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Word Association - 2026

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:37:53 +0000

Smothering

Thailand Launches Digital Immigration App to Speed Up Border Processing

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:37:04 +0000

Mine is Android 5.0.2 ten years old and still kicking 😋

Casualities, Russia/Ukraine?

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:36:47 +0000

Obviously you've missed the whole f**king point of the statement, and instead issued a bunch of Russophile guff to deflect. Ukraine is interdicting supply lines between Russia and occupied Crimea. Its f**k all to do with your deflections about ball bearings, washing machines and spades. A de facto siege of Crimea will increase the likelihood of the US, instead of just abandoning Crimea to its Russian fate, will explicitly link the fate of Crimea in peace negotiations. Frankly, the economies of Luhansk and Donetsk are utterly destroyed, largely due to the actions of their separatist leaders. The economy of post-war Ukraine will not be the same as the economy pre-war. Pre-war, the economy was basically Soviet, with heavy dependence on coal and steel mines in the east of the country. All of those mines and infrastructure are destroyed. It will take a generation to rebuild that, and by then, no one will want coal. And for the so-called rare-earths, within a generation, prices will have collapsed once they figure out clean ways to process 200 year old slag heaps around the world. Before 2014, the mining industry was in decline, and if we believe you Russya Stronk Putinista Tankies, the people of the Donbas all hate Ukraine anyhow. Russia is welcome to the basket case to subsidise for the next 50 years. In Soviet times, Ukraine was the heart of the Soviet precision engineering industries. The best missiles, aircraft were designed and built by Ukraine. Even the best Soviet ships were Ukrainian; post collapse of the USSR, the Russians had to go to the French for naval ship design, as they lacked the expertise. That Ukrainian engineers, from all backgrounds, have proven highly innovative, is no surprise. Postwar, their economy will see expanded agriculture, which is dependant on seaborne exports, and technology, which also needs efficient container ports, such as as Sevastopol, is vital. A permanently hostile military presence in Crimea allows Russia to threaten shipping routes and southern Ukraine. Conversely, a secure Crimea under Ukrainian control would significantly improve perceptions of long-term security and reduce risk premiums for investment. Economists often note that trade access can be worth more than ownership of individual industries. A functioning maritime gateway can support agriculture, manufacturing, energy exports and foreign investment simultaneously. Countries such as South Korea, Poland and Finland grew rapidly not because of any single resource, but because investors believed factories, ports and infrastructure would still exist ten years later. For post-war Ukraine, a credible security settlement and access to international markets may ultimately contribute more to long-term prosperity than either the coalfields of Donbas or the tourist beaches and naval bases of Crimea. The economic value of stable access to the Black Sea is likely to exceed the future value of Donbas coal mining alone. So when I highlighted energy issues in Crimea, dips**t, I am not talking about the Russian economy. I couldn't give a flying about the Russian economy. Its about making it harder for Russia to hold Crimea. The war, despite what you Russia loving goons contend, was nothing to do with defending ethnic Russians, and all about a small balding man's puffed up self image as a player on the global stage. Crimea was the reason, and its naval facilities. Control of Crimea also dooms Ukraine as a vassal state. Make it harder for Russia, you make it more expensive for Russia. Russia has moved to as near a war economy as its going to get. There is no more give in the national budget, without maybe attacking pensions. Russia then has to make a choice; hold Crimea, for absolutely no value whatsoever, or direct state spending to other projects. One project to pick up on is to restart the project that Siemens stopped in 2022, which was basically to rebuild the entire Soviet era rail network. Unlike the US, Russia does not have an efficient, well designed, coast to coast road network. Without rail, goods from the Russian Far East cannot get to the west and vice versa. Which means Russia ceases as a functioning country, with the Russian Far East increasingly developing its own economy. Another big project is to rebuild a shattered Russian military.

Thailand Visa Cut Sparks Tourism Debate

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:36:19 +0000

Well actually they haven't changed their policy! 2 years ago (see various posts above) one needed a visa to stay as a tourist for more than 30 days. Then as some sort of experiment (?) the Thai government increased it to 60. Now, it's back to 30. All the while the SETV was available, indicating to me that it would soon be needed again. So it's not a change but the removal of a temporary concession. And, as I mentioned earlier, I always thought that the reason for said concession was to boost tourism after covid - there I may be wrong, but if I am, then none of us knows why it was allowed other than, as i surmise, some sort of experiment .

Razor blades 2026

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:35:45 +0000

I've used a double-edge "safety" razor for about 20 years. The only way I could get a close enough shave with an electric shaver was by pressing hard on my skin, which caused redness and occasional ingrowing hairs. Rather than learn how to control myself, I bought a Merkur Solingen and I still use it. I've used Feather blades for at least 10 years. I decided many years ago that disposables were not good value for money and generate waste, etc. For the same reasons I use soap and a brush instead of canned foam.

