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Yes, those who think it’s a soap or a drama kind of miss the point. I was sitting there at the end watching the two in the pond (trying to not spoil it) .. it’s a dark comedy. I kind of forgot what happens in S02, S01 was awesome, especially the last episode, the hotel manager character taking a dump in a suitcase, that character was great, I was thinking to revisit.

no one gets free money. These people are here, the UK could follow the Thai model, if they don’t have finances, let them wander the streets, Hyde park would be just like Calais with some massive plastic encampment. It would be chaos, beggars everywhere, crime would go through the roof and it’s cheaper to put asylum seekers in a crap hotel, bung them 8 quid a week for sweets, than overload the justice system and put them in prison awaiting trial. if their claim Is successful, then rightly or wrongly they get the same rights as UK citizens, they can get a small loan for a house deposit or whatever, they can claim unemployment benefit while seeking work, but that doesn’t run forever. No one gets free money and lives on eternal benefits, that’s another myth that suits a rhetoric. After they are up and running they contribute far more than UK citizens that enables them to use the NHS and they pay a higher rate of tax.

how do you work that out? if you are referring to the idea that asylum seekers (correct they are not refugees, they are going through the process of applying for a right to remain in the UK) have to seek asylum in the first safe country they arrive to, then you might want to question other information that you have also picked up along the way. Asylum seekers don’t necessarily have to seek asylum in the first safe country, it’s a bit of a myth that suits the narrative of certain right wing organizations. Hell, I wouldn’t want to live in France or Germany, would you?

And they are, right ? More have been sent back in the last 8 months than the conservatives have done in 4 years or something. The current government says that unrestricted migration cannot be supported, kind of outlined by the article - these people aren’t getting a free ride, ff - 8 quid a week pocket money (does that even buy a packet of tobacco?) or 50 quid a week to buy your own food which you heat up in a communal microwave. If your claim is accepted then you are out of that system, if you don’t qualify, you get shipped off to the detention center and out the door. The whole thing is not a government program, it was a scheme created by the conservatives to make money for their buddies, convert failed hotels in cities that no one wants to visit into bunk houses, supplying meals - someone is making a nice profit, considering the prison service only gets £21 per inmate. I’m sure there is a whole lot of truth that isn’t told.

Godfather of Harlem is back in a couple of weeks. I thought The White Lotus was good, I kind of worked out part of the story last week, but after watching it with the wife, she had been enjoying it, then said today that it was a bunch of crap - I can see that the show has generated attention but then turned into the most un-Thai story ending. Like there was no happy ending, other than he got the girl. Anyone else?

This is what they want! The ultra-rich who own the companies that get the contracts, its not about a profit for the race, its about a huge rake off of government funds. This is a big gift fro, Tony T to his mates. Not to mention everyone in local government, the generals and the police - It cost India a reported 500M USD to host a race for 3 years, they all want their cut!

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yeah .. surprised it’s a Ridley Scott production. I will continue until episode 8 in the hope it will improve. ‘Gemstones was definitely worth a watch, my wife couldn’t believe it was “the guy from Lotus” with his prosthetic penis.

This was well posted here last year - it’s a good one! well worth a view if you missed it.

I hope this is good, I have been waiting for this - features Brian Tyree Henry from Atlanta

I thought the first episode was a bit dull, but I enjoyed the second episode last night - the trailer looks good. I just noticed it gets some great reviews on IMDb and rated one of the most anticipated releases of the year.

I thought the prisoners slept on mats on the floor, with 50 other inmates? This guy seemed to be in the VIP section. Why is this different for him? Well, I know why, but why not for others?

It’s only been shown on Israeli TV with Hebrew subs - Apple have postponed the worldwide release because of the ongoing conflict. its a matter of waiting or hacking, I use infuse player which allows you to put a dark background behind subtitles. They missing episodes are available, I can make them available somewhere if they can’t be tracked down.

84 weed shops! When I first went there (only visited twice) I dont think there were 84 buildings in the village.

The poster says, that he doesn’t experience any slow down either using bridge mode or not. I posted that if he doesn’t use his router in bridge mode then he will create a double NAT.

Damn, I thought the some of locals were stupid. Committing a crime, on a rental motorbike, presumably with the plates on it, and wearing recognizable clothing. Classic.

Yes, I loved the first seasons, funny as .. Season 4 is upcoming. I watched e02 last night, wife gave up on it first, wishing for the new episode of the “hotel” to drop, and my mind just wandered, just too much going on. Bambi is dead? Wt? I thought Richard Gere was a good choice for The Agency but I thought DeNiro was just thrown in there to add to a bad concept.

I bought an sh optiplex from Lazada - now you mention it, it was missing the power cord. Mine was the cheapest SFF I could find (3000B) with an i3, was hellishly sluggish even tho it had an ssd. I used it for testing out docker containers, it didn’t get much use and then one day, I went to it and the power supply had gone south. I would buy another USFF but not an i3 maybe i5 or i7 like the Lenovo posted above, they are ok.

You may not notice any difference when not using bridge mode on the AIS router, but you create a double NAT - https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-double-NAT-and-why-is-it-bad it makes it difficult to be connectable to the outside world which may not effect you, depending upon your setup, security cameras, maybe if you play online games which depend upon speed, torrents will find it difficult to connect, but peers will eventually connect to you. It’s not really good practice to have a double NAT.

Oh. The new series of The White Lotus appeared.

I like it, it’s a bit sci-if, a bit conspiracy mystery. I just finished Tehran S03, was good, maybe a lot more action than previous seasons, a bit more like Fauda - the subs aren’t with the file, so needed to be pulled from another source, but then I leaned that I can set the background to 100% opacity and block out the Hebrew subs. I tried watching Prime Target and gave it up after two episodes .. is it worth continuing? I started on The Sketch Artist a Canadian drama, French language - maybe worthwhile, it was on Walter pres. last week. and a new series of Yellowjackets, im still confused.

It’s “veg material” totally unbelievable, unbelievably craap - Thai subs, the missus likes it, it’s a winner if it means Thai TV is on hold. Talking of carp, I just started watching 2025 season of pawn stars seems so dated and cringable, unbelievable that they made so many series. Another missable series is The Hunting Party

I have had a couple of calls from immigration - they go along the lines of “Hello, your darling? Yoo? Darling - - yoo?” or “S-peak Thailand?”

Coming Feb 20th

Nice .. do you really benefit from two subs? I have a Polk 5.1 system, i have the capability to add a second sub but not the floorspace, just wondering if I am missing out. Do you have neighbours btw?