DrPhibes

Somebody wants his yacht....

On 2/12/2026 at 7:10 AM, Patong2021 said:

More than awhile ago. Almost a year ago. Public notices were circulating as of March 5, 2025 that the Bank of Thailand (“BOT”) had issued BOT Notification No. 4/2568 Re: Security Measures for Financial Services and Payments on Mobile Devices for Financial Institutions (the “BOT Notification”) which set out new security guidelines for enhancing the safety and reliability of financial services and payments conducted through mobile devices. Effective from 7 March 2025 except for certain measures regarding the Security of Mobile Banking Services which are effective on 7 April 2025. Major media outlets were reminding of specific changes like the IOS requirement in November and December of 2025.

Much ado about a small number of obsolete operating systems. Android 10 was released in Sept 2019 and IOS 14 was released in September 2020. Most phones are at the end of their user life at 5 years because of wear and tear and battery degradation. A battery only has a set number of charging cycles before it no longer can hold a a decent charge.

Still using my near new looking Note 20 Ultra 5g I bought in Sept 2020 and my 2017 Alienware 17R4 force updated to windows11 due to having a CPU that was right up to the cut off for normal installation. Both items still kick ass. The battery life on the Note is still 1.5 days, guess I got luck on that one. Just 'cause it's old.... hope all well with everyone!

Hi all, have friends that flew in from Hanoi staying directly at our house. Does Cenfest process TM30? Their web page is a bit confusing on this subject. Thanks in advance!

19 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Which safety for these toys? Some are using more dangerous things as sextoys. Reform and legalize should be done. Most are used in the bedroom inside

Opposed by the purple eggplant growers association.

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Your point. 

You live in Thailand with your family due to generous visa options Thailand provides.. 

Best you just say thankyou

Didn't really mean for this to blow up beyond my original question.  Thank you all for your responses.  Moderator, can you please close this thread.  Thanks!

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Poor advice. 

 

Good example of not what to do.

 

Sensible folk deal with immigration officers in polite manner. Being rude for no reason

Agree, I'm a guest in the country no matter how long I stay here.  

Are you sure that is not Tom Lehrer's Grandson?    " ...and maybe we'll do in a squirrel or two while we're..."  

On 12/14/2025 at 2:39 PM, georgegeorgia said:

Is it ok to take Cialis/taladfil on high blood pressure?

 

Low dose and I monitor my BP daily.

I am embarrassed to make this post, but the spouse put the wrong date on our house calendar for the 90 day reporting and now I'm almost 1 month late reporting.  What are consequences of this late reporting?  Thanks in advance everyone!

44 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Nonsense

Which part, Shins or Thiel?  

2 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

and you point is ??????

No need for land lines, no need for Starlink

On 11/16/2025 at 2:34 PM, MikeandDow said:

read the full post   5G covers 95% ,  4G3G  99.4%, there is no need for starlink in Thailand 

It like a long time ago when the rural areas had a single phone booth in each village and cell phones came in before land lines could make it to each house. 

So, I remember looking at this year's ago when it surfaced.  The law that the Shin family used was on the books for a time before their attorneys figured out how to use it for some major gains and tax savings.  Nothing at the time was fishy, just big numbers.  Sort of like Roth IRAs and Peter Thiel utilizing the little known or used self-directed rule where he had $5 billion in 2019 sitting in it,  almost all gain, that will be tax free when he takes it out.  All legit under the law.

Wait, consumption of alcohol is also restricted in those hrs?  I thought it was only the sale?

Hmm, have been traveling to Thailand since the early 90's and have lived here '04-'07 and now for the last 10yrs.  Asians have been wearing masks way before COVID.  If you had a cold or cough you would put one on as a courtesy to other people.  This way if you coughed of sneezed, the vast majority of the aerosol was trapped in the mask.  That is still the rule in our house.

What difference does the polling make?  He is not going to allow mid-term elections let alone 2028 general elections.  He will get us into a war with Venezuela or Nigeria and use the war powers act to cancel elections.  "Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia."

Hmm, a material thing that I still own...  Probably the pocket monthly calendars from when I was a seriously motivated rising young engineer in aerospace during the 80's.  I had something going on every day of the week including the 3 weekdays of happy hrs after work (had killer free food), running 10k's on the weekends, 2x a day at the gym, picking up my date in one of the 1st 2nd gen RX7s in LA county, plays, concerts, etc...  Was barely at my apt. at all.  Although, now, it makes me tired just remembering 😉 

One thing I did just sell recently that I miss was my tiny 2 bdrm bachelor pad in Port Hueneme CA.  Had the most killer view! Sold because I could never see myself living back there especially with no 2nd/3rd story elevator as age sets in seriously.

8 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

Print it.

So every time in the world someone will see this perfect goon face on a 1 Dollar coin he has something to laugh.

I'm looking forward to buy one and melt it into into a 12 gauge slug in case the rt-wing nuts come after me.

44 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

Second Trump Administration

 

In October 2025, complaints were filed alleging Hatch Act violations after partisan statements blaming Democrats for a government shutdown were posted on the official HUD website. The statements, attributed to White House spokesperson Davis Ingle and HUD spokespersons, including Kasey Lovett, accused Democrats of pursuing a “$1.5 trillion wish list” and referred to them as the “Radical Left.” Critics argued that using an agency website for partisan attacks constituted improper political activity.

In October 2025, ethics observers raised concerns that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's voicemail on the official White House comment line, which blamed Democrats for the federal government shutdown, violated the Hatch Act. The message claimed Democrats prioritized "funding healthcare for illegal immigrants" over serving the American people.

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Act

 

I have read through the docs the Democrats are looking to push through to open up the government.  Once you go through the references and look at current law, it specifically says that legal immigrants are able to make use of ACA and Medicare, it specifically excludes allowing these programs to be available to illegal immigrants.  Straight from Healthcare.gov "Undocumented immigrants can't get Marketplace health coverage. They may apply for coverage on behalf of documented individuals."  The bold face lies that are now a daily event from this administration have become astounding. 

3 minutes ago, Lucky Bones said:

Nope. The Algarve. Lagos in 1989 was simply stunning. Locals fishing off 20 metre cliffs 2 litres of red wine was about $1. People touted you on arrival from Paris at the train station to come & stay in their house. Oh to get those days back.🙃🙃

Yup. buddy and I in Lagos at that time, wine prices are correct!

43 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

Found a room with bike and driver for $2 in 1999, Cambodia

Ha, that was our split nightly rent for a bungalow on Samui in '92 at White Sands, steps from the beach.  Good times, no, no GREAT times!