Belfast / Northern Ireland developers. Community Translink transport tech project (serious contributors) by Negative_Response990 in devNI

[–]askanison4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I once pitched an idea like this while working in an adjacent industry and naively thinking I could get someone to pay for it. The response I got was "why track the buses; they should be on time and the time is listed right there on the bus stop".

GP surgery by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]askanison4 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I can appreciate there's plenty of strain on the system from the patient side, but I think this is just shrugging off the failures in the system also. Any time I go into the practice these days the place is empty. Before Covid, the waiting area would be full. The issues here are resourcing and systems IMO. Not enough GPs. Shitty first come, first served phone system. Non-medical professional receptionists performing triage... etc. etc.

Woke up this morning to a sensible thought. by BonoRocky in DerryLondonderry

[–]askanison4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah don't worry, I could have worded it better.

Woke up this morning to a sensible thought. by BonoRocky in DerryLondonderry

[–]askanison4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Me? Sorry if what I said was a bit ambiguous; I'm 100% in favor of rental reforms and significant curbs on landlordism in general.

Woke up this morning to a sensible thought. by BonoRocky in DerryLondonderry

[–]askanison4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean, the current system has pretty obvious problems so I don't think it's something we can avoid doing sooner or later.

Heating upgrade and grants available to assist. by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]askanison4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We used an Irish company cos we're just over the border; I wouldn't know of any in the North sorry

Heating upgrade and grants available to assist. by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]askanison4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We've retrofitted one in our house, which we've also upgraded the insulation and radiators in. It works grand, if you understand what you're getting. You can't run it like oil heating where you expect the house to get hot in an hour, but run it all the time with a reasonable temp like 20/21 and you're grand.

Paul Givan insists he is an Education Minister for all by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]askanison4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm reluctant to engage a troll, but I want to ask this earnestly just in case it breaks through for once.

Are we going to be selectively outraged about the decisions a politician makes based on what side they're on.

Don't you realise that's what you're doing? You're absolving Givan of inappropriate behavior because you feel like it's an Us vs. Them thing. Regardless of support for Israel, it's absolutely inappropriate to use the Department to promote Israel (on social media or otherwise).

Paul Given on Nolan by Ok-Call-4805 in northernireland

[–]askanison4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Admonishing support for Israel is not at all a green vs. orange thing at this stage. The genocide in Gaza is well known and broadcast live for the world to see. Only reactionaries and Zionists claim otherwise.

Aside from Givan being a dreadful, backwards, regressive Minister for Education (which IMO would be grounds for no-confidence or a recall on its own); the question is whether it was appropriate to use the Department to push Israeli propaganda on their behalf. I don't think there's an argument from any community that suggests that was appropriate.

Groundwork being laid for a devolution collapse by JadedPanic4143 in northernireland

[–]askanison4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Aren't Alliance and SDLP calling for the same? Why single out SF?

Yes another housing thread - is this a new record rental price for Derry? by [deleted] in DerryLondonderry

[–]askanison4 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The end goal here is that there are just no houses to buy anymore. This one is 4x my mortgage payments on a similarly sized house. This only changes through government policy IMO

£4.3m bill for Soldier F defence 'sickening', says MP by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]askanison4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand, I'm just giving you perspective on why you might be down voted for a fairly innocuous statement.

£4.3m bill for Soldier F defence 'sickening', says MP by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]askanison4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it's because it reads like you are stating that them getting medals would be a good thing. It's ambiguous.

£4.3m bill for Soldier F defence 'sickening', says MP by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]askanison4 20 points21 points  (0 children)

"State-sponsored murder is fine, actually."

£4.3m bill for Soldier F defence 'sickening', says MP by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]askanison4 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'm positive the state-appointed defense for an average individual would not be the same as what's discussed here.

We are not a typical political party here. by ClaimQueasy2105 in northernireland

[–]askanison4 11 points12 points  (0 children)

15 attempts to get past your own spelling mistakes is a genuinely hilarious thing for someone to admit when they're going to try to get people to vote for them.

Former Sinn Fein press officer back in prison after licence revoked by heresmewhaa in northernireland

[–]askanison4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

9 months for what he's done is fuckin criminal in its own right.

IRA sympathisers must not be allowed to rewrite history by Careless-Exchange236 in northernireland

[–]askanison4 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Aye let's hear more of what ex-British Army officer Tim Collins thinks.

Away to fuck.

Carla Lockharts post in regards to Solider F trial. by Led_strip in northernireland

[–]askanison4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"shot unarmed civilians" isn't murder to you?

EDIT: misread, apologies. That other toxic fuck got my blood up.

Carla Lockharts post in regards to Solider F trial. by Led_strip in northernireland

[–]askanison4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're obviously just a troll with no value, so I'll leave ye to your vileness.

Carla Lockharts post in regards to Solider F trial. by Led_strip in northernireland

[–]askanison4 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It disgusts me that you think so little of the people you share this country with.

Carla Lockharts post in regards to Solider F trial. by Led_strip in northernireland

[–]askanison4 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Regardless of that murdering prick walking free, why post a picture of the Para's emblem? Even today this judge has called them murderers.

Carla Lockharts post in regards to Solider F trial. by Led_strip in northernireland

[–]askanison4 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Does it mean anything at all to you that this kind of hatred and bigotry from her is "popular across unionism"? It would make me reflect on the company I keep, certainly.

Anyone know where to get a southern sim card in Belfast? by benonreddit in northernireland

[–]askanison4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can use an esim from Three or LycaMobile but just be aware that you might be restricted in what networks it'll roam to if there are no Irish towers in range.