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You can do SWIFT transfers with a Wise Business account. It's not either/or. To the OP: I have not used Wise Business with a Thai company but in other countries and it worked pretty well. If your company does a lot of international transfers and foreign currency then I would suggest you give it a go, chances are it'll be much better than what Thai banks offer. At least my experience with Bangkok Bank was not good at all. It's night and day if you compare these two. For taxes you can hook it up to Xero for example.

Yes. But it has nothing to do with the EMFs created by CFLs. Radio has vastly different frequencies and field strengths. Did you know that humans can even see electro magnetic radiation? It's called light and it's the same thing like radio. It's also what gives the Hulk his power. We can't see radio waves though. Frequency is important. Well, 60% of an unknown range of unknown units is not of any use. I guarantee you that you didn't measure a strong EMF several feet away from that light. Don't trust me? Maybe you trust measurements of the US government: https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/000005EP.PDF?Dockey=000005EP.PDF You will find a table with measurements of various devices. Better not use an electric shaving machine. That's 2.5x the amount of radiation and even much more because it's right next to your head. Or those nasty hair dryers at 7.5x! ????

If you have enough lead or mercury in your body to notice the EM field of a fluorescent light then you're already dead or a robot. EMFs emitted by CFLs are extremely weak. You can find a lot of things in a typical household that emit orders of magnitudes stronger EMFs. CFLs have certain risks like some of them emitting UV light which if absorbed in very close range over long periods of time obviously isn't good, same as standing outside in the sun isn't great. The Mercury in CFLs is the biggest issue imho because the tubes might break. especially when not disposed properly. EMFs from lights are not an issue. Out of curiousity what EMF values did you measure?

You can't compare powering dozens of millions of lights with powering a street light with battery power. The costs for the battery in a street light are a small part of the overall costs. In this theme park the costs for the lights and power are a major thing. You can counterbalance it with battery power to some degree but your break even point will be far into the future. I know, I've been involved in large scale solar projects and it rarely made sense to have batteries. The exception were hospitals and other projects where electricity is mission critical and lives are at stake but there you use them for safety and not saving money. About "grid storage": you can't just sign up with PEA for a feed-in at this size. PEA offers feed-in tariffs for small residential setups and the tariff pays a lot less than what you pay to use later at night. Concessions for larger installations are hard to come by and larger in scale than this park would have suitable roof space for. And of course with maybe a few exceptions they wouldn't use fluorescent lights. They would be more expensive in the long term, don't come in these small sizes and colors, would pose a lot more risks and really would have no advantage. I would rewrite the last sentence to: "Furthermore, some persons believe they are sensitive to their EMF." I guess they could distribute tinfoil hats at the entrance for them.

Yes, let's try to counterbalance a night time theme park with power from the sun. (Don't try to suggest they store energy in batteries). Of course virtually all lights will be LEDs. Do you think someone spending billions on a theme park whose whole thing is lights will put there incandescent bulbs just so they can spend more money on electricity bills?

Seller ratings mean everything. You don't just look at 5 stars. You look at how many ratings and crucially how long they've been on the platform. If they have hundred/thousands of good ratings and have been on the platform many years then it's a pretty good sign they are not scammers. It's not laws that dictate that you can't open a package before you pay for it. It's rules of Lazada and delivery companies and they wont change that or they'd increase their own risk. It really is easy to stay safe when doing online purchases on Lazada. Use a card plus buy only from sellers with long and good history. That's it.

Telsa is (in)famous for not using hardware like Lidar and even removed their Radar. They are trying to develop autonomous driving pretty much just based on camera vision which has big drawbacks. Lidar would easily detect an object in front no matter how it looks like. I think most other serious autonomous driving companies use Lidar. On top Tesla is also (in)famous for misleading marketing about the capabilities of their solution which is just Level 2 and requires the driver the pay attention and be able to intervene at all times. Clearly in both mentioned cases this didn't happen. These issues were mentioned in the video btw. See it this way: two people had to die because the worlds richest man wanted to save money.

As Kwasaki said proof of address, usually a certificate of residence from immigration. It's good practice to hand over the cash when the paperwork at the DLT is finished.

As mentioned it depends on the mall. Have seen 250, 300, 400 and 500cc. Enforcement also depends on the malls. At Central Phuket they used to enforce back in the days. Nowerdays they don't and sometimes it gets really really full. At Central Udon Thani they seemed to enforce pretty strictly last time I was there. They had some lady there checking all bikes parked in the big bike parking area whom I chatted up. She mentioned she'd get a salary deduction if someone found bikes parked there that shouldn't. That felt a bit harsh but thinking back to Phuket... some russian dude came and parked a Click there. I mentioned to him that it's normally just for big bikes in a friendly tone. He didn't care. Parking staff was standing there so I asked if the rules are still in place and if he could park a Click there. He said no, not allowed. But that was it, he didn't do anything or tell the other dude. So yea I guess I can see where they were coming from in Udon Thani ????

I was just waiting for someone to give it a try and get it wrong. At least you came closer ????

IDPs always have french in them. He got it from AAA (American Automobile Association) so it can't be a french license because you can get an IDP only from your home country.

From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Driving_Permit The origin of the treaties go back to Paris which might have something to do with it.

They can't take money from you if you got your stuff in order. Have a license, wear a helmet, don't have a stupidly loud exhaust, have up2date road tax etc. I have not paid any fines in many many years. Only people who can't be bothered to follow some simple rules get "extorted". I have a buddy of mine who behaves that way and paid already a multiple in fines over time than it would have cost to get his stuff in order. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yes unless you want to get hassled by police and pay fines every now and then. It's easy and cheap so why wouldn't you want to register it? Without registration there's also no insurance of course.

