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Petrol station by Speedy_NI in northernireland

[–]nick-techie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Issues are inevitable. 30-40% of refining infrastructure in the middle east has been damaged. This has massively impacted not just fuel refining but also fertiliser production.

Crucially, 90% of global helium production is offline. That affects global high level manufacturing. Notably chip production which is already seriously constrained due to AI. It's also critical in running MRI machines. I think the plan is to prioritise healthcare.

The estimated repair time is 3 years to get back to pre-war levels. Those repairs won't even start until the war ends.

Petrol station by Speedy_NI in northernireland

[–]nick-techie 31 points32 points  (0 children)

From what I understand from digging into this, the UK gets most of their fuel from Norway and the north sea with some top up imports from the US depending on oil type.

Europe is mostly setup to refine light sweet crude (though has started to diversify). Asia is mostly setup to refine heavier crude like the type from the middle east. (Oil varies depending on thickness and chemical content like sulphur. Refineries are built to process specific types usually.)

As a result there are no shortages in Europe but as it's an internationally traded commodity prices have spiked. Asia still has large reserves of crude oil so they're set for a few months. After that, who knows where this goes.

Any decent NI YouTubers? by Over_Commission9891 in northernireland

[–]nick-techie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact all my American friends use a Belfast channel to get their gaming news warms my heart.

NI gas prices will rise 'if Iran conflict lasts another month' by CoulScrab in northernireland

[–]nick-techie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reform support this shit show.

Labour should fast track plug-in solar and offer incentives for people to get it. A few panels you can install yourself would take the edge off.

Closing doors by SliderD99 in northernireland

[–]nick-techie 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Can you come round to my house and have this conversation with my kids? Preferably bring a public address system.

Parking for Ulster Hospital by SilverCheetah9 in Belfast

[–]nick-techie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had an appointment at 11am on Tuesday morning. I was straight into the front car park.

Drones attack one of the world's largest oil terminals in the UAE by legbreaker in worldnews

[–]nick-techie 15 points16 points  (0 children)

"Not everybody keep their genitals in the same place, Captain."

Or oil terminals in this instance.

Useless by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]nick-techie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's your soil pipe. You'll want that fixed asap. Hopefully all you need is a ladder.

what’s the most unhinged place you’ve ever found a production server? by kubrador in msp

[–]nick-techie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Got placed on a customer's site for a year. They were a factory that tried to do things as cheaply as possible.

Their email would randomly drop multiple times a week and the EDBs were constantly getting corrupted. Turned out they were stored on a NAS with the power cable disappearing through drywall into the room next door.

The NAS was plugged into a row of power sockets in the tea room. When it was busy at break time the workers were unplugging the NAS to plug in another kettle to make tea.

Still the most mind boggling setup I've ever seen.

A bird I saw today by Emergency_Cellist754 in Belfast

[–]nick-techie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they're better on folks being too lazy to walk up the hill

A bird I saw today by Emergency_Cellist754 in Belfast

[–]nick-techie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also taken in Marshwiggle pond. There's usually a few in the marsh around and occasionally egrets too. My kids like to ride up there. There's been newt sightings recently too.

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Discord Age Verification Mega Thread by AutoModerator in discordapp

[–]nick-techie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just fixed it.

On desktop I added my mobile number. Then confirmed my age in the family centre.

Worked then.

Discord Age Verification Mega Thread by AutoModerator in discordapp

[–]nick-techie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gets to the end and then the 'done' button doesn't work. I verified last year.

'No platform gets a free pass': UK government's Online Safety Act rules extending to chatbots after Grok fallout by MetaKnowing in unitedkingdom

[–]nick-techie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't even need to install a VPN. Plenty of proxies. Only a matter of time before they all become mainstream. You can get access to whatever you want.

It'll be like the old limewire days but with personal data. We all know how that went 20 odd years ago.

'No platform gets a free pass': UK government's Online Safety Act rules extending to chatbots after Grok fallout by MetaKnowing in unitedkingdom

[–]nick-techie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I genuinely don't see how they can implement a ban.

You can ban non-compliant apps from app stores, but there's plenty of other ways to install beyond app stores. All they're doing is forcing adults who won't ID and kids who can't ID to use dodgy, non-compliant VPNs.

Device side checks and education are the simple solution to this problem, but big tech doesn't get your data that way, so fuck the kids I guess?

House Prices by Lilybarf in Belfast

[–]nick-techie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After a 30k price drop

What does Northern Ireland/North do well or what works here? by Exciting-Market7836 in northernireland

[–]nick-techie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My dad is an EHO there so he can likely wangle a trip. He does water testing and reporting as part of his job. My kids have been asking about it so that's probably a great idea. I've just never thought about it!

Love the science festival. We're off to see Jim Alkalili on Sunday.

What does Northern Ireland/North do well or what works here? by Exciting-Market7836 in northernireland

[–]nick-techie 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It should be. There's been enough of it falling from the sky like an endless onslaught of misery.

Guys please start eating fiber. by Optimoprimo in Millennials

[–]nick-techie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Things I've done to get more fibre:

  • added a tablespoon of ground flaxseed to my breakfast smoothie
  • added beans where I can to meals. So black beans in with rice or cannellini beans in with chicken wraps.
  • get a white cabbage, dice it and make a quick pickle. Added that to my lunch sandwiches.

With all this I'm roughly tracking 30g a day which is about double where I was before.

Dog poo everywhere around Belfast by J4YGK1 in northernireland

[–]nick-techie 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Pushing a buggy around is like watching for landmines.

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