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False. I can assure you that I DO worry about public opinion. Or, worry, is the wrong word. Conscientious Concern is more appropriate in this case.

Here is the persistent problem with several ACs.... aa. This problem involves the OUTDOOR unit of a split-AC system of 20,000 BTU. bb. The AC is new. cc. The problem is caused by a noisy fan which pulls air through the cooling coils of the outdoor unit and expels the heated air out the front of the compressor unit. dd. The noise problem occurs only at mid-range RPMs. (This is an inverter AC, and so the compressor and fan speeds vary from very slow to very fast.) ee. Fan speeds and noise: 1. At lower fan RPMs, the sound from the fan is quite normal. At these fan speeds, the "noise" from the fan is easily tolerable, expected, and typical of most new AC units. 2. At higher fan RPMs, the sound from the fan is quite normal. At these fan speeds, the "noise" from the fan is easily tolerable, expected, and typical of most new AC units. 3. However, at mid-range RPMs, very suddenly, the sound of the fan becomes much louder. The sound is difficult to describe, but it is sort of a much higher pitched "rattling" sound, as if something might be loose, even though I doubt that there is anything loose. At mid-range RPMs, the sound of the outdoor unit suddenly becomes quite noticeable indoors, even though the windows are tightly shut. ff. So then, my question is whether or not the fan motor, or fan, suddenly becomes "unbalanced" at certain mid-range RPMs? I would liken this to tires on a car being out of balance, for example. At some RPMs, there is a definite shimmy or vibration. And, at other speeds, the tires rotate without vibration. gg. What might be causing this, and what to do? The machine is still in warranty. However, trying to explain this to some of the AC technicians here is quite difficult. They do not understand the concept of RPM, and may not know that a rotating object, such as a fan or an auto tire can vibrate at one rotational speed, but not at another. Maybe they do understand but just do not know what to do about the problem. hh. As to what I might do: 1. Should I try to get the AC manufacturer to replace the fan-motor/fan assembly? 2. What can I do to convince the technicians that the operation of the fan is not normal? (Why should the highest fan speed be much quieter than the medium-range fan speed? This is crazy.) 3. Or, is this problem normal? 4. I have other AC machines made by the same manufacturer. Another of the machines I used in the past had a fan that was extremely quiet at all RPM states. That machine was the same cooling capacity as this new machine. 5. I also question whether or not the fan-motors/fans on newer AC machines that are being supplied by this company might be manufactured with cheaper fans and manufactured to less rigid tolerances. ii. Nobody here would drive a car with wheels that shimmied at certain RPMs and not at others. And, similarly, why would a manufacturer intentionally produce an AC with a compressor unit fan which made excessive noise at mid-range speeds, and which was much louder than the noise at lower RPMs or much higher RPMs? Any thoughts about this, any help with this, much appreciated. No doubt, there are several here on the forum who have long-term experience with HVAC systems and with split-air-conditioner systems. Hopefully, one of these experts will reply to this query.... Thank you. (If this is not the correct forum for this AC Topic, then please kindly move to a more appropriate forum, more concerned with AC issues. Thank you.)

Good show.

Which do you prefer? Hyde? (Anyway, not to worry, because Dr. Jekyll spends much of most days helping others. The question is: Will Hyde outlive Jekyll? Or, will both fall together....)

That is, actually, a very beautiful photo you have uploaded here. Beauty is nothing to joke about. Who is that girl with the very long braided ponytail. She is my type of girl. I once had a wife from China, whom I met in Pennsylvania, at university, who was tall, and yet her ponytail behind reached below the beltloops in the back of her jeans. She was very straight-laced, and never inhaled anything of note. That is one very tall tomato plant you have. And, the one on the left looks like a cute tomato, too.

