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@AL890; Belfast, and I'm also glad to see more people from our neck of the woods on here 
Last time I was in Dungannon it was a very pretty town, although that was prior to the latest banking crisis, and there are still shops closing in this city too, we are yet to see any evidence that the financial troubles are over... perhaps the gold rush in the Sperrins will improve things in Tyrone, hopefully without destroying our natural heritage, because it's a beautiful county.
@knightofphoenix; Gush away my friend, I know from experience that the adage concerning being obsessed with your topic at that level of study is really an axiom, it's the necessary path to success. How do you feel about the content you're currently presented with? I'm aware there are concerns over modern economics teaching, and anyone who's tried to understand the recent crash knows the links between universities, research and the financial institutions were a large part of the problem (that feckwit who initially approved & retroactively rewrote Icelands financial stability comes to mind). Likewise I'm aware of the impending troubles over the Arctic, definitely an intriguing & timely topic you've got there ! Anyone with an avid interest in history, not simply current affairs, knows major conflicts could return to our world, and there yet remains the risk of rampant nationalism & fascism rising... as a global society we are not learning the lessons of the past.
btw: Loved the original Wargame, best RTS strategy game in years imo, just picked up AoW3 yesterday (though its TBS), will be installing later.
@Csàszàr; hehe I will, I try to chat with travellers whenever I can, especially backpackers, and I don't think we here are guilty of "tourist tax", it's not an issue that ever seems to come up. Hope he stays away from our ridiculous "disaster tourism" though, it's a fecking embarrassment.
@dragonbird; I love the look of your country, my eye is first drawn to that lovely building on the hill... a Temple perhaps? But it's probably the unusual cut of the foliage that pleases me most, and it initially conceals the less attractive walls & wires
Time to go out for a dander
Last time I was in Dungannon it was a very pretty town, although that was prior to the latest banking crisis, and there are still shops closing in this city too, we are yet to see any evidence that the financial troubles are over... perhaps the gold rush in the Sperrins will improve things in Tyrone, hopefully without destroying our natural heritage, because it's a beautiful county.
@knightofphoenix; Gush away my friend, I know from experience that the adage concerning being obsessed with your topic at that level of study is really an axiom, it's the necessary path to success. How do you feel about the content you're currently presented with? I'm aware there are concerns over modern economics teaching, and anyone who's tried to understand the recent crash knows the links between universities, research and the financial institutions were a large part of the problem (that feckwit who initially approved & retroactively rewrote Icelands financial stability comes to mind). Likewise I'm aware of the impending troubles over the Arctic, definitely an intriguing & timely topic you've got there ! Anyone with an avid interest in history, not simply current affairs, knows major conflicts could return to our world, and there yet remains the risk of rampant nationalism & fascism rising... as a global society we are not learning the lessons of the past.
btw: Loved the original Wargame, best RTS strategy game in years imo, just picked up AoW3 yesterday (though its TBS), will be installing later.
@Csàszàr; hehe I will, I try to chat with travellers whenever I can, especially backpackers, and I don't think we here are guilty of "tourist tax", it's not an issue that ever seems to come up. Hope he stays away from our ridiculous "disaster tourism" though, it's a fecking embarrassment.
@dragonbird; I love the look of your country, my eye is first drawn to that lovely building on the hill... a Temple perhaps? But it's probably the unusual cut of the foliage that pleases me most, and it initially conceals the less attractive walls & wires
Time to go out for a dander
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Just a reminder for those maybe not very young, like me
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
@Kinl3y; that effort truly is horrendous. Horrendous music is par for the course, but that video? Awful.
. Ireland won what 3 times in a row or something? Nearly bankrupted the country (or more correctly used up all the money it was getting from Europe supposed to elevate it to a first world economy, and the whole purpose of the show is wrapped up in that fact somewhere - well, that and thinly veiled annual dig at English Euro-intransigence).
Irelands best entry that never was:
Watch the whole episode for Eurovision enlightenment here.
and to be fair, the band that actually played the tune are super, heres a great tune before you hit the pub:
I can't help but wonder if you haven't quite grasped the purpose of Eurovision
. Ireland won what 3 times in a row or something? Nearly bankrupted the country (or more correctly used up all the money it was getting from Europe supposed to elevate it to a first world economy, and the whole purpose of the show is wrapped up in that fact somewhere - well, that and thinly veiled annual dig at English Euro-intransigence).Irelands best entry that never was:
Watch the whole episode for Eurovision enlightenment here.
and to be fair, the band that actually played the tune are super, heres a great tune before you hit the pub:
Clearly, if you are still using Firefox, you didn't take up my recommendation of noscript & ghostery. I don't have that issue, nor have I seen a youtube prevideo advert in years.
Neither script works very well when the problem is that you clicked on "play" for some really crappy Eurovision video and can't remember which one it was.Clearly, if you are still using Firefox, you didn't take up my recommendation of noscript & ghostery. I don't have that issue, nor have I seen a youtube prevideo advert in years.
Didn't know the lad was dead, seems like only five minutes ago since they were playing that Smells thing on the Wireless. Aye Tempus fugit, the cruellest foe mankind has ever faced and one we will never best, the universe irreversibly plunges into entropy, the Old Norse acknowledged this and so gloried in all that is transitory. I think there's wisdom there.
Pretty much. The video concerned had caused my brain to bluescreen.ahh well, it's a wetware problem then
(And I've done enough IT support in my life not to need a dictionary link, thank you)
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