Israel Orders Mass Evacuations in Southern Lebanon

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:34:44 +0000

Thanks for your reply; firstly, I did not say, and do not for an instant believe that genocide can only be committed against one set, or demographic of people. And I certainly don’t think ALL,(sic) or even many, incorrectly calling out genocide in Gaza are Neo Nazi’s. On the contrary, it is mostly left wing antisemite activists that have been doing so since 7 Oct 2023. The purpose is mostly two fold; firstly to deflect from the appalling atrocities carried out by over 6,000 Palestinians on 7 Oct 2023, but it also serves to devalue the meaning of the word through constant incorrect repetition, and thus diminish its real meaning. Approximately six million Jews were murdered by the Nazi regime and its collaborators during the Holocaust; this systematic, state-sponsored genocide accounted for the deaths of nearly two-thirds of the European Jewish population at the time, and was a deliberate and planned genocide in the true meaning of the word.

Thailand Launches Digital Immigration App to Speed Up Border Processing

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:33:36 +0000

My take is this if you don't like the laws of a country simply don't go there. Do you think that Muslim countries would allow alcohol, of course not. So do your homework and check the for finer points before you make your decision as to where you spend your next vacation. As for me I'm an expat and I've been living in Thailand for the past 25 years. If I was single I'd by pass Thailand as it's no where near as good as it used to be. Keep your options open and enjoy your holiday.

Politics, PC, un-PC, any subject, Satire via MEME or Vid (shorts)

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:32:31 +0000

Trump's losses keep mounting

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:32:24 +0000

Oh no! If Trump walks away from the Kennedy Center, it may never get faux marble arm rests and gold paint everywhere! It might not be tasteless, the way he has made the Oval Office and West Wing! And culcha! No culcha! Lucky he's setting up an octogon on the WH grounds to celebrate the 250th anniversary by having people beat each other senseless and "win" by causing brain damage in their opponent. I think it says a lot about Trump's style and taste that the Kennedy Center has never held a UFC fight. Just silly things like Christopher Parkening playing old S.L.Weiss pieces, or Baryshnikov dancing, or Copeland's Fanfare for the Common Man. I mean, who likes stuff like that when you can see blood and face meat.

Worst Joke Ever 2026

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:31:38 +0000

Trump Weighs Final Approval on Iran Ceasefire Deal

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:31:27 +0000

This is a mix of cherry-picked old intelligence, historical revisionism, and moral inversion. Your perspective relies on dangerously obsolete data and a complete denial of the physical hardware currently arrayed across the Persian Gulf. Quoting a years-old Congressional Research Service brief from 2022 or 2023 to evaluate today's tactical reality is a fundamental military intelligence fallacy. In the years since those documents were written, the ground reality has completely shifted. Iran officially tore up its non-proliferation obligations and, according to international registries, entered this conflict holding a massive stockpile of hundreds of kilograms of uranium enriched to 60%. This is no longer a theoretical, parallel research track; it represents a massive amount of physical, highly enriched fissile material that can be immediately converted into operational cores the moment a weaponization order is given. The argument that Iran lacks a dedicated military weaponization program or the technical capability to deliver a payload was rendered entirely irrelevant by the opening salvos of Operation Epic Fury and Roaring Lion. The United States and Israel did not launch hundreds of pre-emptive airstrikes based on outdated pamphlets; they struck because the regime had actively moved its weaponization infrastructure into decentralized, deeply hardened tunnel networks near Natanz and Esfahan. Furthermore, the claim that Iran is years away from mastering missile delivery systems is flatly contradicted by the hardware already flying through the theater. Over the last three months of this war, Iran's coastal units have fired a relentless volume of advanced ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and kamikaze drones that have successfully penetrated regional airspace, struck vital infrastructure in Kuwait and the Emirates, and enforced a physical blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. A military capable of simultaneously choking off global maritime trade and challenging multi-layered air defense networks does not have a delivery problem. The suggestion that Iran lacks experience in uranium metallurgy or explosive detonation systems is the ultimate form of historical gaslighting. Western intelligence learned the hard way that the pre-war period was systematically used to master these exact technical hurdles in buried sites well beyond the reach of international inspectors. Even after months of intensive coalition bombardment, recent intelligence leaks confirm that Iran's underlying breakout timeline remains stubbornly short because their core technical expertise and buried materials survived the initial onslaught. They do not need more time to research how to build a bomb; they already possess the blueprints, the machined components, and the raw material hidden deep within the rock. "have any idea what it takes to make a Nuke !!! NO ! do some research".....you really need to heed your own advice!!! Trying to pivot the conversation to an emotional debate over the legitimacy of the war or the tragic realities of collateral damage ignores the cold laws of kinetic reality and hard deterrence. The pre-emptive strikes were initiated under a strict doctrine of counter-proliferation to neutralize an existential nuclear threat before the breakout could be finalized. Hiding behind old articles and assuming a nuclear device requires a decade of polite laboratory research is a dangerous delusion. The hardware on the water does not care about outdated text, and claiming the adversary is years away while the U.S. Navy is currently cocked on a hair-trigger at the mouth of the Strait to prevent an imminent nuclear breakout completely disqualifies the argument from the reality of the situation.

