OneMoreFarang

Was it new or used already?

Let's assume for a moment that happened, and maybe that money was paid to do that rigging. What if the vote will be cancelled and done again? Will the people who received money have to give it back? Will a second vote be included in the amount paid the first time? Will they have to get more money for a new vote? And will there be a bidding going on to influence the vote in a new direction?

And anybody who grew up without mobile computers, and especially without (smart)phones, realizes that is it important to live life in real life. Look around, talk to people, and all that. And don't try to be better like all those other Insta "people". Computers, including smart phones, should be used as tools, when we need such tools. Not fixed in front of our head so that we don't see anything else anymore. Unfortunately, with AI, I think the situation will only get worse.

To be fair, it's not easy for anybody who never used computers in their life. Maybe 30 years ago I trained young people how to use Windows and WinWord. Click here to do this, double-click there to do that. Right click to do something else. Click on that icon in the top right corner, no, the other one, ..... For people who use computer since years, or all their life, it is difficult to understand how alien computers are for old people. Years later, I was computer teacher for a 70 year old guy who was previously big boss in a large company. Her had secretaries and never had to use a PC. After a while, he learned the basics. But it takes time. And, as usual, people learn best if they have a good motivation to learn, i.e. keeping in contact with friends and family. But it's still not easy.

I never used facebook. That is one way to avoid those mistakes. Another possible problem with people who are not so familiar with computers is the browsing history (only accessible on the user's PC). Some people have a very interesting history.

Maybe your wife asked a friend to send you a message to check how you will react...

Intensive care

I think front page and visa (extension) page is standard procedure for many interactions. IMHO anybody with overstay would be stupid to hand over their passport to anybody who could possibly check and report it.

I guess in many cases the answer will be it depends on what our mother gave us many years ago. I didn't eat much of that. But if I feel like it I always buy Kelloggs cornflakes. These are, deep down in my mind, the real cornflakes.

Probably he would defend himself by talking about that Ferrari driver who did the same, and killed a police officer, and nothing happened to the driver. TiT.

It seems I have missed the part that the police arrested the taxi driver. Did they arrest him?

Maybe you had already too much of that cheap wine...

This is so typical Thai. Have some law or regulation to protect the health or something like that, and then ignore it or replace it to make more money and ignore the original reasoning. Luckily that restriction never made much sense and was often ignored in small shops. So, it doesn't matter if a useless las will be abolished. Maybe they can do the same with many other useless laws.

Many desktop PCs have power supplies with 800W labels and more. And if a computer runs on 100% CPU and 100% GPU (Graphic), it might consume such power. While I am typing this my PC uses less than 10% CPU and less than 1% GPU and for that reason it obviously uses a lot less than maximum.

The cost will depend a lot on the kind of game and your computer. Harmless game, "normal" computer, a few hundred THB per month. 3D game, and you have a powerful graphics card (even with the computer off), can use 10 times as much power.

Should we pretend that that is unusual behavior? It seems every Thai taxi driver is ready and prepared to fight if necessary.

Basically, I don't drink and drive in Thailand. Worst case, every couple of months, I drive maybe 2km back home after 2 glasses of wine or so. Long time ago, back home, I did from time to time drink (not little, but not very much) and drive, maybe 5 to 10km back to home. I think when we are aware that we are (a little drunk), and we drive carefully, then the risk is manageable. Making sure we keep our distance, no fast turns, making sure there is lots of time and space if we have to cross a lane, etc. Doing all that, I bet my risk, while driving carefully after a few drinks, is still lower than many Thai drivers. Summary: I don't do it because I don't want to get into legal trouble, especially in Thailand. But apart from that there is a big difference between having a couple of drinks and not being capable of driving.

Correct. But unfortunately, that doesn't make the serial liar Trump the better option. When Biden is unconscious or sleeping someone else will do his job with DEM politics. IMHO that is still better than a "fit" serial liar who wants to be an above the law dictator. Both are bad choices. It's time for the USA to wake up and change their system.

To be fair, there is a difference if a nobody, like most of us, has sex left and right, compared to a married president. A married president shouldn't do that - at least he should make sure it won't get public.

Why are most posters here and it seems most people in the USA so one sided? What is so difficult about saying/admitting that Trump is an ahole who shouldn't be a president and Biden is and old man who is losing the plot who is not capable of doing the job? I understand that some people like the politics of the GOP more or the politics of the DEMs more. Fine. Or better: some of the politics of that party are better and other politics of the other party are better. We can and should argue about individual politic differences. And we should all be able to agree that the president of the United States should be mentally fit, competent, honest, and behave like a dignified statesman. Biden is not suddenly mentally fit if Trump f@$@# some more women and girls. And Trump is not suddenly a mentally fit and honest guy because Biden is losing the marbles. Both are horrible candidates for the most powerful and demanding job on earth. Find some new honest, fit and competent candidates!

Many powerful men have lots of affairs and sex partners. JFK is a famous one. But now everybody reports about what was not reported many years ago. Personally, I couldn't care less about how much sex any of the politician has as long as they do a good job. If they rape anybody, then they should go to jail like all rapists. If they have 1000 affairs or short times or BJs or whatever and that makes them happy, fine.

Did he need cash to pay one of those influential people who don't want to leave a bank record?

That is what my APC PowerChute app tells me about the electricity usage of my desktop PC. The PC is powerful, has a couple of HDDs and SSD and is already a couple of years old. A new PC will likely use less energy.

I would really like to see the calculations and assumptions behind their thinking - if there are any. It reminds me of unsuccessful hotels who decide to raise the prices to make more money...

Because he didn't follow his own rule: "Never let yourself get attached to anything that you cannot walk out on in thirty seconds if you feel the heat around the corner."