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Locking people down for months on end, losing jobs, businesses and inept governing will inevitably end up with scenes like these.
Bojo. Legalise recreational weed - they'll calm right down and be glued to the sofa with some snacks!
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26 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:
If/when they decide to terminate this policy I think they will announce that at least 60 days in advance.
Yes, that would be handy. Then again the phrase 'Thai time' comes to mind and let's not forget that after the amnesty finished in September, they re-announced amnesty 3 or 4 days later. Fingers crossed!
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48 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:
Again you’re incorrect, the used prices here are not significantly higher than in the countries I’ve been to.
Your assessment of the useful life is also wrong depending on the original specifications there is little that needs to be changed. But of course that varies depending on your definition of it being useful. My MacMini is still doing what I want it to. It isn’t my main computer but it has had no parts replaced and just keeps on keeping on.
Then you've never lived in Europe or the US.
This is the UK's biggest second hand chain. Price; 135 GBP - 5,800 THB. You can pick up a macbook pro only a couple of years old for 250GBP, around 10k THB.
They only hold their value so much in places they are deemed to be valuable.
Who buys a 13 year old computer for over 1000 USD? Servicing will be difficult, lifespan is drastically reduced, possibly outdated sotware, unable to take advantage of the latest and basic current technology. Security is also an issue with older computers running older versions of programs without the latest security patches.
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5 hours ago, GrandPapillon said:It does give an insight to the whole drama of why Megan feels rejected, it's not the first time that issue is being raised in that royal family.
Anyway, a very good show if you want to have a deep and intimate look at the Royal family ????
Deep & intimate; two words that are never associated with our British Royal Family.
There were no insiders - it’s written by a guy called Peter who openly admits it’s HIS take on things. The Royal Family are notoriously secretive and despite Harry’s poor form, keep their dirty laundry away from prying eyes. The fact they haven’t defended themselves against the recent bad press should be evidence enough.
Enjoy the series by all means, but don’t fool yourself into thinking this is real. Real things happened - but private conversations, how the royal family interacted with each other - it’s all showmanship, not fact. The same way that orange is the new black is based on Piper Chapman’s real 1 year in prison. However the series lasted 7 long years and dramatically veers away from the truth. That is the nature of ‘Drama’. To keep you entertained - not informed.
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4 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:
You are totally off base with that comment, in many countries Apple products keep a remarkably high resale value. I won’t speculate why that is but a useful life of at least double the windows machine is normal.
FWIW my main e-mail machine is over 10 years old and is running 24/7/365Not really - the technology is ancient. That’s why if you go to the “west” you’ll find the same machines in a junk yard or very very cheap.
Could you imagine spending over 1000 US dollars on a 13 year old Apple product in the US?
That’s not to say they aren’t well made - I own several Apple products. Double the life of a windows machine easily. That being said 13 years is a bit too old - you’d have to replace most of it to be useful today.
The prices are inflated here because it’s seen as a hi-so / expensive product.
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1 hour ago, Andycoops said:
Too late, they already have up here in Isaan.
Yup - there is a farm behind my house. Today, rain hammered down in Ubon and so the farmers are pumping water out of the lake into their fields right now. They've been at it since 8am.
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4 minutes ago, KannikaP said:
35k for a 12 year old Mac. You're having a giraffe.
It's crazy how much Apple products retain value in Thailand... Then again what else do you expect?
Flashy, plastic, obsessoin with appearing rich/Hi-so. This is Thailand????
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This website is pretty good for Mac gear
https://www.mac2hand.com/detail/60518/รับซื้อ-รับเทริน์-จำนำ-ขายฝาก+Mac+ทุกรุ่น/#.YFbWuNylZPY
Click this link to get a quote from the company. They'll probably buy it.
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Ok, you're either super sarcastic or being serious - I can't tell! I genuinely thought the Orange is the New Black remark was a joke...
https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/tv-and-film/much-orange-new-black-actually-true-story/
QuoteAs Piper herself said in an NBC interview: 'The Netflix series is an adaptation, and there are tremendous liberties. What that means is that when you watch the show, you will see moments of my life leap off the screen, such as Larry Bloom's proposal to Piper Chapman, [which] is not so very different from the way my husband, Larry Smith, proposed to me. There are moments in the very first episode, like when Piper Chapman insults Red, who runs the kitchen with an iron fist — that is actually very closely derived from what's in the book and from my own life. But there are other parts of the show which are tremendous departures and pure fiction.'
18 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:Of course they have to say that to protect themselves. Don't be so naive...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.
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Hopefully in 10 days Immigration will announce another extension and the topic of his title will be accurate ????
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11 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:
Yes, they also have a documentary about the privatization of the penal system in the United States. It's titled "Orange is the New Black" and it is very informative about how many of these institutions are actually operated. Actors are playing fixational characters, but everything else is based on fact.
???? When did the term 'drama' become equivalent to 'documentary'?
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11 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:
It's not like faux news, it's Netflix and they would not preset this kind of thing if it weren't true.
However, a statement from Netflix to The Mail on Sunday said it is widely understood that The Crown is a work of fiction.“We have always presented The Crown as a drama, and we have every confidence our members understand it’s a work of fiction that’s broadly based on historical events,” the statement said.
