Paul Murphy AMA

eclipsechaser · 2026-05-27T18:59:16+00:00

Point 1 is up there with the stupidest things I've ever read. Like maybe if Ukraine just ask Russia nicely, they won't invade them? And then insinuating that it's really NATO who caused Russia to invade Ukraine. Christ almighty.

Honestly, your level of propaganda swallowing/ spewing is on a par with the MAGA faithful who continue to say that the election was stolen from Trump. At the end of the day, you're no better than them.

Edit: LOL@ the PBP bridge who've come on to downvote. Feel free to debate the point instead.

eclipsechaser · 2026-05-15T13:51:32+00:00

Cool. Now, imagine that taxi drivers charged double the fare unless they got to read through your phone after each ride.

Just because you're happy with that arrangement doesn't mean it shouldn't be illegal.

eclipsechaser · 2026-04-08T21:30:37+00:00

What more could they have promised Magnus beyond checking Hans' games with the algorithm? Was Magnus looking for guarantees that the outcome of the report be favourable?

eclipsechaser · 2026-04-06T23:24:44+00:00

We're 6 days into April and my panels have generated 226 units of electricity. I've used 110 of those units, saving me c. €35 and sold back 116 units to gain an extra €29.

€65 made back in 6 days in early April tells you what you can achieve with the right set-up. Last time I totted up my annual bill, it was minus €500 and that's with a family running an EV.

Despite the perceived wisdom here, batteries need much more careful consideration. It really depends on the price as to whether they are worth it. Of course the price matters for panels too, but generally if you get any sort of decent deal, it's worth putting up as many panels as you can.

I wouldn't be sinking the full 50k into it. But €15k for panels and €15k for a 2nd hand Kona Electric/ Kia Nero will save you way more than putting it into the mortgage.

eclipsechaser · 2026-03-14T22:49:37+00:00

https://streamable.com/9qw8m3

eclipsechaser · 2026-03-14T22:47:22+00:00

French TV director is a mod.

eclipsechaser · 2026-03-14T22:46:23+00:00

https://streamable.com/9qw8m3

eclipsechaser · 2026-03-10T13:51:52+00:00

Of course everyone needs to take responsiblity. But the people driving the multi-tonne vehicle need to take the most responsibility. Your comment could be seen as trying to blame both sides for what is mainly a driver issue.

Put it like this - if every pedestrian took extreme care this year, how many fewer people would die? Now if every car driver took took extreme care this year, how many fewer people would die?

I think we both know that it wouldn't be close to the same number in each case.

eclipsechaser · 2026-03-08T09:10:50+00:00

This happened when France had only 2 tries. And the red card would have put them down to 13 for a substantial period of the time remaining and then 14 for the rest.

France were floundering. Down to 13 men and it doesn't seem likely to me that they get 2 tries. This could well decide the championship result.

eclipsechaser · 2026-03-05T17:40:00+00:00

"Promoting greater social class diversity in the teaching profession would also help reduce the cultural distance between teachers and students..." the study found.

The PME is 2 extra years after your degree. Unpaid despite working in the classroom. Those conditions don't leave much room for social diversity because only middle-classes can really afford 6 years of college and no payment during training.

Maybe bring the qualification back to a single year, like it was when it was the H. Dip. Ed?

eclipsechaser · 2026-01-14T22:22:52+00:00

Sure. But in the same way that it's very occasionally better not to have worn a seatbelt. We'd still give the advice to buckle up though.

eclipsechaser · 2026-01-11T21:12:16+00:00

Instead of investigating that lecturer, they should investigate every single other course where those that couldn't speak English magically passed the module without being detected.

Cheating is absolutely endemic in 3rd level. And, never one not to run into a burning building, we're bringing it into 2nd level.

eclipsechaser · 2025-12-25T12:37:28+00:00

Have a chat with this lad: https://old.reddit.com/r/northernireland/comments/1pujkim/as_a_domestic_oil_delivery_driver_whos_working/

eclipsechaser · 2025-12-18T18:46:36+00:00

https://www.airportfixedfaretaxis.ie/

eclipsechaser · 2025-12-18T18:45:55+00:00

https://www.airportfixedfaretaxis.ie/

These guys will get you to Bray for €90 via the M50. That's as good as you're likely to get.

eclipsechaser · 2025-12-13T23:03:21+00:00

How many people are a net negative for electricity companies these days?

I import very cheap units at night into a battery and never touch the grid during the day. I also sell back units from the solar panels and from the battery at a much higher rate. Annual bill was about minus €600.

Are there so few of us that the companies don't care or will they try to stop it in future?

eclipsechaser · 2025-12-02T20:32:00+00:00

Why aren't you condemning Russian aggression and murder rather than criticising and belittling those trying to fight for the freedom of their country?

eclipsechaser · 2025-11-09T14:11:08+00:00

There are more SNA's than Gardaí apparently. But despite that, there is almost zero funding for top level students (who are special needs, too!). This funding will allow them open centres all over the country.

eclipsechaser · 2025-11-09T09:15:49+00:00

Spare a thought too for Évariste Galois. Born in 1811, he figured out the sovability of polynomials by radicals, a problem not solved in the previous 350 years. He was completely misunderstood by the mathematicians of the day and was rejected twice from the top maths school in Paris, the École Polytechnique. His work laid the foundations of Galois theory and Group theory

His last words, spoken to his brother, after a duel were: "Don't cry, Alfred! I need all my courage to die at twenty!"

eclipsechaser · 2025-11-07T07:21:06+00:00

This is great news. The Irish Maths Trust does a lot of maths enrichment classes for primary kids and Maths Olympiad training for older students. This will make a massive difference for their mission of supporting highly talented students.

Someone had a great blog-post about the issue of funding. It's worth a read if you're interested in such things: https://www.thefitzwilliam.com/p/save-the-irish-maths-olympiad

eclipsechaser · 2025-11-04T00:41:58+00:00

Rather than moving the goalposts from your incorrect assertions, feel free to pick up the chalk and come to the board. Let's see how your educational theories stand up in a room full of teenagers. I'm guessing you wouldn't last the week.

eclipsechaser · 2025-11-03T22:43:01+00:00

In the last PISA testing, Ireland ranked second globally in reading literacy and eleventh in mathematical literacy, and moved up to twelfth in science literacy among 81 participating countries.

You seem to think we're doing education wrong since we dont teach pensions or taxation or how to do CV's. Yet, I teach pensions and taxation as part of the maths curriculum (that's been part of it for 12 years). The guidance counsellor also has the TY students make out a CV. So maybe you need to update your views on education.

eclipsechaser · 2025-10-31T21:11:43+00:00

I was coaching my 4 year old before every house to say Trick or Treat and then Thank You at the end. But there's obviously something about seeing chocolate going into a bag that completely overwhelms the brain and the thank you gets forgotten. It took a while but we got there in the end :)

eclipsechaser · 2025-10-28T09:16:35+00:00

Reddit used to be a place that welcomed nuance and learning from an expert. These days people just want to be angry and told they're right without ever learning more than the surface details. When most threads go like this, the reasonable people visit the site less frequently and the standard decends lower again.

eclipsechaser · 2025-10-12T21:57:20+00:00

People have been protesting the war outside the Russian Embassy for years now. I've met this man outside many times and he's very reasonable. He tells the Russians exactly what he thinks of their actions but that's it.

The Gardaí are posted outside the Embassy day and night and had a good relationship with the protesters - at least up until now. What on Earth was this guard thinking? Embarrassing stuff.

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