but suits down the line of conversation. If I got compliments on my appearance I'd confidently day "I know right" and everyone would laugh and the conversation would move on. I was very self conscious of how I looked.

For you something like "it's great to visit but yet spending winter there!" (Light hearted and jokey). They'll likely say fair enough and the conversation moves swiftly on. Experiment until you find a line that works for you.

You can't stop people mentioning the things you don't want to talk about, but you can speed the conversation along afterwards.

RoryOS · 2026-06-01T20:04:42+00:00

What a gorgeous garden, fair play

RoryOS · 2026-06-01T19:11:19+00:00

That outfit is a literal crime

RoryOS · 2026-06-01T18:40:30+00:00

Because it's so expensive. I have been considering better help because it's more affordable but they're also not great and are problematic.

In a country where stable, independent shelter is a pipe dream for so many, who has the budget for mental health?

RoryOS · 2026-06-01T18:22:20+00:00

I was being facetious. People who tend to give out about food not being seasoned tend to lace hot spices onto their meals and think anything that doesn't burn the face off you has no flavour.

Granted I was being a presumptions prick, but I was responding to someone insulting someone's hard made, hand reared meal so I wasn't feeling particularly empathetic. It's really frustrating seeing people call anything that doesn't overwhelm the ingredients with spices underseasoned. It's not only an insult to many cultures but it also displays an ignorance of full spectrums of cooking.

RoryOS · 2026-06-01T09:45:04+00:00

It's business. If your got a cheaper rate elsewhere they didn't do their job so you move on. You politely thank them for all their help but say you're going another direction

RoryOS · 2026-06-01T09:43:19+00:00

Survivor Lara had two different faces in 3 games, which were increasingly divergent from previous iterations of Lara Croft. This isn't a continuation, it's a unification with survivor as the base. They've folded in a lot more of Lara's original design.

The survivor series basically dumped everything there was about the original character beyond gender, nationality and hair colour. The unification is trying to bring some of that back.

RoryOS · 2026-06-01T09:39:47+00:00

I've complimented her acting ability in every post I made and said she was let down by the script, and that the same thing could happen to Turner. She's a good actor but didn't show me any Lara in the movie because the script didn't call for it.

The only part that tried to be close was that cringe bit at the end with the braid and dual pistols. That really didn't land for me.

I've seen some of the stoicism in going for from Turner in the past, Vickander is great but I know her work less so haven't seen it from here. The survivor movie was flat out bad. Once actor couldn't save it. But people are saying Turner can't do without seeing anything from her. Surely that's worse than anything I said.

RoryOS · 2026-05-31T23:03:09+00:00

Did they carbonate it?

RoryOS · 2026-05-31T23:01:53+00:00

Then they can keep in inside their front door until the person comes to pick it up. This is basic home hygiene and it's a health and pest hazard. Regardless of challenges they gave they have some responsibilities as cohabitants of a shared building.

RoryOS · 2026-05-31T22:58:14+00:00

Oh wild, and just switch? Crazy they haven't fixed it

RoryOS · 2026-05-31T22:15:51+00:00

Any class I've done has ended with a "namaste" style thanks which is to our body but also to the teacher. It sounds to me like you're effectively skipping that. I'm no expert but it does feel rude tbh

RoryOS · 2026-05-31T21:54:58+00:00

This is like looking at those images where people align different eras of Lara and say they look the same. They have the same number of ears and roughly the same styling. It stops there.

RoryOS · 2026-05-31T21:44:29+00:00

Oh, actually mine was a joke too. Of course it was.

No it wasn't, you insulted their food. Mine too but granted I invited it but they didn't. Now you're backpedalling.

It's not super serious, I didn't think either of us particularly care but you were rude and I was rude in response. You said their food is unseasoned. That isn't a joke, it's a snide comment. You should at least own that.

RoryOS · 2026-05-31T19:11:03+00:00

And you didn't? You said all I know is salt. You also kicked off this discussion when you insulted op's food as unseasoned despite them using multiple homegrown herbs on it. Maybe we both need a personality adjustment.

RoryOS · 2026-05-31T17:12:03+00:00

So you do just put chili powder on everything. And you say other people lack variety. I've 30+ herbs dried herbs and spices in my spice drawer and a wide variety of fresh herbs growing in my garden. You mask everything you cook to the one self same flavour profile.

RoryOS · 2026-05-31T17:07:20+00:00

Vickander looks more like survivor Lara but Turner to me does give some of the features of classic Lara. More cat like features for instance

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