tomazbodner

Pinduoduo which is the former name of company, now PDD Holdings is the app most complaints are about. It is only used inside China. Similar to Tik Tok, there are China-only and global app versions.

Hey Tony, I think it's about time to go and water all those plants at your house in Dubai...

Ah Thaniya plaza... the dentist who ruined my teeth that required root canal treatment for his idiocy. Thank you, now I finally know you're just a troll and don't actually know anything.

Never lived there but had a friend there. And one of my dentists has a clinic in the area, so I passed through several times. And I am not unsure if this is the same On Nut the OP is talking about. Admittedly I was never there at night, but during the daytime, I never felt like that. Maybe OP is just trolling? I wonder what he'd say about a friendly family resort by the sea 120 km south east...

Had Long John Silver's at Imperial World Lat Phrao... uff... 20+ years ago. Was on ground floor on the right side of the mall. Still remember their black plastic plates (like packaging that you get food in at 7-11) and plastic cutlery. Don't remember much more about them. Not overly impressive, I would guess, else I'd remember more.

As there was some major controversy about TEMU app in Europe, calling it spyware, malware and worse, I wanted to share this article which tells a bit more on safety of using it. In case anyone is considering to install it. In a gist - it's not as bad as it's been reported to be by those who wanted company's stock price to crash and burn, but still has some permission demands that raise eye brows, and an ability to execute code that bypasses any security scanners. Most complaints were over their China-only version of the app. https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/how-safe-is-temu/

To confused one - Raisi died in a helicopter crash recently... that's the "previous president of Iran"...

That's one thing I appreciated about applying for Chinese visa. You were only charged if visa was approved.

Accidentally stumbled at this one... https://www.quora.com/A-lot-of-answers-start-with-There-is-an-old-joke-from-the-the-Soviet-Union-Can-you-give-us-your-best-old-joke-from-the-Soviet-Union Darn, some good stuff there...

I'm sure "Crypto Tripling scam" crosses mind... then "Crypto Quadrupling scam".... then ... And it will work as long as there are gullible people with more money than brains around...

In more than 1 way... This is how you load updates on the Boeing 747-400:

Or they could crack down on border runs...

Because that ones who come and leave bring this broke country more money. If this is not a message that you are not desired here, I don't know what is.

No, this is the fake news expert as written in his bio on the side of the video if you go to watch it on X. That said, there are 2 headlines to this thread, both articles blame Microsoft for something that Microsoft had nothing to do with. Why not write CROWDSTRIKE's faulty update knocked out Windows machines and caused global chaos...

Apple - not really (using BSD Unix). Linux/Unix - a lot.

I think that's Newark...

Flew THAI domestic and international several times in past 2 years. Very punctual, planes were A320 or B787, quite comfy when compared to some European carriers. Food was OK, quite unexpected to get a box of it on domestic flight, but I guess that's Thai Smile leftover - as are A320 planes, just that "Smile" is scrubbed off. Overall, happy with them and will certainly choose them again.

Basically MEA office for me with the tabien baan and copy of chanote, sign the form they typed up for me, and that was it. Received bill in the mail in my name at the end of month. They were nice enough to show me mobile app that allows me to pay the bills directly so I can do it without visiting their office, bank or ATM - just put in credit card number and it's paid and payment recognised immediately. Great bunch. I did not go to the area where condo was placed, but at the Ratchaprasong, and the whole ordeal took about 15 minutes.

Recommended video at the end of that video is pure gold... Oh man, I miss the times when presidents were actually worth listening to...

Interesting pick for Trump... During the 2016 presidential election, JD Vance toured the national media circuit to promote his memoir and explain why he detested then-candidate Donald Trump. In one NPR interview, he joked that he would rather write in his dog on the ballot than vote for Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton. "I think that I'm going to vote third party because I can't stomach Trump," the "Hillbilly Elegy" author said at the time. "I think that he's noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place." https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/15/how-jd-vance-evolved-from-trump-critic-to-vice-president-pick/74372572007/

Just checked Royal Gazette - lots of entries dated today, even covering the management of waste and welfare of dogs, but nothing about any tourist entry rules...