There are still plenty of good deals in streaming if you have shifted to on-demand. If you want live TV or sports, they're out to gouge the fuck out of you. Luckily my Wife came around to on-demand only and an antenna. Of course, they're trying hard to take away the antenna option from everyone with ATSC 3.0.
Republicans can be dismissive, hold the left in contempt, threaten to murder us, but hey Hillary looks like an intellectual that won't put up with stupid people, this is a Democrat problem. Fucking "journalism."
Part of it is management that can't handle their duties if they can't walk over and intimidate workers. The other bit is many companies have cash reserves invested in commercial real estate instruments, and can't handle the profoilo hit. And many of those company leaders are also personally invested in that same real estate.
They are examining it and evaluating how much this is just for Hamas to regroup and rearm. But I suppose most here would cheer unabashedly for yet another Hamas rocket attack on Israeli homes.
I’d prefer to get a VPN to avoid the risk of my internet getting shut down, but I’m not aware of what the options for Linux are. I figured this would be a good place to ask.
There are lots of streaming platforms, but no real competition. Because the studios and networks hide behind the streaming services and price gouge like crazy. They know people will blame the streaming service.
Because these access companies DO NOT COMPETE with each other. Without that competition we all get the shit end of capitalism. The landlines all have their own fiefdoms. Wireless is balkanizing based on tower placement, and satellite is for rural areas that don’t rate wired connections or cell towers. The politicians can point to all this and say we have options, but really you’re lucky if you have two options.
From my experience, the wireless carriers are trying their best not to launch in the same areas for home Internet. They’re trying hard to avoid the competition like they do in phone service. Example: I get T-Mobile home Internet, but Verizon doesn’t in my area. Asking friends, I’m finding that to be a common situation where one or the other is offered, but rarely both. Completely anecdotal, so take it with a grain of salt.
Schleswig-Holstein, the northern German federal state, will be a digital pioneer region and the first German state to introduce a digitally sovereign IT workplace in its state administration. With a cabinet decision to introduce the open-source software LibreOffice as the standard office solution across the board, the government...
Libre office and Linux desktops are not line of business apps. They are platforms to run/supplement line of business apps. There are very few line of business apps that run HR, the finance department, EMR if you’re in a hospital system, etc, etc, etc as open source or run on open source solutions. For decades Open Source advocates kept thinking it was the ability to run Office that shut down “The year of Linux desktops!!!” But that isn’t it at all. It’s those specialized apps that run the businesses that prevented it. I work in a hospital system, our line of business app is Epic or Cerner. Apps that digitize the health records. The requirements to run these apps is Windows Server, because that is what the front ends are built on. And these apps, especially the front ends, are heavy and complex. Any attempt to turn them into web apps has failed miserably because the performance just isn’t there vs running say, the Epic/Cerner front end in a Citrix solution. Client-Server isn’t dead, it just doesn’t get sexy press anymore. Obviously if you work in web development, it is a very different story. But even in those shops, I’ll bet the business support apps (HR, finance, etc) run heavily on Windows.
Lord knows I’ve tried to advocate for open source solutions where I can, but if the apps the business picks to suit their needs only runs in Windows? You’re infrastructure has already been chosen for you. And THAT is what the average wannabe IT person on the internet doesn’t understand in the slightest.
Those are the costs of doing business, and can be greatly exaggerated. And other counties produce profitable drugs even with price restrictions. We’re so accustomed to price gouging, that we don’t recognize it.
When I was a broke teenager I pirated games. But back then there wasn’t any online play (80s).
Now I primarily pirate movies and TV shows. And most of that is ripping DVDs and Blu-ray discs, which I still buy when I really like something. Then supplement with torrents.
But I’ve never debated the ethics. Was it Thoreau that said something that the effect of, if you engage in civil disobedience, even against unjust laws, you must be ready to accept the consequences.
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As the title states, I currently have cable but want to cut it. I dont watch anything live anymore aside for sports. I can’t buy a sports package as the local pro teams are blacked out, and you must watch on the local channel. Are there any alternatives?
For the NHL and MLB you’re just fucked. Those leagues completely failed negotiations. Maybe Amazon picking up a big chunk of Bally’s will get us our teams on Prime. Maybe.
In general, all the major sports leagues (except maybe Premier League) are firmly stuck in the past and view cable as great. Maybe we’ll see some better options when each league re-negotiates the TV deals. But even when that happens, expect the NHL to fuck it up somehow.
They are just talking about it. Going to still be years before they go 1.0. They still haven’t delivered Alpha 4.0 yet. In fact, I believe they are talking 1.0 to distract us from the fact they haven’t delivered alpha 4.0. Likely their server meshing tests uncovered complicated bugs that will take time to deal with.
Hey everyone, I recently acquired the 4k77, 4k80, and 4k83. However, the 4k80 one looks grainy. 77 and 83 look clear in comparison. Did I just get a bad copy, or does 4k80 have issues?
When I looked, I needed a code form a current member to join. So I’m out of luck, and the website said if you can’t get the code, then just get it from the usual sites.
The other day someone asked this and everyone recommended a $1,400 chair. I can’t afford that, I can’t even dream of affording that. I’m looking for something with good lumbar support for ideally under $400 tops. Does anyone have any ideas?...
The improper testing has plenty of sources. They were trying to speed rush through testing and missed details.
The sexual harassment doesn’t have hard sources. It got tossed in there as an afterthought as everyone dog piled him for being popular and the botched testing. No idea if it was really true or not.
