Money changers in Thailand and a baht stablecoin: what the Bank of Thailand has decided
The Bank of Thailand won't license new money changers in 2027 and is preparing a baht stablecoin. What changes for currency exchange in Thailand and Pattaya.
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Anthropic's ready-made AI agents for business: an AI salesperson and a helper for your shop
Anthropic has open-sourced ready-made AI agents on Claude: an AI adviser for online shoppers and a merchant's assistant. What they do, who uses them, the cost.
Claude Code plugins: the official directory now takes code only from Verified organisations
Since November, the official Claude Code plugin directory accepts scripts and hooks only from Verified organisations. What we know about the rule and how to install plugins from GitHub.
Paint vulnerability CVE-2026-83844: there's a patch, but not for everyone
CVE-2026-83844 is a Paint vulnerability in Windows 11 rated 8.1. What Microsoft said, why the Store update is confusing and how to check your version.
Editing neural network weights: how a model was made to loop less
Editing a neural network's weights without further training: how Astra made Qwen loop less, what the neat percentages hide and when such a repair is useful.
HackerTube: how Claude built a video catalogue instead of a YouTube feed
HackerTube changes how you find YouTube videos: picks based on Hacker News recommendations, Claude's part and open data. What to try and which limits to bear in mind.
The best AI image generators: five models put to the test
GPT Image 2.5, Seedream 5, Nano Banana 2.1, Ideogram 4.5 and FLUX 3 on one prompt: which is best for banners and photos, how to check an image, prices.
Memory for Claude Code and Codex: holographic-memory and agent-dreaming
Holographic and dreaming are no longer just for Hermes: shared local memory for Claude Code and Codex, a nightly fact check, setup, and importing what your agents already know.
GPT in Claude Code: swapping the model through the CCR proxy
Connecting GPT to Claude Code through CCR on Windows and macOS: terminal and Claude Desktop setup, the ChatGPT subscription, Codex CLI, checks and rollback.
Holographic memory for Hermes Agent: updates up to 0.23
Holographic 0.23 for Hermes Agent: a reranker, merging duplicates with their history, a task outcome log, a token limit, accurate trust for corrected facts and how to install the latest version.
Hermes Agent memory: a cloud judge and hermes-dreaming updates up to 3.8
Hermes-dreaming 3.8: a cloud judge, merging duplicates with holographic, upgrading cron jobs with one command and only confirmed facts in memory. How to upgrade the plugin.
Claude Code for beginners: where to start if you're not a programmer
Claude Code for beginners: what it is, how to install it and use it with no coding experience. Plans, first tasks, skills, MCP and keeping costs under control.
Critical PHP vulnerability: how to update PHP and protect your site
Two critical unauthenticated RCE flaws in PHP. How to check your PHP version and update to 8.2.35–8.5.12 on shared hosting, a VPS or in Docker, step by step.
Inside AI agent attacks: what open Cairn panels revealed
AI agents are breaking into online shops with almost no humans involved. NorForge found 20+ open Cairn panels: what an attack costs, who gets targeted and how to protect yourself.
Good code principles: 10 rules for Claude Code and Codex
Good code principles for AI agents: applying YAGNI, KISS and DRY without needless abstractions. Examples, a prompt for Claude Code and Codex, a review checklist.
Vibe scammers vs vibe hackers: how AI-built phishing works
A breakdown of a 39C3 talk: how phishing platforms are built, why the pay-for-delivery scheme is dangerous, and which security flaws the researchers found.
How an autonomous AI agent works: a Stanford lecture on Grok Bot
How an AI agent that works while you sleep is built: Grok Bot's architecture, the cloud computer, memory, subagents, the cache and security, in plain words.
Hermes Agent 0.22: what's new and how to update
What's new in Hermes Agent 0.22: stable releases, a free start in Desktop, Windows via MSIX, local models, 600 plugins and how to update safely.