Netflix themselves have acknowledged that it's a work of fiction.
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8 hours ago, GrandPapillon said:
Anyone interested in British royalty needs to watch the superb TV show, The Crown. Quite fascinating, and apparently everything is true and "as is" according to a few Palace insiders. Of course, some dramatization in the TV show from what actually happened, and yet this is an eye opener to what is the most interesting Royal family.
NO NO NO. It's fiction BASED on real people and events.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55207871
QuoteNetflix says it will not warn viewers of The Crown some scenes are fiction.
Responding to calls for a warning from Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, the streaming giant said the series has always been billed as a drama.
"As a result we have no plans, and see no need, to add a disclaimer," it said.
Mr Dowden earlier said younger viewers "may mistake fiction for fact" when watching the fourth series, which shows the breakdown of the marriage between the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Crown's creator Peter Morgan has called the show "an act of creative imagination" with a "constant push-pull" between research and drama.
Its latest series has attracted criticism from some quarters for its depiction of royal events - in particular the breakdown of the marriage of Prince Charles and Diana.
The culture secretary said last week Netflix should make clear the show was fiction.
In other news; John Oliver is doing a Megan and Harry analysis on his show 'Last week tonight'. It'll be interesting to see which way he goes on this as he's usually liberal, but fair.
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The AstraZeneca vaccine is getting hammered across Europe. European leaders don't want to give it to their citizens, but at the same time they're screaming that the company isn't delivering the doses they said they could. France and Germany are the biggest culprits. Some of these countries are actually sitting on mountains of AstraZeneca doses - France has only used a QUARTER of it's doses.
First they said it was no good for older patients, only those under 65. Now they're insisting that only those aged over 55 should be given the AstraZeneca vaccine. They constantly moan about it's efficacy and change the rules on who should or shouldn't be given it on a weekly basis. With European leaders constantly knocking the vaccine, people will lose confidence in it. This is no good at all, we need as much of the population vaccinated as possible.
Why should AstraZeneca be focused on Europe when they don't want the jab and constantly knock it?
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1 minute ago, MAF666 said:
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Misleading headline indeed. There has been no link between the vaccine and blood clots. 17 million people have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca shot - and there have been 15 events of DVT and 22 events of pulmonary embolism reported among those given the vaccine. This is much lower than would be expected to occur naturally in a general population of this size and is similar across other licensed COVID-19 vaccines.
The AstraZeneca vaccine is getting hammered across Europe. European leaders don't want to give it to their citizens, but at the same time they're screaming that the company isn't delivering the doses they said they could. France and Germany are the biggest culprits. Some of these countries are actually sitting on mountains of AstraZeneca doses - France has only used a QUARTER of it's doses.
First they said it was no good for older patients, only those under 65. Now they're insisting that only those aged over 55 should be given the AstraZeneca vaccine. They constantly moan about it's efficacy and change the rules on who should or shouldn't be given it on a weekly basis. With European leaders constantly knocking the vaccine, people will lose confidence in it. This is no good at all, we need as much of the population vaccinated as possible.
French President Emmanuel Macron has been roundly criticised for saying that AstraZeneca seemed to be ‘quasi-ineffective in over 65s’ – a view not backed up by France’s medical regulator which said only it was concerned at the initial lack of trial data.
Jacques Battistoni, head of the MG France doctors’ union, last week denounced widespread “AstraZeneca bashing” while the country’s vaccination coordinator, Alain Fischer, complained last week that the “bad press” surrounding the shot was “deeply unfair”.
Perhaps the French should be more humble. The Pasteur Institute has abandoned it's covid vaccine attempts, and the other French drugmaker, Sanofi, will not have any vaccines produced until the end of this year. Edward Jenner, the inventor of vaccines came from... the UK. We know what we're doing when it comes to vaccines, and we don't have issues vaccinating our population.
Sort it out Europe. I was gutted we voted to leave the EU, but I'm very glad we haven't been following their vaccine plan.
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Just now, damascase said:I now see my typing error - why do I always spot them immediately in other people’s text and not in my own, I wonder????????
Great set up though!
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8 minutes ago, BKKTRAVELER said:I did read and understand where he was coming from.
Nonetheless, some people may just read the title and original post and draw conclusions, spread wrong information to others and it may get someone in trouble in the end.
You're not alone!
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9 hours ago, Walker88 said:
Thank you. You proved my point, and thus my reason for posting.
As there has been no 'official announcement', I posted my experience for the benefit of those in my situation who might be unsure. Given that I was just granted an additional extension until 29 May (albeit currently with the 'Under Consideration' stamp requiring a visit two weeks after the date of that stamp), anyone in the same situation reading this can get their documents in order, book an appointment, and head to Immigration to apply for an extension until 29 May.
Sorry, how do you have an extension until the 29th May? Even if you applied today, you would only get until the 20th May...
EU rebuffs UK calls to ship AstraZeneca COVID vaccines from Europe
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Beat me to it... I was just going to say the same thing!
How many times has Boris tried to pull a fast one, breaking international law & signed contracts. The EU ambassador recieving full diplomatic immunity (DI) is another one that comes to mind. We signed the contract, but then told them no DI.