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GammaGlobulin

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  1. I am far more stable than Harris, which is not saying much....I must admit.
  2. No need for healthcare, anymore. The effects of global warming will preclude the necessity of healthcare before 2030.
  3. Whether its NEW McCarthyism or OLD McCarthyism....one of the distinguishing characteristics must be the LOSS of Free speech AND Threats of loss of social position, loss of employment, loss of professiional position, such as at a university, due to suppression of freedom of speech, as well as other guaranteed freedoms. So New McCarthyism is NOT just PC..... It's far more serious these days. The threat has been notched up a level. Glad I no longer live in that ghastly place where everything we hold dear is and has been crumbling rapidly. I am never going back. Greatest choice of my life was to come to Thailand... And before that....East Asia. Asia is still standing strong against the barbarians at the gates...
  4. I am now renting them out to kind users. Feel free to place your order, anytime.
  5. Wow. This could take some time..... Let us, please, first begin here....with Steve... I watched this quite some time ago.... Such a dashing fellow....Steve.... Do you not agree?
  6. How do you know so much about Fox News? Personally, I never watch Fox. I prefer.....The Guardian. And, also....I used to read a lot of.... NOTE4: In case you wish to know....TROTSKY is one of my heroes.
  7. You obviously have a slightly different point of view than I. Trump is a winner. And, Americans LOVE a Winner. This is why..... Trump.... Will Win.....Again.... In November.
  8. He won. Trump is a winner. He will always win. And, he will win in November, too. Mark my words.
  9. Dear Folks, I would like to take a POLL: Do you think that the average local citizen actually believes that the stability of Thailand's Electrical Grid is NORMAL in most countries? Do they think that the electrical-power brownouts, and frequent periodic power failures are NORMAL in most countries? Maybe they think.... In countries like Taiwan, for example, every other week, the power fails.... Or that, the power is so unstable that it will shut off for a second, once a day, or that the voltage is unstable much of the time...or..... Do MOST Thai people, who have never visited countries abroad, actually BELIEVE this? Because THIS is the reason I ask: It seems to me that the best way to begin to improve social systems such as Education, and others, might be for the Power Company to FIRST.... SET AN EXAMPLE of the kind of DEPENDABILITY that most local people should attempt to EMULATE. IF the Power Company could set an example of what REAL DEPENDABILITY, STABILITY, and EXCELLENCE even LOOKS LIKE...then.... Most citizens would have an idea what to shoot for. Setting a good example for the local citizenry is something that government should strive to do. First, begin with something as SIMPLE as reliable power supply....and then, progress to more difficult projects. How difficult can it be?????????? Taiwan, for example, is hit by over 10 major typhoons per year. Yet, the grid on the island of Taiwan works VERY well. What do you think might happen to the grid if any place in Thailand were hit by just ONE Super Typhoon? So then, why does the Power Company not FIRST set an example of what EXCELLENCE should look like..... As an example and a bit of encouragement to the average guy here in Thailand? And, by the way.... Setting up a stable/reliable electrical grid might do WONDERS for the economy.... And, maybe....just by doing this.... We could get rid of many of the tourists here, while still growing the local Thailand economy. So...then... This is my poll. But, I do not know how to create a proper POLL on TV.... So...... Solly.... Best regards, Gamma
  10. OR...... Is this video on YT better for experiencing this song? YOU Decide...
  11. Dear Folks, From my perspective, having lived a very long time, already, I now feel similarities between the Old McCharthyism and some Nouveau-McCharthyism which is even worse than the old McCharthyism. I am talking about imposition of the need for self-censorship among almost anyone. And, I am talking about TAMPING DOWN and Stamping Out almost any opportunity for free debate at major hallowed halls of the Greatest Universities in the Land!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But, more of a travesty is the fact that, even just among the Common Man, like you and me, we no longer seem to have the freedom to say what we like. I am talking about the increasing need to self-censor when we discuss almost anything slightly controversial, whether it be with friends, or, maybe now, even in our own minds....perish the THOUGHT! Some of you guys call this WOKEISM...but it is not wokeism in the real sense. WOKE is not what most people think. Just ask Nim Chimpsky. All that I am saying is that.... When we lose the freedom to discuss/debate, with complete freedom, almost any topic....at ANY university....then.... This will have major negative repercussions for the likes of lesser mortals, who don't know what's what. I am not speaking, here, about any particular topic or issue, which might be discussed... I am only talking about the need for freedom and tolerance which will enable us to talk freely, and express freely, different points of view. I guess you have heard about the Chinese Cultural Revolution which set back China many years, at the time, and destroyed so many lives. And so I ask you: Is the USA and the rest of the western world now engaging in a New Cultural Revolution where, just as in the 1960s in China, nobody is allowed to express ideas, or even to THINK ideas? Sure, back in the day, In China.... During the Cultural Revolution... Almost all thought was completely controlled by The Party. And, it seems to me that the USA is doing it's best to copy The Chinese Cultural Revolution, but .... With American Characteristics..... I am sure you recall this book: And so now.... Seems we are getting Chinese Cultural Revolution THOUGHT CONTROL with..... American/Western Characteristics. So... The question is: Do you feel able to speak your mind at university.... Or, speak your mind when out and about, with so-called friends.... Or, for that matter, do you feel free to speak your mind to your WIFE? Just wondering, because...were are obviously now entering a Brave New World of Weird-Speak. Profs are getting banned for discussing issues that once were discussable. Where, OH where.... Will it all end, if this continues much longer? Please tell me. Best regards, Gamma
  12. Dear Folks, Does anyone here know much about Timothy Leary? If so, then, does anyone here have any opinions about WHY Timothy Leary HAD to die? And, was Timothy just about the Greatest Psychologist that ever LIVED? What made Tim so special that anyone might wish to write a song about him?? I mean: Certainly, he does not LOOK like much.....maybe.....back in the year.... 1970. Those were the days when chicks were really HOT. Maybe you recall what it FELT like to be alive and a teen in the year... 1968. I would give a LOT to return to 1969, or 1970, and have a toke. But, I ain't toking no more. I must protect my brain from.... Who knows what, and.... For what, I know not what..... Those MOODY BLUES.... In fact, they are hard to top, too. And now..... Just forgot what I was going to say next.... Maybe I will add it later.... Best regards, And better regards....to some here. Gamma