As I mentioned, I far prefer the wai to a handshake, for many reasons. Chinese in China do not do the handshake, or rarely. We bow, mostly from the neck. The Japanese also do not shake hands, although bowing Japanese style is a fine art. Thai people here do not offer to shake hands with me, almost invariably. And we either bow or wai. This might be just one more reason why I will never return to America. I just could not adapt to all the handshaking and hugging going on there. Just not hygienic enough for me. Also, the American style is just too invasive of my personal space, for sure. So. Asia is the only place for me to live now, maybe...

I think you might find the entire topic of Image Steganography fascinating. There are so many uses for this technology. Far superior to simple encryption, is all that I am trying to point out here. And, you would never be aware of it, unless you yourself had added data to a photo, using these methods.

Just so that nobody here thinks I have suddenly gone off the deep end: What I was actually referring to was the ability to embed information, almost undetectable data, using a technique called Image Steganography. I first read about this many years ago, and I have been aware that this could be one way for authoritarian governments to track individuals without their knowledge. In this case, a nefarious government could program a phone to embed a watermark in a digital file or photo which would be almost impossible to detect, unless one knew where and how to find it in a photo. Therefore, how would I know if my Samsung Note4 has been designed in this fashion to do just this? In case anyone might not know what Image Steganography might be, I found a good intro to this topic from an AT&T blogger/poster: https://cybersecurity.att.com/blogs/security-essentials/image-steganography-concealing-secrets-within-pixels There are plenty of ways to track us, and this might be one of the better ways to do so. Just sayin'....

I would say that there are many kinds of readers in this world. a. You have your readers who are accountants, and who are very rigid in their thinking, ones that have a very low threshold for anything that does not completely add up. b. And then, you have your painters, such as Picasso, or writers such as Ionesco, who see the world less rigidly, in multi-hues of all the colors in the rainbow. We need all kinds of readers in this world. Without readers, where would we writers be? Nowhere! There would be no purpose in writing anything...maybe... \

OK. Thank you. As I say, this is good to know, and helpful.

How do you know that I have not already begun inhaling? When I mentioned my Chinese green tea... Did you think I meant tea?

Simply put, nobody can prove a negative. We can never logically say that there is nothing there, or anywhere, just as we cannot say that there is no God, or gods, or that there is no such thing as Dark Matter.

Good to know. Tks. (As has been said by others, I am not trolling. This is also true.) Note: You are UNABLE to prove that there is no METADATA shared. Any scientist would know this to be true, as well. Note2: It's always good to know about what we might inadvertently be sharing. (I am not overly paranoid, and I am not a pot head full of paranoia, either). Still, there is this: https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/exif-metadata-privacy/

I practice my incantations on Saturdays, or very early on Sundays.

I always buy my computer stuff from JIB. It depends upon the individual shop whether your get good service, poor service, or just barely adequate service. The guys at my JIB shop usually speak extremely limited English, and so be prepared to speak passa Thai, mostly. I have not shopped at Banana for about 10 years. I think that the Banana in the mall provides better communication skills. As to warranty, the JIB store in the mall here is really not good. But, the JIB shop at the IT center deals more with locals, and so they do not fool around when they know they need to provide the after-sales service and warranty they promised. In the mall, I guess they deal more with tourists who are here today and gone tomorrow. Still, I have never had JIB not live up to the warranties they offer. And, I really think that JIB has been improving in service-related aspects as the years have rolled by. If it were I, then I would go to the IT center here in CM, and then I would begin shopping around. I bought an ASUS laptop in 2016, but I bought it not from JIB but from a shop next to the JIB shop. ALL computer components, such as power supply, CPUs, and also UPS's, I buy from JIB. They seem to have the best/most-complete inventory of computer stuff.

I would, in this case, which is rather sensitive, prefer not to. But, thank you for your suggestion.

Definitely go with the most conservative approach...the repair....FIRST. If that fails, then go for replacement. A replacement is NEVER as good as human tissue. I know of that which I speak, in this case, having had femur removed and replaced with titanium and ceramic joint. Save what you can, whenever you can. In my case, the femur was completing shattered, and replacement was the only option. No pinning of the femur was practicable. Good Luck to you, for sure!

