Opinion

Opinion pieces about various topics.

The Sopranos VS Breaking Bad.

The Sopranos and Breaking Bad are both excellent TV shows. However, in my personal opinion, The Sopranos is slightly better.

Why is Ireland “bad” at football?

Ireland is bad at football because the culture of competitiveness in our youth clubs prevents our footballers from reaching their full potential.

When did wallpaper go out of style?

Wallpaper started to go out of style in the eighties as interior design trends drifted towards minimalism and solid colors.

Why did DayZ fail?

Simply put, DayZ failed because the standalone version sucked.

How did Bella Poarch become famous?

How Bella Poarch’s “haters” helped to catapult her to TikTok stardom.

Why didn’t Ireland want Apple’s €13 billion?

This article looks at the reasons why the Irish government refused to take Apple’s €13 billion fine.

Facebook notifications keep repeating.

For the past few months, the notifications on my Facebook app have been “repeating” themselves.

Why did Ireland vote twice on the Lisbon Treaty?

Whenever this topic is brought up, Eurosceptics will often try to frame it as though Ireland was forced to vote on the exact same treaty twice.

What is Outrage Bait?

Allow me to explain how digital media companies and social media gurus are drumming up outrage for the sake of generating more advertising revenue.

Metal Gear Solid (1998) remake. Please get it done, Konami.

Konami are missing out on a golden opportunity to give the original Metal Gear Solid (1998) game a proper reboot.

Facebook Instant Games require an Apple Developer Team ID.

The other day, I discovered that you need to own an Apple device before you can submit a Facebook Instant Game for review.

The Chrome extension “Popup Blocker Pro” is tracking your Facebook activity.

This popular Chrome extension is secretly recording your Facebook activity and sending it to a remote server.

Are Irish people religious? Is the Catholic Church dying in Ireland?

In the not-too-distant past, the people of Ireland were extremely religious. However, that is no longer the case.

/r/conspiracy – Reddit’s conspiracy subreddit is owned by the alt-right.

Reddit’s main conspiracy subreddit has been taken over and co-opted by the alt-right.

Russian bots on Reddit.

Two days ago, Reddit released their 2017 transparency report. In this report, they included a list of the 944 accounts that they had banned during their investigation into Russian efforts to exploit Reddit.

Examples of how Wikileaks is biased.

All it takes is a cursory glance at Wikileaks’ past actions and the timing of their releases to see that the organization is biased.

I hate January.

The worst month of all.

Fake Facebook profiles and blackmail.

This post should serve as a warning to anyone who accepts friend requests from people that they do not know.

Samsung Galaxy A3 not turning on.

A guide on restarting your Samsung Galaxy A3 when the screen is dead and it won’t turn on.

Low frame rate because of high CPU temperature.

Are you experiencing low frame rates on games that your PC was able to handle in the past? If so, read on, because your CPU temperature could be the issue!

Street lights turn off when I walk by.

Street Light Interference (SLI) and confirmation bias.

You can’t outrun a bad diet.

Stop trying to fool yourself into thinking that your gym session will burn off that pizza.

Real Madrid: Ancelotti vs Mourinho.

People are too critical of Mourinho’s time at Real Madrid.

Google Webmaster Tools: An error has occurred.

The “Fetch as Google” option in Webmaster Tools is throwing up errors.

Facebook: Can’t Find a Secure Connection

Fixing the “Can’t Find a Secure Connection” error on Facebook.

I hate Russell Brand.

I don’t hate Russell Brand as a person. I just hate the monotonous crap that he comes out with.

I miss the old Resident Evil games.

An article about why I miss the old Resident Evil games.

My experience of the Celtic Tiger Years

The Celtic Tiger years and the Irish financial meltdown, as seen through my eyes.

What is Clickbait?

Clickbait is a term that is used to describe link titles and headlines that attempt to “lure” the reader in.

DayZ Standalone: The new cannibalism feature is a bad idea.

My thoughts on why the new cannibalism feature in DayZ Standalone is a bad idea.

Conspiracy theorists are idiots.

Conspiracy theorists are idiots, and I can’t stand communicating with them.

Why do people drive under the speed limit?

An article on why slow drivers are… well… slow.

r/Childfree – Home of the Bitter

This author gives their opinion on how toxic the /r/childfree subreddit is.

AdBlock is a bad thing and the people who use it are selfish.

In this opinion piece, the author argues that the rise of ad-blocking software will harm the Internet.

Things I hate about Reddit

It’s been four years since I first signed up to Reddit, a website that is touted as being a “social news and entertainment website.” Since then, it is pretty fair to say that I’ve developed a bit of a love-hate relationship with the site and its “outspoken” user base. Here are a few things about Reddit […]