DID YOU HEAR THIS BOLLOXOLOGY

[Shallowhal]

I heard the erm is gonna have to be craned out of his boxroom....teleporter on it's way to ground zero in Clondalkin.

[Bob Shillin]

Lads I'm not as knowledgeable as you guys on world affairs.Can you name a country that isn't attached to another country who has handled Covid19 better?

Where would you prefer we copied that have been successful in getting a grip on the virus?

There's a lot of moaning over stuff we can't do fuk all about and it's getting worse.Erm you're the ring leader.What's the plan?How would yous handle this if you were in charge?

This is a serious post.More answers less whinging.

New Zealand sets the standard. 25 dead, 5 mill population.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

[Shallowhal]

Lads I'm not as knowledgeable as you guys on world affairs.Can you name a country that isn't attached to another country who has handled Covid19 better?

Where would you prefer we copied that have been successful in getting a grip on the virus?

There's a lot of moaning over stuff we can't do fuk all about and it's getting worse.Erm you're the ring leader.What's the plan?How would yous handle this if you were in charge?

This is a serious post.More answers less whinging.

New Zealand sets the standard. 25 dead, 5 mill population.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

2000kms to it's nearest neighbour.....and a strict quarantine for it's own residents returning home.

[mercenary for hire]

Right, but we're only a little place with unarmed cops for the most part so there needs to be cooperation from the public.They only need most of the population to play ball hence the new laws that wont be enforced.More of a deterrent I suppose.

If we follow New Zealand's example we close the borders which logistically is near impossible and very very costly.Say no to tourists for a few years.That might work but all the foreigners living here won't be allowed home or back in.

I don't think we're doing that bad compared to other places.If you watch the Irish media most of it is overblown.Every little mess up is turned into a crisis.So in a way it's our own fault for buying the papers and watching the shite news.Things probably aren't as bad as they appear.

A vaccine is definitely on the way but the media forgot about it because Halloween might be cancelled.

[john m]

Ill explain to you why we failed after the First Lockdown its simple if you accept the truth ..In late June, a week before the change of Government, then taoiseach Leo Varadkar ACCELLERATED  the reopening of the country because the virus’s curve had been effectively flattened.  Now once again the EGO struck he wanted everything to be back up and running before Mick took the controls so Leo would get the credit for pushing the Fever out of Ireland Sure he would be up there with St Paddy and the Snakes .Im sure Publicans and Hotelliers were applying great pressure for a reopening How many Publicans or hotel owners in the Oireachtas looking at the Numbers Im sure deals and assurances might of been given to independents or party members that everything would return to normal .We probably should of stayed at Stage 2.5 .I dont think Irish People realize like Trump,Borris ,Erdogan ,Macron Duturte Leo is an Egotist .He is minister for industry but you wouldnt know it as he never speaks about industry but has opinions to voice on every other Ministry .

[watty]

The author (David Salisbury) is a former director of immunisation at the Department of Health so probably knows what he's talking about.

If you're pinning your hopes on a Covid vaccine, here's a dose of realism (Guardian)

<snip>

The UK currently has among the highest national coverage of flu vaccine in the world, vaccinating around 75% of the over-65s against flu every year; most countries either do worse or have no vaccination programmes for older people. It is reasonable to expect that this level of coverage could be achieved for a Covid-19 vaccine in that age group in the UK.  Therefore, if the Covid-19 vaccine is 75% effective – meaning that 75% of those vaccinated become immune – then we would actually only protect 56% of that target population (75% of 75%). This would not be enough to stop the virus circulating. Almost half of our highest risk group would remain susceptible, and we won’t know who they are. Relaxing social distancing rules when facing those risks seems a bit like Russian roulette.

Now let’s look at people younger than 65 in medical risk groups. In a good year, the UK vaccinates 50% of them against flu. That means just over a third of them are going to be protected (50% of 75%). Just to make matters worse, regulators such as the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency have said that they would accept a 50% lower level for efficacy for candidate Covid-19 vaccines. If that efficacy level is fulfilled, we have to multiply coverage by 50% efficacy, not 75%, and suddenly it all gets more concerning.

<snip>

A little bit depressing but worth a read if you have 5 mins.

[mercenary for hire]

Watty lots won't take the vaccine but at least by that point we will have felt like we tried.I do think people will rather catch it than avoid it after Christmas it means living like a monk for the next ten years.Even Dr Tony might get some abuse.

Erm anyone who goes into politics is doing it for their ego.Why else would ya give up a good job?To get a better one plus some perks and some fame.Thought that was obvious.

[john m]

I already posted in this tread .Ireland Inc.will NOT reopen on December 1st .this Lockdown wont work .and I will tell you why .The new measures were announced without anyone bothering to note that food shopping can be done surplus to the five-kilometre travel restriction. Asked about it, the three coalition leaders 'ummed and aahed' and stared at each other and shuffled their feet and then acknowledged such travel will indeed be legitimate..If you cant get toys or clothes in this Republic you Can and WILL travel to British Cities Like Newry.Lisburn,Belfast ,Derry .Why are Fever rates higher in border counties ?Would it have anything to do with cross border spread .Lockdown is  a bit like prescribing Penicillin for an infected open wound and still cleaning it with Stagnant water .

