Marc in Calif

I think the over-polite Indian press is trying very hard not to say that the husband violently raped her on their wedding night. She likely died of internal and external injuries and blood loss.

Before this, you'd never had the unexpected pleasure of seeing Thai young men in a horizontal position? 😇

Before this, you'd never had the unexpected pleasure of seeing Thai young men in a horizontal position? 😇

You keep saying that. Over and over. And over again. It always amuses me that you can't even remember what was said only a few months ago! And like the true troll-bot that you are, you believe that it discredits me in anything else I say. 🥳 But you will never find a direct quote proving that particular statement is true. Is dementia creeping up on you, KlownKar K? 🤡

The TV ads for him are frequent here. Too bad I'm not in the 16th district so I could vote for him. 😇 Perhaps the most interesting feature of his campaign is the use of AI to introduce the candidate to voters in phonecalls. Yes, they're robo-calls. But they're very different. Here's some sample dialogue, which I find highly amusing as well as fascinating: The first thing you'll notice when you talk with the AI is that it isn't like those annoying automated calls when you deal with health insurance, which will lead you to scream your Social Security number into the receiver after it gets it wrong for the sixth time. No, this picked up every single word correctly throughout the entire call. I wanted to throw the robot some curveballs, since this is when things break down with an AI. But to my surprise, the service was surprisingly resilient to my confusing questions and even could handle me interrupting it. I heard the Democrats are trying to destroy the use of cars, I told it. I heard the congressional candidate is trying to take away my right to drink a cup of coffee. "I understand your concern, but rest assured, Peter Dixon has no plans to take away anyone's coffee," it told me. "In fact, understanding the importance of daily routines and small pleasures like morning coffee is part of his approach to policy focusing on improving quality of life while addressing broader issues. Enjoying a cup of coffee is certainly safe with Peter Dixon." I told the AI I was worried that the candidate had a history of spending long nights playing soccer (a completely made up past-time for Dixon) and I was concerned about how all this soccer-playing was impacting his ability to successfully govern. The bot responded that there's no record of soccer impacting Dixon's responsibilities—and it even told me his military service had prepared him for high-stakes environments.

Agreed! That's why WhatsApp first grew to be so dominant in Asia. But... I like to have a local phone number in case I have to send a text or make a call. Doing that helps people recognize that I'm local. Also, having a local number to use for WA is much more convenient. I don't want to be the only "foreigner" in a WA group or when making a new contact.

In your desperation, you're now clowning around with betting odds (🥳) as a predictor of election success -- more than nine months before the election. 🤡 The funniest thing about your poll? Michelle Obama is is in third place with 9% of the poll! 😎 Here's the truth about betting polls, which you don't seem to understand or even know: A quick note on presidential election odds: this betting market often can act as a sort of wish fulfillment for people's political leanings. There is nothing that indicates Michelle Obama should have the third-best odds to win the 2024 presidential election, but that's the case. As you'll see below, she also has the second-best odds to win the 2024 Democratic nomination for president. That's a reflection of how the money has come in on this particular market, as things can get kind of weird the further down the presidential election odds board you go.

Then answer my questions in English. The questions are about freedoms and rights in Russia. If you're not able to do that, we'll know for sure that you're simply a coward.

Who said it's "the best option for communications"? I'm not making this a popularity contest! But I'm happy that WA has been quickly growing in the US compared to 10-15 years ago. Your diagram shows that about 23% of the US population uses WA. The actual number today is 29%, with 98 million people using it. The number has been growing fast in recent years. https://engage.sinch.com/blog/whatsapp-in-the-us-potential/#:~:text=There are currently 98 million,and 78% at least weekly. Feb 13, 2024 The "WhatsApp Phenomenon": What's behind the sudden rise of WhatsApp in the US There are currently 98 million WhatsApp users in the US. According to Apptopia, as reported by Big Technology, WhatsApp's daily active users grew by 9% in the US in 2023, with 50% of WhatsApp users chatting daily on the app and 78% at least weekly. In the second quarter of 2022, the messaging app had 6.6 million downloads in the US from Apple's App Store alone, making it the country with the most WhatsApp downloads in that time period.

