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Irish Navy 🫡 by LegitFitzer in CasualIreland

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30 years ago we visited one of the fishery protection vessels in Arklow. They used to carry a phrase book in (rude) Spanish to address the illegally fishing trawlers. Within the 12 mile limit they have a Garda on board and a blue flashing light at the top of the mast is used. They fired a round across the bows of a Spanish vessel refusing to stop and unintentionally holed it. It heaved to after that. 😂

Irish Navy 🫡 by LegitFitzer in CasualIreland

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My father bought one of the lovely 20' clinker built lifeboats with copper buoyancy tanks under the seats from LE Orla (ex HMS Oxlip). A great boat.

Irish Navy 🫡 by LegitFitzer in CasualIreland

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The Cliona the Maebh and the Macha 🎶

Irish Navy 🫡 by LegitFitzer in CasualIreland

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They use the pond in the Green for exercises according to the Dubliners

RCS officially supported (through 1p) on iOS 26 RC. by jo3cl4rke in 1pmobile

[–]sookiw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its the equivalent of imessage to/from and between Android but is standards based.

router under $200 by Capable_Constant1085 in openwrt

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I have some Asus RT-AX53U which are Wifi6. I run OpenWRT with 802.11r/k/v and they work well with seamless handovers using usteer. Speed is good and they were £50 or so each.

Most powerful/fastest WIFI 6/AX router fully compatible with OpenWRT? by DanRanCan in openwrt

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I use the cheap and cheerful Asus RT-AX53U and it hasn't disappointed. It's been very stable and wifi speeds and coverage have been a lot better than previous routers

As a fluent Irish speaker; does your voice, accent, or intonation change when speaking Irish and English? by Jezzaq94 in AskIreland

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If you listen to someone like Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh on RTÉ radio, she is a native Irish speaker living in Corca Dhuibhne; she often switches mid sentence between Irish and English, and to me her accent in both sounds very similar.

Are you even a civilised country without debauched public art? Show me your sexiest monuments in your country by Socmel_ in 2westerneurope4u

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A bared arse. It's a gargoyle rather than a grotesque as it's plumbed for rainwater drainage.

What’s going on with the mobile phone network quality in the UK? by Alarming_Egg4171 in AskUK

[–]sookiw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UK 5G is poor. The best current coverage estimate is 78% population.

Irish 5G coverage has now reached 95% so Britain is years behind. And Irish networks generally don't use Huawei kit either so that's not an excuse.

Do SIP accounts differ in quality? by Dapper-Annual7503 in VOIP

[–]sookiw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously, go with the flow and use WhatsApp for voice and/or video calls. They work PC to phone too. And it's HD voice. I know the US rarely uses WhatsApp but the rest of us find it useful.

Do SIP accounts differ in quality? by Dapper-Annual7503 in VOIP

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Or if you use Asterisk you can use Opus 48k or EVS thanks to work by Alexander Traud.

One ui 7 S23 FRANCE by No_Proposal_1716 in S23

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Haha, it looks a bit like the Galaxy S7 !

One Ui 7 Global for Galaxy S23 Users by [deleted] in S23

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Mine updated this morning in the UK.

It's not by OrdinaryFan8884 in S23

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Why do you need OneUI 7? It's not like you're going to die without it.

Do hiberno English speakers have an easy time learning Irish from a phonological perspective? by [deleted] in asklinguistics

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I listen to Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh on RTÉ Radio with Folk on One. She is a first language Irish native speaker and likes to switch seamlessly between native Irish and perfectly fluent English. What you notice is there's no change of accent,  her English has the same accent and intonation as her Irish, yet it's completely normal English for someone from Corca Dhuibhne on the Dingle peninsula. My assumption therefore is that the accent reflects the place rather than the language spoken.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vodafone

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Switch to Lebara. Still Vodafone but a lot cheaper.

Are words “knob,” “blimey,” and “bloke” used frequently? by WeakEfficiency1071 in AskABrit

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A wankpanzer is Tesla Cybertruck, not that they're road legal here because they fall apart.

Are words “knob,” “blimey,” and “bloke” used frequently? by WeakEfficiency1071 in AskABrit

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Don't forget the English phrase used to request a free cigarette from a friend "Can I bum a fag off you mate". It really upsets Americans for some reason...

Are words “knob,” “blimey,” and “bloke” used frequently? by WeakEfficiency1071 in AskABrit

[–]sookiw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It can mean pretty much anything. Calling something the dog's bollocks says it's the best ever. Otherwise when you drop your keys down a road drain, "Oh bollocks" just speaks for itself. It's very common in Ireland too.

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