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We found a young bird today, but don’t know what to feed it. Anyone know what is is?

I wonder how many pardons he will have to issue at the end of his second term. Biden issued a few, but I bet his numbers will be off the charts.

While I don't doubt that some people can have adverse reactions to particular vaccines, on the whole they provide protection. What you also seem to be forgetting with your charts are the after effects of some of those diseases on the unvaccinated who survive infection. I know someone whose 16 y.o. daughter contracted Meningitis and lost her fingers and one foot. Pretty sure she would have preferred to have been vaccinated against it.

I might be totally wrong on this, but it is a fear that I have. By downloading and using one of these AI models on one's phone to supposedly make life easier, (in this particular case I am thinking of Apple's AI), doesn't it require access to apps, contacts, data etc in order to "assist"? Don't AI companies suck up as much data as possible to allow their LLM's (Large Language Models) to learn and improve? So extracting and holding users data is part of the deal. No thanks. This is why I have been resistant to using AI. I can see uses in pharmaceutical testing, finance etc, but for the run of the mill Joe Public, not so much. Except maybe kids trying to cheat homework. 😀 just my opinion.

Nothing new. Have you ever flown BA, Ryanair or EasyJet? That's why they have tightened up on the baggage limits. Lighter bags allows heavier staff.

I also used Skype mainly for calls to UK landlines, and also occasional online lessons. For my calls now, I use Signal, Telegram or FaceTime on mobile. Not everyone is on any one particular service. I don't use WhatsApp. For landlines I am buying a one month AIS 003 package for calls to the UK. I haven't yet found an alternatives to Skype, but below is a link to any article that mentions some.. https://apple.news/AtjmMqoPdTNCe6Dduv25AvQ

His ego likely made him think that China would just fold to his demands, because that's what this is all about, containing them, but after his first term tariffs they learnt their lesson and started preparations to protect themselves. While the US has been spending far beyond its means, China has been building its alliances, gold holdings, and alternative payments system to avoid dollar weaponisation, and diversifying its customer base. Now Trump sits desperately waiting for the phone call that never came and likely never will. What has he got to show for his efforts? Lost the Canadian market. Boeing has lost their biggest customer for now. Maybe forever. Airbus and COMAC will step in. US farmers have lost their biggest buyer of soybeans and hormone laced beef. US industries are struggling to find new sources of rare earth minerals. US car production is grinding to a halt without parts. Whatever car sales they had to China is gone. The US forcing semiconductor companies ASMC and TSMC not to sell to China has forced the Chinese to invest millions and develop their own chip industries, to the point that they have built their own chips and will soon no longer need to buy from Intel, AMD etc. Plus they will now compete against those US companies for sales. The EU, Canada and other countries are looking at alternative arms industries for their weaponry. The dollar is down. The markets are tanking. The US is looked at as unreliable and an authoritarian bullying State. Reputation and goodwill destroyed. I could go on, but what's the point. Now the container ships have stopped, in a few more weeks the shelves will be empty, and he won't be able to hide it, or blame Biden any longer. Plus, there is still the threat that China could dump all its US Bond holdings.

That is one classy lady. The Republicans must be really proud of her.

Got to protect Musk industries. Doesn't he sell solar panels and solar panel roof tiles along with his Tesla Walls?

Oh come on! He doesn't have time to fly to Hawaii. He's too busy playing golf and writing and publishing messages to his Truth social media platform.

I recall reading a story a few years ago. I think it might have been here on AN when it was called TF. It was a from a guy queuing in a bank in Australia, behind some Thais. They were using the word "farang". He told them not to use it about the locals as they, the Thais were the "farangs" there.

Because, just the same as other countries around the world, the US hopes (or at least did hope) to attract and perhaps keep the most talented students and researchers. It's not a one way street. US citizens also go abroad to study. Not all foreign students are on scholarships. Many pay the high fees themselves, and the reason many courses are competitive to get into, is precisely because they want the best, most likely to graduate. Weeding out those deemed not likely to pass saves money in itself. Sure, get rid of the trouble makers, and those wasting the opportunity given to them, but mass deporting students on the flimsiest of reasons will likely hurt the US ability to catch up with China. Enabling Trump's grand plan will require the best scientists, researchers etc to advance US tech. He won't manage that by limiting universities to only recruiting US students. The US is already falling behind China which has the largest number of STEM graduates at the moment. Other countries will be happy to entice unwanted talent to their shores. .

https://www.ais.th/en/consumers/package/international/international-call/003

Perhaps the person does not know about such things. Many Thais, especially the older ones were likely never taught physics in school.

No big deal. Tops has had robots for ages. They drive you mad with their incessant advertising.

I know of one place where they won't be prioritising ethnic minorities over whites. When it comes to fighting for the country in any possible future conflict. You watch them change their tune then. Only problem is they might find there won't be too many keen to help them.

Now they planning the Comac C929. A wide bodied jet with expected 12,000km range , using lots of Titanium and carbon fibre in the construction to reduce weight.

I stocked up the fridge the day before, and stayed home with feet up and the aircon on. Punctuated by the occasional dip in the pool. Pure bliss.

Some of the so called "Sky Bars" or rooftop bars are pretty cool. Such as the ones on top of Lebua State Tower and Centara Grand above CentralWorld.. But I suppose it depends on what you are looking for when you ask best bars. Have a look here for some other examples: https://www.therooftopguide.com/rooftop-bars-in-bangkok.html

What is the attraction for western societies of multiculturalism? It's obvious they will get the bad as well as the good, and life is cheaper in many of the places these immigrants come from.

Looks like he was giving it the old "Come on! Who wants some?" I don't think he quite expected so many to take up his offer. At least he will have a nice holiday video to show his friends when he gets home.

Not by a long shot.

It's not just the supply of rare earth minerals. China is also the main processor for pretty much all rare earths. They are sent there from whichever countries they are mined, to be processed. They only have to tell other countries that if you intend to supply the US, we won't process for you. That will really gum up the works for a while.

China has played the long game, and quietly diversified its trading partners, import sources, and logistics channels through Belt & Road. One only has to look at the Chancay Deep Water Port on the Pacific Coast of Peru. With that, and the Mexican Intracoastal Railway, the Panama Canal is not so important. Let's see what happens if they start dumping US Treasuries again... it affects all of us, not just Americans.

Traffic enforcement Thai style. Sounds like the father is a delivery driver, so must do a lot of miles. An accident waiting to happen with that windscreen.