Wow, Thailand is really done

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:31:23 +0000

Supply & demand does that, along with convenience of. Saying that, I've been plenty of places, where none of that is available, and even have to travel 10+ kms to find a 7-11. If not for PTT Park stations, you'd be hard pressed to find an Amazon, outside Metro areas, even though the largest coffee chain in SEA. Same with PunThai, owned & partnered with PT PTG stations. Along with Inthanin partnered with BangChak stations. Lot's a amphurs don't have malls, Central / Robinson's or even Lotus's malls. Why we chose not to live there, as I need at least a Makro, and why we live where we do. And didn't build on land we had, until Makro arrived. Prior to, only having a really crappy Lotus's, which hasn't improved much. Though did expand, so we now have Swensen's, Pizza Co (thankfully), and small KFC.

Foreign Nationals Clash with Thais at Bali Hai Pier

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:30:49 +0000

It's called humour (translated to humor for your convenience in case you're from the US), but of course there's no way you could have known that.

Putin’s $26B Bid To Cheat Death Sparks ‘Immortality’ Claim

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:30:26 +0000

Another one like trump pure batshxt craze !

Trump's losses keep mounting

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:30:15 +0000

Ok so you want to deflect. Amazing.

Wow, Thailand is really done

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:30:02 +0000

I take your Oman mezze and raise you an Etihad mezze, earlier this month.

Trump's losses keep mounting

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:28:36 +0000

Irrelevant. What matters is how Trump endorsed candidates have fared against Dems in elections since 20th January, 2025. Spoiler alert: It ain't pretty! 2025: 3 wins, 6 losses. 2026: 0 wins, 13 losses. That's right, you read that correctly. ZERO wins in 2026. Grok (AI):

Foreign Nationals Clash with Thais at Bali Hai Pier

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:26:47 +0000

Decking somebody is a very British expression.

Razor blades 2026

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:25:25 +0000

I always soap in my razor after use, and always bring a cup with hot water to rinse while I'm shaving, as well I have always used my thumb for the same reason you do with your leather. And I haven't tinked about it before now, but my thumb should serve the same purpose ?

New 2026 Honda City RS Sedan

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:25:07 +0000

My wife has one and its pretty good. Note the timing belt runs through the engine oil so its very important to get it regularly serviced and to change the oil on schedule. The belt should be changed on schedule with is a bit expensive.

Using one USB 3.0 port on my PC with a multi outlet adapter

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:25:04 +0000

Yes you can use a USB hub and plug two drives into it. No you're not likely to see any speed decreases; I doubt either of the drives will max out the bandwidth available.

Thai Court Blocks British Tycoon’s Children From Funeral

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:25:00 +0000

You did not understand my comment, try reading it again, this time slowly, and in context to what I commented on.

The Left Over played their hand,Turned into a sick cult,News

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:24:43 +0000

Welcome to the Dem/leftist Cult, were wishing human's the best ,is beyond a wild dream. Her company made the right decision. This latest incident perfectly illustrates how the left has devolved into a sick cult. A TikToker was fired from her job after posting a video "praying" to a "MAGA Lord Jesus" for Pam Bondi to suffer the worst case of throat cancer imaginable, complete with a hole in her throat that she'd have to push to speak. https://www.foxnews.com/media/tiktoker-fired-from-job-after-praying-pam-bondi-suffer-worst-case-cancer-anybodys-ever-seen

UK Sees Hottest May Day on Record at 34.8C

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:24:33 +0000

The post I quoted said "half a million boat arrivals". The news report is regarding 2025 figures. There were not half a million boat arrivals last year. Your figure of illegal immigrants is the total figure still in UK, including visa over slayers and EU citizens who didn't apply for settlement, representing the majority of illegal currently in UK.

Israel Orders Mass Evacuations in Southern Lebanon

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:21:55 +0000

If you track my comments back you’ll come to this: Off topic you say.