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52 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

Or maybe get tested instead of taking the myriad pills the doctors tend to issue to patients reporting the symptoms.  I'd gladly pay, even a few thousand USD, if any hospital offered a suite of tests for tropical diseases.  But they just send me home with a wad of pills. 

 

 

Yes , I would too.

Not alarmed by the article , but I'm going to start wearing gloves when

gardening and repotting seedlings.

From the BBC article :

The Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the Eternity C because it was heading to Israel, and that they took an unspecified number of crew to a "safe location".

It is the second vessel the Houthis have sunk in a week, after the group on Sunday launched missiles and drones at another Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated cargo ship, Magic Seas, which they claimed "belong[ed] to a company that violated the entry ban to the ports of occupied Palestine".

Two LEGITIMATE targets for the Yemen army.

Cambodia protecting its seat at the next WEF meeting .

2 minutes ago, topt said:

Thanks for responding back. I have had mine 4 years and, touch wood, so far no issue that I am aware of.

No problem.

Good for you. I hope it stays without issues.

OLED's are beautiful at all viewing angles.

If they would give a good burn in waranty , for at least 5 to 7 years,

with easy replacement , I might considder an OLED.

12 minutes ago, topt said:

Maybe he does but I 'd like to hear what he meant thanks.

15 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

Maybe he means the burn-in worry.

Cameroni said it for me.

He is right.

I don't want to worry about screen savers , dark themes , leaving the screen static too long,

out of fear of burn in.

4 hours ago, impulse said:

I like how the anti-Trumpers are cheering on their own demise, as long as it hurts Trump.

 

 

Trump doesn't give a sh-t anymore about the debt.

BBB is going to increase the debt even more.

He wants Powell to lower interest so that he can have more debt without paying more interest.

He want a lower dollar.

He practically ignores all savings/recommendations DOGE made.

He keeps pumping money to Ukraine and Israel.

Even bigger military budget for the golden dome,....

Trump still thinks unipolar world with the US at the centre.

Brics includes half the world population in a multipolar world with a different/better currency.

Trump is hurting himself .

The US has had it far too good leeching on other nations, paying with worthless printed money , forcing their currency/IOU's .

Time to pay the piper.

This is not anti Trump, he does a lot of good , but ultimately he's going down the same path as all the previous admins , making more and more debt.

If the dollar implodes , paying back 37 trillion usd , will be easy.

1 hour ago, Cameroni said:

 

Interesting, that's what reviews say as well, that Dell has a large price and whilst some of the specs are good they tend to cheat you on some components. I read their new line has a huge price but is using a poor screen, for the money.

 

Is that the con you meant, poor screen?

 

I saw some of their very high end models don't have finger print scanner, which I really like now. 

 

Very little difference between the top laptops now, I think, minor diffs, unless you game or do 4k or 8K video editing.

No I have a 17 inch (16:10) 4K IPS , 500 nits touch screen ( I don't use touch though), and that is pretty good.

I have a finger print scanner that I don't use , removed the driver too.

Keeping the computer cool in hot Thailand is not possible without the noisy fans.

Those slim computers have fans that are only 0.5 cm thick. They get dirty real quick

and cool even less.

Those new 16 inch Dells  have only 300 nits screens. 

I don't need the stress of OLED's. 

Dell batteries (BYD !) , s-ck hard too.

11 hours ago, Cameroni said:

 

How do you like the Dell generally, happy with it or not?

I bought an expensive one like you Cam,

but I was somewhat disappointed.

Like everything it has pros and cons.

I expected better for this kind of money.

I make bad decisions when buying stuff.

Or just unlucky ...

That said I don't have the balls to buy a 2500 euro computer in europe and have it shipped here.

(and report it as a 500 euro one) 😉

Good for you 👍

My Dell was more expensive in europe than in Thailand,

so I bought it here. The Thai keyboard doesn't bother me.

1 minute ago, connda said:

"They come in fists raised, eyes blazing, sleeves rolled. They say they’ll drain the swamp, burn it down, expose the rot. But somewhere between the campaign trail and Capitol Hill, something changes.

The American people have seen this pattern so many times, it’s practically a rite of passage. The outsider, once vowing to crack the system open, instead disappears into it. They don’t just compromise — they transform.

Consider the recent cases of Dan Bongino and Kash Patel — two of the most celebrated MAGA- era firebrands. Their reputations were built on a promise to tear down the FBI’s institutional rot. Bongino, a former Secret Service agent turned podcaster, once called the FBI “irredeemably corrupt” and demanded mass firings over the Mar-a-Lago raid. Kash Patel, known for his aggressive investigations into Russiagate and FISA abuse, promised “radical transparency” and justice for weaponized federal power.

 

But what happened once they entered the inner sanctum?"

https://clashdaily.com/2025/07/the-swamp-always-wins-why-outsiders-break-when-they-enter-washington/

Yes 0-hedge has it too . Good article .

The Swamp Always Wins: Why Outsiders Break When They Enter Washington

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/swamp-always-wins-why-outsiders-break-when-they-enter-washington

1 minute ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Nonsense like this just makes this into a silly Trump-hate circle jerk. 

 

You actually make Trump look better and trivialise the Epstein thing.

You are wrong , I'm not a lefty that hates Trump. (exept his foreign policies and now the coverups)

And I'm not making Trump look better, he himself is loosing credibility.

trivialise the Epstein thing ??? 

Are we using the same language ?

For me is goes from bank back home , through another bank and SWIFT to the bank in Thailand.

Straight to my account the next day.

Ask credit nota in your bank.

It shows the cost your bank charges and exchange rate.

The SWIFT thieves take around 1000 B/25 euro.

They just might get a responce from lefty/socialist/globalist europe.

On 7/9/2025 at 9:11 AM, annotator said:

Maybe the South Koreans resent President Trump's tough stance on trade? Well, if so, it's worth paying that price to help President Trump achieve the goals of America First

Is it still America first or MIGA and mega coverups ?

I'm sure Kim is raking up production of drones.

Russia already reacted with 700 + drones and missiles. 👍

So there is some intelligence in AI.

22 hours ago, geovalin said:

China has warned ethnic rebels in Myanmar to halt their offensive on the key northern town of Bhamo—or face a rare earth export ban that could rattle global markets.

What ?

Then they sell it to someone else.

KIA helped by outsiders (US) ?

Anyone see the Nato propaganda film :

Heads of state 2025 ?

Funny , but with the typical underlaying propaganda.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13357520/