Meh, this is something that is hitting all industries, not just games. The raising of interest rates to combat inflation is making it more expensive to borrow money. The car industry is on the verge of calamity because they’ve priced cars too expensive to go with the new borrowing rates. Dealers (new and used) can’t lower their costs because they bought cars under the old interest rates and now can’t move them because borrowing got more expensive. Lowering prices too much more means taking a loss. It is hitting every industry. At some point the idiots out there have to realize that 3% inflation isn’t the boogeyman they think it is.
The tech industry is the ultimate sheep following sheep industry. Other tech companies laying people off? I better do it too! The Fear-Of-Looking-Stupid.
Look up antennaweb.org, like others have said.
I use this one: GE Outdoor HD Digital TV Antenna
You don’t need to spend big money in order to get a great antenna. There are no specialized antennas needed for HD or 4k. Any antenna claiming range over 80 miles is making, being charitable, dubious claims. If it looks like a dildo, it will be a lousy antenna.
The new wrinkle to the modern antenna game is the transition to digital. You’ll need a digital tuner to watch OTA now. Lots of TVs have them built in, so you can plug the antenna directly into them. If your TV doesn’t, or you want to stream the OTA channels within your house you’ll need a digital tuner like the HDHomeRun Flex 4k (4 tuners built in).
And the same downsides of antennas from back in the day are still a problem today. If you live in a rural area far from the broadcast centers, you’ll have trouble picking up signal. If you live in a hilly or mountainous area, you’ll have issues. If your local broadcasting areas are all spread out around you instead of one general area, you might have to pick and choose what you actually can pick up.
While we can be pretty confident that Reddit has its own motivations (i.e. self-interest) for fighting these lawsuits, this is still a good news story for pirates.
Platforms wonder why piracy is spiking ( www.skynews.com.au )
It's not even surprising anymore platforms do this & act all Pikachu face why piracy is spiking...
Democrats, Contempt Will Not Win You the Election ( www.currentaffairs.org )
Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away ( arstechnica.com )
I hate to go as cliche as "surprising absolutely no one," but really, this is not a surprise.
Israel Rejected a Cease-Fire. The Media Isn’t Telling Us. ( jacobin.com )
Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking ( arstechnica.com )
Surely the clearest path to retaining only the best.
Hamas accepts cease-fire proposal for Gaza after Israel orders Rafah evacuation ahead of attack ( apnews.com )
Major U.S. newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft for copyright infringement ( www.axios.com )
Tales Of The Shire's First Trailer Reveals It Is Middle-Earth Animal Crossing With Hobbits - Game Informer ( www.gameinformer.com )
'Smart IPTV' App Blocked By ISPs, Despite it Carrying Zero Illegal Streams * TorrentFreak ( torrentfreak.com )
What VPN should I get for Linux?
I’d prefer to get a VPN to avoid the risk of my internet getting shut down, but I’m not aware of what the options for Linux are. I figured this would be a good place to ask.
Dunkey's Guide to Streaming Services ( youtu.be )
the best answer yet to “why pirate movies”
He revealed the secrets ! ( jlai.lu )
The MPA has big plans to crack down on movie piracy again ( www.theverge.com )
We need a permanent solution for universal broadband access ( www.theverge.com )
"Digital sovereignty": German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein ditches Microsoft for Linux and Open Source alternatives ( blog.documentfoundation.org )
Schleswig-Holstein, the northern German federal state, will be a digital pioneer region and the first German state to introduce a digitally sovereign IT workplace in its state administration. With a cabinet decision to introduce the open-source software LibreOffice as the standard office solution across the board, the government...
more on intellectual property... ( fortune.com )
cross-posted from: mander.xyz/post/11304633...
3 days 🤯 ( jlai.lu )
New Discord TOS binds you to forced arbitration - Opt-Out Now ( discord.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/17618684...
[Louis Rossmann] Is All Piracy Equal? Exploring Gray Areas: When Is It REALLY "Stealing" ?? ( odysee.com )
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I'm looking to drop cable but need live sports alternative.
As the title states, I currently have cable but want to cut it. I dont watch anything live anymore aside for sports. I can’t buy a sports package as the local pro teams are blacked out, and you must watch on the local channel. Are there any alternatives?
Apex Legends finals got hacked; Star Citizen goes 1.0; Marcus Lehto: nothing positive about EA. ( peervideo.club )
also Youtube
4k80
Hey everyone, I recently acquired the 4k77, 4k80, and 4k83. However, the 4k80 one looks grainy. 77 and 83 look clear in comparison. Did I just get a bad copy, or does 4k80 have issues?
I hate the term "Boomer Shooter"
Not to say I hate the genre, I actually love me some Dusk or Turbo Overkill, but why, oh why are they called Boomer Shooters?...
Good chair that is *affordable* ?
The other day someone asked this and everyone recommended a $1,400 chair. I can’t afford that, I can’t even dream of affording that. I’m looking for something with good lumbar support for ideally under $400 tops. Does anyone have any ideas?...
This Review is Going to Make Me Very Unpopular [Fairphone 5] ( www.youtube.com )
Game over? Industry suffers slowdown after decades-long winning streak ( www.ft.com )
almost certain this is behind a paywall and usually FT is one you can’t get around, so some choice excerpts:...
Embracer CEO says layoffs are "something that everyone needs to get through" ( www.gamesindustry.biz )
lol....
How are you watching the the Super Bowl
Any free options available?
Reddit beats film industry again, won’t have to reveal pirates’ IP addresses ( arstechnica.com )
While we can be pretty confident that Reddit has its own motivations (i.e. self-interest) for fighting these lawsuits, this is still a good news story for pirates.