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El Gaucho - Sukhumvit Soi 19
Hamilton's (Dusit Thani Hotel) - Silom (Only until Jan 5th 2019 when they close the hotel for demolition)

Babette's (Hotel Muse) - Langsuan

9 hours ago, Crossy said:

Nothing which is "XX flavour" tastes remotely like "XX".

Indeed, the fact that in the UK Walkers 'Smokey Bacon' flavoured crisps are labelled as Halal and suitable for vegetarians tells you all you need to know. The key word is 'flavoured' the cheese ones are the same, cheese flavoured, doesn't mean any cheese is involved.

Oppo are pretty robust, my wife's cousin dropped her Oppo phone whilst pillion on a motorbike and watched the car behind run over it. She was most surprised to find it, bar a few scratches and a dent, intact and still working when she recovered it from the road.

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2 hours ago, BestB said:

Would also create thousands of jobs 

Yeah, and Americans will be really happy working at Chinese pay rates - I think not.

If they did build a factory it would be all done by robots.

"Redwood Farm"

I doubt it's been anywhere near a farm either.

I've used it, can buy in HomePro or TOPS - it works to keep the little buggers out, but not much use with the ones already in the room.

I don't mind them in some parts of the house but not my office. So I use the spray around the windows to keep them out, and to clear up any already in, I put sticky pads on the wall just behind the curtains, a favourite hiding place.

I just cut down the roach house traps and use Blutack to stick them to the wall. They work fine to trap them.

42 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

They are building files on every person in the world.

So are the Mormons!

Now where did I put that foil hat.

23 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

Are Chinese cellphones secure? 

23 hours ago, ThaidDown said:

Of course they are.

The Chinese promise to keep your information to themselves and never sell it on.

75% of the World's mobile phones are made in China, that's a lot of phones to be snooping on, so I think it's fair to say that, unless you're some business titan whose latest technology is worth stealing, your sexting history is safe with the Chinese. 

BTW, I have a Huawei P9 - a great Chinese phone.

On 8/25/2018 at 10:38 AM, FolkGuitar said:

Some people can be happy anywhere they are.

Some people can not be happy no matter where they are.

Some folks are only happy when they're miserable.

On 8/13/2018 at 9:15 AM, Henryford said:

I was thinking of installing Ubuntu/Mint on a new computer i am getting but stories like this just scare me off. I just want an OS that works without spending my life fiddling with it. Looks like W10.

Linux Mint usually does just install, and once installed you don't need to spend your life fiddling with it.

My Linux desktops are install and forget.

Skype works fine on TOT Fiber down here in Hat Yai, voice call or video.

I use Skype regularly and have no issues with TOT fiber, it works fine.

Opera was sold to the Chinese, some of the Opera team have gone on to develop a new browser Vivaldi, which is much like the old Opera Browser but better.

https://vivaldi.com/

Cross platform, runs on Windows, Mac and Linux, but no Android version yet.

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7 minutes ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

Go amateur if you must watch football.

So that's Leeds United then.

34 minutes ago, Jip99 said:

I followed Forest for 30 years from East Anglia

Not much or a surprise really - not a lot of choice out there, might just as well support Ajax or Feyenoord.

1 hour ago, Jip99 said:

I have been a life-long Forest fan - and will remain so.

I'm assuming you're originally from the Nottingham area, in which case you've only really two options Leicester or Wolves. As a Villa fan of long suffering I'm happy to cheer on Wolves in the EPL or any Midlands side really (except Birmingham City).

Though the days when you supported your local teams seems long gone, it's now fashionable to just pick whoever's winning; loyalty is just old fashioned. 

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Problem is like many things in Thailand, operations are poorly managed and they skimp on maintenance.

Hat Yai has an incinerator out near the airport, it handles some  300 tonnes of rubbish per day and produces around 5MW or electricity. It's a joint venture between the local PEA and a private company. There have been several complaints by those living near the facility, and recently it was shut down because it was found to be emitting high levels of dioxin amongst other things. The issue was with poor management of the incinerator and not burning at a high enough temperature, a particular problem when the waste going in is wet. They seem to have fixed the problem and have been allowed to operate again.

Given the amount of waste modern cities produce and the options of burying or burning for energy, burning for energy seems preferable. That said I wouldn't want to be living too close to one. The Hat Yai incinerator was stuck out by the airport because not many people lived there. However, since the 2010 flood, a lot of new housing has gone up near the airport, and the incinerator, because it's high ground. Highlights another issue Thailand has, that's a lack of proper zoning, residential, industrial etc.

16 hours ago, Speedo1968 said:

Will ask if she can install LINE on her phone

If she has problems with Skype using WiFi on her Sky package she may well find Line will encounter similar issues if Sky has some sort of fatwa against VOIP.  

58 minutes ago, janclaes47 said:

This is T95z Plus

Overheating is one of the reasons I switched from android box to a mini-PC with a fan.

1 hour ago, Speedo1968 said:

First we couldn't even connect, then it was very expensive her end ( no free connection ) using her Sky package. 

In that case just subscribe either to a Skype package as suggested previously, or just use Skype-Out and buy some credits; cost of a call to landline or mobile in the UK from Thailand is 2.3¢ per minute.

If you have Skype why doesn't your daughter install Skype on her smartphone? Skype to Skype is free regardless the platform assuming both parties are using an Internet connection. Ditto Line.

My only caveat with Linux in the office, is that you check carefully on compatibility before purchasing printers and scanners, most these days will work plug n play with Linux, but not all.