A memory plugin for Hermes Agent: holographic and how to upgrade
Holographic, the Hermes Agent memory plugin, has left the core. How to upgrade Hermes without losing facts, what to do before hermes update, how to install it.
Rotary Club charity ball in Pattaya on 29 November 2026
The 2nd Rotary Ball on 29 November 2026 at the Royal Cliff hotel in Pattaya: the programme, dress code, tickets from 2,500฿ and how to book.
Hermes Agent memory: 5 layers, 7 providers and how to choose
How Hermes Agent memory works: five layers from MEMORY.md to skills, seven memory providers from holographic to mem0, and why the agent forgets what it has just saved.
A skill for Hermes Agent errors and patches in the plugin catalogue: hermes-field-notes
hermes-field-notes is a Hermes Agent skill from the official catalogue: a database of known errors with fixes, plus a check on core patches after hermes update.
Skills and plugins for Hermes Agent: where to find and install them
Where to find skills and plugins for Hermes Agent: Skills Hub, the official catalogue, GitHub and the Russian NeuralDeep. How to install, choose and vet them.
A memory skill for Hermes Agent in the official plugin catalogue: hermes-dreaming
Hermes-dreaming for Hermes Agent memory: installing from the catalogue, nightly fact checks, questions about stale entries and holographic support. Current for 3.8.
A skill for Hermes Agent cron jobs in the official plugin catalogue: hermes-cron
The hermes-cron skill is now in the official Hermes Agent plugin catalogue. How it handles reminders and cron jobs: no duplicates, no wasted tokens, no silent failures.
Claude Code plugin for editing Reels: IT Reelsmaker in the Claude directory
IT Reelsmaker has passed Anthropic's review and is now in the Claude directory. A Claude Code plugin for editing Reels and vertical video: cuts, subtitles, graphics, sound.
Claude plugins: how to get into the Anthropic directory and test demand
How the Claude plugin directory works, what you need to submit through Anthropic and how to test demand for your MCP server or skill without illusions about traffic.
OpenAI DevDay 2026: Dots, GPT-6.1 Sol and Codex in the cloud
The main announcements from OpenAI DevDay: always-on Dots agents, team Spaces, Codex in the cloud, the Decisions API and Pro 500. What is available and who needs it.
CMU's AI agents course: harness, evaluation and training
An open course from Carnegie Mellon University: lectures on tools, memory and agent evaluation, hands-on assignments and a route for self-study.
80 Pattaya condos for long-term rent: Pratamnak, Jomtien, Na Jomtien
80 Pattaya condos for long-term rent in Pratamnak, Jomtien and Na Jomtien: prices for studios and flats, pros and cons of each building, photos and an interactive map.
GPT-6 Astra: why strong agents need short skills and prompts
What OpenAI advises cutting from skills and AGENTS.md for GPT-6 Astra, how to set an agent's decision boundaries and why a definition of done beats instructions.
From vibe coding to engineering: working with an AI agent like a grown-up
A practical breakdown of AI-assisted development: the spec-driven approach, vertical slices, lifecycle, architectural boundaries, data contracts, security and the Definition of Done.
Things to do near Bang Saray: beaches, markets, parks and family days out
Trips from Bang Saray: markets, water parks, a botanical garden, beaches, family-friendly places and a jazz bar for an evening out.
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Rotary Club in Pattaya: what the club does and how to join
What we heard at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Pattaya Center International: the club's projects in Pattaya, tree planting, a trip to see children and the 7,000 baht fee.
OpenAI brings ChatGPT and Codex together in one app
Chat, the autonomous Work agent and the Codex environment move into one desktop client running on GPT-5.6. What the launch showed and what it changes.
Where to live in Bang Saray: 10 condominiums reviewed
Ten condominiums in Bang Saray: number of floors, facilities, distance to the beach and the character of each complex, without the sales pitch.
How to protect your AI agent in a group chat
An agent with access to your email, files and calendar in a shared chat is an interface to your data. Three layers of protection: the gateway, the tools and the rules of behaviour.
