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Most too lazy to dig around. Why not just give some links to a few freeware programs that to do the same and much more as well?

Knock yerself out, man: https://reddit.com/r/Windows11/

"Nothing in his life Became him like the leaving it."

You're completely misinformed about Fixx and now ignorant forum members are as well. He wasn't at all in "Great Shape." Read and learn.

You've confused intelligence with education. We're all highly intelligent around here.

You can buy higher rise jeans. Aliexpress has them: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32841945448.html I have a couple pair of those and like them. Good quality, mid-weight, fit well. It appears the Thai Mc brand has some higher rise jeans: https://www.lazada.co.th/shop-men-jeans/?mc-jeans1630599617=&from=wangpu And of course you can order from the USA and have them sent over. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wrangler+jeans+for+men+cowboy+cut+slim+fit&returnFromLogin=1 I have a pair of these Wranglers and they're my fave: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KLX6DW?psc=1 Heavy mid-weight. Fantastic and indestructible. So, not a problem.

If you're moving it's fine. Otherwise I find light cotton cooler. The quick drying is sometimes convenient, esp for travel.

Jeans & t-shirt daily for me as well, cool enough, no problems either. One of the advantages, now that you mention it, is that they do help differentiate me from the uneducated Brits and the stupid tourists. The better class of Asian men also tend to wear long pants if not at the beach. So I may expect a somewhat better reception from the tourist-shocked Thais in Pattaya and be less of a target for fleecing. And I usually ride a bike wherever I go, and I feel a bit safer in jeans. It ain't Kevlar but in the worst case I'd still prefer to have denim between me and the asphalt. I only wear shorts during my walks on the beach.

Sometimes we have guys who normally wear shorts (being Brits) asking about fungi down there. OTC creams and powders available to handle that. One guy found a great solution: extra drying with a paper towel and use a hair dryer around the crotch after showering. The gf and I stay naked in the condo, so plenty of air circulating.

I dunno why we're always pretending that nobody wears, or can wear, jeans or chinos in Western countries during the summers, many days of which are often just as hot as Thailand. Often heard as an excuse why one simply MUST wear shorts to the air-conditioned Immigration office. Because summers there can also be quite hot, all the manufacturers offer lighter weight jeans for purchase, and they are commonly worn in the summer, NOT just in the cooler seasons. No need for any nonsensical special "adaptation" to Thailand. And people's nuts cope just as well here as they cope in Western countries during the summers. Why not?

Unfortunately you’ve proven yourself incapable of doing so. You've been doing some backpedaling here but only to misdirect and obfuscate. You were asked for the exact quotation from the thread where anyone has stated or even implied such a myth. You’re unable to find one, because it doesn’t exist. So you just made up that myth to hijack the topic merely because you don’t like any mention of low carb. <SNIP! Further fallacious regurgitated straw man “arguments”--no low carber claims that low carb is the only way to lose weight, an obvious absurdity> The opposite, of course. Constantly attacking low carb is not helpful in the least. Now of course you could end that silly vendetta. Some find low carb helpful if it’s OCCASIONALLY brought up by the small minority of low carbers here. Most have tried and failed to follow other strategies. And they and everyone else already know the other strategies, nothing new in your own constant harping. Starve 'n' Sweat, Whole Foods, and Push Away From The Table are right up there on the TVF Scroll Of Known Truths along with Chinese Don't Spend, Women Only Want Money, and TAT Tells Porkies. Low carb has always been Whole Foods, BTW, long before the Whole Foods fad started. We don't dare call it a fad, however.???? The fad isn't quite so simple, unfortunately. Moving to lower and slower carbs will certainly help, but maybe not as much as one might hope. And you can google for countless testimonials that Whole Foods didn't work. The Known Truths are merely derived from the countless hack diet & fitness sites saturating the internet with their plans, consultations, supplements, equipment, memberships, apps, subscriptions, and mostly dreams. Fantastic repeat business model (as you know quite well) basking in the vast financial resources of the food, pharma, vegan, and climate change industries responsible for so much funding of biased medical studies and misguided public policy. Inevitably, they all hate low carb.???? We’ve in fact had some notable success stories from members who’d heard about low carb on the forum. Low carb info is comparatively hard to find otherwise amid all the noise generated by the above industries and even here on our lowly forum what with wannabe bodybuilders blowing smoke. Excluding of course the intellectually honest @tropo, a low carber himself with whose low carb you hypocritically have no problem whatsoever. ???? I miss him. Come to think of it, I don’t recall any posters who were converted to starve ‘n’ sweat etc. with subsequent success--after learning about it here. Even wannabe lifters soon disappeared after wasting money on equipment. Being fit and healthy is ridiculously simple, but no one can make a living out of telling people how simple it is, so most people never find out. —P. D. Mangan So, contrary to your hopes, interested members here needn’t and shouldn’t be deprived of mentioning, or learning about, a long-established, well-researched, now mainstream and proven successful dieting/lifestyle strategy merely because of @robblok ‘s little hobbyhorse hostility. In fact, the low carb message seems to be gathering momentum even here. That’s obviously distressing, but just gon’ have to suck it up. My point now proven (thank you), and having wasted enough time, I’ll bow out and you may continue arguing with yourself and hijacking the topic.

