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I think you mean RIPLEY? I’m not a fan of noir, but i really enjoyed the series. Not too sure if it’s the best since BB, but nice mini-series worth a watch.

If you have a VPN you can point it in the direction of Albania, the government prohibits the monetization of videos. Here is a list. https://isthischannelmonetized.com/data/youtube-monetized-countries/ Have you looked on apple iTunes or whatever they call it now for older films? I think you pay $1.99 or something, but cant be sure.

I just came to say, idk if anyone is still interested but there are 2 new 24 hours, they are naming them as “specials” on the tvdb sites, so the tv cappers or usenet put them up as S00, supposed to be e23/24 which might be you S17E02 - I also found e23 The devils chain, I downloaded that one too, as I think I also missed it.

Yes, I saw this on YouTube. its pretty cool, the sensor is still quite expensive from what I remember. You don't need to own a 3D printer to use esphome, but I'm sure you would find it useful. I have a broken down ender 3, it does the job well now. I use it all the time, for instance, I want to put my construction laser level on a light stand as I'm putting up shelving all over the place - I need a 1/4" to 5/8" - I could order one from amazon, maybe take 10 days, an a few $, the shipping probably costs more than the item or print one https://www.printables.com/model/171219-tripod-adapter-14-20-fm-to-58-11-stud in an hour.

This is the thing, although there are some Texas stores, the ones we used to visit were in petrol stations, they took over the spots in “Jiffy” stores left by A&W. So what will be next? I will miss Texas (kinda) because they were convenient and cheap, the food ok, you could park outside, eat, then get a refill coke to go.

What are you using for sensors? I have been playing with esphome using BME280 sensors, you could even use a BME680 to give you more environmental variables. I like the code but the project has been taken over by homeassistant, Sometimes it’s a little tricky to use without running HA.

Just because you isolate your system doesn’t mean you don’t get alerts. There is need to control how it’s exposed to the internet, and what communicates with the outside world. For privacy concerns, financial reasons, and that I don’t need to, I don’t use any cloud services, everything is hosted locally. This doesn’t mean I can’t control the ac from my phone while I’m driving home - Apple home / CarPlay is pretty good for this, cameras can be accessed via a reverse proxy - my traffic passes via cloudflare just like this website. You can put cameras on separate VLAN and use bridges within your firewall so that your network isn’t being accessed by other parties. Alerts can be pushed to messengers by bots on telegram or webhooks, or there is open source software such as ntfy, which will push notifications from your security system or any other system like your solar or power management system.

There have been so many times that I have passed overturned cars on straight dual carriage way, like how do these guys manage it?

lol .. yes, I can appreciate that, maybe it seems that I'm talking in a different language. I just mentioned a lot of things because the first posts in a thread like this are always about privacy concerns, whether it’s Chinese devices calling home or data harvested by google - I have none of this, most of the software mentioned is open source and / or hosted locally. The next thing is as @OneMoreFarang pointed out, home automation should be automatic, if you need to pull a cellphone from your pocket and decide what platform you should use then it’s not automation, it’s replacing a switch with a cellphone. I like automation - its a good topic, I like to hear about how others integrate smart homes into Thai lifestyle, for me it’s a lot of DIY because I don’t have an unlimited budget or access to some things that are available in the states or a Europe.

What do you mean? This is my home setup.

I use automations, which I trigger with a whole heap of cheap aqara pir sensors, tuya occupancy, espresence, nothing is allowed to connect to the internet, I just use a local server. I use node-red behind the scenes, the general aim is to have everything automated but I use Apple home as a front end on a wall mount ipad to keep it simple for visitors or when automations don't fire. I have Alexa’s but they don’t connect to the Amazon servers. I use HAA to flash sonoff relays, I’m not a fan of company firmware for privacy reasons. I have been playing around with esphome building sensors, i don't need a HA dashboard, but it’s good to log environmental data for future garden automation and display using grafana. I’m haven’t fully moved into my new house but it’s all good fun.

i agree, after the first year everything is a formality. Especially if you can afford to keep the 400K in the bank. There was a post in out local Khon Kaen fb group yesterday, the whole application took 37 mins from the time he walked in the door. I guess a lot depends upon the local office. I have done so many now, the IO doesn’t ask questions and I sit in silence. It’s just a formality, I don’t begrudge the morning and previous afternoon, it’s just 8 hours out of the year.

But the thing was, I stopped, just like I would have done in the UK, both parties stop and sort out the problem. The police were already there controlling the traffic at the junction so I had no choice to involve them. I don’t know how 3 ambulances got to the site so quickly, then two or three bikes of family. I tried to pull the policeman to one side and say, look this isn’t a problem, just tell them to leave but they thought I was trying to pay my way out. The police would not control the situation, even when the sons were in my face shouting at me. The situation escalated so quickly and the family started demanding money. The bike was old, and all scratched up, I probably caused a scratched bar end and broken mirror. In the end I presented all my documents, the policeman had my license in his pocket along with the woman’s ID. I then noticed there was no tax disc on the bike, I asked to see the woman’s license and mandatory insurance, suddenly everyone looked at the ground. I had 500B in my pocket, I offered it for a new mirror and the polceman advised her to take it and everyone go there own way. Im Just saying, you learn through experience and I would consider bolting if I was ever to be involved in another accident, not because of irresponsibly but for personal safety.