You certainly can slap down cash and take your motorcycle with you. What you can't do without address proof is actually getting the bike registered and use it on public roads. You certainly do *not* need to own property (no one said so). I've registered big bikes on a tourist visa + certificate of residence from immigration.

Bad advice. Most locals do not know where to get a proper big bike insurance with the coverage the OP talked about. And yes, there are very big differences in prices and coverage. @racket: Roojai is one you can try (online), you can also try a broker like Mister Prakan (https://misterprakan.com/en/motorbike/motorbike-insurance-thailand?lg=en). Big bike dealerships usually have a deal with some insurance company and include 1 year first class insurance or offer it at a discount. You can ask the dealership of your motorbike which insurance company they usually work with. I had in the past insurance from Bangkok Insurance, Tokio Marine and another one that starts with a C, forgot the name... Cosmo or something? I know Tokio Marine has an office not far from Central. As previously stated any motorbike needs compulsary insurance and what changes with cc is the price.

I am not sure if the option always is offered but when I did a return I was able to choose home pickup. Maybe it depends on the courier company if that's available or not.

Baffled why people recommend COD. What's the supposed advantage? With COD: 1. You can't inspect the product before handing over the cash and accepting delivery 2. It's really hard to know that you are paying the right company 3. Money might go to seller instantly 4. You can't get cash back as a refund and makes the process more complicated and slower While with a card (doesn't have to be credit, debit is ok too): 1. Money gues to Lazada directly 2. They keep the funds and release it to a seller with a delay exactly for fraud prevention reasons 3. Refunds are as easy as releasing funds to your card 4. Even if Lazada doesn't play ball you can go to your bank and ask for a chargeback. Merchants *really* don't like these.

You are confusing totally different things again. This was not a subpoena. There was a warrant for a search and the document that was published in redacted form was the application and justification for a warrant. I explained earlier why they naturally have to be sealed or the whole system wouldn't work. A subpoena is a request for evidence or testimony in a legal case under threat of punishment. They are served to the other party who is free to publish it (unless there is a rare order preventing that). The warrant has nothing to do with a subpoena.

You are mixing several things. What has been published in redacted form is not the warrant. It is the request und justification ("probable cause" not "probably cause") for the warrant. The warrant has been presented to the people at the premises when they came to conduct the search. An application for a search warrant will be filed under seal because if it were not then anyone could see that a search warrant has been requested even before they come knocking on the door because it might take a while for the warrant to be issued. It should be obvious why that would be a bad idea. As to why the request was redacted: at this point it serves very little purpose to make the information in it public and it is rare that a redacted version is released. The judge has to weigh the risks of releasing the information therein against the publics interest. The information in the request is purely for the judge so he can make an informed decision if there is indeed probable cause and if he should grant the warrant. It is at the point of discovery that both parties gain access to all the information. It is the media and Trump supporters that are trying to make this public and a show, the prosecuters try the opposite. Information about whitnesses is not the only information that must be redacted. Note: the release is for the *public* and not for Trump. There could even be information about Trump that he might not want the public to know. It might also contain references to classified information. As this is a case involving the former president, a lot of information will be released during trial. And as it is a very high profile case it must be approached with care and not rushed. It has been prepared for months. Here is the justification of the request to file under seal: You can see that they could not be sure that they know all people involved in the criminal act nor do they know if they will be able to retrieve all of the documents. To release all that information would give the confederates a headsup jeopardizing the whole operation. Further you claim that it should have been a matter for civil courts just because Trumps lawyers were in contact with the National Archive. I don't see the logic in that. The government is alledging that Trump kept classified documents at his club which is a criminal offence. You can't adjucate criminal cases in civil courts. When the two parties can't agree on something then they can bring it in front of a court. It is only the court that shall be able to decide who was right and who was wrong. Given that Trump has resisted returning the documents for about half a year I would say there was no other way than this going to court.

"Crypto" is a huge area of computer science and economics. To claim it all is a ponzi scheme is ridicolous. Also claiming banks can legalize something is nonsensical. Lawmakers legalize something. On top legalizing means it had to be illegal before which also does not apply. This is just out right fraud and is nothing special about Crypto apart from the fact that many financially undereducated people think they can get rich easily there. But then again that happens with traditional fiat money as well.

I've seen the new complex while driving by. Is it actually part of Vachira and government owned? Looked like a private more premium establishment.

I can't stand the distortion from 360 cameras. The fisheye effect is really annoying and that "tiny planet" view is just stupid, can't see anything and there's a reason really well shot videos don't use that kinda stuff. It's a novelty gimmik (that view, not 360 cams in general). Cameras like the Insta360 One X2 have a mode that tries to remove the distortion which kinda works but it's not 100% like a regular cam. That is an inherent tradeoff. Another tradeoff is the resolution because if you take 1080p frame out of their 360 degree 5.7k then suddenly its not that great. A regular action cam like a GoPro will give better image quality but you will lose the freedom of capturing 360.

Unless you can show gross negligence in the security of the banking app I doubt you can put this on the bank. It's your responsibility to keep your devices safe from third party access. This does not seem to be the banks fault so I don't see why they or their insurance would cover anything. With cards it's a different matter as usually in these cases either the bank or some merchant are responsible. E.g. a compromised ATM or card reader in some shop/restaurant etc. For charges they can usally do chargebacks too. This is not the case for wire transfers initiated by your account. I can imagine the thieves being able to get into your phone (weak pin or pattern, some exploit maybe) but then also knowing the password for your banking app? Edit: your wallet and phone were stolen? How do you know they took the money through the banking app and not through your card that was probably in the wallet?