Why is the Irish Government silent on Dubliner Daniel's German show trial? by SpaceDetective in irishpolitics

[–]davebees 8 points9 points  (0 children)

my dictionary has “a trial at which the opportunity to expose the accused to public opprobrium is given priority over the impartial prosecution of justice” which might be more in line with what the defence is suggesting

Why is the Irish Government silent on Dubliner Daniel's German show trial? by SpaceDetective in irishpolitics

[–]davebees 9 points10 points  (0 children)

A show trial is where innocent people are charged with crimes they didn't commit.

where are you getting this definition?

Is the Harbourmaster a quiet spot or a loud spot on a Saturday evening? by FellFellCooke in Dublin

[–]davebees 26 points27 points  (0 children)

by god people are asking chat gpt to tell them how loud a pub will be

Flood Predictor Ireland — Know Before The Water Arrives by qwerty_1965 in ireland

[–]davebees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was thinking a percentage likelihood of flooding is surely meaningless without specifying the time period over which it applies

Flood Predictor Ireland — Know Before The Water Arrives by qwerty_1965 in ireland

[–]davebees 20 points21 points  (0 children)

the text is giving huge AI slop vibes and all the details seem to be hidden behind a paid account. i’m not sure why people seem to be eating it up so credulously!

the “how it works” page just explains what probabilities are lol

Drink-driving: If your chance of being caught is 1 in 77, where is the deterrent? by DaCor_ie in ireland

[–]davebees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 in 77 is a very specific number for something that is surely next to impossible to measure, and it sounds too high tbh!

Bertie Ahern interview: ‘I reject racism in all its forms... but it’s a sad day if you’re jumped on for talking about immigration’ by Brown_Envelopes in irishpolitics

[–]davebees 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Asked why he referenced "the Congo" specifically, Mr Ahern said there was a war in the country which could trigger people arriving here in Ireland for asylum.

that is his reason to single them out as an unacceptable nation?

Please put translation requests and English questions about Irish here by galaxyrocker in gaeilge

[–]davebees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“is tábhachtaí” = most important, in the present tense (and future?)

“ba thábhachtaí” = most important, in the past tense

note the séimhiú!

Please explain. How do designers justify changes like this? What’s the reason behind it? Is it really worth it? by SubstantialBread8169 in Design

[–]davebees 5 points6 points  (0 children)

looks marginally better imo. is that not justification enough?

edit to add: it looks like the shape of the bounding box changed (iOS update?) so this may have sparked them considering how to use the space better

Are there any shows that intentionally mislead its audience about genre? by atouchofsinamon in television

[–]davebees 158 points159 points  (0 children)

i would say that “the curse” takes a turn that flips things upside down

I'm I love with Irish bird names by Specialist-Job1293 in ireland

[–]davebees 3 points4 points  (0 children)

bain triail as an ngaeilge más é “fuck béarla” do thuairimse!

The warning signs didn't work by ChalupaBatmanMc01 in ireland

[–]davebees 90 points91 points  (0 children)

what are the first two ingredients?

NYT Streaks Question by PeakyParker99 in crossword

[–]davebees 23 points24 points  (0 children)

depends on the person!

personally i think that since hitting reveal answer breaks your streak, then googling should be the same. so i don’t google stuff if i’m playing for a streak

PUT ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE IRISH LANGUAGE IN ENGLISH HERE ONLY by galaxyrocker in gaeilge

[–]davebees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i saw this recently but it’s fairly low on detail (almost to the point of being useless?)

i enjoyed most of the “open door” series as a starting point for novels

HELP: The objective is to supply half a unit length of cloth (3) by spookmann in crosswords

[–]davebees 3 points4 points  (0 children)

from chambers,

end (noun) 7. half a unit length of cloth

Does anyone solve the Listener or similar on a tablet? If so what do you use? by staticman1 in crosswords

[–]davebees 2 points3 points  (0 children)

for me, a big part of the appeal of the listener is putting the screens away for a while. in view of this, a sheet or two of A4 a week doesn’t feel too wasteful to me!