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Funny how IT terms turned into marketing terms and lost their true meaning, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things, and blockchain: these are just a few of the latest buzzwords that are being thrown around by marketers like confetti at a wedding. But do they know what actually mean? And more importantly, do you really need whatever it is that they're selling you? Furthermore, a blockchain wallet is a digital wallet that allows users to store and manage their Bitcoin, Ether, and other cryptocurrencies. If a digital wallet is simply a holder of money for payment, blockchain doesn't make it much better that's countless digital wallets don't use BC technologies at all.

My wife renewed her passport by mail here at US EMB BKK and took around 3 weeks to process.

Congrats, same reasoning for me. The discussion by some preceding posters makes me think about a situation where I have enough money to buy a nice Benz, but some people with less money telling me that getting a Honda Jazz would be just as good, as it would get me to the same places. It should be mentioned that if you have a retirement visa, you might need Thai insurance too. And if you choose to keep the insurance for 20 years, it could cost around 1 million.

It's advisable to carry both passports for awhile with you, in some cases airport agents may go extremes checking entry requirements, for example a family member of mine with a 6 month old US passport had difficulties to check in for a flight to Europe from Bangkok, because the agent wanted to see the old passport that she didn't stay over 180 days in Europe last calendar year.

Nono. The term “work” in Thai law is defined very broadly, covering both physical and mental activities, whether or not for wages or other form of compensation and encompass a variety of activities, such as driving a car, being a laborer or cutting hair or applying makeup. The interpretation of whether a particular activity qualifies as a "job or work" ultimately rests with the authorities. Cutting your own hair, preparing your own tax, changing a light bulb, renting and driving a car all could be interpreted as stealing local jobs.

Developed countries? I've been in NYC for more then 20 years, and let me tell you, I almost never buy anything from street food vendors. One time, I saw this hot dog guy taking a leak in a bottle, and then just sticking it in his food cart without washing his hands or anything. And another time, I saw a different vendor washing his dirty feet in the lower compartment where they keep the ice for the drinks. Plus, some of these guys hardly ever clean the hotplate where they cook the food, which is like right next to where they put it on the bun or whatever.

The poster is incorrect หนู - has several meanings and spelled and pronounced the same way, can mean 1.) a pronoun I, you, she and he. 2.) mouse 3.) rat. Interestingly for computer mouse the Thai word is เมาส์, which is coming from English. Explanation of other meanings here here: https://www.thai2english.com/dictionary/1414017.html

Posted 1 hour ago Can you explain a little please? When I use Google translate on mouse and rat, they both translate to "หนู" The poster is incorrect หนู - has several meanings and spelled and pronounced the same way, can mean 1.) a pronoun I, you, she and he. 2.) mouse 3.) rat. Interestingly for computer mouse the Thai word is เมาส์, which is coming from English. Explanation of other meanings here here: https://www.thai2english.com/dictionary/1414017.html

Reciprocity? Any Thai can buy a football club, business or house or whatever in any European country, any Thai man or woman married to EU citizens can move to EU get permanent residency and citizenship, furthermore EU has laws that no country in EU can have double pricing for tourists and citizens. No TM6, TM30, 90-day-report, one year renewal etc. What about this?

While it sounds very funny, the real issue is that there is a method called "juice jacking" a cyberattack in which hackers use a charging port which doubles as a data connection. Essentially, hackers hijack your power supply (hence “juice” jacking) channel and use it to install malware on a victim’s device and/or steal data. This process can include installing tracking programs and mirroring their screen to see (and record) any passwords and PIN codes they enter while the device is charging.

I have to extend my 'permitted until' stamp as it reaches 1 year, (my visa is a longterm visa) as of now (early 2023) how many days before expiration one can go and extend? Last year because of Covid they implemented a three business day window, however before Covid it was one month.

Contrary to popular belief, the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. It's simply different. I had the good fortune to spend significant amounts of time living on four different continents, and I discovered that, if you have the necessary resources and are physically safe, you can live comfortably almost anywhere. When a place seems particularly miserable, you must carefully consider if you or the location is the problem.

A little nitpicking: the above events are not accidents but incidents. While accidents are always unintended, unexpected, or unplanned events with negative consequences, it is assumed that no one is at fault. The event was completely unforeseeable and unpreventable. In a similar context, an incident is always unwanted and unplanned and has negative consequences; however, it happens due to carelessness, bad judgment, and not following rules and regulations, and in fact, these incidents are foreseeable and preventable.

I guess the poster refers to Orwell's book titled '1984' which conveys the extreme level of control and power possible under truly totalitarian regimes. It explores how such a governmental system would impact society and the people who live in it.

Apparently the mismatch is in the serial number.

I believe it should read 'recriminalize' instead of 'decriminalize',

Outgoing email addresses can be very easily spoofed by using an open relay SMTP server.

Exactly my question too. PTAs (Parent Teacher Association) should introduce spanking for teachers who can't teach kids to get good grades.

Did I get it correctly, 15k/month for unlimited sex?

It's interesting how English is evolving: Deadbeat borrowers turned into delinquent debtors changed to bad loans became uncollectable loan transformed to non-performing loan....

It would be much more attractive if the land ownership would be linked to a long-term visa or residency permit that ensures that the owner can use his/her property. In comparison in following EU countries one needs to invest in real estate the following amounts for 5 years to qualify for a residency permit. Portugal residence permit €350,000 5 years Spain residence permit €500,000 5 years Greece residence permit €250,000 5 years At least 10 countries offer citizenships/residency by investing $200k-500k in real estate in the Caribbean or Europe.

Very few people (0.1%-1% of the population of the richest countries) have assets of $1m or can invest $500k or have $80.000 personal income whatever that means[before or after tax], plus a have a $50k health insurance valid in Thailand for ten years. And after all the requirements you get a restricted tourist/working visa with immediately police reporting upon arrival (TM30), reporting every 90 day to the police (TM47) plus reporting to the police every year to extending the stay permit again.

99.9% of students finishing P6 speak only Thai, what language the foreign hacking expert used to teach these people for social engineering which requires a great deal of language skills.

I'm glad that RTP is doing this in many other countries nowhere to report and the police doesn't want to deal with it (see USA) Luckily all listed scams listed are avoidable with some common sense, it seems that more serious IT crime such as ATM skimming, QR code manipulation, SIM cloning, hacking into banking or payment processing systems, fake websites for phishing banking info, SWAT-ting is still not an issue in Thailand.