tomazbodner

Just did it minutes ago, and yes, the photo taking thingy for documents is a bit dodgy - on iPhone the screen was black, and on Android it showed but zoomed in and out arbitrarily on each attempt. So I just took photo and when seeing preview, tapped on Retake photo. After a couple of attempts it was what I wanted it to be. This could be hassle if you have a phone with not very good camera and try to take photos in low light - as that would extend the exposure time and lead to photo being blurred. Try more light, or different phone (seems you can take this with any phone) with a better camera.

Seems the explosion was caused by the Ukrainian air defense system, according to latest reports from Poland.

There was Russian-made drone that "landed" in Zagreb, Croatia some 6 months back or so... That's a whole lot more than 70 km. https://www.rferl.org/a/zagreb-drone-explosives-russia-ukraine/31802023.html

True, but Ukraine is a massive country, and 70km is close. Kinda like Aussies going from Melbourne to Sydney for coffee... (ok, just kidding on that one).

A university in US managed to combine original Wuhan virus with Omicron, to make it as easy to transmit as Omicron, but has 80% fatality rate (they tested this on mice, where omicron killed none, this virus killed 8/10). I just wonder with the news like this hitting the internet, and knowing how unprotected university labs are - how long would it take before that samples are stolen and distributed to public by some doomsday preacher. It would be a perfect time for that as well, since we're now in "mai pen rai" ignorance period, where people are fed up listening about it and downplay it. Actually, if that uni lab could do it, how difficult would it be for some threat actor else to do the same?

Poland's government is CONSIDERING invoking Article 4 (not 5). Russia denies involvement, stating they have not been operating anywhere near Polish border (despite Lviv being bombarded which is very close). Do you believe Russia? Well... here's the thing. No matter how we wish to simplify this down to the commander in chief knowing what his Lemmings are doing, reality is that Russian army is far from disciplined, not particularly well trained and not very well armed, apart from the centrally controlled precision weapons which were already used up. While it could, of course, be a plot to test how NATO would respond, at least in my opinion it is more likely that this was inexperienced soldiers messing up. There are no Google Maps superimposed borders in real life, and projectiles are also unaware of borders. Those living next to borders with nations in conflict are quite often recipients of unwelcome packages, which mostly isn't intentional. Nonetheless, this is a serious escalation of conflict.

I have Bose QuietComfort 35 II and while they suck in sound quality (yes, I know, you'd expect them to sound awesome, given the brand), their noise cancelling on the plane is phenomenal. The only issue is if you lean to the side so the casing touches anything, then they start making lots of unwelcome noise - so really only useful if you lay your head back straight. Bose did make in-ear version, which I have not tested but was told it's using same algorithm, so it should be equally as good. While not on the plane, I've just tried side-by-side in a noisy place my Bose and Sony WH-1000MX4, and could not tell the difference in performance. If anything, Sony's tighter seal makes them feel better than the loose Bose QC feeling. Sonys are heavier, though, and sound much better. Both Bose and Sony should be possible to be acquired close to your budget now that they are both old models. On that sound quality - Bose doesn't sound total rubbish. No, it is just that I am spoiled for Sony XBS and VModa Crossfade sound, which is punchy... powerful. Bose QC35II sounds very nice at very low volumes. But the moment you crank up the volume, the bass disappears. It's even worse if you use cable to connect - applaud them for adding that cable and airplane socket adapter, allowing you to use headphones in wired mode when convenient or battery flat, it's just... the sound isn't actually much better than the cheap earphones airlines provide you with. That's terribly disappointing for this brand and that cost of cans. Sony WH-1000 does not suffer from the same symptoms and produces powerful sound at any (reasonable) volume.

I've written that off as well, my booking was with THG. But after many months of waiting and not much if any movement from them, I got Astra Zeneca from Lat Phrao hospital instead, which was apart from admin fees like 150 or something, free. Social Security Office offered me Pfizer booster at Jewelry Trade Center and I took that, which was completely free of charge. I'm still receiving messages from THG on Line application, but none that my queue is ready. In fact, a few months back I just deleted their chat, as I'm not getting anything from them anyway. Just pity I paid them for both shots, not just one. But... lesson learned. Despite all this, I do hope THG or whoever else, still provides alternatives if government fails to deliver on promises. Just maybe in a way that is less threatening to health ministry might be more effective.

