Why Me

32 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

And before you say, well, they're the WHO, let me say, they're also the same WHO that has consistently recommended against countries imposing travel restrictions in order to slow/prevent the spread of the CV, and look where that's gotten a lot of places.

Well, they are the WHO:-) And you are wrong about travel restrictions stopping spread. Listen to the UCLA epidemiologist:

OP:

I have this web site in my notes for med needs:

Thai Travel Clinic: https://www.thaitravelclinic.com/

Maybe worth a call.

5 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Anyone got a line on legit N95 masks available locally at a reasonable price?

You probably don't need one. From the WHO site https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/when-and-how-to-use-masks

* If you are healthy, you only need to wear a mask if you are taking care of a person with suspected 2019-nCoV infection.

* ...

It's not ebola or HIV. It's a flu. An otherwise healthy person should be able to ride out a bout of C-19 with paracetamol, fluids and rest. Zero reason to worry if you currently are in decent shape.

Which means probably the best defense is to hit the gym and do more roadwork.

10 hours ago, webfact said:

U.N. chief declares women's inequality 'stupid' and a global shame

and then he turned to the kitchen and yelled, Honey, is dinner ready? I am hungry.

Irrational hysteria, Greenspan might say. I put in 30k yesterday. According to the futures I am going to lose off the gong today. But I expect to be ahead late next week.

Go ahead, virus, prove me wrong. I dare you, I double dare you.

Great to hear. The short formats of the game are as exciting and fun to watch as any other sport. The only hurdle to playing cricket is the need for a proper pitch and to maintain it plus all the equipment, not cheap.

Btw, the BBC article linked says "batter" and I thought what the 'ell BBC mixing up cricket and baseball?  Then I realized batsman may not work in this case:-) But what's wrong with batswoman?

You might want to post to the tech forum.

5 hours ago, freeman01 said:

Ok well that's where there is a misunderstanding, there is almost nothing else that displays all those properties together. Spend a bit of time on this and you'll realized it is a pretty big deal, remember we are talking about currency here, there is no precedent in history.

 

Now the actual value is determine the exact same way the value of gold is, except the market cap of gold is in the trillions and bitcoin in billions hence the current volatility. There is supply and demand in bitcoin, there is actual use case and there is speculation.

 

This first paragraph is not an answer to my question about where bitcoin gets value.

The second paragraph is nonsense. Because bit coin's total worth is billions vs. gold in the trillion, bit coin is volatile? You're kidding right?

GMs net worth is around 50 billion but the stock isn't pinging up and down like bitcoin. The reason it's assets are clear and present and tangible, not faith-based.

3 hours ago, freeman01 said:

If I may ask, when I say mention the following about bitcoin earlier, what do you make of this ? how do you interpret that ?

 

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Well the value of bitcoin is derived from its fundamental properties :

- open source

- decentralized

- censorship-resistant

- borderless

- peer to peer

What do these attributes have to do with the intrinsic value of a currency? All of them could (possibly) be applied to an app on my phone.

Look, I am not arguing that a bitcoin has value. It obviously does as there is a market. But I want to know how the value is assigned. Based purely on bidding like for a work of art or something else?

I have a question about bitcoin which I've never really had an answer to.

But first let me say I believe (without knowing much economics) that a fiat currency like the USD has intrinsic value in that it is supported by the full faith and credit blah blah of the US Govt. or something along those lines. Which means to my mind that as long as the US doesn't collapse into a heap the value of the USD stays. For the converse see Zimbabwe.

So where does bitcoin derive its value? There's no government or asset behind it (which is claimed to be a good thing). Seems to me that it's kind of like artwork, which is worth as much or little as people care to bid.

I would love to know the answer.

Btw, to the OP: if you are looking to speculate that's your business, good luck and have fun and I wish you success. On the other hand, if you're looking for a reasonably safe long-term investment I would strongly recommend a broad market index fund.

AA Insure though they don't have an office in Bkk. But their reputation is excellent. So if you can live with phone/email communication they are good people.