I had an accident once (whilst riding a bike) would probably go as far to say I caused it, but the other bike wasn’t paying attention to the road, it’s probably something that happens to you a hundred times a day and you just avoid it, but this woman dropped her bike. The police were on the scene within seconds, I put my hands up and said, I will make things right - the woman’s family turned up and started needlessly shouting and pointing and getting in my face, the police did nothing but to try and extort cash from me on behalf of the woman, three ambulances showed up for a tiny cut. Things got so out of control and I worried for my safety. After the experience I made a decision that should anything happen like this in the future, I perhaps wouldn’t behave like I would in the UK, that I wouldn't immediately stop and admit liability but would possibly assess the situation and maybe flee. I’m not trying to be the guy that says “I wouldn’t stop at an accident” but the whole thing was a mess, it really demonstrated how things can go wrong here within a short time.

I clicked this because I have seen some interesting items on Temu and a little confused about shipping, etc. so not just jumping upon your post. I ordered one item from Decathalon online, which I returned and exchanged for a different size. There was some issue because i needed to complete a Google form or something, the guy who called a couple of times and sorted out my mess was amazing, quite honestly the best customer helpline experience I have had in Thailand. When I first spoke to the guy I didn’t believe he was Thai because of his accent and his sensible manner. I don’t have cause to buy from Decathalon, but I’m surprised by your comment.

What channel would they be on? .. tbh, the whole system is redundant, tv shows used to air on certain days on a weekly basis, nowadays they are all released to the cloud on the same day (mostly) if those channels are free then they you can just watch them in your web browser, if you want to keep a copy in your computer hdd, I can tell you how.

Oh yeah, that doesn’t stop for the first two series. Series 3 is quite different, more of a plot away from the sex scenes.

Currently watching S03 of Industry I remember that is wasn’t given the best reviews, but I binged on the first two series.

Can that run on windows 95?

If you go to vk.com - it’s a Russian Facebook, you can find lots of resources, like pirated / scanned text books along with teachers books and audio. If you search “esl” there will be groups with material - piracy is rife on the site as there is no enforcement in Russia. It’s all well and good suggesting sites that have worksheets, etc. but they often lack content and pitched a little low. If it’s young adults I liked BBC / Pearson speakout - i like a bit of continuity that a structured textbook brings - a well planned course builds upon acquired knowledge. I have cringed at many textbooks given to me in Thailand but I think the book I mentioned, which is available on vk, is pretty relevant and not too difficult for the students. If you want other resources I just googled “bbc esl” and there were lots of online resources.

Yes, sorry autocorrect. Yes, I often get pairs in the garden at times of the year. officially the rarest bird to be seen in the UK, I was told.

@faraday that’s a shame, it looked good and got some good reviews. I binged on a Swedish mini series, evil (6 episodes over two nights) - from Walter Presents at the weekend. It made an interesting change, quite tense at times. https://entertainment-focus.com/2024/06/24/walter-presents-is-bringing-evil-to-c4-streaming-in-august/

@Foxx I think the tree shrew looks like a contender - probably not a moonrat. @KhunLA Having seen otters before, when I looked up, it was the first thing I thought of, but there is something missing in the way it moved, otters have a similar way to ferrets, polecats, etc. in that they flex. @Gottfrid it could be, what is the picture of? It could also be a form of civet or mongoose, there is an Asian mongoose, but it looks rare. Anyway, thanks for all the suggestions, they all look possible contenders, I guess we will never know. I find it really exciting to live here, there is always something, like a nice sized python crossing the road, a hoopee, which I love to see, or the white squirrels I see every day.

I was sitting in the garden this morning and saw a large rodent run and pause in front of me. I didn’t have a phone with me but I will try and describe what I saw, maybe a nature expert can help. I live in a village about 20km outside Khon Kaen. The animal 100% was not a rat, it had an elongated body, it also had a thicker and darker tail than a rat. From the glimpse I had, it had more of a vole or shrew like snout. It didn’t move like a rat. The legs were longer than a rat. The coat was the colour of a UK wild rabbit or a coypu, not a solid colour like you would see on a stoat or weasel, the body wasn’t long enough to be either of those and it didn’t move in the “slinky” way that a stoat or Weasel would. I had a brief Google, rodents of Thailand, came back with a possibility - a crab eating mongoose? I have never seen a mongoose other than on TV, but I would say it looks like the closest to what I saw this morning. Does anyone have any ideas? (And it wasn’t a squirrel either)

I have passed on the first hand report from the poster above to my friend who is had the issues.