Sun May 20 19:16:16 EDT 2018

There was sunshine this afternoon. It's been a week since I've seen sunshine.
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Sat Sep 30 01:42:00 EDT 2017
Sunday 22:30

anniemal says Verizon is coming tomorrow to install FIOS (fiber-optic phone service). They're going to take away our copper phone line. We've been resisting this because we're happy with the reliability of a copper-wired land line - particularly in prolonged power outages. The FIOS interface unit between the fiber ( Read more... )

February 6, 2017
VIZIO to Pay $2.2 Million to FTC, State of New Jersey to Settle Charges It Collected Viewing Histories on 11 Million Smart Televisions without Users' Consent
I'm going to assume these things aren't smart enough to identify programs by recognizing content. Recognizing network logos on the corner of the screen might be feasible though ( Read more... )

Fri Oct 9 00:43:34 EDT 2015"The ads pay for the content."
Not if I don't buy the advertised products. If I don't buy the products, the advertiser doesn't get any income from me. If the ads are for things I would never buy, then seeing the ads is a waste of my time and bandwidth, and of no value to the advertiser either. I mostly don't see ads, ( Read more... )

Sun Oct 26 14:06:21 EDT 2014


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