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47 minutes ago, Prairieboy said:

Any students I interact with have the attention span of a flea.  Asking them to multi-task (listen to the teacher and play Angry Birds) is a recipe for failure.  Oops - I forgot you can't fail a student!

And the student can fail you. Those foreigners who take the most phones away might not be here next term. 

9 minutes ago, The Dark Lord said:

After changing to Win 10 almost every time they did an update, I got BSOD with Bad Pool errors. After months of checking all discs, drivers etc and chatting in line ( using iPad) to Microsoft and even letting them remotely access my laptop, sill  a problem. 

 

Eventually MS suggested to completely reinstall Windows from a clean install. 

 

Following instructions to the letter i did so and for what must be over a year now,no problems.all if a sudden the Bad Pool Error has started again so I also am very interested in being able to control whenthe updates are installed so at least I get the chance to create a backup point before each update. 

 

Furthmore i I am really not very happy at some faceless  and non accountable organisation entering my laptop without my knowledge. What ever happened to privacy?

Did you know that you can delete updates? It's always possible to make a "clean install" that also comes with all the newest updates installed.

    Please get back should you not be able to solve your problem. 

 P.S. Install "shut up" . Please see and read here:

  http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/oo_shutup10.html

Here are six tools that might be of interest for you:

http://bgr.com/2015/08/14/windows-10-spying-prevention-privacy-tools/

What's sad is that some TVF members watched some of his films and helped the poor sukcer. 

On 6/23/2017 at 11:43 AM, spidermike007 said:

Do you think the next election will bring a government with good governance?

Considering that Little P. and his band of fools, has insured that a good percentage of parliament will be populated by people who the army continues to control, long after they have left their positions, and allowed a democracy to exist, the answer is most likely not.

 

What should happen if it does not govern well?

The people should show their displeasure. Hopefully, that will not still be against the laws as it is now.

 

Elections are an important part of the democratic process. Is it correct merely to give importance to elections without consideration for the future of the country in areas such as national strategy and reform?

Yes. Elections are important. Change is good. Getting rid of the tiny man will be a great thing for the nation. National strategy is best considered by people of intelligence, not minions without vision or strategy, or imagination. 

 

Do you think political groups displaying inappropriate behavior deserve a chance to run in elections? If they are elected, who should solve the problem and how?

Inappropriate behavior, by who's standard? Are you labeling a protest, or a demonstration to be inappropriate behavior? I will turn the question around. Do current politicians who display inappropriate, deserving of their positions of leadership? And who are you to make that determination?

 

Spot on! I don't know if Thailand could ever call itself a democracy?

Perhaps a democrazy, but not more.

The poorer get poorer and the military folks now richer. It's so sad for all the good people in this country who're trying to survive with almost nothing.

Many things have changed so far, but not in favor of Thais and foreigners.

Fags, beer, benzine, food, etc.. is so expensive that it's cheaper now to eat out, instead of cooking at home.

How should the ordinary Somchai, let's take an MK employee who makes about 15 K/month live a good life having a family?

 You can't just make everything more expensive and leave the poor behind.

IMO, the locals I know do not like what's happening right now and they're all aware that it won't change in the near future.

In short: The country is screwed by

Before by the T. family, a never ending screw up.

Usually cereal with a lot of fruit, one or two cups of coffee.

   But I don't mind to eat fried eggs with a fresh bread, but not American toast.

  Once in a while, sticky rice with ripe mangoes is a great alternative. 

Just now, hotchilli said:

One word... "idiots"

Millions of Oxy Morons follow Ex Mormon.......

        It doesn't fit with foreigners being held in detention because they're not allowed to go to an ATM. Time to go home Moron Nate.

If I were you, I'd inform TOT of your problem. They've been very helpful in the past and some issues in the past were awarded a much higher Fiber Optic connection.

   They even run a website where you can criticize the work some technicians have done, should you not be satisfied.

No problems with my internet so far.   

Here's a great solution, the option is hidden.

      http://www.pcworld.com/article/3085136/windows/two-ways-to-control-or-stop-windows-10-updates.html

If you have a Professional, Enterprise, or Education edition of Windows 10, you can turn off automatic updates. But the option is hidden.

1. Press Win-R, type gpedit.msc, press Enter. This brings up the Local Group Policy Editor.
2. Navigate the left pane as if it were File Explorer, to 
   Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update.
3. Find and double-click Configure Automatic Updates
    

32 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Actually it might be best to avoid that private web site as suspect information is not up-to-date.

 My apologies. Sorry, but I had no idea about that. 

32 minutes ago, jasonchapman1 said:

Has anyone applied for a re-entry permit? What do I need can't see details anywhere on the consular website..?

