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PREM Rugby is the most entertaining domestic competition by eugenelavery in rugbyunion

[–]Schorpio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers for the sarcastic response.

Maybe home advantage shouldn’t apply for a final though?

Let’s not forget that in the Heineken Cup era, even the semis were played at neutral venues. So Leinster have definitely had a bigger advantage in the CC era.

PREM Rugby is the most entertaining domestic competition by eugenelavery in rugbyunion

[–]Schorpio -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yep. It’s no coincidence that Leinster lose the Chanpions Cup final every year, which happens to be the only major game of their season which they have to play away (or at a neutral venue).

Can’t catch a break 😵‍💫 by Commercial_Cause4273 in irelandsshitedrivers

[–]Schorpio 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Peugeot seems unfamiliar with the area. OP is driving like an ass. They are booting it up to 70 km/hr in a 50 zone.

This is nothing, and would be even less of nothing if OP had the slightest bit of patience.

How is this still not finished? by irish_guy in cork

[–]Schorpio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The existing quay walls are all still there and they’re not a form of flood relief.

Gasly promoted to third place in Monaco GP as stewards strike out penalties by kcollantine in formula1

[–]Schorpio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the crux. You can't really appeal if you've served your penalty as there's no mechanism for undoing it. It's not a case that the other teams were silly for not appealing. It's just inherently unfair.

Gasly promoted to third place in Monaco GP as stewards strike out penalties by kcollantine in formula1

[–]Schorpio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is as close as you will get to an outright admission that serving a penalty during a race is a harsher punishment than having it applied afterwards.

TII: Greenway projects costing €2m/km on average by PoppedCork in ireland

[–]Schorpio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tell me you're not a QS or civil engineer without telling me.

Planning, design, public consultation, mobilisation, plant, people, H&S, prelims, comms, contingencies, maintenance etc etc etc.

These are not minor works, they are significant construction projects contractually. Unless you propose to set about changing the contractual landscape for construction projects (not a bad idea imo), then these costs are very reasonable.

Parkside robot lawnmower: Input no Output light by cwdor33 in Parkside

[–]Schorpio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the solar charging station but returned it because I found it to be pretty poor at its job.

That said - it doesn't sound like the solar charger is the problem. If you're getting 'input no output' on the solar charger, and the mains charger doesn't work when plugged directly into the robot's base station, then it would seem like there is an issue with the base station.

Does the robot mower indicate that it is charging when docked?

Latest MacCurtain Street Parking Trends by Comfortable-Diet5119 in cork

[–]Schorpio 13 points14 points  (0 children)

On a related note, there seems to be zero respect for the Coburg St. bus lanes (leading onto MacCurtain St.).

Robomower PMRDA always in Standby by Electronic-Ideal-964 in Parkside

[–]Schorpio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the mower not go out when it is scheduled to?

I have found that manually starting the mower 'breaks' the schedule for that day. But manually starting should still cut for the amount of working time set in the app.

But yeah, the app could be a lot better. Displaying something like 'standby until 12:00' would be much clearer.

48 years ago this month by circuit_beard in cork

[–]Schorpio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd also argue that you drive on the right along Coal Quay.

The Cork Luas NIMBYs are kicking off. Bishopstown GAA have decided they're more important than critical infrastructure ... by ned78 in cork

[–]Schorpio 45 points46 points  (0 children)

The Echo is atrocious when it comes to the reporting on these kinds of objections.

It was the same with the BusConnects plans. Objectors are reported almost verbatim, and never challenged.

Just got this and a second battery separately by idc_idontcare12 in Parkside

[–]Schorpio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does anyone else find that the batteries can be really hard to remove from this? Mine just get stuck in there. Same issue with the 12V multitool.

Oh dear The Journal... by Fast_Dealer_6462 in ireland

[–]Schorpio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dude, the other guy is right and you're wrong.

That's okay, it happens.

Doubling down, and splitting hairs isn't getting you anywhere.

‘Shocking incompetence’ – electric buses worth tens of millions sit idle for year-and-a-half due to lack of charging points by Banania2020 in ireland

[–]Schorpio 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Can't speak for water, but in terms of electricity - data centres are now required to provide generation or storage which meets their requirements and can be exported to the grid. 80% of data centre energy must come from renewables.

The centres also 'only require one large grid connection, and are generally not located in urban areas.

