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richid··on I didn't realize my LG TV was spying on me until I turned off Live Plus
Jellyfin + AppleTV w/ Infuse is a dream.
richid··on I didn't realize my LG TV was spying on me until I turned off Live Plus
For me: I want something that will always work with minimal effort and is easy to use for the family.

I've farted around with every HTPC software from MythTV on and I'm over it. I'll happily pay the premium for an AppleTV that will handle almost everything in hardware.

richid··on LG TV's new software update installed MS Copilot, which cannot be deleted
This is the answer. AppleTV is worth its weight in gold. Well supported and quality apps, good connectivity options, enough horsepower for hardware decoding, and Apple has a good reputation for privacy (hello no ACR).
richid··on Git 3.0 will use main as the default branch
main won
richid··on California law forces Netflix, Hulu to turn down ad volumes
It's still worth it to block ads at the DNS level but ad platforms are wise to the game and now serve from domains that also serve legitimate content.
richid··on Go is still not good
I've been out of the Python game for a while but I'm not surprised there is yet another tool on the market to handle this.

You really come to appreciate when these batteries are included with the language itself. That Go binary will _always_ run but that Python project won't build in a few years.

richid··on Doge cuts to USAid blamed for 300k deaths – most of them children
Don't forget about gutting departments that had open investigations into SpaceX and Tesla.
richid··on Docker limits unauthenticated pulls to 10/HR/IP from Docker Hub, from March 1
Catching, vulnerability scanning, supply chain integrity, insurance against upstream removal. All these things are true for other artifact types as well.

Own your dependency chain.

richid··on Anyone can push updates to the doge.gov website
Once you recategorize things you don't like as waste it will make sense.
richid··on Vanguard's average fee is now 0.07% after biggest-ever cut
This alone is why I will always choose Vanguard if possible.
richid··on I'm quitting the Washington Post
Look up Fox News' market share and get back to us.