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Even long-haired wives know which individual hair is theirs!!

Android and iPhone updates this year will be dominated by AI—much of it from Google. But this comes with a serious new warning for every user, and it should change how we use our phones. Google issues AI warning for smartphone users The rollercoaster AI smartphone ride is now well underway. It was always going to be the case, that integrating generative AI into the smartphone apps we use most would eclipse last year’s ChatGPT take-up. And here we now are. But not so fast—all this comes with a huge risk to your security and privacy. Read more: - https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/02/12/google-warns-as-free-ai-upgrade-for-iphone-android-and-samsung-users/?sh=7e37fa2616d2

Did I say there was an "Er" category. Conny has a great voice, check out their "Sweet Child of Mine" cover. But ...

The original of the famous version, a -ve cover??

Nope, totally new to me, not quite blubbing, but I've only had one beer

@Woof999 Wow! Exactly the sort of thing I was hoping for

I'm sure we had a thread a while back, but I can't find it, so here's a new one. Post your "favourite" cover versions. Post the original too if you like. Anything goes: - Wow that's better than the original. I can't believe that's a cover. Xxx is performing Yyy, what the ... Er! Here's your starter for 10: -

I have a friend (I know, mods aren't allowed friends) who needs some solar kit installed on his roof. He already has the panels, inverter etc. but he needs someone to mount the panels on his roof (standard 2 floor home with a pitched roof). Probably need to supply mounting hardware too. Of course, any outfit one talks to want to sell you the whole kit and caboodle (and make a handsome profit). But TiT, I'll put money on there being a crew who could do the job over a weekend, cash in hand, just like PEA did when we got our power poles installed. Any pointers, links, etc. etc. would be welcomed. Post here or PM.

OK, how many will admit to using Google Lens "just to check"??

At least one member here is married to an immigration officer, I'm 99% sure he gets free medical. Having worked here since 2004 (crikey, that long!!) I have the Thai social (plus employer provided health insurance). You can continue it once retired for a fairly nominal fee. It's not perfect but it's affordable.

The oldies are the goodies! One Sunday, when counting the money in the weekly offering, the Pastor of a small church found a pink envelope containing $1,000. It happened again the next week! The following Sunday, he watched as the offering was collected and saw an elderly woman put the distinctive pink envelope on the plate. This went on for weeks until the pastor, overcome by curiosity, approached her. “Ma’am, I couldn’t help but notice that you put $1,000 a week in the collection plate,” he stated. “Why yes,” she replied, “every week my son sends me money and I give some of it to the church.” The pastor replied, “That’s wonderful. But $1,000 is a lot, are you sure you can afford this... How much does he send you” The elderly woman answered, “$10,000 a week.” The pastor was amazed. “Your son is very successful; what does he do for a living” “He is a veterinarian,” she answered. “That’s an honorable profession, but I had no idea they made that much money,” the pastor said. “Where does he practice” The woman answered proudly, “In Nevada. He has two cathouses – one in Las Vegas, and one in Reno.”

Very, very finger in the air! 18,000 BTU will swallow 1,800W when running. You need to over-panel a bit so you are generating in the morning / evening, let's say 3kW of panels and a 3kW grid-tie inverter. 10 x 340W panels at 3k Baht each. 30k Baht 3kW grid-tie mid-price inverter 12,500 Baht (cheaper units are available). Say 43k + something for bit's n bobs, say 50k all in. Do you have a conventional spinning disc or electronic meter?? That system will over-generate at mid-day, if you have spinning disc, it will go backwards an electronic meter would ignore it. If you are on an electronic meter, I would now recommend going hybrid with a small energy storage system (battery), more expensive I'm afraid. Start a separate thread if the numbers are not too frightening.

It's been possible for some years, and it's the cheapest option. Grid-tie inverter and enough panels to run your A/C during the generating hours, with no batteries you will waste generation during the sunniest part of the day (unless your spin a conventional disc meter backwards - naughty).

You really don't need a massive investment to enable noticeable savings. Our local coffee shed seem to find it practical. I just re-ran my ROI calculator which takes account of the varying (up mostly) cost of electricity and the break-even point is 3.28 years. We will be generating free power later this year 😄

Does the LCD display tell you anything useful? Check the manual, it should have the maximum charge rate. I would try running with no load for 24 hours, to ensure the existing batteries are fully charged.

I found a similar inverter to yours https://m.indiamart.com/proddetail/durasol-dsw1450-pure-sine-wave-ups-2850393422755.html Max charge current is 8A which may not be enough to fully charge your batteries each time. As above, try to do without power during a couple of outages to ensure you really are fully charged. EDIT you are going to need at least 15 hours of charging with no discharge to get somewhere near full on the batteries.

I suspect those automotive lead-acid batteries could be shot; they really are not intended to be used in a UPS type application particularly if they are not getting fully charged between outages. Any idea how much current is being dragged from the pack when discharging? What is the charge rate that your inverter can provide? Can you survive a couple of outages without using the UPS so you can ensure your batteries really are fully charged? Do you have / can you get a multimeter? If we determine your batteries really are dead then: - You really need deep-cycle (marine) batteries, and never go below 50% charge. Can your inverter support lithium batteries? They would be a longer-lived solution. Is it possible to get stuff mail-order and shipped into Myanmar?

A couple of beers and the Wayback Machine in fully functional ...

Sadly, lost in September 2023 😞

And somehow, this was actually a hit that made it to TOTP!!

And the theme to my first (legal) entry into the pub!!

Sad back-story, but still great music.

This is obviously some strange usage of the words "recent" and "documentary" of which I was previously unaware ...