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And, such a great Topic, too! I already started a similar Topic in the Lounge, which I believe also mentions less noticeable latency. And, the pages linked in the Notifications Drop-down menu open much more quickly. It is not my imagination, then....?

No links to sources...? Maybe there ARE no sources. And, if this never happened, would it really make any difference, anyway?

Next time, maybe an AI-generated image, based upon the text of the news story, should be included? Yes!

Becoming a TV moderator before I die. If I were a moderator, I would moderate everything on the Forum in a random way. Random members would receive my random warnings for random infractions of the random Forum rules. I would comment backwards, and in reverse, so that my comments would be best read with the aid of a mirror. And, I would change my profile name to TheModHatter. This is my big dream.

Not to mention CO poisoning. Let's not underlay the effects of carbon-monoxide.

Take off to Pattaya solo? What's the attraction?

Thank you, and I find your dedication remarkable, and your results very interesting.

I have not. And so, all the more reason for the governments to pay for ACs for those who are unable to afford it. How much could it cost, anyway? Not much. It would not cost much for the gov to pay for and install small, high-efficiency room ACs in one room of each house, or any house that wanted one, providing that a financial need could be verified.

So, are local labs cheaper than having work done at hospitals? Are there any restrictions? Anyone can walk in and request various tests, on a whim, without an order from a medical doctor? If true, I might be up for some blood work, such as D3 serum levels, etc. No need to have a medical doctor read the results, either... (I will send my lab results to you, for interpretation...OR...I will just post them directly on the TV Forum, in order to spark a lively debate. Good idea for a Topic, by the way....)

Nice! Well Done! Note: Do you live close to or far from a city? Note: Has the vegetation and tree cover remained basically the same during the past five years? (Has there been any significant clearing of land for agro purposes or building purposes near you?)

One needs to invest and establish a registered company, as did I. There is a minimum investment which you can easily check by googling. Even if Taiwan was giving away visas, for free... Why would anyone, in their right mind, wish to waste their lives on that GARBAGE island? One thing, though... The Taiwan government does offer many great scholarship programs if one might qualify. These may be doable even for older people who are not strictly students. Worth looking into.... Taiwan has a LOT of money to throw around trying to promote itself as an INDEPENDANT Country...which.... I believe it actually is.

Not even one. What would I do with it? I brought one VHS tape. But, I have no machine to play it. The VHS tape has been just sitting here in its cassette for years. Probably, it has succumbed to the humidity and mold by now.

So.... Have you been recording the Daily Minimum Temperature for all days of the year, during the past 5 years? If so, then what can you say about the Daily Minimum Temperatures? Are they the same, year on year, or are they gradually rising? But still your data will not tell you much. You need to have many well-placed temperature sensors throughout your region in order to avoid introducing artifacts due to things like the heat island effect, and other anomalies. Weather is a very Fickle Thing....

But, this value, the average daily and monthly average, tells you nothing about the average minimum temperatures during the coolest time of the day, usually around 7AM. And, it is EXACTLY THIS Minimum that Climate Scientists worry about, as well. We are no longer seeing the cooler nights and early mornings that we once did. And, the effects of this can have severe consequences for humans. I am sure that even you can understand their concern. RIght? Are you sure that you have studied university Statistics for the Natural Sciences? Many a university student has failed Statistics, and it is a course that causes students much worry.

The expense is only worth it, to you, if you were to die due to heat stress. It is not the same as Thailand installing heating. We will not die from the frigid temperatures in BKK, most likely. Anyway, it's a free world. Install ACs if you wish. Don't blame me if you get overheated. The frequency of heatwaves is increasing. Good Luck! Chok Di!

OK. (But, just one favorite vibrating tool is OK?)

There is not only the THREAT of earthquakes. There are several earthquakes per week in Taipei. Also, I was in Taipei during the 1999 earthquake. We lost power for a long time. And the rolling blackouts persisted for months. Large buildings toppled over, in Taipei. When the thing hit, the ground-floor where I was began to sway back and forth. Had to hold onto the wall to keep my balance. That was a big one, for sure.... The present-day Taiwanese generation are WIMPS and do not know what hard work is. The food (Taiwanese) is GARBAGE, all except for SAN-BEI-JI (A chicken dish. Google it.) The mountains, on the east coast, are among the most beautiful in the world. Night life is garbage. The tea grown in Taiwan, the expensive DongDing WuLong tea, is better than anything you can find in China, or anywhere else in the world. Yes. the tea on Taiwan almost makes up for every other travesty on that GARBAGE Isle of Formosa. But, the people are the worst backbiting BACK STABBERS you would ever be unfortunate enough to meet. Mostly, they just stab each other in the back, and cheat each other in the Hui (the informal lending system at the grassroots level). Never seen so many Pawn Shops and Betel Nut skanks in my life. So, then, why would I leave if it were so great? Oh...the housing there is GARBAGE. Worse than Garbage, even, because nobody is will to tear down the concrete dumps and cart it away. Just take a look at some examples of the overpriced housing on the island. All the above, IMHO, is exaggerated and undue flattery of the Isle of Formosa, ever since Martial Law ended, and those wonderful Taiwanese took over from the Mainlanders. Lee Deng Hui was a NITWIT. Need I say more? Yes. Who was that midget president they elected who they sent to prison a few years later? I met him one time and was not very impressed. Ah Bian, I think. Wish I could get him out of my mind.

Interesting. Thanks for the info. And, as for me, when living in Hong Kong, I rarely saw police officers walking around with guns. Batons, yes. Guns, no. That would have been from 1979, onwards. After the commies marched in, I very seldom returned.

You neglected to include two important pieces of data: a. The average low temps at the coolest time of day. b. The relative humidity. c. Two degrees difference is a LOT, and if the humidity is also higher, than this will severely impact the body's ability to cool itself.

Hopefully, by next time around, when the same thing, or worse, happens again, they will have installed ACs...

And, you began living in Hong Kong what year? You see, I am just reporting what I saw when I lived in Hong Kong. I saw many police officers. But, I did not see guns. I am just reporting what I personally saw. Where did you see the guns, 45 years ago, when you were in Hong Kong, at that time????? No guns. No guns. So, when I was in Hong Kong, years ago, the first and most remarkable thing that I noticed was the fact that the police walked around the city of HK and Kowloon without guns carried on their belts. Quite odd, I thought, at the time....

Strangely enough, when I was first in HK, for some years, I do not recall most of the police I saw there walking around on the streets carrying sidearms.

So then, you would say that the situation is sort of like a... CATCH-22? a. The more guns the police carry in the USA, the more police get shot with a gun? b. The militarization of the police forces in the USA has led to the glorification of gun battles on American streets, COP Shows on TV, and the arming of criminals?

That's right! DOUBLE DOWN, now....!

Close to it, yes....