jas007

I still remember back when the Hunt brothers tried to corner the market. Was it gold or silver? Whichever it was, it worked, until it didn't. It was fun while it lasted, though.

Just an update. Yesterday I got the little projector I ordered: "270° Adjustable Stand & Electric Focus]Mini Projector with WiFi and Bluetooth, 2025 Native 1080P TOPTRO Portable Outdoor Movie Projector, Auto Vertical Keystone, Home Projector for Phone/TV Stick." Amazon had an $80 off coupon, so the grand total, shipped to Thailand, including import and duty fees, was about $164. I'm getting ready to move, so I just played around with it a little, casting it to my white ceiling at an angle. Set up was fairly easy, so long as you have your wi-fi password. But then it took me a while to figure out how it all worked. And it was finicky, at least in terms of how I wanted the setup to work. Theoretically, so long as all of your devices are on the same network, they can all work together. Apple TV for the picture, which is then sent to the projector via screen mirroring, while the sound plays through the sound system of the Apple TV. But that was on again and off again. Maybe the signal wasn't strong enough, or maybe I had something set wrong. I'll have to try again later. I finally tried Airplay from my iPad, but that was also finicky. One minute it was connected, and then it would disappear.. When it worked, it worked, butt not for long. And the sound was coming from the small speakers on the projector. I finally settled on trying the wired approach. from my iPad to the projector via the supplied HDMI cable. That worked the best, after I fooled around and looked for the proper adapter. USB. to Lightning. The picture quality wasn't bad. Not the best available, obviously, but decent, and it would probably be much better with one of the special screens made fr that purpose, which can range up to 150 inches.

Thank you

The 90 day report in Pattaya is due the first week of July, but if I move, it will be shortly after June 1. Anyway, I don't have a problem filing a 90 day report in person in Bangkok, sometime after the TM30 is filed and well before the 90 day report is due in Pattaya. I use an agent in Pattaya, simply because I'm lazy and they only charge me 100 baht. I have now and always have met the financial requirements. So I just bring my lease and a copy of the TM30 to Bangkok for the 90 day report, sometime in June. Correct?

My current immigration TM 30 was filed by my agent in Pattaya and is set to expire the first week of July. The O extension itself runs until December, sometime. Assuming I rent a new condo in Bangkok beginning June 1 or so, and that agent files a new TM30 for that location, am I right in assuming that resets the clock for my 90 day report, and that I can just forget about the report I'm supposed to do in Pattaya? And can I further assume that when the O extension itself is due for renewal, I just handle the matter at Bangkok immigration? Thanks

For years, people have floated different plans to limit or restrict Social Security Benefits, or to entirely privatize it. And most such schemes have gotten nowhere. Critics claim the privatization programs are simply a devious attempt to place the retirement money of millions into the hands of Wall Street. As for the plans to have some sort of income test? That sounds problematic, unless they set it up with a sliding scale. For example, a slight reduction in benefits would be made at some threshold level, gradually increasing with the recipient's income.

The Bone Phone:

Despite your impressive sounding credentials, I think you're misinformed or just don't understand how quickly the world of AI is progressing. Everybody should know by now that in its current iteration, ChatGPT is a toy, of sorts. And large Language Models have their limitations, depending on context. So it can be garbage in garbage out, and in such situations the only intelligence at work is the intelligence of the user asking the questions. But don't think for a minute that true AI isn't coming soon. Apparently sooner than you seem to think. To believe otherwise, you'd have to believe that many of the world's most important corporations are now engaged in constructing massive AI complexes around the world, simply to create better "toys"? Trillions of dollars invested, just so people can play with a toy? Hardly. The potential is real and it's coming soon. Very soon. The progress is exponential. And don't forget what quantum computers can now do. Have you followed that?

Well, I'm sure I had one, but it may have been 1980. At the time I was living at the beach in Southern California and had been since 1977, and I used to run every morning and then sometimes later in the day I'd take a walk on the boardwalk. A trendy neighborhood, and if there was a new product to be had, you'd see it there first. Anyone remember the "Bone Phone"?

And so you now rely on another part of the mainstream propaganda machine? As I've said, not everyone is stupid. It's sad, really, what happened. People trusted the "authorities" and thousands died. Innocent people removed from the gene pool at an early age, all because some clowns have a depopulation agenda. And, whether you know it or not, that's what it was. Not my problem, at this point.

Certainly you must realize Wikipedia is not a reliable source for anything. I'm not sure what your game is, other than to be another part of the propaganda machine. It doesn't matter I guess. You're doing your job. Just realize, not everyone is stupid.

Once upon a time, I went for a few years with no kind of phone at all. Back in the 70s. I didn't want to pay for a phone, so I didn't have one. Anyone who wanted to talk to me could write me a letter or come over, or see me at work or at school. I don't remember feeling particularly deprived. I had a TV and a stereo and a Walkman, and life was good. I'd go back in a nanosecond. I got my first computer in the early 80s. Back then, we had dial up modems and internet services that charged by the hour. I think I got my first cell phone in the mid 90s. A Motorola flip phone. Blackberry's came next, and then the I-Phone sometime in the 90s. Today's phones have everything and make life simple, but if your life is already simple, mostly what you're doing on all the social media platforms is wasting time.

Car 54? The Highway Patrol? Dragnet? Sgt. Preston? The Lone Ranger?

I'm done discussing COVID. For me, it's over, I'm here and no one jabbed me with anything., fortunately. And I know what I know and I've seen the receipts, so to speak. Far be it from me to give anyone health advice. People can do what they want with their own bodies.

Once upon a time, I was sort of considering moving to Florida. One of my friends seemed to think Miami Beach would be fun. South Beach. This was years ago, but even back then, there were warning signs. Obtaining insurance was difficult, especially in some areas, and the condo fees weren't exactly cheap. I guess I dodged a bullet.