Maybe different in your case. On mine, main fan was making mosquito like noise that you didn't really hear unless you turned off the aircons. But even when the main fan was turned off, I still heard the noise for about 10 seconds every few minutes. Waiting for it, I found out that the intermittent noise was not coming from main fan but from the small fan at the back. The constant sound when the air cleaner was on was coming from the main fan. There is a Xiaomi service center in Fortune Town, Mercure hotel side on 2nd floor, but on talking to them, and realising it would be service charge plus charge for parts, the repair would have come to about same price as buying a new one. Apologies for not being more precise. I was responding to this part: "When in night mode it sometimes seems to run for 10 seconds, then stops for a few minutes and then 10 seconds again....all night! " That's the behaviour of the small fan which is testing air quality.

Had same problem with 3H. It was from small fan at the back for air quality sensor. Didn't fix it, just bought a new one.

Be both, then

So basically the news is that electricity is increasing by 30-40% or so in January, to allow EGAT to recover losses in 1-2 years, and if it stays at 4.72 baht, then EGAT will need to be refinanced by government from taxes as they'll incur another 50 billion baht losses (from 120 to 170 billion baht) in the next year.

Very true. Trusted countries like Venezuela, Iran and North Korea love BTC. And it's not at all like Monopoly money. With Monopoly money you can actually buy something other than weapons and cocaine.

That warning at the top is more damaging than any review, and far exceeds any earnings the hotel could have received if they took it on the chin and moved on. All that 1934 reviews on the side, giving it 4.5 star are now worth about 0 stars. I can't see any sensible traveler, seeing that message on the top, wishing to book this hotel... like... ever. Which is why reputable international chains would not get to this level. But Thai businesses might. There were Thai couple sued by a resort up north. That jailed self-proclaimed princess or whatever she was, is now suing people who posted any bad words against her for defamation. So it's not only businesses, it's people also. The intent of the law should be to prevent unfair, hostile damage to reputation, like what it is in other countries. In Thailand, however, it is there purely to invoke self-censorship from fear of retaliation, so exploitation can continue unpunished. Sad, really. If there's one law that should be amended, this is the one.

That last 2 sentences are very important. I believe the first one is wrong, though. Even if you're right, by Thai defamation laws it doesn't matter, to what I understood. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, please.

Works a treat!

Waiting for news of farang sued by restaurant for defamation, demanding 4 million baht...

With prior comments about trust in police, my post no longer makes any sense - delete.

He's up to showing us how to burn 44 billion dollars in a month.

If BIOS can't detect it, maybe something is wrong with cabling or SSD drive is damaged? Did it disappear after an abrupt power failure? Is it PCI Express or SATA? Actually either way, if re-seating doesn't help, can you get an external enclosure and plug it in externally via USB port? If you have another SSD, that you can just temporarily insert, to go to BIOS, see if that drive is detected or not. If not, then reset BIOS to defaults, maybe upgrade BIOS, check what kind of boot options you have - toggle switches and see if anything is detected. If the other drive works fine but this one doesn't, maybe your drive died. I've had several SSD drives die from the beginning, though recent ones seem more reliable (talking 10+ years back).

Same model here, from same shop, and probably the same price. But also a sturdier HP color MFP. Both are very reliable, the built-in functionality allows you to do things without turning on the computer (like scanning to USB, printing PDFs from USB, scanning to email, scanning to cloud), and are much better than Brother when it comes to printing from mobile devices and Mac. The above Canon model needs Canon Print for Business app, HP needs nothing. Just Share to printer, or Print (depending on OS). On Brother (unless that changed very recently) you need to first make file a PDF before you open that file form print app to send it to printer. Not thrashing Brother here. I happily use their label printers and bought several other models over the years, they just don't seem to be as sleek beyond printing from PC than some others are.

One more vote for laser printer. Invade IT is a good seller with great support. But based in Hua Hin if I remember correctly. If you're elsewhere you could try local IT shops or Banana/JIB/Shopee/Lazada. Some have same day delivery. Too bad you just missed 11/11 sale yesterday.

About bloody time. Whole Silom smells like pot farm.

BTC has been around many years and early adopters might have made a lot on it. That first pizza place that accepted it, for instance. But the crazy growth of the past is now just that... in the past. Will it grow again? There are some people who still believe in it and will think that this is just a temporary setback, so surely it will. Will it drop again? Most likely it will, when yet another exchange gets hacked or exposed for dubious practices and possibly goes broke, wiping customers' entire crypto holdings. Unlike physical assets, or actual earnings from companies that trade stocks, crypto valuations are in large portion valued based on trust and mood. So if trust vanishes, they are worth nothing. In the not so distant past, there was a lot of trust in crypto as a whole, based on strong growth and greed. But series of setbacks and scandals have seriously damaged it, and drop in value eroded it further. While I see blockchain technology infiltrating more and more processes, I just can not see current crypto currencies going anywhere near the historic heights.