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Just in case someone might be curious.... Due to atmospheric turbulence, large telescopes can use adaptive optics in order to compensate. (No, they DO NOT BLAST HOLES IN THE SKY!!!!!, in case you are worried.) I am looking forward to seeing the images from this monster, before the year 2030. Speed it UP, Guys...!!!!! Still, for the ground observer, the individual, having a dark sky, with stars from horizon to horizon, is much more fulfilling. For those who have spent months at sea, and not in the north, while it is true that the stars are brighter, I doubt that one gets the same effect as places like the Gobi. It's important to be HIGH, and to be Cold.

Here is the Ground Chili bottle. Nice quality. Sufficient heat.

At least, for me, it is SUPER important. Couldn't live without it, in fact. Just LOVE those little fishes.

Insanity However, if the US stopped important Thai Tuna....then....hopefully.... Local Tuna prices would plummet. As one who loves Tuna, this might be good news!

I'ts not so easy to make the best and most fragrant chili sauce. Here is just one method, of many. The Chinese know how to cook. (Of course there are English subtitles for this video.) I prefer the chili sauce made with larger chunks of chili peppers floating.....

Consuming Cayenne in China is not an unknown phenomenon. I found a good supplier here in Thailand. In my view, excellent quality is provided by this company, for all spices, including white pepper. About twice the cost of other companies. Not sure where the spices come from. But, very concentrated and not diluted. Also, if one has the time, it is best to buy the chilies and make chili sauce in a wok. Also, chili oil. And, add garlic to the chili sauce as is done by my Chinese friends. This is how it SHOULD look, and just looking at it makes me drool more than usual.... Wish I had some, and also some noodles. How I miss China....!!!!!! Love the food in ChengDu...for example.

Yes. That is the problem. In Thailand, all beer tastes like Thai beer, even the German beer. Maybe one could have some flown in from Ireland and Germany....IDK.

Thanks for mentioning this. I think Krupa could be faster, when he wanted to. But, Ginger Baker could never wear a tie, at least one properly tied with a Full Windsor.

So then.... Do you generate your own electrical power? Or, do you just do without. Personally, I would like to live in a place like that if I had enough solar and sufficient battery storage capacity. Do you wish to post the coordinates of your house?

Nice island, for sure. However, really too much light pollution there, or at least the atmospheric conditions are not optimal for proper star viewing. If you had mentioned Chile, for example, then I could not agree more. The problem is water vapor in the atmosphere as one nears the equator. Cold air is drier, warmer air holds more water vapor. For example: Chile's ELT... Extremely Large Telescope Those lasers are IMPORTANT!!!! This giant is about half-way to completion. I would move to Chile, instead of the Gobi, except for the fact that .... I really don't like heights.

I was merely agreeing with you, as usual.

What is the difference in calories per liter between Chang, Singha, and Leo? I agree, I think.... Maybe Singha is a bit better. But, still not as good as German beer.

Obviously, microwave radiation will not toast a piece of bread. If you put bread in a microwave, you know what happens. It will shrink and become hard as a rock. (Sounds like I might be talking about something else, but I am not. I am talking about what microwaving does to bread. It will not toast bread as might a convection oven, a radiant oven, or a conventional toaster.)

There is something in our makeup that demands access to these things, such as the natural starry night, and a clear mountain brook with trees and bees, autumn leaves without the sound of jet aircraft buzzing overhead. All this is gone, in most places where humans live. No doubt, the impact of this separation between man and natural environment has already been deeply felt, and the impact immense.

Isn't this just one more thing to clean? Also, better to buy an electric skillet...but....I have NOT seen electric skillets of the type consumers love in the USA....at least not yet.....on Lazada, or in the retailers, ....in Thailand. I think the local consumers just do not understand the concept. If I could find one of these for sale in Thailand...I would buy TWO immediately.... But, they do not sell them. This is far better than any microwave more making a lot of good sandwiches, and many other fried foods. Nothing can beat it. And, the cost is very low, or should be...

There were no 7-Elevens in Greenwich when I was young. There were no Sevens on Long Island when I was young. The sandwitches I prefer can only be had in.... Places like this: There are a few great delis on The Main Line, someplace in Merion Township, for example. But, you are correct that... By comparison the Seven sandwitches sold in the USA in the USA, decades ago, were GARBAGE by comparison to a top-notch sandwitch. There is just no comparison. Still the Seven Sandwitches of decades ago were better than what they were selling in Taiwan, after President bought them out. I would not eat what they are selling these days. However, consumers today have much lower expectations....OBVIOUSLY...jut looking at the Glop on sale. BUT, if you REALLY want good Deli Food, then stick to places like Bala Cynwyd, PA, or similar.... https://hymies.com/ I recall Hymie's Deli from often going there 65-years ago. The food is good. The sandwiches are GREAT. When will Asian Sevens learn that THIS is the taste and QUALITY that we demand...before we buy sandwitches from 7....again.

Correct. Tripe. But, still, a combo it is. One can choose from a wide variety, and one need not select tripe. This is MaLaHuoGuo....a very spicy hot pot which is very popular in these parts.

This dude is always worth a listen. Might be a bit dry for some, though. Another take on DeepSeek, and more interesting than some.... He is out of the UK, and not China....

Black Hawk Down. Seems like one of the pilots wasn't looking. Maybe not enough night-flight training. Good visibility. Maybe one of the pilots was focusing on instruments when the focus should have been outside the cockpit.

Doubtful much is known here about decent Asian culinary "combo" delights. There are just too many, but most of you have never tried even a few. Just do not tell me that this is not Thai food, or eaten by Thai people. And, this is a combo...FOR SURE:

Great school, by the way. Wish I were there....about....NOW!

Astronomy is a lonely business. Most astronomers have very few friends (true friends). One must just suck it up...because.... It goes with the territory. Galileo Galilei, another alum of mine, was nearly put to death, and for nothing more than peering at the Night Sky.

In a tent?

Yes. I mentioned the problem of atmospheric water vapor in reply to the member who suggested I row far out in a leaking boat, far out into the Andaman Sea, in order to see the stars.

Due to problems with atmospheric water vapor, the Gobi is preferred, IMHO, for star viewing, compared to viewing the firmament from any boat in the Andaman Sea. Also, one might encounter pirates on the oceans, whereas this rarely happens when one is aboard the ship of the desert.