Everything posted by BeastOfBodmin
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BBC Faces £4BN Trump Lawsuit Crisis; Starmer Backs Reforms
Everybody accuses the BBC (news) of being biased against them. What they always do is toe the line of the current government to a large extent. This can be amplified by the political leanings of whomever is presented/ wrote the report. But at their core they are an organ of government propaganda. For a long time I have found BBC News coverage to be selective. For a recent example, how long was the current slaughter in Sudan going on before it began to be reported on? How goes it in Yemen? Syria? How do they justify repeating the same stories hour after hour while ignoring completely other stories?
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Sick IDF rapist murders get standing ovation
Nick Carter icp is one of the very few accounts I have set to ignore.
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What did you have for breakfast?
Pancakes a la Imperial American pancake mix with butter and blueberry jam made from Swedish blueberries by my wife's Thai friend, who has a Swedish boyfriend.
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The Moka Pot thread
I just got an e-mail from kickstarter telling me about this. Any opinions? Sorry for the long link. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cdkm/cdkm-flarix-pro-most-powerful-and-safe-electric-moka-pot?ref=5tocs6&utm_source=jellop&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_term=SL&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mc_cid=4791867b04
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What did you have for breakfast?
Chicken massaman curry with a little bit of rice. We had no tamarind pulp so the cinnamon tasted a lot stronger than usual.
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Clean Energy Drive: Thailand's Hydrogen Ambitions
I'm not aware of any successful, commercial-scale carbon capture technology. How to spend money on something that does not exist? (rhetorical question).
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BBC Leaders Step Down Over Controversial Trump Footage
And downvote at the slightest hint of cognitive dissonance.
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What age can a Thai leave school and work?
Having got a sufficient basic education, to work in a successful family business?
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Thailand Launches Crypto-to-Baht Payment Option for Tourists
Getting it into THB is not so straightforward (cheap) due to capital controls. I for one am very sensitive to currency conversion spread and any commission or other charges.
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Has anyone used a manual meat slicer like this?
Has anyone used one of these? https://th.aliexpress.com/item/1005004054757546.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.2df038da01xrhI&mp=1&pdp_npi=5%40dis!THB!THB 2636.96!THB 1977.72!!THB 1977.72!!!%40212a6e3217624915197728327ee545!12000029253807900!ct!TH!1614835123!!1!0&gatewayAdapt=glo2tha The context is processing 10 - 15kg of fresh cow organs that we buy every week or so to supplement our dogs' dried food. We cook the offal in a large pot of water, allow it to cool then slice it up, bag portions with some of the "soup" and freeze. It costs us about THB 30/ kg. Anyway, I get bored doing the same thing over and over, so I always look for a way to speed it up. The above slicer looks like it might help, but I have no experience using such a thing. Maybe it's better at raw than cooked. Maybe some type of organ slices nicely but others do not etc. I've seen contraptions that look like paper guillotines, but that is not much different than using a knife. I don't want to shell out for something with a motor attached as that costs way more.
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Has the breakdown of society hit Asia yet?
I learned to pretend it hurt when my Dad gave me a very rare good hiding.
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The Moka Pot thread
I have plenty of filters for my Aeropress and my 58.1mm portafilter (I use a metal screen these days). With filters, I worry about the change in mouth feel, but I think I'd rather have not have the bowels-triggering sediment. I'll try a filter next tme I feel the urge to brew some mocha. Cheers!
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Thai Mother Arrested for Livestreaming Son's Abuse
OK. Then it was the livestreaming that caused the arrest and not the abuse?
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The Moka Pot thread
Apart from not using a filter, this is the method I use when making mocha in my Bialetti. Pre-boiling the water saves a lot of time. Don't forget to use a cloth or towel when screwing the base to the top though. I reduce heat and return/ remove the pot to try to keep a smooth flow of coffee without sputtering. I think I got the basic idea from "The Wired Gourmet" on YT.
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If You Had to leave SE Asia, Where Would you go and Why?
I'd start by googling "places to live with easy entry & resident requirements".
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The flipping nerve of some people
Hence the X-rays, presumably. Clearly no coins in there.
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What did you have for breakfast?
Espresso (Chinese beans(!), medium roast), Leicestershire cheese toastie and a milk chocolate hobnob. Least Thai breakfast in ages.
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Trump Blames Democrats for Historic Government Shutdown
The incumbent President blames the other party for the annual threatened or actual government shutdown. How is this news? If someone was surprised, then I suppose it is news.
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If you are listening to music - What's Playing ? (2025)
"Scroll to Position" - Jerome Froese.
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Cycling the best exercise for benefits
I nearly replied without reading the article you linked to ;-). I am surprised these two academics were surprised (and scared - reminds me of all those "what the astronomers saw was terrifying"-type posts). Is the thread sufficiently hijacked yet?
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Republican whipping in Virginia
The title of this thread is misleading. I was expecting some kind of S&M exposé ;-(
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Dick Cheney, America’s Most Powerful Vice President, Dies at 84
And there was much rejoicing.
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Train Stabbing Leaves Nine Critically Injured in England
An armed society is a polite society?
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What religion do you practice?
Not 666?
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What religion do you practice?
So you're down to believing in only one God, which is only on more than me. Keep working on it.