Begs the question. Consider the implication of this: if you don't eat, then there's nothing to convert. Oh--you did consider that.???? The TVF Fatalistic Principle to avoid acting on matters of health and fitness except to visit docs. Related to the shrewd die early to avoid a longer period in the bedsit advice. Misses the point of attempting to slow the process of degradation and so compress morbidity. And in fact some diets do typically have better effects on the lipids panel. Few know this or pay attention, and indeed you have only an "opinion" based on your experiment of one unsupported by the numbers. P_i_ssin' the wind. Our members have long determined that health is derived from meds, docs, and hospitals. Not long ago there was an amusing example of a poster congratulating himself on his "healthy" blood pressure for his age. Turned out it was owing to one of a list of meds he was taking, and in fact he has a somewhat alarming TG/HDL ratio. Guess he's in search of another med for that. So the goal has to be "lose fat," specifically belly fat.???? Everyone knows the conventional methods, and most of the overweight have already tried them and given up. So here we are going round and round.

Merely continuing to spread the myth about the myth while throwing in some gratuitous demonization of low carb people. Counterproductive and a usual attempt to derail the topic. Try for once to stick to the topic. Focus. Think. Did @wn2c or anyone else in this topic state or even imply any such myth? Quote the exact words that triggered your own mythologizing.

But @wn2c didn’t imply one couldn’t be lean “on carbs,” whatever that means. He merely speculated that, based on the sample menu, @Moonlover probably isn’t, other things equal. If he is, he can of course say so with some informative, inspiring context. Crickets. Nothing to do with you at all, really. Accordingly, what must first die is the stupid myth that a stupid myth exists that carbs are bad per definition. Then it can’t be used in stupid straw man arguments.

Sounds like a variant of this browser hijacker. Follow these steps and see if it doesn't go away: https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-take-your-prizes-here-life/ You may have something else even in addition. Remove anything suspicious in Add/Remove Programs. Run msinfo32.exe and stop any suspicious programs from Startup. Look in the Task Scheduler and see if any bad guy is scheduled to start. And find out the folder you mentioned above and then delete it after booting in Safe Mode or via a command prompt from a Windows boot disk. To get to the prompt, follow these directions: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/boot-or-repair-windows-10-using-the-installation-media Good luck.

A non-issue. You can adjust the backlighting to your preferred monochromatic color and adjust the brightness. The ads just show what's possible and appeal to younger people esp. gamers. Keyboard backlighting is a great thing to have for working in lower light conditions. I'll always have it when possible.

No, it's more than that. Naive young men believe in magic to get "swole , jacked, ripped, big, bent," but as a rational senior I don't of course. I will play some attention to a body of evidence about something health/fitness related that seems reasonably indicative if it's not too difficult or expensive to apply. And I'll pay attention to a few educated fitness gurus (not bodybuilders) I respect who aren't selling supplements. Quick Google: https://www.consumerreports.org/healthy-eating/how-older-adults-can-meet-their-protein-needs-a8954254493/ https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-benefits-of-creatine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4304302/ I can't compare before/after in the absence of any twin or clone, but I'm satisfied that there's likely been a positive effect over the past decade or so. Never underestimate the power of the placebo, of course, as we're so often reminded here. I'm not overly concerned about the delicacy of my taste buds, one of the biggest pitfalls for our overweight members. And I needn't track my weight closely. It never varies much from the ideal for my height/weight/age/build. No yo-yo weight gains and furious attempts to lose (or gain) weight.

Hence I suggested first consulting Dr. Anna. The OP has evidently self-diagnosed. Could be something benign and routine; she would be the one to advise about the next steps. I consulted her once about a growing cyst on my back and after diagnosing it as basically harmless, she offered a routine excision for B6,000, probably 10k today. I instead went to Queen Savang Vadhana in Siricha, public, and they charged about 10 times less to do the same thing. I recently advised a Thai friend to see her about a questionable mole. She diagnosed it as harmless as well and kindly suggested removal at a good beauty clinic.