I kid you not but Big Dommos Sisters two yungones and their mates are flying to England in the morning to go Shopping they will fill in the Form to self isolate when they get back but I doubt they will really bother or anybody will actually check .

[Nite man]

Jump in your taxi drive up to England its just north of dundalk, if you're stopped say the missus us a fare you legitmatly picked her up at the airport

[john m]

Hal knows Im crazy so now digest this .As it is above so it is below ..Im now going to enlighten you .This Corona Virus is a scam its mind control but it will fail .We are entering the Dawning of the age of Aquarius watch what happens on 21st of December .Why are they using a Corona Virus to scare us .Its because Corons has always been used to muster power Corona actually means Crown  .From the Crown of Thorns for Jesus to the Crown placed on kings or Queens heads Corona as in Coronation has always been used to control us .The Matrix is collapsing even the Pope now supports Same sex marriage. The lockdowns set to control us have helped to enlighten us .What else have you got to think about when your locked up in the box room  .The World Financial system will collapse They know this thats why your getting 350 a week because its never going to be paid back .Today most of you wont know this but Pay Pal have been given a licence to buy sell and deal in Crypto currency .Crypto currencies mean you pay what you think something is worth not what the state tells you you need to pay .Watch tomorrows News All the businesses that wont close and challenge the Governments Power I have told you for a long time GET A GUN In December some of the planets will flip their magnetic fields this will result in Devine light and enlightenment .We have been educated by the Christian Bible to believe Armageddon is the end of the end .Thats a control mechanism .Armageddon actually means ..Definition of Armageddon
1a: the site or time of a final and conclusive battle between the forces of good and evil
b: the battle taking place at Armageddon
2: a usually vast decisive conflict or confrontation


What we are now looking at is a vast Decisive conflict or confrontation between good and evil .The evil is a few people on earth that control us a few people on earth with more money than actual countries .Look at religion we can go to the pub and sit outside in the wet drink porter and eat rain sodden soup but we cant go to mass indoors or out doors .If brexit is not sorted before Christmas and Trump loses the White House they might be the triggers that set the people against the state

As it is above so shall it be below The planets effect how we react as we are spiritual beings .You feel better on a sunny Day than you do on a dull day Lunatics were thought to be effected by the full moon .What happened to the Myans check out their calendar there will be a glitch in the matrix .The people will rise up they have enough .Just look around the world .There are riots in Tiland .Nigeria has shut down protests same in Kasakstan Azarbaijan France is waiting to explode .England is broken America will probably explode if Donny T loses .We are entering the end of days and the age of enlightenment .The world is Woke to injustice and unfairness it wont accept it anymore .Nobody knows what the trigger will be but the revolution will be televised .

[Jonno]

Jump in your taxi drive up to England its just north of dundalk, if you're stopped say the missus us a fare you legitmatly picked her up at the airport

Go the back roads. The fuckin checkpoints are on the motorway.

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[stonethecrows]

Sounds like something from a cult following

[john m]

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   https://www.ft.com/content/794a0a37-b235-466f-b66f-230b875f8951

   PayPal will soon begin offering support for cryptocurrencies, including at the checkout, as the Silicon Valley payments company looks to capitalise on a resurgence of interest among consumers, traders and central bankers in the likes of bitcoin and ethereum.

The New York State Department of Financial Services said on Wednesday it had granted PayPal a conditional “Bitlicense”, permitting it to trade and hold cryptocurrencies. In the coming weeks, PayPal plans to offer its US-based customers the ability to buy, sell and hold bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash and litecoin, in partnership with New York-based fintech start-up Paxos.

PayPal’s big differentiator over existing digital wallets will be that consumers can then spend their store of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at more than 20m online retailers.

PayPal told Reuters on Wednesday that its customers would be able to use cryptocurrencies as a funding source for online transactions next year, in the same way as they would top up their wallet using a bank account or debit card today. Merchants will be paid in pounds, dollars or whatever fiat currency they normally accept.

The shift to digital forms of currencies is inevitable

Dan Schulman, president and chief executive of PayPal
Paxos will guarantee PayPal and its users a cryptocurrency exchange rate at the moment of transaction, mitigating the challenges of price fluctuation and long transfer times that have held back bitcoin as a payment mechanism in the past.

Support for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies paves the way for PayPal to work with other kinds of digital currencies, including those that might be issued by central banks, in the coming years.

“The shift to digital forms of currencies is inevitable,” said Dan Schulman, president and chief executive of PayPal. “We are eager to work with central banks and regulators around the world to offer our support, and to meaningfully contribute to shaping the role that digital currencies will play in the future of global finance and commerce.”

