[V.P.N.]

24 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Submerged Cables have been cut by Putin if I remember.

Yeah like he also blew up his own gas pipeline...that maniac

[Plant-based meat popularity fuels new ventures in Thailand]

I think if push came to shove I'd prefer plant based over bug based..but ultimately prefer "real meat" from an animal.

 

 

[Power bank as a data condom?]

You could open the power bank and sever the data lines on the USB connection 

or fit a switch to one line for best of both worlds.

 

[20 Tons of Garbage Left Behind After Wan Lai in Pattaya]

Pinkies ?  I thought it was the Pikeys

(which is now a bad word according to the woke-ists}

[NT Fiber and streaming TV problems?]

There is apparently a problem with  the fiber cable from Singapore to Europe

https://status.digitalocean.com/incidents/21gg18q1ddmv

 

I believe Thailand routes a lot of internet traffic through Singapore ?

 

[Reverse Osmosis Water System]

2 minutes ago, Celsius said:

reverse osmosis is the worst tasting water money can buy 

Cholera tainted water was said to taste good.

[Reverse Osmosis Water System]

28 minutes ago, Startmeup said:

Any recommendations or tips?

Yes watch out for ants nesting in the electronic switches, for some reason they are atracted to electronic/magnetic fields causing havoc to many appliances...I've found the naptha balls sold in small packets at Mr D.I.Y and some 20 baht shops strategically placed

deters the little buggers for a while but needs topping up as they evaporate over time.

 

You can getan RO machine with 3 stage pre filter and  filtered water holding tank for a few thousand baht on lazada...on first use you need to discard the first 5 or more tanks of water due to carbon filter leaching and a plastic/rubber taste from the holding tank.

[Johnson takes plunge on Ukraine aid in face of ouster threat]

The biggest influence on the world's stage that needs countering is that of the US military complex/CIA  medling and interfering at every opportunity,  close to 800 military bases around the world but no money to secure the southern border , end homelessness and poverty or provide everyone with healthcare.

[Johnson takes plunge on Ukraine aid in face of ouster threat]

23 minutes ago, candide said:

On the one hand he's a patriot, so he tends to support Ukraine,

How is a US congressman supporting Ukraine patriotic ? 

surely a US citizen supporting the US is patriotic....what would he be if he supported Russia ?

[Big Brother is watching you! Privacy or peace of mind through AI-aided security?]

2 hours ago, Dexxter said:

Awesome!!! I just had a look and it has every place I have visited every single day since November 2015 when I bought my first smart phone.

I'm astounded that you think it's awesome that Google has been tracking your every move..you know they also tracked what you searched for on the WWW, watched on youtube  emails sent and received @ gmail  what apps you installed along with usage stats...your phones contact numbers  etc etc etc.

 

 

[Big Brother is watching you! Privacy or peace of mind through AI-aided security?]

1 hour ago, Dexxter said:

Yes, if they receive a court order.

Not needed now for NSA CIA FBI   FISA act just renewed for anther 2 years  allows total surveillance without warrants.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/12/fisa-surveillance-act-reauthorized

[Big Brother is watching you! Privacy or peace of mind through AI-aided security?]

On 4/15/2024 at 7:57 PM, billd766 said:

Why will it eventually be a problem for everyone?

Because everyone has something to hide.

“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime.”

[A Weary Trump Appears to Doze Off in Courtroom Ahead of Criminal Trial]

21 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Its wrong when its used against decent people whom I like , but its OK to use it against trump because him becoming President again would be a disaster for the USA

I think we are witnessing a similar thing to the McCarthyism witch hunt

but this time it's "Orange man bad"...worse than Hitler,Stalin and Pol Pot combined !!

 

[A Weary Trump Appears to Doze Off in Courtroom Ahead of Criminal Trial]

9 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Trump admits that, if elected, he will weaponize the Justice Department against his enemies.

 

Are you okay with that?

Well some seem perfectly happy that Trump is receiving this treatment

so why not be okay with it when the shoe is on the other foot ?

[Breathalyser checks]

Just now, Tropicalevo said:

You should have bought a lottery ticket.

I bought a beer instead 😋

[Poll: As a Pattaya expat, do you hate the week-long water-splashing Songkran?]

3 minutes ago, jesimps said:

but the loud bass-heavy music every evening jars me off. 

Agreed the extremely loud and bassy musak  is impossible to escape 🤮

 

[Am seeking the low-down opening a business at Pattaya Beach legally]

6 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

So you're the OP, seeking advice, when you already know it all ... 

 

Yes starting to look like a "wind up"

[Breathalyser checks]

7 hours ago, Neeranam said:

After being sober for 23 years, I've never been breathalysed, which is kinda annoying 555

The one time I was breathalysed  was the exact day that I had not had a drink..which was kind of a relief ( lucky ??? 5555)  

[Am seeking the low-down opening a business at Pattaya Beach legally]

On 4/13/2024 at 9:04 PM, thesetat said:

At any rate. My thai wife can be owner of majority if it is too difficult to make me the full owner. 

That would be the much easier route to take leave out the

(unwanted dirty ) foreigner  just let the Thai person handle all the hassles of which I'm sure there will still be many..best of luck to you.

[Big Brother is watching you! Privacy or peace of mind through AI-aided security?]

1 hour ago, Walker88 said:

Amazon and Facebook know infinitely more about people than the NSA.

One and the same, whatever  Google,facebook,Meta,tictok etc etc know about you so do the CIA,FBI,NSA,MI5,MI6 etc etc all the 5 eyes countries and most probably more share the info...but its all for your safety nothing to worry about if you have nothing to hide !!!!

[Big Brother is watching you! Privacy or peace of mind through AI-aided security?]

3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Because it won't take too long before the authorities will realize that this would just involve too much money and manpower - even if 90% would be done by AI

These so called "authorities"  are the exact same who want to wield the total power that an AI "policeman" can give them..they are the ones pushing ,promoting, and legislating for this AI takeover...it's kind of ironic to realise that in the end even they (along with everyone else) will be consumed by it.

[Severe weather alert for 36 Thai provinces amid heatwave]

11 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Again I say it is not a heatwave it's just average April temps

Now that no-one  except a tall Bangkokiain  is scared of Covid  they need a new boggyman.

 

 

[Poll: As a Pattaya expat, do you hate the week-long water-splashing Songkran?]

7 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

 

There was no water splashing in 2020, 2021 and 2022. What a happy time!

 

Those 3 years where the height of Covidicy whilst there was (thankfully) no water throwing  they where hardly happy times IMHO

[Big Brother is watching you! Privacy or peace of mind through AI-aided security?]

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Who will check and investigate and prosecute all of us?

You answer that question below  AI (could) will do it and do it at an unprecedented level and speed   implementing the new so called online "hate speech" laws   call a tranie a tranny,dead name or misgender someone  saying that oil is useful  disagreeing with climate change extremists  we already saw what happened to those disagreeing with the Covid narrative the censorship,deplatforming,debanking,shadow banning,shaming and ridiculing of those people  by governments in collusion with legacy media and big tech.

 

Those who think they have nothing to hide had better think again.

[Big Brother is watching you! Privacy or peace of mind through AI-aided security?]

6 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Is it scary? Yes, a little. But for 99% of us it will never be a problem.

Eventually it will be a problem for everyone   even those who think they have "nothing to hide" !!