  13. If the DTAC operators would just learn to speak fluent Chinese, then... We might learn to get along....
  14. MACAU has been an absolute MESS since around the mid-80s..... It was FINE in 1979. The locals left a long time ago....most of them that could.... Maybe the same will happen to Phuket ?
  15. UPDATE: Temporary Fix until DTAC stops using this Garbage Slogan.... One, apparently, needs to download and install this APP from Samsung, and then do the required settings: The only problem with this is that one is required to have an extra app running just to get rid of a Dumb Slogan. This makes ZERO sense. And, is there an alternative option which will NOT require using this Good Lock App???
  16. Actually.... After asking to have a "supervisor" call me back... YES. I received a call from a lady who spoke quite good English, and was also knowledgeable, too. And, a lady who solved this problem. Perhaps the problem might be that there are many more operators now answering calls who OVERESTIMATE their Language Skills.
  17. Yes. Top Left. I LIKE the DTAC letters. BUT, I DESPISE the Dumb Slogan. I want it OFF.....NOW!
  18. I have no doubt that you are correct about Americans being the sartorial Garbage Men of Planet Earth. Just look at what the bums wear, these days. Everything has a logo. All Americans Love a Garbage Slogan, too. But, it was not always this way. And, it is STILL not this way among us of the upper crust. I do NOT want to have branding or slogans on my clothes. I do NOT want to have branding or slogans on my phones. The advertising real estate on my computers and phones belongs to ME! Why do you think I got off Windows OS completely? Many reasons, and advertising is one of them. I am on OpenSUSE Leap 15.6 for everything, except phones. I wish I could have bought a Pixel 9 from Google, in fact. the A55 is a decent phone for the money, given the 12GB RAM and 256GB Phone Storage, plus 1TByte MicroSD slot. So, I do like this phone...FOR THE MONEY. But, I just do not like how much more cluttered the Android 14 OS has become, compared to Marshmallow and the NOTE4. Yes. Americans are Leaders in Garbage Slogans and Garbage Branding on Everthing. THIS is because....Americans have an average IQ of about 97. And, the Chinese guys in HK and Taiwan have an average IQ of 107. But, really...it is only the EDUCATED and the THINKING souls in Asia who know better than to try to put slogans on everything. And, THESE DAYS...even in America... There are so many slogans on everything, and ADS ON EVERYTHING... That ads have become meaningless, and almost invisible. Just another example of the basic MEANINGLESSNESS of Our Modern UNTHINKING Lives....IMHO...
  19. I wish you would mention the IPCC much more than this thing....IIRC, whatever that is. I am talking Yes. I am very aware that the IPCC is a political/governmental organization that is very biased.... But, still, let's stick to the IPCC rather than....your IIRC....maybe....
  20. Dear Folks, I need to remove the GARBAGE SLOGAN: "dtac.Better Together" This shows on Lock Screen. And, I hate this Garbage Slogan. This slogan is just SO NOT TRUE. Also, I do not wish to give dtac permission to gum up my phone with GARBAGE! The utter EFFRONTERY of these people....thinking that they can BOTH charge me for Dtac Phone service AND Gum Up my Phone!!!!! What are they thinking? I have tried calling DTAC.... But, these days, DTAC has recently begun using different service operators who are unable to speak English, unlike last year, when service at DTAC was quite good. Need HELP!, please. Thank you. Gamma
  21. It COULD be beautiful IF it were not all.....BROWN...I suppose. This bird belongs on a desert landscape....due to coloring, coloration, plumage...IMHO.
  22. So then.... You now agree that the dehumidifier will heat up a room, when operating?
  23. Dear Folks, There is a small flock of a particular type of bird which has recently begun visiting my lawn. My problem is: This bird seems to be taking things from my lawn. How do I know what this bird is taking away? If it might be bad bugs that this bird is removing, then I am OK with it. However, what if this bird is stealing good worms? Then how do I deal with it? And, how to know…..For Sure? This bird is not so difficult to identify. Its head looks like a pick-ax, in fact. And, it is mostly brown and ugly, with no bright colors. And, it does not talk much, like my beloved Thai Myna (mynah) Bird, major or minor. Also, in case this bird might be stealing worms, how might I discourage this bird, without harming it or causing it trauma in any way? What about a small scarecrow stuck in the center of the lawn? Would this work? But then, if scarecrow, might this frighten away the Thai Myna birds that I am trying to coax ever closer to me? Also, how much longer do you think this bird will hang around, provided I do not, in any way, interfere with its habits? Here is what this bird looks like: Does it make a noise at night?.... Like a bird call, I mean? I like bird calls throughout the night, as they make me feel less lonesome. Therefore, if this bird makes noise at night, then I will see this as a definite plus in its favor. Any advice will be most helpful, And appreciated… Best regards, Gamma
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