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Report Tumbling Tastes: Bangkok's Banthat Thong Hits Hard Times
impulse replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
The place got popular so they jacked up rents and prices but didn't maintain quality. Now, it's not a good value. All of Thailand could take a lesson here.- 10 replies
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Are high end smartphones worth the money (to you)?
impulse replied to impulse's topic in Mobile Devices and Apps
Is tukcom in Pattaya? I'm not familiar... I've heard of it, obviously. Just don't recall ever being there. I spend most of my BKK time in Chinatown each month, with at least one or 2 forays to Fortune Town and MBK. There are some repair geniuses in all 3. I'm in awe of how cheap they've fixed me up in the past. -
Accident Sisaket: 3 Young Girls Drown Before 4-Year-Old’s Eyes
impulse replied to Georgealbert's topic in Isaan News
Some parent won't teach their kids to swim because they're afraid their kids would sneak into the water and drown. They'd rather the kids have a healthy fear of the water. Even if they reach the steep, slippery shore (or a ladderless dock) they can only tread water for a limited time. They're just kids. Given that there are 2 different doctrines, is it really fair to contend that it's lack of care? Or is that just Thai bashing? Personally, I'd teach mine to swim, then put the fear of God into them to stay away from the water when there's no adults. But I wouldn't dream of accusing any parent on the other side of "not caring". -
Accident Sisaket: 3 Young Girls Drown Before 4-Year-Old’s Eyes
impulse replied to Georgealbert's topic in Isaan News
The flipside of that argument is that kids who can swim are more likely to sneak into the water when the adults aren't around. I'm not claiming either side is safer. I don't have those stats. Edit: But I'd add that there are a lot of places where the water is easy to get in, and impossible to get out on a steep, slippery bank. (Or a dock with no ladder.) Kids don't have that kind of judgment yet, even if they can swim. -
Are high end smartphones worth the money (to you)?
impulse replied to impulse's topic in Mobile Devices and Apps
You may be right. But I'd bet that some Thai guy sitting in a repair kiosk could root it and load a more current OS version. -
Are high end smartphones worth the money (to you)?
impulse replied to impulse's topic in Mobile Devices and Apps
There's 100 repair kiosks just in Bangkok that could have gotten you another 10 years out of it. That's one thing I love about Thailand. -
Bernie Sanders Sparks a Progressive Surge After Democratic Defeat
impulse replied to Social Media's topic in World News
No, those are the shills hired by the Dems heckling them. -
Are high end smartphones worth the money (to you)?
impulse replied to impulse's topic in Mobile Devices and Apps
I'm a luddite. I want a cradle or cable that does all the matching and pairing and synching for me. Just plug in the USB-C (or Firewire) and out comes HDMI and Bluetooth and whatever else I need. I've actually done it with my Samsung Tablet, but it was too fiddly for a luddite like me. -
Video Transwoman Plans Escape to Thailand Amid UK's Anti-Trans Atmosphere
impulse replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
That'll be gone in a month. Then what? -
Are high end smartphones worth the money (to you)?
impulse replied to impulse's topic in Mobile Devices and Apps
Not suitable for arthritic elephant thumbs 🥰 Some day, one of the smartphone companies will come out with a cradle that I can plug my smartphone in and use a full size monitor, a keyboard and a mouse when I'm at home. (Or at Starbucks or the airport, or the hotel... or,,,) The processing power is there. And it would sure be convenient. I hate typing on a tiny screen. The first company that comes out with one and does hotel and venue tie-ins would rule the world. -
Bernie Sanders Sparks a Progressive Surge After Democratic Defeat
impulse replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Are you insinuating he's an oligarch? If you are, you wouldn't be too far from the truth. Flying around in private jets to call out oligarchs. Hypocrisy at its finest. -
Report New Covid-19 Variant NB.1.8.1 Gains Ground in Thailand
impulse replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Here's the experiment I always suggest. Hack up a big lugey and spit it as far as you can. Then, try that with a mask on. The masks can't stop a virus. But they can stop the big lugeys the viruses hitch a ride on. -
Report Thailand Ramps Up Covid Drug Production Amid Rising Cases
impulse replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Goddam. I'm a wingnut conspiracy fan and I'm even vaccine injured, but I still have to shake my head at this crap. -
Bernie Sanders Sparks a Progressive Surge After Democratic Defeat
impulse replied to Social Media's topic in World News
The USA is in desperate need of a 3rd Party. But I'm not sure Bernie is the one I'd trust to lead it. And I know I wouldn't trust AOC. -
Could be he just got tired of seeing lefties burning Tesla dealerships.
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Some bimbo will be along soon to accuse him of sexual assault. Of course, it won't be true. But it'll shut him up. That's how the lefties rock. Edit: Or they'll find a photo of him waving at someone and accuse him of doing a Nazi salute. That works, too.
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Are high end smartphones worth the money (to you)?
impulse replied to impulse's topic in Mobile Devices and Apps
They're getting better. Used to be they were great on paper. Fast. good specs. etc. But they fell apart on OS and longevity. Nowadays, I'd go with one, but after researching the reviews. They still step out and let the public do the beta testing on some stuff, so I'd wait for the reviews to roll in on the newest models. It's kinda like I remember how bad the reputation of Japanese products were when I was a kid. Nowadays, they're great. That's the trajectory of the Chinese tech.