I am operating under a new SOP Policy... Due to internet security risks involved with potential METADATA unintentionally added to digital images from phones, in general, I have stopped sending photos from my phone to anyone, anywhere. Thank you for your understanding.

Thankfully, interested parties can find accurate information about the REAL Thailand, just be visiting TV. Especially.... My Topics.

Clarification: I first noticed it this morning, and was suitably amazed. Amazing Thailand!

It's EASY. But, you need to install the sensors package, and you need to ensure that sensors is working. I have used this to monitor CPU core temps, on all cores, for decades. It works!

Hi Folks, While sitting out drinking my Chinese green tea this morning, I noticed a new plant in my garden, one which may be a weed, or it may be a marijuana plant. I am no botanist, so how can I tell for sure if the weed that is growing is weed, or not? It looks like the cannabis plant that I have seen in magazines, but who knows, and how to definitively know? I did not plant it. It just suddenly appeared this morning. The plant is still only about one-half meter high. Five leaves, at each level, etc. Should I try eating it to see if it is weed? Or, should I dry it and smoke it? How did it get here, anyway. And, anyway, I will continue to water it, at least until I can identify it. It's morning like this one, in Thailand, that really perk up my day; I must say. Best regards, Once more.... Gamma

Yes. But, you will need to add the libraries, check dependencies, etc. Linux can do anything you want it to do, but you just need to customize it, easily, so that it provide the functionality. Even in 2013, everyone knew this: https://forums.opensuse.org/t/software-tools-for-monitor-cpu-temperature/91225/5 I have been using OPENSUSE (or Suse) since....about.... the year 2000. I would still be using it now, except that I must run Windows for teaching purposes, and because I no longer wish to be constantly vigilant to avoid stuff like ransomware. I love using LEAP from OpenSuse. It's just that I must use what my students use. I also do not wish to run Windows on VirtualBox, because it becomes a bit too laggy, and because the graphics, on VB, when I was using it 8 years ago, were not what I wished for. VB is OK for testing software, but not for running an OS 24/7 that you use throughout the day. Just my humble opinion, which, I must say, most people on TV think is not worth much, and they may be correct.

One other justification for teaching the Chinese is this: a. Life in China, these days, is crappy, based on many metrics. b. Growing up, being a child in China, is tough, and extremely competitive. c. Life for all of us, these days, is crappy, just referring to the prospects for the human race in coming decades. d. Therefore, anything a good teacher can do to improve the chances for success of just a few students is a blessing. And, the provision of such blessing provides the teacher with a reason to live, when there are no longer many reasons one can think of. So, as Randy Newman sings: You give me reason to live, teaching gives me a reason to live. Teaching, itself, at least for me, is exciting, as well. I find it exciting to create "unique" strategies for ESL learning, such as vocabulary acquisition, reading comprehension, and writing skills. Please note: I would say that the writing I do on TV is not entirely representative of my academic writing, by the way. However, YOU be the judge....

"to be a teacher China" When teaching the students in China, or from China, it is always best to have an Ivy degree. Most Chinese students have plans to go to Harvard. Therefore, the teacher should have graduated from Harvard, OR, from a school like PENN. I tell my students that PENN is superior to Harvard. And, I know I am correct, culturally speaking, and in many other respects, as well. PENN is just better than Harvard in so many ways, especially for education, although my degree was not in Ed. I would suggest PENN to any of my Chinese students. And, obviously, I know how to get in.....! Note: Naturally, before even considering entering an IVY school like Harvard or Penn, one should have an IQ of at least 135 to 140, as a starting prerequisite. Why is this? Just check out the SAT scores of Harvard and Penn students, or MIT students, for that matter. If you do not have an IQ of about 140, minimum, then you are going to struggle all the way through. Therefore, be smart, first, then apply to Harvard or Penn. This is my best advice to you, and my students. Chinese students are smart, and hardworking, and they have grit. So, some of my students, a few, might get in to Penn, in a few years.