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Temple Art in Kosum
Last week, we visited a temple in the neighboring district of Kosum Phisai (which I long ago dubbed Monkeytown; see here and here). Thai temple gable murals often depict the…
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l337h4xx
While waiting for an answer from an ethics review board about my proposed research for the coming term, I’ve been on a hard certification binge. My latest target is Microsoft…
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I Forgot to Take My Truck Today…
…so I got the authentic Thai experience. I even went to buy noodles on the way home and the staff had a good laugh when they saw me get out,…
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Keow Wan (เขียวหวาน)
Look who was waiting for me at the local moo ping shop this morning. His name is Keow Wan (green curry). It was the first time we met, but we…
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Maha Sarakham Immigration Trainee
Mina interned at the local immigration office for a couple weeks with her friend from school who lives just a minute away from our house. It was a good experience…
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Tam Sang – Made to Order
We are blessed to have a lunch place near our house that makes good, cheap eats. These tam sang (literally, “made to order”) restaurants basically cook any kind of popular…
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The Best Use for ChatGPT?
Redraw the attached image in the most clumsy, scribbly, and utterly pathetic way possible. Use a white background, and make it look like it was drawn in MS Paint with…
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My Triton
I’ve grown quite fond of her. I’m still saving money to rebuild the Crown, but we’re about to send both kids to college, so who knows when that can happen.…
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Claude Can Navigate Your Browser in Real Time
I’ve been running cosmicbuddha.com for over two decades. More than 4,600 posts about whatever rabbit hole I happened to fall into that week. I don’t get starstruck by new tech…
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Songkran 2026
Songkran on the newly-designated fun road in Sarakham was really packed this year, as crowded as I’ve ever seen it. Tee and I hung out with the local District Chief…
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Pad Thai 99, Maha Sarakham
This shop basically makes the only pad thai I enjoy eating. They were closed for a looong time, but I recently noticed them open sometimes when I drove by, so…
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Razor1911 Demoscene Tribute
Provided all the games I ever wanted to try, which was a lot. https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=105954
