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I agree, if they were allowed to die from the pandemic you would have never experienced cognitive decline .

People often ask opinions about moving in a particular area. It has never occured to me before but now, I guess ne question that I will have would be " how is the immigration office there" Here in Khon Kaen we are blessed with a very profesional IO that seems to be geared toward helping expedite issues. At least that has been my experience so far.

It all depend on the technology and the track record

As I said the issue is not whether a smaller population is a good thing or a bad thing, In fact it all depends upon the definition of what constitutes "a good thing" and the fact that what is good for some might not be good for others. IMO the challenge is in the getting from here to there. We know what here is, we can imagine, but don't really know what there is. And leaving Egypt for the promised land involves crossing the desert. There is always the possibility that we might not make it to the other side, or perhaps not all of us. So keeping all that in mind , there is a case to be made for staying in Egypt. Egypt is not so bad , is it?

Since we are in the forgiving mood. I also broke the vase when I was 8 , it was not the dog, It has been bothering ever since. . How about a bit of absolutions for that also .

Hard of hearing there old fellow? I SAID RUSSIAN ROULETTE

13 more years to go. How long have you been brain dead?

This was weird. I posted the above and when it was posted . the vid was replaced by "lump chop by steve Mcqueen?

Actually as I am sitting here reacting to things in this forum and reading the news at Google News (nothing good) The song that is playing on my Amazon prime playlist is Neil Young

That would be fantastic.!!

I don't even see where the "cruise part comes in. To me it looks like dining by the river,

I checked their website from your link and it sound like a fun night out with the wife when we find ourselves in Bangkok Thank you

Too quick you would not even have time for commercials. I am thinking something more musical , with a bit of variety and suspence. But not sure exactly what. Perhaps Firing squad as you suggested but with singing, a Russian rulet component, and the condemned allowed the ability to duck and weave with an intermission half way through for referments

How about we replace it with something more entertaining?

It's a double standard IMO!! Nothing much happiness here all the time and we never make the news. Very sad!!

So Far a beautiful day in Khon Kaen

Your English and Cambodian must be excellent!!

It's a common mistake. I often see napping , what I can only assume to be Danes laying on the sidewalk in Pattaya , and they all look like they fell out the second floor window.

Now I understand. The AI screwed up and put the napping Dane's picture in this other Pattaya article.

I did it all by myself. I did not want witnesses.

Not sure what the problem is. It looks to me like a Dane taking a nap after a fun night. The Thai tourist police is even providing a comfy pillow.

Funny how not one person in this thread is willing to talk about the subject matter of this thread.

What an A-hole Never mind condemn him. Fire him!! A referee needs at the very least to be imparcial . Never mind all the other issues.

It might be a wonderful thing for the planet. and it might even be good for humanity, that's arguable , but it certainly not good for society , and our civilization in the short term. And by short term I mean several generations unstill we settle at the new normal. If we survive the transition. Part of the development of our society of the last 100 years or so has been fueled by, and in turn has fueled the hotkey puck of the population chart. It was a bit of a vicious circle , but I don't like the term because it has negative connotations and I am not entirely sure that the results were negative. We have not reached a negative growth rate yet and we are already seeing the effects because the effect is not widely spread. Some countries are declining in population , others are stable , and some have an increasing population. So the effects is not only causing demographic concerns with in countries, and the associated economic problems , It is also causing global demographic concerns, that will fuel , and is fueling conflict. AI and automation might help alleviate some of the productivity issues, but without a system of equitable distribution of the wealth it creates it is sure to create additional problems. The next hundred years will certainly be interesting and I am glad I will not be around to see them. But I and concerned for my daughter , other family and friends who will. I Have structured my Union pension so that I receive less now but my wife gets' to keep 80% of it after I pass . My wife is a lot younger than me. (that should screw then LOL) but I am not sure how long my Trade Union will be around, and the fund would be fully funded. She will also receive Social Security when she reaches age . again I am not sure how this changes will affect the viability of the SSI system. One positive for the US is that it is a desirable immigration destination , so that might help mitigate things in the US, but at the cost of other locations, God it is going to create so many problems around the word I could write a 50 page paper on it. But I am sure I bored you enough already. Please excuse the typos I got to go to the farm while it is early and cool and don't have time to proofread this post.

So much better than what?