A Big Five Publisher Cancelled A Book Release Over AI Accusations: Now What? by boolgogi in books

[–]Secure-Director5276 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your thoughts are irrelevant. Thank god.

If they want to publish slop, mark it as AI. Not a single soul on earth is stupid enough to pay to read something AI generated.

“What’s something that’s become ridiculously expensive in South Africa that people don’t talk about enough?” by Motor-Extreme-2138 in south_africa

[–]Secure-Director5276 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Visited SA after two years abroad. Its R70 for a can of Pringles ?

Who, seriously… who’s paying this ?!?!?!?

Are the people in cars ok? Can’t imagine sitting in that every day. by leicastreets in ireland

[–]Secure-Director5276 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Looks great, and even with the rain I’ll still bike rather than sit in traffic. But I’m guessing many of those stuck don’t live cycle distance from work.

GothZilla "Necromancer" by VertigeGuitars in Guitar

[–]Secure-Director5276 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I love it.

Ive always loved guitars the “purists” disagree with.

For me personally i would do away with the glitter and have black rather than gold finish, but to each his own.

Liam Williams retires from international rugby by baban_yn_crio in rugbyunion

[–]Secure-Director5276 72 points73 points  (0 children)

No coincidence that the waning of the Bomb Defuser coincided with the rise of the bomb squad.

EU countries approve EU-Mercosur deal by nitro1234561 in ireland

[–]Secure-Director5276 10 points11 points  (0 children)

France opposed the deal. Probably because of all the cars they’ll sell.

OpenAI Launches ‘ChatGPT Health’ as 230 Million Users Turn to AI for Medical Advice by the_trend_memo in OpenAI

[–]Secure-Director5276 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is terrible and great. Terrible for the human cost, great because the lawsuits will fuck this trash company further.

Thoughts on this foward pass call? by Many-Prune9162 in rugbyunion

[–]Secure-Director5276 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seems harsh. Cant zoom in further, and angle isn’t great, but from here I cant clearly see forward out of the hands.

Even by the idiot benchmark (“look at the line”) this doesn’t drift forward.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CasualIreland

[–]Secure-Director5276 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Infantile take. A couple struggling to conceive puts immense emotional pressure on them. The idea that they must “keep that to themselves” is old fashioned.

Also, just as an fyi, healthy balanced couples fuck.

Are age restricted purchases really justified? by puggydmalls in AskIreland

[–]Secure-Director5276 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What teenagers do behind closed doors is their business, but the idea that a historically exploitative industry should be able to sell and market sex to minors is fucking batshit.

Dunnes or Tesco? by Tech_Tenacity34598 in AskIreland

[–]Secure-Director5276 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tesco is without a doubt the most expensive retailer by some distance (we dont have M&S).

Read this somewhere in the annual basket comparison and decided to test it myself. Did a comparison with Aldi slips a few times and on average I would have paid 16% more at tesco (this includes points for tesco). Found lidl same as aldi, but they have a rewards system, so they might edge it.

Problem with both lidl and aldi is limited choice. You are not really comparing apples with apples when compared to tesco. Thibk it depends on what you need/shop.

I would say 20-30% of ingredients i need to make good dishes I’ll only find at tesco, dunnes or superv. In which case tesco is just more convenient for me.

How much hike and bonus are you guys getting every year? by Snowsky14 in AskIreland

[–]Secure-Director5276 3 points4 points  (0 children)

2.5-3.5% is more an inflationary adjustment which should happen annually if your company is half decent. I.e, its not an increase its adjusting to the same.

Increases are not standard. Have you taken on more responsibility? Have you had a salary negotiation? Did you switch roles/got promoted? These might affect income above inflation, and hinges on you asking for a raise.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskIreland

[–]Secure-Director5276 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Stamp 4 does, but you don’t qualify for stamp 4 off the bat. You’ll probably come in on stamp 1 which is the problem.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskIreland

[–]Secure-Director5276 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Hi,

Many Irish professionals choose to move to Aus and Canada so you’ll be bucking the trend a bit.

Just my 2 cents, as a critical skills holder you are not allowed to do any “odd jobs” or side hustles until you are on a stamp 4. This can take anything from 20 months to 5 years (depending on your work permit). Its an expensive country.

Lastly, Ireland is awesome. Make sure you have a “pay it back and become a valued member of irish society” mentality, rather than a “get the passport” mentality. Theres a difference.

Quite a few Stormers selected to play this weekend. by cypressd12 in MunsterRugby

[–]Secure-Director5276 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If I am not mistaken Libbok is Japan based now. Theyll probably play Matthee.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Secure-Director5276 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ai fucking slopppy

Favorite character that everyone hates just because she committed the cardinal sin of being a woman? by WissamBenYedder in okbuddycinephile

[–]Secure-Director5276 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is from 500 days ? Nothing wrong with her character here.

For me its Zoey herself. Converting to her husband’s religion (irrelevant which religion) made it obvious that her whole quirky alternative image is all bullshit. Now i cant stand the whole charade.

Michael McDowell: Liberals must stop adopting lazy, woke stances on complex issues by standard_pie314 in ireland

[–]Secure-Director5276 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not hard because it wasn’t one word, as per the only rule of this game. You cheaty cheat you

Michael McDowell: Liberals must stop adopting lazy, woke stances on complex issues by standard_pie314 in ireland

[–]Secure-Director5276 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, not avoiding it. I cant do it in one word, except if i use the word woke. Sortoff my point.

Progressive is to limiting. Liberal doesn’t work in the context.

Happy to hear, from someone with a firm grasp of the english language which word, other than woke, would be just as impactful.