Jdietz

Yes, a bit of extra pipe won't hurt.

Looks like most of these cables belong to a cable TV provider...

I'll reply in more detail when I find some more time, but meanwhile:

- On Android: Get this app and play around with it, will give you a lot of insight. Probably will tell you which channel to change your access point to as well.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&hl=en

- An extender has to receive the signal and then send it out again. As they normally work on the same channel, the capacity of that channel is of course halved. Nothing you can do about it.

Full duplex extenders only work if they are on different bands, as the channels are too close together so transmitting will blank out the receiver. 

- If your signal strength on the fiber goes beyond specs a red LOS (loss of signal) light will come on and you will lose internet connection altogether. With fiber it's basically all or nothing.

Optical power has nothing to do with WiFi signal. As long as they are within tolerance the router will pick up the signal and everything will work fine.

All readings look within specs. They can vary quite a bit, and still be well within tolerance so nothing to worry about there.

WiFi already will be unable to provide the speed your provider delivers. 11 to 50 Mbps is plenty for HD video streams, so it may be "poor" but perfectly serviceable.
 

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1.5 Mbps – recommended speed for quality viewing. 3 Mbps – Standard Definition video. 5-8 Mbps – 720p and 1080p High Definition. 25 Mbps – 4K Ultra High Definition

 

One thing you could checkout is after market antennas for the router:

https://www.advice.co.th/search?keyword=antenna

They will boost the signal a bit everywhere.

Repeaters indeed halve the speed unless they are multi-band and same-brand.

Wired is still the best way to go if you can, but do use Cat-6 and Gigabit Ethernet ports / router, otherwise the max speed per port will be 100Mbps.

I do agree better controls are definitely needed, but just outright forbidding a silly piece of plastic won't have any effect.

a 3D printer (~$200) is all you need to produce them, it's not like they are in the firing path. It just bounces the trigger against your finger again and again.

Using it to actually hit something specific is out of the question.

8 minutes ago, Grouse said:

Great! Show everyone how to make a machine gun!

 

No need to make, it's freely available in shops (and it being just a piece of plastic that doesn't fit right so the gun shakes.. have fun making it illegal)

1 hour ago, tigermoth said:

Can someone explain to me how this bump stock changes the actual firing mechanism of a semi automatic weapon into a fully automatic. Earlier articles explained how the mechanical devices to make these changes were openly available. The only thing I can see how a bump stock helps is making the weapon easier to hold and fire. You still need to do modifications to the firing mechanism.

See here:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/04/us/bump-stock-las-vegas-gun.html

7-11 stamps can indeed be used to pay for most stuff (with the usual exceptions, smokes, alcohol, ...) for face value ( B1 or B3  per stamp)

As above, and O+ is available by the bucket load.

I blame gravity. It sucks.

Pay the fine.

It should have been labeled 'Snake Oil'

Multi Level Marketing... each level a bit smaller than the last.. like a... wait for it.. pyramid?

Just now, VocalNeal said:

Please explain how that will happen. I'm interested in your theory. 

Was more tongue-in-cheek attempt of humor, as these tanks are filled from the top. However when you pump directly from the mains and cause underpressure, water can and will flow from neighboring properties from tanks, ponds and devices without check valves (in Thailand basically everything...). Also because the mains pipes are usually a leaky mess (reason the water pressure is kept so low here) you can end up sucking sewer water (from the also leaking sewer lines next to it) right in.

Here is the 'standard' schematic of hooking up a tank + pump legally (and not sucking water out of the neighbor's toilet tank when pressure is low..)

I hope it's lens distortion, but to me it looks like they only need to punch one or two more holes and the whole top section will fall straight into the soi...

Unfortunately you will have to point your antenna at your feet, through the earth to 'see' the satellites. No way you will get any signal through that ball of dirt.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/n.rieck/docs/sirius.html

Large gatherings, music events, stalls and lanterns at the border area. It can get extremely crowded and a bit rowdy later on, so try not to get caught in the mass.

It's because everybody and their sister prints those things, IIRC 1991 was a famous year for counterfeits.

2 hours ago, Grouse said:

 

AS for Thailand, best not to think about it 

 

 

Where do you think most of these eggs will end up.. 

So please take this health advisory under good consideration:

Do *NOT* eat more than 60 contaminated eggs a day.

On 7/10/2017 at 2:53 PM, Crossy said:

 

Measure the supply voltage (don't forget to select AC Volts)

 

Wise words of someone who had a meter blown up in his face one too many times :)

43 minutes ago, rijb said:

What's your metaphor for all the other dead people?

Megadeaths

1 hour ago, Jdiddy said:

Is it a confirmed weapon test or could it be a Satellite launch, 550km altitude and it breaking into 3 pieces seems to suggest that

 

Not how satellite launches work. Can't get into orbit without a very large horizontal component. This is a pure ballistic launch (everything that goes up, must come down).

Source: Play KSP.

Never had any issue exchanging the "new purple pleasure note"