Gary Taubes makes a similar point in a recent book w/ regards to diet books. They seem written by slim people for whom dieting isn’t difficult for fat people for whom it IS difficult. So then, obviously, the key is to find some more suitable approach that works. Natural athletes can only be envied by us average people. Still, very average people are often successful in achieving physical fitness. I know, as I’m one of them. No genetics in my favor, never an athlete, never particularly enjoyed exercising. Well, yes, an endorphin rush is only for the already fit after prolonged exercise. No one is expected to enjoy such as a rank beginner. I certainly didn't. WEEKS! We wish. Let’s make that months. L-o-n-g months! Well, our bodies had to evolve to respond to consequences that take that long, otherwise the species would have died out. The consequences are, in time, the beginnings of physical fitness. Then exercise becomes easier to do, feels much better to do than before, and starts to reduce the dependence on meds. True, but this is the normal response of the unfit. So fat people don’t readily respond to what the conscious mind tells them about the need for dieting. That’s a hormonal response to the condition: a symptom. Paradoxically, we eat too much because we’re fat, not fat because we eat too much. Every school kid feels the same way about his studies or his music lessons. Parents offer sufficient motivation, LOL. Latterly it really has to be matter of faith. Faith, based on the science, the lab reports, the scan of all that visceral fat you’re carrying around, and countless testimonials--until a good deal of unpleasant effort slowly results in real progress. Yep, it's harder the older you are when you start, just as the fatter you are, the harder it is to diet. Best to start as young (and slim) as possible, though anytime's good. I waited until at age 28 I found myself awed and shamed by a lithe girlfriend who could run a mile around the neighborhood park, including up the hill. Running a block just totally wore me out at the time. Starting slowly but consistently and building up over time is the key. Do more as it becomes less difficult. That's how I started. This takes into account different levels of fitness and willpower. Truth to tell, serious exercise will always be difficult. If it isn’t, it isn’t optimal. As P. D. Mangan, 67-year-old fitness guru, former skinny nerd microbiologist, says, Anticipating doing my workouts evokes some dread in me, and I want to keep it that way. But nobody fit ever says, “Jeez, I wish I hadn’t spent that time and effort to get into this good condition.” No obese person who’s achieved normal weight on a sustainable diet ever says, “Jeez, sure would like to be obese again.” Whatever works, eh. I like listening to music and watching movies and series. Not boring, but entertaining, and distracting from the effort being exerted. I do some resistance exercise using timed static contractions, and for those I use an interval timer. I count along with it at times, can't wait for the "ding!" I envy those who can enjoy playing some sort of regular sports. True. Now it’s amazing what you may observe that you’d never notice otherwise merely by walking, jogging, or running. So Thoreau pointed out ironically that he’d “travelled a good deal in Concord” with far greater insight than to exotic climes. He varied his routes. I’d note that walking is hardly the only form of exercise and of cardio in particular. One can have a great workout in one room without going anywhere. Youtube has countless bodyweight routines that take little time, and for beginners. Exercise bikes take up little space. Resistance bands and/or a TRX are highly portable, too. I take along my TRX when traveling. You can use an anchor point to affix either bands or TRX to any door.

For farang tourists and expats? Very detrimental to tourism. But IQ tests, psychological profiles, police reports, anti-bigotry courses, Thai culture appreciation, and charm school should be required of farang before entering the country, obviously. Any suggestion that AN posters be given IQ tests and achieve at least a score of 100 is probably forbidden somewhere in the forum rules, like mentions of ad blocking. Business is business.

Dr. Anna at BPH is the best in Thailand. Rely on her to identify the problem and recommend treatment. Queen Sirikit in Sattahip, a public hsp, has a busy skin clinic. Maybe they can perform any procedures needed.

Maybe. If you have onboard graphics, try that. I assume you don't. Check the cable connections. If you have contact cleaner, spray in the ports. I suggest you just take out the graphics card and clean the contact w/ a pencil eraser and reseat. Seen a lot of problems solved that way. If it has a fan, clean it.

Can you spot the mistakes in the OP? 1. Complex question fallacy 2. Gratuitous, naive, rather bigoted sociological "analysis." Perhaps the signs are merely an excuse to talk about what really doesn't feel right: Thai culture as you imagine it, and now Western culture. Signs are OK and sufficiently understandable w/ appropriate colors dominant. Another design would possibly be better, but I can imagine better designs all day long for countless items around me. So?

Oh, that's the difficulty. OK, first stop would be your wife, a stay at home girl usually nearby, to help w/ translation. Then there are the general phone vendors and repairers who'll likely have someone to assist. Finally, you got the Apple stores. I don't have any Apple products, but my 83-year-old friend who has an iPhone never messes around: he makes a beeline to the iPhone vendor in the nearest shopping mall. In his case the staff there have always been most helpful. In the worst case it may not be too late to return it? You can mail it back to Lazada at a 7/11, conveniently. Good luck. I trust this'll get sorted out, and you'll find the watch to be a useful little item to help in your journey towards better fitness.

I linked to a couple at random on Lazada and Aliexpress. Far as I know, Lazada has Thai or English login forms. On Aliexpress, you choose your language from the dropdown at the top right: On the watches themselves you may choose the UI language from a settings menu. The Lazada example specs say: Wisebrave/watch UI languages Messaging support: English (default), Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Portuguese, Turkish, Greek, Vietnamese, Thai, Arabic, Polish and Dutch So the user manual w/ the watch would explain how to find the menu. A super cheap fitness watch, on the other hand, may have no options and perform rather poorly. So if you're making a commitment here, go for better quality, one that you'd also not mind using as a standard watch as well, except for the (sigh) recharging. Besides the monitoring during exercise, the watch may be somewhat inspirational. At random times, but notably upon awakening, you look and note that you're BP, HR, and blood oxygen's good. Ah.???? Astute members will observe, very shrewdly, that a fitness watch isn't as accurate as dedicated instruments. True, but indicative nonetheless, and the HR's pretty spot on.