simon43

Well, from the various messages in this thread, I've drawn my own conclusions about Cameroni's moral compass. It seems to be somewhat 'broken'.

Dissing the locals?..... again (and again and .......)

Agree with all the above. My previous comments are from the perspective of a school teacher (and father). This isn't some minor offence by the boy - it can cause serious and lasting mental harm to those girls.

Just to note that one of the US weather satellites that transmit in the 137 MHz band - NOAA-18, 'died' on 6th June after 20 years of operation. The main data transmitter broke and NASA decided to switch it off completely. It will still be listed on satellite prediction websites though until they update the status. That leaves NOAA-15 and NOAA-19, both of which will no longer be supported for professional use by NOAA after June 16th. In other words, they will still work.... until they don't! Apart from that, there are 2 Russian weather satellites in the 137 MHz band that pass over Thailand. Both of these have some problems, notably black bars that sometimes cut across the transmitted images. They are also a little weaker in signal when compared to NOAA birds. Anyway, the Russian Meteor M2-3 bird went over Thailand a few minutes ago and this is part of the image that I received (I cropped the image to remove the black bars).

"How are fake AI images a "sexual crime"? They depict scenes that are not real" The important point is that fake AI images are often believed by the viewer to be real images - the image-creation software is so good. If you see a 'photo' of President Trump fighting a T-Rex dinosaur, then you know that it is fake. If you see a 'photo' of a clearly-underage naked girl, does it matter if it's made by AI or a genuine photo? It's still child porn and therefore illegal in many jurisdictions.

You say fake is fake, but the Law in the UK disagrees with you! https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/uk-makes-use-ai-tools-create-child-abuse-material-crime-2025-02-01/ If the pixels depict child porn (which is basically what this boy created), then obviously it's an offence. How you can defend his position is beyond my understanding. Let me ask you directly: Do you think it's OK to create AI child porn?

You really have no idea of how realistic images can be when created by AI. Tell me, is this image of a 20 year old female tennis player real or fake?

The people viewing that 'child porn' will not know that the images are fake. This is why creating fake images of child porn (eg in the UK) is as illegal as taking real photos...... I'm seriously worried why you seem to think it's OK to create AI porn images of kids with their real faces so that everyone thinks that they are real images...

"He attempted to smother the small fire with a damp cloth, but the battery exploded again moments later, igniting a rapidly spreading blaze. " Ah!! Lithium (which many e-bike batteries contain), ignites/has a very rapid chemical reaction on contact with water..... Do NOT throw water on a lithium battery fire!

I'm rather surprised by some of the replies in this thread. This boy wasn't just creating fake porn images using AI - he was creating these images with the faces of the underage girls in his class. So now those girls will be able to find porn images all over the internet that are apparently of themselves..... As we know, once it's on the internet, it stays on the internet. Can you imagine the repercussions for those girls whose images have been created using AI?

Creating fake porn images using AI is one thing. Creating fake porn images of underage girls from your own school is definitely not ok. It says that the boy showed no remorse. Ie - he doesn't understand right from wrong or is just an evil person, who knows....

Good luck in getting it sent back to the sender. When I tried this with a simple radio antenna that UPS claimed needed an import licence, they refused to send it back on the basis that it needed an export licence!! It all ended up in the UPS trashcan, (or more likely at the home of a UPS radio enthusiast...)

"Isn't it the responsibility of the road owner (government or hotel) to ensure there are no potentially fatal drops from it? Is suggesting a barrier of some kind too complex? " No, this is not Kansas.... it's your responsibility not to be so p*ssed as a fart that you can't navigate a simple flight of steps....

This is the sub-forum to discuss Thai language, not to post news reports in Thai language...

Been here about 23 years, although time has been spent in Burma teaching. Now I've just retired, so no more work trips to Burma. I've had my ups and downs, but the downs usually coincided with when I was married! Since declaring myself as single for the rest of my years, life has been good 🙂