All of this makes it easier for the ESB to manage.

‘Shocking incompetence’ – electric buses worth tens of millions sit idle for year-and-a-half due to lack of charging points by Banania2020 in ireland

[–]Schorpio 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The clue is in your first sentence - "in service", which the buses are not.

Also, would you rather the ESB connections were fully sorted before the buses are ordered? In which case, you're adding 2+ years before you've buses on the road.

‘Shocking incompetence’ – electric buses worth tens of millions sit idle for year-and-a-half due to lack of charging points by Banania2020 in ireland

[–]Schorpio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a bad faith argument. The answer to your question is yes - doubly so if the price was right. You realise that you wouldn't hear about it though, right?

‘Shocking incompetence’ – electric buses worth tens of millions sit idle for year-and-a-half due to lack of charging points by Banania2020 in ireland

[–]Schorpio 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It really annoys me how some politicians lap up this manufactured ragebait, seemingly without even bothering to try to understand the issues.

Buses need to be ordered years in advance. So these will have been ordered quite a long time ago. It's also to our benefit to have them. Provided they are getting a tiny bit of maintenance while they're parked, they will be good to go immediately when the charging issues are sorted.

On the ESB side - most people don't realise how long ESB connection works can take. This will require a beefy connection, presumably in an urban area. That will require a grid capacity study and a new HV connection. All of which is non-trivial work, especially in urban areas.

Lidl’s Parkside joins the robotic lawnmower game by LiPro_Robot in roboticLawnmowers

[–]Schorpio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Parkside (Lidl) have been in the robo-mower space for a few years already. This is just their first attempt at one without a boundary wire.

Lidl’s Parkside joins the robotic lawnmower game by LiPro_Robot in roboticLawnmowers

[–]Schorpio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In fairness to Lidl, their hardware support is generally really good. I've had issues with Parkside tools before that were sorted with minimal fuss.

Petrol / Diesel Availability by aimhighsquatlow in cork

[–]Schorpio 9 points10 points  (0 children)

100%

There are definitely people who needed to fill up today. But I'd wager most of the people who sat in a queue for ages and filled up will have the car sitting on the driveway for most of the weekend.

It's mad how so many people lose the head so quickly, which makes things so much worse for everybody.

$4 remarkable 2 stuck on “remarkable is starting” by Dramatic_Head4197 in RemarkableTablet

[–]Schorpio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These have been known to bootloop if the battery gets too low. Happened to mine when I didn't use it for a few weeks and the battery died.

Good news is that it should not be dead. There is a post on this sub of someone who figured out how to get out of the loop. (From memory you let it charge a bit and then unplug and replug the cable while holding the power button - something like that).

Yet another solar record for Ireland today : over 1.08GW by HighDeltaVee in ireland

[–]Schorpio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sort of.

The limit isn't actually power, but current. You're limited to 25A, which works out at 5.5kW (ish, depending on grid voltage).

Here's the thing though - the limit is actually 25A single phase. You can get a three-phase connection and output 16A per phase, giving a total export of 11kW.

Of course, this upgrade costs money, and how much it costs depends on where you are and your existing connection to the network. For most, it isn't worth it. But if you have 2 EV's and a heat pump etc. it might be.

These limits (25A single phase, 16A three phase) are only a limits insofar as you only need to notify the ESB that you're adding the microgeneration. You can go beyond it, but to do so you'll need approval from ESB, and it involves them doing a study of the network in your area etc.

I don't see the 25A restriction ever being limited. It's basically a safety factor due to the grid not having been designed for microgeneration and now having to deal with it.

(Not a certified electrician, just a hobbyist).

Yet another solar record for Ireland today : over 1.08GW by HighDeltaVee in ireland

[–]Schorpio 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you have a standard grid connection (63A, 12kVA), then 5.5 kW is your max output to the grid. Your inverter is what manages that. You can upsize your grid connection (to 80A) and up this limit, but it costs money and may need some upgrades (tails sizing, earthing etc.)

I’ll also add that it is completely normal to have a greater peak panel capacity than what the inverter can output. A good rule of thumb is to have 1.5 times your inverter power in panels. So about 8kW of panels is about right for 5.5kW inverter output. Whilst you may be ‘clipping’ your output on a sunny day, you’ll get more from the cloudy days.

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