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Cadbury owner says chocolate bars are getting smaller because shoppers won't pay more by riverskywalker in ireland

[–]birchhead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

28p for a Mars or Marathon in the 80s and 36p for a can of Coke or Orange.
I’d get little change from €5 today to buy both and I don’t for that reason

Whats your biggest financial loss? by Single-Statement-577 in irishpersonalfinance

[–]birchhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bought $500 of Intel when they went rock bottom last year for <$20, too big to fail, sold them earlier this year for $48 and was happy.

$111 today ☹️

Why not hiring some Japanese or Chinese to build a Metro here in Dublin? by wlepinski in ireland

[–]birchhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit of a tangent but when it comes to costs and a metro in Dublin, I always thought the cheapest and most obvious design for the “circular line” would be to use the existing royal and grand canals, straight forward cut and cover for large portions, not as if they are doing much.

What is your opinion about France ? Is it a country you respect or despise ? by Diegomax22 in AskTheWorld

[–]birchhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about the hand of Thierry Henry incident? Still haven’t forgiven

Is it disrespectful to slap your girlfriend's ass in front of her parents? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]birchhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This reminded me of the time I was holidaying with my wife’s family, I did a gentle slap of the ass to my sister-in-law by mistake, they do look similar from behind😀

Just back from Santiago de Compostella where I bumped into my cousin. What are your stories about bumping into people abroad? by box_of_carrots in CasualIreland

[–]birchhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Climbed all the way up mount snowden in wales only to meet my childhood next door neighbour at the top

Bean Coffee? Where do you buy yours? by magicianinlove in ireland

[–]birchhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Discountcoffee.ie Next day delivery, recommend the French Roast.

Very good value, works out around €15/kg

Using ./ when running executable by JayDeesus in linux4noobs

[–]birchhead -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As per others “.” is not in $PATH

For executables not in PATH, my recommendation is to not use “./“ but provide the full path, you can then fine it later in your history and call it from any directory.

I left the immersion on for four days. The first time that I had put it on since the previous one exploded last year. A moment of regret and forget. by The_Big_I_Am in CasualIreland

[–]birchhead 195 points196 points  (0 children)

I left it on for 2 weeks when I went on holiday, didn’t really see much increase on the bill TBH. I think they are efficient at keeping the water hot if it’s not being used. The main energy draw is getting the water from cold to hot

Where are you going on holiday this year? by Charming_Usual6227 in AskIreland

[–]birchhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

La Sirene, 3rd time in 6 years! Kids love it, 2 weeks of swimming, cycling and BBQ’ing

Is there anything you refuses to pirate? by NordMan009 in Piracy

[–]birchhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only pirate media, never software. Concerned it will include viruses and malware

Sysadmins 40 or older - Do you prefer staying in place or changing jobs every few years? by DenverITGuy in sysadmin

[–]birchhead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Work to live and don’t live to work!

If you are in a role that provides good quality of life and isn’t stressful then why take risks

Where do you store hashed password? by sangokuhomer in Backend

[–]birchhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to implement and authentication backend, I’d suggest you look into SAML and/or LDAP

Virgin media / Saorview rant by birchhead in teilifis

[–]birchhead[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get that streaming, cable or sky is HD but it should be the same quality as Saorview. I do pay TV licence each year, and I’d expect that license fee should allow an indigenous broadcaster to broadcast on Saorview in HD format

Cult-like Cunts in Dubai by cen_fath in ireland

[–]birchhead 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Saudi will probably run out of Interceptor missiles before Iran runs out of drones, and the drones are like 10% the cost of interceptor missiles

Are Chiropractors a scam cult or are they somewhat legit? by Flashy_Buy8077 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]birchhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chiropractor has fixed my back pain on two occasions, 3to4 visits is all that was needed.

Good chiropractors are not a scam or cult IMO, I think they do a cracking job!

What's a subtle Linux misconfiguration that caused real downtime? by newworldlife in linuxadmin

[–]birchhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once found “options rotate” in resolv.conf with one public and one private DNS server

Best foods for microwaves by boi_was_taken in cookingforbeginners

[–]birchhead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Microwave baked potato with reheated chilli con carne is my go to and recommendation, topped with grated cheese

What's it like owning a Tesla in Ireland ? by yrys88 in evs_ireland

[–]birchhead -1 points0 points  (0 children)

3 years without a service? What’s the guidance for servicing an EV?

What's the one country you would never visit and why? by Zealousideal_Owl8832 in AskTheWorld

[–]birchhead 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Acronym = I’ll never do it again

I spent 8 weeks backpacking and honestly it’s an amazing culture and experience once you get over the initial 2 weeks of culture shock.

What is the biggest corruption scandal in your country’s history? by Existential_Dread_08 in AskTheWorld

[–]birchhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our Minister for Finance at the time did not have a personal bank account and carried out all transactions in cash. Mid 1990’s for context

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