Unify

Wise usually takes a few days for me. I rarely have a transfer get to Thailand on the same day. It depends where you transfer from, the time of the transfer, and the amount.

In general, less religious countries and societies are more affluent, more educated, and less violent.

This is a great tip.

I read a long thread in a fb expat group the other day. Someone was asking about cough remedies. A few others chimed in and complained they had coughs lately. Nobody connected it to the rising level of pollution these last few weeks. I suspect it's largely the same demographic that says sit pollution doesn't bother them. Lung cancer, heart disease, stroke and dementia are increased by air pollution, and you don't always have advance warning. I do what I can to warn people. I too have an air filter, live in one of the better areas in Thailand for air quality, and sometimes wear an n95 if it's bad out. And I do my best to make others aware of the danger. It's possible things will change if there's public awareness and the will to change things.

Something similar happened to me when I was staying at a resort with a bunch of the same TV models installed in nearby bungalows. I was just minding my own business when suddenly my TV turned on and started showing porn. The fella next door had managed to pair his remote with my TV and the bungalows were close enough together that his remote worked my TV, via Bluetooth. No hacking was involved. I never said anything to him when I saw him, but let's just say his tastes were interesting. I unplugged my TV after that.

I used an agent for my first extension. I met the financial requirements, but I wanted someone who knew what they were doing to help me through. I also paid for the year's 90-day reports, since it was cheap. But what did it get me? I filled out forms in the agent's office rather than the immigration office. And I still had to deliver my passport to the agent for the 90-day reports. I didn't even save a trip. I've done it myself since. If I have a gf she might help. If not, that's ok.

I've talked to many Thai people about air pollution. The majority are not aware of any problem except when it's in the news and schools close.

Too many different ways a woman can cause trouble for you. Yes, sometimes you can get away by moving and cutting off all ties, but what do you get out of it except sex with someone you don't like?

I love Chiang Mai and would live there if not fit the air pollution.

In Phuket there are often a few bad weeks out of the year, but most of the rest of the year isn't bad. The same is true of much of the area well south of Bangkok. For those saying the smoke doesn't bother them, some of the problems the pollution causes have nothing to do with whether your eyes sting or you cough. Air pollution carries an increase of stroke, for instance. You probably wouldn't be 'bothered' until it was too late.

Air pollution is a risk factor for not only lung diseases such as emphysema and lung cancer, but for heart disease, stroke, and dementia.

I wouldn't use 'being sensitive to it' as a big factor in a decision as to where to live related to air pollution. Some of the risk factors related to air pollution, such as stroke may not have any discernable symptoms beforehand. Heart disease, stroke, emphysema, lung cancer, and dementia all correlate positively to pollution levels.

'Nothing really matters' is not necessarily a realization that causes despair. I find it very freeing. Although I would rephrase it. I'd say we make our own meaning in life. In the end, it doesn't matter, but it feels like it does.

The arm doesn't move before a person makes a decision to move it. People decide to do something before they're aware of the decision, consciously. But it's still 'them' deciding.

Meth is the problem.

I agree that the bible shouldn't be in schools. It has gay sex, incest, masturbation and more.

Not that it's particularly relevant, but the age of consent in the US is set by the states, on a state-by state basis. In some states, it's 16. Some states have laws relating to the difference in ages when one of the parties is under 18. Some don't.

I've noticed many Thai companies have links to their website on their Facebook page, but the site is not operational! ????

The article discusses ideas, events, and people.

The indictment itself explains the Trump had the right to challenge the election, and even a first amendment right to lie about it. So he is not being indicted for 'having an opinion'. Indicting him is not a violation of free speech. The indicted Trump for “conspiracy to defraud the United States by using dishonesty, fraud, and deceit to impair, obstruct, and defeat the lawful federal government function by which the results of the presidential election are collected, counted and certified by the government; “conspiracy to corruptly obstruct and impede the January 6 congressional proceeding at which the collected results of the presidential election are counted and certified”; and “conspiracy against the right to vote and to have one’s vote counted.” The indictment was from a grand jury of citizens who were presented the evidence.

It ended up that the police apologized, let everyone go, and said that this kind of work was allowed in Thailand. However, it's not 100% relevant. This was basically an internet cafe. It was mostly people answering their emails. The raid was conducted on the false idea that the internet cafe was a company, and the people working there were employees. Red faces all around. Can anyone point to a single instance of a digital nomad being kicked out of the country for digital nomading?

In tired of the actual rubbish. And there are a few other things I don't like. However, no place is perfect. Immigration makes me nervous every time, but if I don't blow it out of proportion mentally, it's a very small part of my life here. For the most part, I get left to my own devices and can do what I want.

Einstein certainly didn't believe in any kind of personal god, or the god of the bible. He used 'god' as a proxy for his sense of wonder about the universe. "It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it." Lots of scientists are atheists, and the higher up you get in the academy of science, the more likely you are to be an atheist. However, it's ridiculous, and obviously trolling to claim all scientists and all super-smart people are atheists. It's simply not true. The reason that many scientists are atheists is because they are trained in a style of thinking that goes against the type of thinking needed to maintain religious beliefs. Scientists, and anybody else that thinks clearly knows that snakes don't talk.

This is the point many miss. If faster then light travel is not possible, we're too far away from any but a couple hundred stars to travel to. There is undoubtedly life on other planets. But they may be hundreds or millions of light years away. And our radio broadcasts have only been going into space for 100 years or so. How would they even know we're here?

I had one Wise transfer to Bangkok bank show up as local, through Kasikorn. I went across the street to Kasikorn, took a number, and waited 45 minutes. I had some difficulty explaining what I needed, but they finally gave me the paperwork, showing it was an international transfer. However, the IO didn't ask for it, and approved my extension.