To be fair, I don’t think anyone had moved in there yet.

There is nothing new here. There has always been a vocal, violent, right leaning minority in Irish society. There have been two instances that have made headlines around the world in the past few weeks that may make it seem like Irish society in general is leaning further to the right. I hope this isn’t true.

It didn’t work 23 years ago in Tipperary, it won’t work now. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/fire-at-hotel-for-asylum-seekers-1.264123

They’ll claim the insurance, rebuild the hotel and refugees will move in anyway.

So burn the hotel down?

Heart attack or stroke are usually described by the media as “died suddenly”.

There is a journalistic shorthand at work here, “brief illness” usually means something discovered too late to treat, RIP Sir.

The idea of someone having a pet snake in 1982 would have been so bizarre that it would be deemed comical. That said snake is called “Ginger,” a typical name for a harmless cat, not a 30-foot python reinforces that. This would probably have raised a sensable chuckle back in the day, but I don’t think it really stands up to the test of time.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SLMJpHihykI

While not a renaissance fair exactly, there is a jousting tournament in Leeds Castle in Kent once or twice a year. It’s a lot of fun with armour, swords, horses, the whole shebang.

Over 200 hours on Death Stranding. During lockdown it was like therapy. Not into MMOs. Possibly more on other games but that is the one that surprised me most when I saw how long it took to platinum it. And then game+ing it too.

What happens to the tollerences of the panel gaps if you park it half in the shade and half in the sun,

A self built PC called “The Thing” and “The Beast”, which is a raspberry pi.

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“En Retard” is French for late. Also “retard” means delay, in French.

The beyond being mould, I presume.

Maybe a better source?: https://nerdbot.com/2023/07/14/snowpiercer-cast-unknowingly-scanned-for-ai-use-star-confirms/

I was not aware of this, thanks, I will avoid that site in the future.

I didn’t.

I told my then 8 year old son that I only liked long grain rice. He asked me if I was a ricist. Definatly mine.

The shows were just 30 minute adverts for the toys. Some of my greatest playtime as a kid was when Cobra Commander teamed up with Darth Vader but was eventually defeated by G.I. Joes and R2D2.