LifeInOregon @ LifeInOregon @lemmy.world

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Mmmm. I want a cold, refreshing can of Slurge!

I don’t recall seeing any that behave in that way. Not saying you’re wrong, but I have a <6 month old TV that doesn’t behave in this way. Plugged it in to the wall, ran through the “setup” choosing “setup later” options, plugged my receiver into the HDMI 1 port, and everything just worked.

I’d be interested in seeing which brands are doing this.

I had a friend call me crazy for ripping all of my old DVDs and Blu-ray Discs to a hard drive around 2009.

“Why not just stream from Netflix?”

Now he’s complaining about being subscribed to a half dozen services just so he can watch what he used to stream from Netflix. I kinda want to shake my Plex library with him for personal vindication, but I’m not sure he’d appreciate the irony in a way that would satisfy me.

Don’t connect it to the internet. Problem solved.

Toys-R-Us was a terribly managed brand for a couple decades by the point when it was liquidated. It was great in the late 80s and early 2000s, but it was run into the ground. While people worked there and we can be sorry they had to find other jobs, the company itself is not worth mourning.

I’ve used both, and the Magic Keyboard is the better laptop replacement by far. I couldn’t go without the trackpad at this point. I use my iPad as an iPad all the time, but I also use it as a thin client to remote into my Mac. I did this sometimes before the Magic Keyboard existed, and it was handy, and I could be somewhat productive, but it’s a thousand times better with the trackpad.

The echo chamber is the problem. It only increases the radicalization of people on either extreme.

I believe you’re referring to Moment of Inspiration, or MoI 3D.

Rainy. Green. Sunday. Beer.

Pretty good overall.

Google only allows E2EE between its own app, though, because there is no E2EE in RCS yet.

You can’t send a message from Google’s RCS supporting app to another RCS app or platform and utilize E2EE.

What Apple’s asking for is to have a standard encryption for RCS rather than a 3rd party implementation.

I’ve heard the claim made about Stonehenge.

I’ve been reading Guardians comics since before there was a Peter Quill. Yes, Pratt’s incarnation is more comedic, and his origin is quite different, but he’s very much an emotionally driven character in both. Obviously James Gunn took a far more comedic approach to the overall tone, but Pratt fits the tone of the director and the team in a way that works for the screen.

Ah yes… Dakota Johnson leading a Sony movie in their Spider-Man extended universe without Spider-Man.

This will be one of the movies of all time.

But, Pratt made a great Starlord.

That’s exactly what they’re doing right now. They’ve not made an indefinite commitment to it, but it’s the second free year for a device enter its second year.

I’ve got a bonus coming next month. I think I might give half of it to support software I use all day everyday.

Android Automotive and Android Auto are different things. Google will ultimately abandon Auto in favor of Automotive because Google and car manufacturers will largely benefit from locking you down using Automotive.

Don’t get excited. Android Auto and Android Automotive are not the same thing.

https://www.androidpolice.com/android-auto-vs-android-automotive-vs-google-automotive-services/

GM is using Automotive, too. Automotive is an opportunity for car manufacturers and Google to lock you down even more.

If you’re interested, the company they partnered with was Motif, and they have apps for iOS and macOS. Same quality and very intuitive layout editing.