Not sure I understand... What does this have to do with using WhatsApp with a SIM card when you're traveling? I'm suggesting a way for you to avoid those $16 daily charges and ANY restrictions by using a local SIM card. It seems that you did have a SIM card in Colombia. Did you then try to make calls to Canada with your phone by switching the SIM cards?

What a clown you are! 🤡 In a topic about homophobia in Russia, your own country, you're afraid to tell people about the actual freedoms of gay people. Only trolls and fools try to change the subject when they have no answers. Fear and cowardice prevail when internet trolls are backed into a corner. 🐔🐔🐔

So you admit that you're afraid to answer those questions. Instead, you pivot to play the "But What About?" game. My questions were about Russia. This topic is about Russia. Epic FAIL for you, Russkii! Why are you so afraid?

Then why don't you tell us what you "believe" and what you "live"? Do you believe that gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Russia have freedom of expression? Do they have freedom of speech to say or write anything they like in public and in the public media? Are they free to wear whatever they want in public and in public media? Please provide verified evidence. For that matter, do ANY Russian people have freedom of expression? Do they have freedom of speech in public media and forums? Can they wear ANY type of clothing in public and say ANYTHING they want in public media? Please provide verified evidence.

In the future, encourage family and friends at home to use WhatsApp. You'll be able to talk, text, and cam with them for free from anywhere in the world -- on phone, tablet, or computer. Get a SIM card for any country you're in. You'll be able to use WhatsApp on your phone as usual with no Virgin complications in the way.

A convenient euphemism invented by Little Pooty-Poot himself. 💩 SVO and SMO (Special Military Operation) actually refer to an illegal invasion and unprovoked war against Ukraine. The Russkiis are very fond of their double-speak and double-think. These go back to the totalitarian Soviet Union.

Could it be because you look like the actual Harry Styles?

Two competing and strong hard-ons! 🍆 Do you always win these competitions? 😘

I live and work where people enjoy using (and trying out) apps that make communication easier and more convenient. But my family in Chicago all use WhatsApp too. It's becoming less of an international-only tool. Of course, the integration of FB, Instagram, and WA makes this more possible. They're all now part of Meta.

I'm also based in the US. I text but I also use WhatsApp, which allows video chat as well. I seldom use the phone.

All of my work colleagues here in the US use WhatsApp for personal communications. For work-related communications, we use Slack internally via Windows and via mobile, so that's not a problem either when we're abroad.

Thanks for all the details! I prefer getting local SIM cards whenever I travel. They provide me with a local phone number in whatever country I'm in. Making free texts and free phone calls back to friends and family in the USA -- or any other country? That's what WhatsApp is for, of course!

What did you mean by "some of the metalwork on top of the train may also be at the supply voltage, and depending on the system you could be dealing with anything up to 25 kilovolts." Were you talking about only those train systems (not the NYC subway) that receive all power from overhead cables?

So you believe that gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Russia have freedom of expression? Do they have freedom of speech? Are they free to meet people like themselves in public places? Please provide verified evidence. For that matter, do ANY Russian people have freedom of expression? Do they have freedom of speech? Can they wear ANY type of clothing and say ANYTHING they want that doesn't result in a crime or the endangerment of others? Please provide verified evidence.

Does anyone know how this happens? I've never heard of such a thing. I always travel with at least two fully charged power banks for my devices. If a power bank isn't being used, how can it catch fire?

How do you feel if Trump were to be convicted of a felony? A majority of Americans would not vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 election if he is a convicted criminal by the time of November's race, including more than half of Republican voters, according to a recent poll. A Reuters/Ipsos survey found that 55 percent of potential voters would not support the anticipated Republican nominee at the general election if he were convicted of any of the 91 felony charges he has pleaded not guilty to across four criminal trials. Fifty-eight percent said they would not vote for Trump if he were serving time in prison in November. https://www.newsweek.com/only-half-republicans-vote-donald-trump-convicted-poll-1869955