Everything posted by GammaGlobulin
-
Gas - issues buying petrol in Pattaya ?
No need to buy a bike. Buy one of these, instead.... Plenty of room inside for both a golf bag, and even a caddy, too. If you have room for a horse in your house, then buy one of those, too.
-
Trump Signature Set for US Dollar Bills in Historic First
Absolutely true. Except, also, the new Democrats of the past three decades are not the same party, either.
-
Will Trump back down?
I just hope there is room under the bus for Lindsey Graham, such a truly disgusting subhuman, judging by some of this statements:
-
Which country's passport is most beautiful? And, why?
Most of them are in Montana, waiting to dye. Same with the tanners.
-
Finally getting serious about learning Thai — where to start
I very much wish I HAD a basement. If I had one, then it would be far easier to soundproof, and seal against the smoke this season. I could stay in my basement and continue learning Thai. No need to come out until end of June.
-
Finally getting serious about learning Thai — where to start
Also, many years ago, or probably over 12, there was a comprehensive Thai Language Torrent which was still being seeded. It was the Thai Learning Pack. This torrent has many books and many audio files. No doubt linguaphone is there too, but I forget.
-
Finally getting serious about learning Thai — where to start
Yes. In fact, I just spent quite a few minutes googling trying to search for it, especially the audio files which should be available from some torrent on the web. Strangely enough, I do not see them at the moment. I have no urgent need to find them, and this is just a matter of curiosity at the moment. I will continue searching, occasionally, when I have the time. At the moment, The Pirate Bay is down. And will return sometime in the near future...when I will search that database...
-
Finally getting serious about learning Thai — where to start
As long as I know it, and believe it, then this is all that matters to me.
-
Finally getting serious about learning Thai — where to start
Better to just download it from the internet, for free. Download the files, and use it on your device. I actually used that for a couple of months, over a decade ago. Not too bad. However, the vocabulary is limited to a fairly small number of words.
-
Finally getting serious about learning Thai — where to start
a. Sia = Broken b. Duo = Body SiaDuo = To Lose One's Virginity c. Who is On? Your guess is as good as mine. Whoever she is, she has lost her virginity by now, for sure.
-
Plan-B: Moving to Montana, Soon: Best retirement plan, of all???
No way. According to the FBI, the guy was saving bottles of urine in the cabin. Too stinky, even for me.
-
Finally getting serious about learning Thai — where to start
One very good thing about the Becker Intermediate book is this: I forget which lesson but... This book teaches the Thai word for "To Lose On's Virginity" SiaDuo Or, meaning to not be a virgin, probably. This is a very useful term, and might be worth the purchase price for this book, depending on one's circumstances. Do, please do not forget this tem: SIA-DUO, SIA-DUO Now you got it...!!!!!
-
Plan-B: Moving to Montana, Soon: Best retirement plan, of all???
-
Thai Motorcyclist Killed by Foreign Driver in Phuket Pickup Truck Collision
Not really... With modern power steering, the counteracting force will build up the harder the turn. This turn was sudden, and about as radical a turn as one can make. Also, why was this truck turning from the leftmost lane across three lanes of traffic? Very odd. And that GIANT who jumped out and onto the bed of the pickup looked very frightening from the beginning. Unfortunately, no additional information is available from googling, so far. Will we ever get the end of the story? Because, I don't like these cliff-hangers what are never resolved. I cannot sleep at night. Either these must be resolved here, or I must stop reading them. No other option.
-
Thai Motorcyclist Killed by Foreign Driver in Phuket Pickup Truck Collision
Yes. I also saw some guy jumping up onto the bed of the truck, and getting down on the opposite side. It does appear that at least two people are engaged in some kind of verbal confrontation. It's possible that if there were two or more people inside of the truck, then if they were involved in a physical fight, this might account for the sudden SEVERE TURN to the right, which kept the right wheel completely turned to the right up to the point at which the truck came to a complete stop. Very odd for a truck to just swerve like that, and one would need to put quite a bit of force on the steering wheel.
