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On 12/28/2021 at 2:08 PM, Bkk Brian said:

"Dr. Thiravat said the best way to administer a booster shot is via subcutaneous (under the skin) injection.

P.S. I am just happy this good doctor didn't advise people to take the vaccine as a suppository. 

On 12/28/2021 at 2:08 PM, Bkk Brian said:

When I see a doctor recommending the following (from the linked article):

 

"Dr. Thiravat said the best way to administer a booster shot is via subcutaneous (under the skin) injection.

Medication to treat symptoms from the Omicron variant infection is as important as vaccination in reducing the risk of hospitalisation or death, he said, adding that such medications include the Fah Talai Jone Thai herbal medicine, Ivermectin, Fluoxetine or Fluvoxamine."

 

Then I know its time to ignore anything else he mentioned also.

With regards to Ivermectin: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41429-021-00491-6

15 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

I certainly remember mine and I don't recall them having 3-month planned obsolescence.

I did get several vaccines as a child, but in my country they were never mandatory. I don’t believe the situation should be any different for these mRNA gene therapies.

My daughter is 4 years now, 5 years in half a year.

If our school would force vaccination, I'd either look for another school or do some home schooling. 

13 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Damn, I was going to treat myself to one when my wife got old. 

Only ever had one, 21 years ago when single(unmarried)

I tried a soapy twice, many years ago, and both times I found the experience lacklustre. The ladies there just seemed kinda bored. If those 2 times are an indication of the experience, I don't think it's great business. 

I had a lot more fun with "normal" massage ladies back in the day, those ladies were often much more enthusiastic ...

I've lived in Chiang Mai province for about 4 years now but never seen one of these big centipedes. I wonder if they don't like to stay up north too much because it can be a bit colder at times?

I did see small centipedes in our garden occasionally though, maybe 5 centimeter long. 

On 12/3/2021 at 4:10 PM, onthedarkside said:

A misinformation post claiming, wrongly, that vaccination doesn't help prevent COVID infections has been removed.

 

How weird.
 

One doctor of the Outbreak Management Team that advises the Dutch government on the COVID situation in The Netherlands, (Diederik Grommers) actually stated on a Belgian radio program recently that vaccinations don’t prevent infections and therefore he didn’t see the point of introducing a 2G system in The Netherlands. Since vaccinations don’t prevent transmissions, he thought a 1G approach would be wiser.

He also said the following during the program: “it doesn’t matter if you’re vaccinated or not; if you feel sick, stay home”.

8 hours ago, Will B Good said:

This will just mean Thais have less disposable income and the government will have more revenue to spend on tanks and APCs.

 

If they really want to improve health then they need to educate.......what am I thinking!

And they could introduce some legislation that would limit the maximum amount of salt allowed in packaged food, perhaps based on the weight.

And work together with industry to slowly reduce the amount of salt in the foods over the coming years.

4 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Hundreds of millions of mRNA vaccines have been administered safely in the world. There is no evidence to indicate that the spike proteins generated by human cells following vaccination are a toxin or that they circulate in the body and damage tissues contrary to to what a Canadian virus immunologist claimed. This  claim was picked up by anti-vaxxer organization and widely spread. 

I suggest you look up on what's happening in Israel right now. The country that only uses Pfizer.

That guy is bonkers ...

I loved the View Talay 5 pool. 
 

I believe other View Talay condos nearby have similar sized pools.

5 hours ago, jackdd said:

... the benefits outweigh the risks ...

I am always annoyed when I read this soundbite. We don't know yet if there are any long term risks with mRNA vaccines. Also, when looking at some highly vaccinated areas in the world we still see cases go up (Ireland, Gibraltar, many US blue states). 

From what I understand, at the moment Florida is performing quite well even if there are no mask mandates and no policies that attempt to force people into getting vaccinated. And Florida is kinda of like the retirement state in the USA, many old people.

3 hours ago, Neeranam said:

So he has unrealized gains with his house? 

 

I know a few bitcoin maximalists that will never sell their bitcoin, bit borrow against it. 

If hyperinflation is coming, then the debt on the house will quickly drop. If you believe crypto will stay strong or even become much stronger in such an environment, it makes no sense to sell the crypto to pay off the debt.

I’m far from wealthy, but if crypto goes up a lot in value in the coming months, I’ll sell a bit to buy a condo here in Thailand, but I will like also finance it with a loan (50%) through MBK Guarantee.

9 hours ago, Dumbfounded said:

Africa still has polio, so that tells me all I need to know about you. How about Thalidomide? Guess that was safe too in your books. But why are you comparing vaxes from yesteryear to now? Were you forced to take those vaxes with threats of restrictions. One other thing I'm curious about is why is the US Senate exempt from being vaccinated. Do what I say not what I do comes to mind

Other recent examples of vaccines that didn't turn out to be so great were:

- Anthrax vaccine that was forced on US soldiers (and caused many problems)

- Mexican flu vaccine was also problematic IIRC, but less so than the antrax one

By the way, I came across this video today on Bitcoin vs fiat and it was an interesting discussion.

35 minutes ago, lkn said:

By that logic, shares in Facebook is a good store of value.

It's probably much better than both fiat currencies and keeping money in the bank yes.

49 minutes ago, GrandPapillon said:

actually, there is one and only use case, but it's about illegal money ????

 

and since regulations will shut that down eventually, the countdown for that use case already started

For crypto? That doesn't make sense. Cash and even bank transactions often involve illegally gained money. At least the block chain transactions (wrt Bitcoin) are fully visible for everyone. And with KYC (know your consumer) regulation implemented in many countries, it's possible to link certain crypto wallets to certain people. It's the reason why you often have to show a photo of yourself, your passport, other information related to you (e.g. water bill) when signing up to a crypto Exchange. 

I believe what you will see in the near future is bigger players entering the crypto markets. Especially since it'll become easier to get involved in crypto without the hassle of dealing with wallets and such (e.g. by buying Bitcoin ETFs which are either introduced already or will be introduced very soon). Bitcoin ETFs will allow institutional investors (e.g. pension funds) to buy Bitcoin much more easily.

Some use cases for Bitcoin and other cryptos are:

- It will likely proof to be the hardest currency in existence, which means it is a great store of value.

- It's easier to transfer than gold. 

- You are not reliant on banks for transfers, it's very cheap to send to wallets in other countries.

- You can easily carry it along with you to other countries, e.g. by carrying a hardware wallet or storing your wallets' private key in your brain.

- Precious metals (e.g. gold) might become cheap once we are able to mine astroids, but Bitcoin doesn't have this risk. 

- Bitcoin is not impacted by inflation, which is kind of an hidden tax used by governments.

8 hours ago, fdsa said:

yes, and that software was released in 2015. Dare to name a single distributed database or public ledger that existed before 2008?

Lotus Notes is a distributed database that many companies have used on their intranet.