 Please see: http://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand/re-entry-permit-thailand.php

  Forms here: http://www.imm.police.go.th/nov2004/en/base.php?page=download

tm8 (1).doc

2 hours ago, b24u said:

The harness did go around his legs/groin it was the first thing I looked for in the video

 

It's clearly the Thais' fault. And the gear's way too old that I'd use it. 

  It seems that the boat then changed direction and the Thai guy had a hard time to stay up there. Then the free fall. RIP>

1 hour ago, Tsm12345 said:

I'm back home in Bangkok. Thanks for the help. I bought a flight to Germany. Withdrew 30k THB. Got a medical certificate. Took the invoice from my hotel in Laos. Asked my lobbyguy to send me a letter for my serviced apartment that shows I have paid it till September. Got another letter from my Language school + contacts to call. Got a bankstatement. And yeah got through. Rough few days. 

 

 

 

Congrats. 

Just now, orchis said:

mor(m)on

Oxy- mor(m)on

1 hour ago, simon43 said:

 

 

 

Have you seen the state of the Thai railway tracks?

 

Trust me,  a coin can derail a Thai train :)

But only if a ghost sits on a tree and suggests the driver derail his train. Magic, you know?

And the child porn industry can happily sell their DVD's. Ops, they pay them?

5 minutes ago, CLW said:

Agree with most of it.
However coming to Europe with the intention to do Freelance work means just registering a business which is much easier and less restrictive than in Thailand. And the company belongs 100% you. Just sayin'

Yep, you're right. But everybody from a more "developed country" knows that tourists usually make sightseeing tours. But in reality, you can see teachers, dive instructors, online clerks and quite a few more who don't follow these laws. That, on the other hand, might also be the reason for the enforcement of the laws.

There're not so many Thai English teachers on tourist visas working in Europe.......

16 minutes ago, jenifer d said:

seems to me the  power tripping spoken of in this thread and the other recent one is due more to reactions against widespread visa abuse as opposed to necessarily wanting longer-staying farang gone;

for instance many have abused the ED visa as an excuse to stay,

and many are teaching without work permits as well...

even more numbers of people  come here and work illegally while having a tourist visa

(in our province alone it is literally 100's of divers, etc at any given time, among myriad others)-

when you think about it, this appears to be at least some of the reasoning behind the recent bombshell

in last few weeks re immigrants working and more draconian penalties for worker AND employer...

i think they're fine w/those of us who come here not  to work, but to retire and have a good life-

as long as they don't perceive one of us to be abusing or unduly gaming the system

(athough of course that would mean that we are the only ones here who WEREN'T gaming any systems here), 

and of course there is also a large degree of disparity as to how we are perceived depending on who, what, where,

why, and how we are, each of us individually in regards to our actions here...

 

I guess that we all know of some people who're working here without the right paperwork. But that's more an international problem. 

Just now, bkk6060 said:

My experience in life is if you look decent and not unkempt, things may have a tendency to go a positive way.

Whether people believe it or not dress/appearance are judged by others, even by Thais. So, it can't hurt to try and look like you care about yourself.

If one looks like a dirt bag, then some may feel that in fact they are.

"Even by Thais"/// They're not dogs, sorry. 

3 minutes ago, Tuk Dua said:

I believe the parasailing harness is not designed to be able to be released when it is under load e.g. when the person is airborne, which is indicative that the harness was not correctly attached to the parasail, which as the video shows was quite a hurried activity.

The whole set up is clearly for "single occupancy" and is not designed for an additional person, so what was the other person doing climbing up into the rigging? It appeared that he was snagged by the harness at lift off, and climbed up on to Mr Hussey' shoulders to save himself from falling. This action could have caused the harness to release or to fail.

+ 1. Spot on. It sounds very understandable to me. 

4 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

There was a saying whenever a farang was involved in an unfortunate incident, for example, a car accident, that 

"If the farang wasn't here, it would never have happened, so it must be his fault" !

 

Unfortunately, quite a few Thais still believe in this theory !

    Unfortunately very true. The original words came from a judge in one of Pattaya's Chonburi road accidents, where a foreigner was involved.

1 minute ago, perthperson said:

Can easily be done now-- All that is required is a Thai employer, a "B"visa and work permit ! 

Or a Non-O married to a Thai national. I think it's great that foreigners do not have to have a Non- B that only makes them to dependents of a school or an agency. 

1 minute ago, Matt199 said:

What does it mean "hippy" exactly - does it mean it's bad ? 

 

Should I look like a tourist wearing elephant pants (hippy), or I should look proper (potentially working in Thailand). Confused now what's the best strategy for entering on SETV.

Wouldn't it be better to stay on topic?