Further Things That Are Wrong (Part 1)

[Fitzy]

Brought to you by the Chinese government.

[KinvarasPassion]

@Tank

absolutely horrendous shite, guaranteed to melt your brain, addictive as fucking crack

Yep, Constant dopamine hit for a young developing brain. Smart phones are addictive, I’m a pretty decent test case myself for the past decade…Fucking hours of mindless scrolling… But at least I’m an adult with a reasonably developed brain.*

I read 'Digital Minimalism’by Cal Newport over the past few days, its an eye opener.

I’d worry about the hours that these apps will rob from kids. No development of imagination, no boredom… The ability to focus on a task being eroded away. There are neural pathways being layed down in a kids brain as they develop, rolling back these pathways in later life is pretty damn hard by all accounts.

*debatable

[Chucks_Nwoko]

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

lad from Hull, that was brought up in gorey and now lives in dun laoighre has issues with Australia

Oh my word.

[alf_stewart]

Hows it any different to beadles about or any of that other nonsense

[Massey]

Beadles about?For years auld wans have been giving out to kids,turn down that radio or youll go deaf,your watching too much tv youll go blind,get off that computer youll go crosseyed.And these days its phones.

[maroonandwhite]

@KinvarasPassion

I read 'Digital Minimalism’by Cal Newport over the past few days, its an eye opener.

Whats the cliff notes?

[KinvarasPassion]

@maroonandwhite

Whats the cliff notes?

More realistic approach than those who try to unplug completely… Be specific about what you want from your smartphone… Delete the rest. Use the laptop for social media and schedule blocks of time. Nothing groundbreaking.

[Juhniallio]

@KinvarasPassion refuses to let his limousine cattle onto the iPad anymore

[maroonandwhite]

No harm it kept frieisen after

[Cicero_Dandi]

@Juhniallio

@KinvarasPassion refuses to let his limousine cattle onto the iPad anymore

I don’t think you can blame him after he had a cow who took vile abuse on social media and slit its hooves as a result.

[Sidney]

@Cicero_Dandi

I don’t think you can blame him after he had a cow who took vile abuse on social media and slit its hooves as a result.

Some people say she milked it but I think her beef was justified

[KinvarasPassion]

Oofffyttt!

[ciarancareyshurlingarmy]

Extended drinking is wrong.

I had reached peak alcohol and don’t want to see another pint, short or wine glass. Too much of a good thing for the past month.

Then we received a phonecall this morning to inform us of a suicide in Cork last night of someone we know. I had experienced a suicide in my wider family at the very the same time last year which has a lot of similarities. That reminds you to properly appreciate the simple things.

It is easy make a few worthwhile New /Years resolutions now

[iron_mike]

Agree 100%. I haven’t touched a drop in two days. At the same time there’s more alcohol in the house to open a pub.

[carryharry]

Sorry to hear that, pal.

[Juhniallio]

Sorry to hear that.

[habanerocat]

TDs, senators facing €20,000 unpaid Dáil bar bills

[anon61878697]

A few forum lickspittles like Horsebox will be along to make little of it and tell us they are entitled to a few pints.

[Horsebox]

Sorry to hear that. Very tough time of the year for a lot of people.

[cluaindiuic]

Should we have some kind of awards nominations and announcement ceremony for staying off the drink for two days?