doctormann

Unfortunately, in Pattaya, it's not just a matter of avoiding street parties as the madness goes on everywhere. What i really object to is throwing water/ice at motorcycles - this is extremely dangerous. You have to be some sort of special idiot to think that this is acceptable behaviour.

My Missus comes from there - a few km from Pichit town. I haven't been there for quite a while because, to be honest, it's about as interesting as watching paint dry. As I recall, there is a crocodile park where you can actually feed the crocs. There is also a large, concrete croc that you can go inside. Also, the usual temples but that's about it.

Wave power has been tried - <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salter's_duck> - never really took off though. Tidal power is another option - reliable and predictable but there are only a few places where it would be viable. Bristol Channel (UK) is one and the Bay of Fundy (Canada) is another. I seem to recall that France has a tidal power installation somewhere.

Bladder stones can also cause this. Maybe get an ultrasound scan. Been there, done that. Amazing number of stones were removed.

It's not MAGA, it's actually MAGAAFEE - Make America Great Again And F Everyone Else!

Einstein/Doppler

A 'relatively' good joke!

Thanks but I did this already. Project is on hold for the moment. In the interim, Mint 22.1 has been released so that is now the current LTS version.

Can be driven without a licence?

Another Update Seems as though Pipewire was not allowing Bluetooth audio output. I installed Pavucontrol from the Mint software manager and after a reboot I can now get audio played through my Echo Dot speaker. So, success but what a performance. In fact, upgrading to Mint 22 has not been very straightforward. Many things have changed and some software packages are not longer available. Some PPAs no longer work as well. i do hope that Linux Mint are not losing the plot - we really don't want to return to the days when extensive uses of the terminal was required. I was very happy with Mint 20.3 but support ends in April 2025 so an update was required, sooner or later. Anyway, all good for now.

Two small dogs and one large black dog?

Update. I now have a TP-Link UB500 dongle. Seems to pair and connect with my Echo Dot speaker but no audio is transmitted. I'm running Mint 22 on my laptop - audio server is Pipewire. I'm running Mint 20.3 on my desktop - audio server is Pulse Audio and works perfectly with the Echo Dot. Tearing my hair out - any suggestions?

Thanks for the reply. I might just speculate the 239 Baht on the TP-Link dongle. I'm not sure if the system supports the drivers or not. Probably worth the risk though. The laptop certainly has Bluetooth support - worked perfectly on Mint 20.3, using the built-in adapter.

I just updated my old Lenovo Ideapad Z370 from Mint 20.3 to Mint 22 as support for 20.3 will end fairly soon. Most things seem to work OK, although some software packages that I was using are no longer available. I've found substitutes for just about everything but I can't get Bluetooth to work. It may be that the Mint 22 kernel is not fully compatible with my hardware. I have purchased a Bluetooth dongle - very cheap. CSR 4.0 - that according to reviews is supposed to be Linux compatible. No joy - the system recognizes the dongle but it doesn't connect. So, the question is, has anyone out there found a Linux compatible Bluetooth dongle that actually works out of the box? I don't really use Bluetooth very much but it would be nice to have it. The laptop will be replaced soon anyway so it's not a big deal. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Don't laugh - my stepson did exactly that! Good job that we have Safety Cut.