-
Finally getting serious about learning Thai — where to start
You have this exactly backasswards. Start with the Becker Beginners. Then the Becker Intermediate book. The Becker Advanced book is a TOTAL WASTE of time. since there are far better readers to be found, mostly for free, on the web. The vocabulary of the Advanced Becker book is not useful. Also, the Advanced Book is far less well done, poor quality of design, etc. The best book is the Becker Beginners. The Intermediate Book is still OK, but still not as well done as the Beginner book. The Intermediate book has a major drawback in that it throws about 50 words ending in JAI, such as PoomJai, etc...and...this is a total FAILURE because nobody can learn 50 of those similar words in one lesson. I have already discussed the phenomenon of INTERFERENCE previously here, and this is why Becker editors made a HUGE BOOBOO, in this case. Still, I highly recommend the Becker books, but not the third advanced book. The dictionary is quite good, and useful on an Android phone.
-
Finally getting serious about learning Thai — where to start
Thai place names are NOT transliterated into English. That would be impossible to do. In Thailand, we often see road signs that use one scheme or another to romanize Thai script. I know that you know the difference between transliteration and romanization.... Right?
-
Finally getting serious about learning Thai — where to start
Always focus on high-frequency words. Never waste time on other words or terms. One can obtain a list of high-frequency words for various fields, just by searching the internet. Also, one can use linguistics software to examine a book, and then create a frequency table of most-often occurring vocabulary, using a spreadsheet, and least-common occurring vocabulary. This, as you have stated, is a very efficient approach. Also, I should know about the most efficient strategies for L2 and L3 learning because...after all... I am a genius, as I have mentioned previously, a few times.
-
Nationalism or Onanism: Which does us more harm?
Sorry for the typo, but this typo changes the entire meaning of Elon's plans. Originally, Musk decided to not go to the Moon, as he considered it a wast of time, ie, been there and done that. However, recently, Elon has rethought a colony on the Moon, as soon as possible, which will be required for production of solar generators, and assembly of... HUMONGOUS Data Centers in the sky above Earth. These generators will be shot into space using an electric rail gun, and no need for rocket propellant, for the purpose of powering... Orbiting AI Data Centers. How do I know this? Elon keeps me informed. This does NOT mean that the Mars Journey is off the table. We will decide which is the BEST LAUNCH WINDOW according to the shortest trajectory to the Red Planet. My only worry, of course, is that the regolith on Mars is so extremely corrosive that the challenges will become overwhelming. The journey to Mars is simple as pie, by comparison.
-
Thai Motorcyclist Killed by Foreign Driver in Phuket Pickup Truck Collision
Something sudden and drastic such as this. Other than this, possibly a mechanical failure of the truck. For example, if a bearing were to suddenly seize on the right wheel, then this would suddenly lock the wheel, causing the truck to veer in a turn, very similar to what we are seeing in the video. This is not just texting and driving but something that cause a very sudden hard turn, at maximum turn rate, to the right, and also KEPT THE RIGHT front wheel fully turned, as well. How odd. How tragic.
-
Trump Signature Set for US Dollar Bills in Historic First
Wait. Trumps signature is just TOO BIG for American money. Won't they need to triple the size of American paper money? Remember the size of a pound note from many decades ago? We will need American money AT LEAST that size.
-
Nationalism or Onanism: Which does us more harm?
The only difference is that Elon has his own private ROCKET FORCE. I am not saying that the generated electric power will be sent back to Earth vis microwave transmission. I think that Elon plans to generate about 100 Trillion Watts per year, or per day, to power future iterations of Grok. Don't forget that this is why Elon is not headed to the Moon, first. Originally, Musk scoffed at going to the Moon. Now, he has rethought his strategy so that he can use the Moon for manufacturing solar generators, which he will shoot into space using some sort of... Direct Drive Rail Gun, or something. Things are looking very promising.
-
Plan-B: Moving to Montana, Soon: Best retirement plan, of all???
What about health care, internet, and cost of living, living on those islands. Sounds good, but how much more expensive than Thailand would it be. And, I bet Thai people are far more pleasant to live with than those people living on deserted islands. Also, you might develop island fever. Montana seems better. Being on an island means more stable temperatures. However, are you unaware that the RATE OF SURFACE TEMPERATURE WARMING is at its absolute highest in the Arectic regions? The rate is about triple or more compared to temperate zones. You can check the surface temperature predictions, during the next 20 years, for those islands compared to other parts of Earth.
-
Group of Thai Men Attacks Japanese Tourist in Pattaya Caught on Video
Obviously, they objected to the way he walked.
-
Nationalism or Onanism: Which does us more harm?
Yet... As almost EVERYBODY says.... Trump is just so UNPREDICTABLE. So, Kudos to Devo, then...once again.