PolymathicPedagogue

For the last number of days, I've been having problems with #NewPipe. It's either said that the content I'm trying to access is unavailable or that my IP is blocked and that I should consider turning off my VPN. I checked to see if any new updates had dropped, but alas no! Last night, I finally saw that updates had landed. Problem. Solved. Well done, NewPipe team!

I was sent this video clip about cashless tools for tourists in #Thailand. It looks like they're really pushing this for everyone now. How much longer will cash survive in Thailand and, by extension, the rest of #SoutheastAsia?

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Alex Bentley on Instagram: "New bank card option for tourists coming to Thailand: • No need to carry cash everywhere • Pay using QR Scan or Tap Card BOSH 💸 #Thailand #payandtour #QRpay"

43K likes, 1,000 comments - itsalexbentley on January 28, 2026: "New bank card option for tourists coming to Thailand: • No need to carry c...

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@Maple AI Out of curiosity, what does 'Generous usage for power users' constitute in your Pro tier?

What's the best FOSS voice-to-text software out there? A colleague wants to take more voice memos and then have the software transcribe them as accurately as possible. Desktop options preferred, but mobile is okay. #asknostr

What will they come up with next? View quoted note →

I'm in #Bangkok at present, and I'm seeing quite a number of cashless shops in the malls here, and so many people are voluntarily paying with QR codes elsewhere. It's definitely growing. We have our work cut out for us. #Thailand #ASEAN #SoutheastAsia View quoted note →

Just posting to say how much I love using Voyage on mobile and am hoping that @dluvian will eventually launch a web-based version.

In the next few months, I'm thinking about picking up a 'clunker' of a refurbished laptop to use for work (and Nostr, of course). The plan is to use it mostly for doing web-based tasks, but it wouldn't hurt to have a decent-sized SSD in case for the odd software I want to mess around with. I see a lot of YouTubers and bloggers mentioning the ThinkPad T480 as the last 'best' machine. Any validity to that? Any other sturdy machines that I could use for day-to-day email, report writing, etc.? Oh, one last thing: I intend to use Mint, Ubuntu, or something similar. #asknostr