Google find this site (I have not used it though to find a tutor):

https://www.learnpick.com/thailand/local-tutors/bangkok/all/thai

1 hour ago, gk10002000 said:

few occasions have had my email hacked

Few? More than once, amazing, you must be one of those fancy free careless souls:-) I've had email since the internet was born with a dozen different accounts and never been hacked once.

It's pretty much impossible if you're careful in public areas and in using wifi. At home on your own PC connecting over fiber you'd have to be targeted with equipment.

I interact with Fidelity and my credit union in the US exclusively via email (and the occasional phone call) and they have everything nicely set up with instantaneous auto-acknowledge (which tells me mail go through) plus secret phrases which tells me mail from them is genuine.

It's the way to go. The IRS should have digital/paper/both options and give a $5 incentive for the first one.

Easy to miss so just want to point out that this year's 1040 has spaces for email address and phone no. (in the Sign Here section). If the IRS finally discovers the internet and starts communicating via email that would be great especially for expats.

Snail mail is scary for vital stuff because it can get lost particularly international. Last year I got one of them dreaded Notices from the IRS. Of course, they sent it regular mail and I hate to think what would have happened if I didn't receive it and maybe missed the followup. Of course, I responded via registered mail and sweated tracking the next few days which ended at some weird receiving station that I couldn't be sure it had reached.

Hey, IRS, email/attachments way to go. Save tax payer money and a lot of stress.

Not to hijack the topic but any opinions about Sing Sing Theater. Good? Bad? I haven't been there but see some decent reviews.

Particularly looking for a place to dance. Suggestions welcome.

All this breast beating is overblown. Everyone will be back soon as the corona virus scare comes to an end, which it already is slowing.

Where else are they going to go? Cambodia? Vietnam? Give me a break.

But the visa exempt is a good idea. Not quite sure what the difference ever was between VOA and VE except the stamps and the extra hassle/fee at the airport here for the VOA.

1 hour ago, saengd said:

Before you can transfer funds out you need to prove you transferred them in or earned the money here and paid tax  on it. If you can't do those things you can't transfer even one Dollar overseas

Really? I've use Dee Money several times to transfer out of Thailand. I believe there's a dropdown that asks purpose of transfer but none requiring to certify source of funds.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019-nCoV_acute_respiratory_disease

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),^[2] also known as 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, a virus closely related to the SARS virus.

Viruses mutate, names too.

I hope this doesn't lead to a reaction that they want to throw Brits out of Thailand before the bad behavior spills over here.

Imm police are going to have a hard time dragging fat white geezers kicking and screaming from their barstools, fishwives wailing as they follow their meal ticket to the IDC.

Any mail services shop near Victory Monument or maybe within a couple of BTS stops? I am looking for a place that's open in the evenings to send packages/letters etc. A convenient one in the Century Mall closed recently.

Will a DVD bought from Amazon USA play here? I have an LG player bought here. Thanks.

1 minute ago, Kelsall said:

Do you have a link, reference?

He doesn't. Because it's bs.

9 hours ago, markmaison said:

hey guys. any recommendation for clubs in bkk? I will be going for a vacation with some friends for some fun time.

Will be depend on what you all are looking for by way of entertainment. You can't club all visitors together (was that a clever pun or what).

38 minutes ago, WaveHunter said:

Why is it that so many jokers on ThaiVisa like you take a special delight in cutting someone down who simply wants to explore a serious topic in a serious way?  THAT is why I started a new thread...to get away from people like you.

 

Is it really that important to you to impress fellow trolls with your clever little one-liners and personally directed barbs?  How impressive you are; I only wish I had half the rapier wit as you.  I think you are a genuine legend (in your own mind).

 

1. There are multiple existing Covid threads you could've posted to/revived. Yet you start another one.
2. To post the exact same high sounding stuff about RO in each thread. And scaremongering.

3. When I started a civil discussion with you in a prior thread and quoted a NY Times article, you ranted along the lines "Media like NYT are criminal ..." without objective argument which makes me doubt your rationality.

4. You are not a med person as admitted in the earlier thread so I respectfully suggest leave posting about the scientific aspects of Covid to qualified persons like Sheryl.