A token-saving checklist for AI agent systems
Why an agent burns through its limit in half a day: where the invisible tokens hide (persistent context, tool descriptions, memory) and what to do about it.
Memory and a map of the codebase for an AI agent: codebase-memory-mcp
An open-source MCP server that gives Claude Code, Codex and Aider a map of the project instead of endless grep through files.
16 months in a Thai prison over fake visa stamps
Oliver Hardy paid two middlemen for a long-term visa and got a prison sentence over fake stamps. What exactly he got wrong and how not to repeat it.
Hermes Agent: a safe start, Docker, diagnostics and common mistakes
Local, Docker, a VPS or WSL2: what to choose for your first run, what not to do on day one and how to work through common errors.
Hermes Agent after installation: Desktop, Telegram, Gateway and settings for real work
What to set up after installation: Desktop, assigning models to tasks, the Telegram gateway, context limits and permissions, so the agent becomes a working environment.
How to install Hermes Agent and connect it to Telegram: a beginner's guide
A personal AI agent on your own server: choosing a model and API costs, preparing the server, installing Hermes Agent and connecting it to Telegram, step by step.
40 rules for an engineering approach to building a product with vibe coding
A digest of the lecture "From vibe coding to engineering": forty rules that turn an AI agent from a "build me an app" button into part of a working process.
Why “I tried AI and it never comes out right” isn't about AI
Provider, model, tools, reasoning mode, context and how the task is set: seven reasons why the same request gives different results.
Claude for creators: connectors for Blender, Adobe and Ableton
In April 2026 Anthropic connected Claude to Blender, Adobe, Ableton and six other creative tools. What they can actually do, and how the Blender story ended.
Context engineering: what it is and how to manage it
A digest of an IT Brunch lecture: why the context window isn't memory but a surface of attention, and why more context doesn't mean a better result.
Grown-up prompt engineering: how to write requests to OpenAI and Anthropic models so they actually work
A strong prompt is not a magic phrase but a well-framed task. OpenAI and Anthropic's rules: start with the result, keep instructions apart from data.
Bang Saray guide: shops, services and everyday places
Groceries, pharmacies, bike repair, pet services, a gym, the market and everyday services: a practical list of useful places in Bang Saray, near Pattaya.
DBD inspections in 2026: the hunt for nominees, and Thai business in numbers
How Thailand's DBD is checking companies with foreign shareholders in 2026: 119,000 in the risk group, 11,215 with land in Chonburi, new rules. Plus Thai business figures.
P2P in Thailand: how to avoid someone else's scam and a frozen bank account
Why a Thai bank account gets frozen over P2P trades, how to vet the other party and what to do if you've received money from a fraud chain.
BOI updates its rules for IT businesses: software, AI and digital services in focus
Which IT activities the BOI now backs with incentives, what they offer (from 8 years free of corporate income tax to 100% foreign ownership) and who gets turned down.
Medicine equivalents in Thailand: finding a substitute at the pharmacy
Buy medicine in a Thai pharmacy by active substance: brands from the Thai FDA register, what to avoid with dengue, hospital-only drugs, what you can bring in.
USDT in Thailand in 2026: what the Bank of Thailand and the SEC are checking
USDT isn't banned in Thailand, but it is being watched: the Bank of Thailand looks for grey money in it, and the SEC brings in the Travel Rule and stablecoin transfer limits. What it means.
Currency control in Thailand: transfers, cash and the 2026 limits
Which documents a bank asks for when you send $200,000 or more to Thailand, how much cash you can bring in without a declaration, and which limits the Bank of Thailand introduced in 2026.
Thailand public holidays 2026: days off, bank holidays and dry days
Every Thai public holiday in 2026: when government offices and banks are closed, which days alcohol isn't sold, and which days off are left this year.