The move is the latest example of a more traditional financial services company revisiting virtual currencies this year. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated a shift away from cash towards digital payments, both online and on the high street.

The price of bitcoin has gained steadily in recent months on elevated trading volumes, rising by more than 70 per cent since the beginning of January. This week, bitcoin was testing the $12,000 mark for the second time this year. However, prices remain far below the levels seen during the bitcoin frenzy of late 2017.

PayPal’s decision to embrace bitcoin and other digital coins has been eagerly awaited by the crypto community, as an opportunity to tap into the mainstream consumer payments market. PayPal and its social payments app Venmo have almost 350m active accounts around the world, making it one of the largest digital wallet providers outside China.

Until now, PayPal could be used only to transfer funds in and out of cryptocurrency platforms such as Coinbase but not hold or trade crypto directly within its own app.

PayPal’s stance on crypto has fluctuated over the years. It first began to add some limited support for bitcoin back in 2014. But last October, PayPal was the first of what would be several companies to withdraw from the Libra Association, as regulatory uncertainty clouded the Facebook-led cryptocurrency venture.

Meanwhile, PayPal’s main US rival Square has offered bitcoin support through its Cash app for more than two years. Square’s co-founder Jack Dorsey has long been bullish on cryptocurrencies. In August, Square reported that its Cash app generated $875m in bitcoin revenue during the second quarter of the year, up 600 per cent year on year, thanks to “growth in customer deman

[john m]

Sounds like something from a cult following

Yep Jesus walked on Water .Fed loads with nothing ,turned water into wine .Rose from the dead .I bet you were baptized made your communion and got coin off your aunty then made your confo and got smoke money then got married so you had a licence to fuck probably got a priest to bury the ma or Da .What were you saying about Cults !

[Jonno]

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   https://www.ft.com/content/794a0a37-b235-466f-b66f-230b875f8951

   PayPal will soon begin offering support for cryptocurrencies, including at the checkout, as the Silicon Valley payments company looks to capitalise on a resurgence of interest among consumers, traders and central bankers in the likes of bitcoin and ethereum.

The New York State Department of Financial Services said on Wednesday it had granted PayPal a conditional “Bitlicense”, permitting it to trade and hold cryptocurrencies. In the coming weeks, PayPal plans to offer its US-based customers the ability to buy, sell and hold bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash and litecoin, in partnership with New York-based fintech start-up Paxos.

PayPal’s big differentiator over existing digital wallets will be that consumers can then spend their store of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at more than 20m online retailers.

PayPal told Reuters on Wednesday that its customers would be able to use cryptocurrencies as a funding source for online transactions next year, in the same way as they would top up their wallet using a bank account or debit card today. Merchants will be paid in pounds, dollars or whatever fiat currency they normally accept.

The shift to digital forms of currencies is inevitable

Dan Schulman, president and chief executive of PayPal
Paxos will guarantee PayPal and its users a cryptocurrency exchange rate at the moment of transaction, mitigating the challenges of price fluctuation and long transfer times that have held back bitcoin as a payment mechanism in the past.

Support for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies paves the way for PayPal to work with other kinds of digital currencies, including those that might be issued by central banks, in the coming years.

“The shift to digital forms of currencies is inevitable,” said Dan Schulman, president and chief executive of PayPal. “We are eager to work with central banks and regulators around the world to offer our support, and to meaningfully contribute to shaping the role that digital currencies will play in the future of global finance and commerce.”

The move is the latest example of a more traditional financial services company revisiting virtual currencies this year. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated a shift away from cash towards digital payments, both online and on the high street.

The price of bitcoin has gained steadily in recent months on elevated trading volumes, rising by more than 70 per cent since the beginning of January. This week, bitcoin was testing the $12,000 mark for the second time this year. However, prices remain far below the levels seen during the bitcoin frenzy of late 2017.

PayPal’s decision to embrace bitcoin and other digital coins has been eagerly awaited by the crypto community, as an opportunity to tap into the mainstream consumer payments market. PayPal and its social payments app Venmo have almost 350m active accounts around the world, making it one of the largest digital wallet providers outside China.

Until now, PayPal could be used only to transfer funds in and out of cryptocurrency platforms such as Coinbase but not hold or trade crypto directly within its own app.

PayPal’s stance on crypto has fluctuated over the years. It first began to add some limited support for bitcoin back in 2014. But last October, PayPal was the first of what would be several companies to withdraw from the Libra Association, as regulatory uncertainty clouded the Facebook-led cryptocurrency venture.

Meanwhile, PayPal’s main US rival Square has offered bitcoin support through its Cash app for more than two years. Square’s co-founder Jack Dorsey has long been bullish on cryptocurrencies. In August, Square reported that its Cash app generated $875m in bitcoin revenue during the second quarter of the year, up 600 per cent year on year, thanks to “growth in customer deman

The world will eventually be cashless. It'll be crypto this and tap that and swipe the other. Ireland will catch up about twenty years after that. Thankfully.

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