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    The future and the role of Artificial intelligence.

    Hate to say, I told you so but....I TOLD YOU SO. For some while I have been ranting about an imminent tsunami of unemployment as AI and robotization combine to take away jobs. I am staggered at how few governments have been developing strategies to deal with the social impact of this new...
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    Electric motor scooters

    I hope your wife's scooter is not a stand up scooter. These are proving to be inredibly dangerous with fataliies and serious injuries both to users and pedestrians. Prefer to think your wife's scooter is a sepeda motor and I trust she wears a helmet.
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    The future and the role of Artificial intelligence.

    Interesting. Limited though it may be, worldwide there is an enormous take up of the use of AI and robotization. We have recently seen several large organizations including in Australia with the laying off of workers for "increased efficienty" using the latest technologies. I was not surprised...
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    How do you guys invest?

    I had a VPN open locating me in Australia. Closed that temporarily and the link then opened. In an earlier post I had said, "It seems any entity involving large amounts of money is like a dead body attracting blow flies."
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    How do you guys invest?

    I find this report is blocked. Can you paste and copy here?
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    DIY - Renew KITAS

    when I received my permanent Kitap I made a reduced, laminated copy which I carry if I might need ID. Why does one even need a NIK?
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    The future and the role of Artificial intelligence.

    I thought I had responded to this but must have skipped "post reply." Yes, I understand but increasingly there is interest in using AI to be embedded in "intelligent" robots. Another concerning story today in Australia with Telstra and consultancy, Accenture, planning to slash 209 jobs. Jobs...
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    Garden visitors

    Yes, I understand. I am not criticizing your decision.
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    Garden visitors

    I can understand Wisnu's anxiety about a poisonous snake and children and his reason for killing the snake. At the same time I generally agree with Ms BA. Snakes can perform an important role in keeping down rats and mice. Most people bitten by snakes in Australia have been bitten when they try...
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    DIY - Renew KITAS

    Love the paperwork. Many many years ago in Malaysia I was applying for a permit for filming a documentary. About a dozen or more lengthy forms to fill in. As a Mr Yusuf was going through the documents he said, "This one we need 20 copies." And later I asked, "Mr Yusuf why would you need 20...
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    DIY - Renew KITAS

    As my Indonesian wife says when confronted with such problems, "Welcome to Indonesia." Sorry, I can't add any helpful tips but it seems to be the nature of immigration departments everwhere to make life as difficult as possible and increasingly expensive. Take a deep breath. Stress will not make...
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    Any experience buying or using a electric wheelchair, kursi roda listrik please? Terimakasi

    Just watching a Singapore TV program about high rise fires and it indicated that in 2024 there were 274 fires caused by battery packs used in motorized wheel chairs. It seems there are many cheap and poor quality battery packs on the market so checking out the nature of the battery pack with any...
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    Indonesia set to introduce strict new law banning sex outside of marriage

    It seems more like, "The flesh is willing but the spirit is weak."
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    Soaring Debt in Many Big Economies

    I asked ChatGpt for a small list of countries showing International debt, a % related to GDP who owns the debt and a one word summary of the state of their economies. National Debt Snapshot (Selected Countries) Country Govt Debt (USD, approx.) Debt as % of GDP Who Mainly Owns the Debt...
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    The future and the role of Artificial intelligence.

    It seems the threat to employment presented by the burgeoning use of AI and robotization is one of those items put in the too hard basket by many governments which would rather not think about it. The news of Amazon laying off 16,000 workers is a red flag for where this is all heading. Yes...
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    Somethng else to worry about.

    No doubt about it... living is a health hazard. A news report this morning says a deadly virus, the Nipah, virus, has surged in India and Bangladesh. The virus has a mortality rate of 40 to 75%. Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia are doing temperature checks at airports for passengers...
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    New guy

    As if there are not enough complications there is the added peril going in to partnership with a friend. Good luck. It might work out wonderfully well but further down the track comes the how do we share the profits or losses? Often one partner may feel, I am doing most of the work how come I am...
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    Soaring Debt in Many Big Economies

    Many years ago I had a weekly radio national half hour program in Australia called "Money, Money money." Interviewed lots of economists and read a bit. Didn't understand how finance worked then and still don't I put Marcus's post on ChatGpt and then added my thoughts as in the next paragraph...
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    New Bali Northern airport

    This bit I don't understand. " (But be warned, you do need a free and self explanatory commuter train at the end.)"
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    New member here

    Moving is such a tiresome process. Ahh well. Such is life.

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