Tomorrowland Thailand 2026: dates, the venue near Pattaya and tickets
Asia's first full-scale Tomorrowland takes place on 11–13 December 2026 at Wisdom Valley near Pattaya. Tickets are sold out and entry is 20+ only. Here's what else you need to know.
How LLMs actually work: the foundations every engineer needs
Tokens, attention, transformers: what happens under the bonnet of ChatGPT and Claude, and why models behave unpredictably in products if you don't understand it.
Selling alcohol to drunk customers in Thailand: the 2025 law, fines and sale hours
Since November 2025 a seller in Thailand is liable for harm caused by a drunk customer and risks a year in prison or a 100,000 baht fine. How drunkenness is assessed, sale hours and dry days.
Taxi apps in Thailand: Grab, Bolt, inDrive and Maxim compared
Grab, Bolt, inDrive and Maxim in Pattaya: what a ride costs, how to pay, where to get picked up at the airport and what changes for drivers from 1 October 2026.
How to file TM-30 online in Thailand: step-by-step guide
How to file the TM-30 residence notification on the Thai Immigration website, who is legally responsible, the 24-hour deadline, fines and how to confirm it went through.
Ten cafés and restaurants in Bang Saray: where to work and where to have dinner
A bakery, coffee shops with views of the bay and seafood restaurants: where to take your laptop in Bang Saray, and where to go for sunset and dinner.
How to choose a motorcycle helmet in Thailand: the law, standards and models
Thai law requires helmets for rider and passenger, fine up to 2,000 baht. The มอก. mark you need, why ECE 22.06 beats DOT, and models from Bilmola to HJC and Bell.
Why motorcycle gloves are safety gear, not an accessory
Sliders, a bridged little finger, hard armour: what sets protective gloves apart from “rags for your hands”, and why you need them even for a trip to the shop.
TrueMoney: current limits for foreigners in Thailand
How much you can send and spend with TrueMoney under basic and enhanced verification: monthly limits, the 30,000฿ daily cap and the rules for cards.
DeepPocket: fees, limits and PromptPay QR payments in 2026
DeepPocket has no subscription: PromptPay QR payments are free, card top-ups cost 4.5%, other methods 2%. The new limits from 17 September 2026.
Thailand border control: visa runs, refused entry and the 2026 rules
Since November 2025 Thai immigration has been refusing entry to people who live in Thailand on visa runs. Who gets checked, what was rumour and what changed in 2026.
Paying by card in Thailand without a bank: DeepPocket and TrueMoney
No Thai bank account? Pay by card through the DeepPocket and TrueMoney wallets. Limits, fees, documents, and why Bybit Card is no longer an option.
Crypto tax in Thailand: the exemption until 2029 and its conditions
From 2025 to 2029, individuals in Thailand pay no tax on gains from selling crypto, as long as the trade went through an SEC-licensed platform. What the exemption doesn't cover.
Thai citizenship for foreigners: requirements, timelines and fees
How a foreigner gets Thai citizenship: permanent residence plus 5 years, income from 80,000 baht, Thai, 3 years of taxes. Where to apply, how long it takes, what's changing.
Thailand's SMART Visa in 2026: who can get it and what it costs
Since 2025 the SMART Visa has only been issued to founders of startups already registered in Thailand. Requirements, the 600,000 baht deposit, the fee, processing times and reports.
Registering a company in Thailand as a foreigner: the 2026 rules
When 49% is enough for a foreigner, where the 2 million baht of capital comes from, how the DBD has been checking Thai shareholders since 2026 and what you risk with nominees.
How to renew a Thai driving licence: documents and the DLT online course
What you need to replace your licence: a residence certificate, a medical certificate and the free DLT online course. And why the new licence's term depends on your visa.
How to get a Thai motorbike licence on your own for 1,555 baht
Getting a Thai motorbike licence in Pattaya: residence certificate, medical certificate, two days at driving school, the DLT office. Addresses, costs and the exam's pitfalls.
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