That can be installed on any hardware, as opposed to just a TV directly. That I could get behind.

I see Stargate and I upvote

To bad alternatives to fossil fules keep getting shut down, by the same people that complain about fule prices.

Sometimes booking.com is so integrated that even if you do the booking directly with the hotel, you will be presented with a confirmation and charge from booking.com, this is beyond frustrating, to me at least.

Same experience here!

Had to go through the credit card company for a charge back. Took 4 months from start to finish to get a full refund.

Dont look up…

This is not a “age check”, it’s a identity verification.

Wait so the “original” was targeted at children specifically?

I was wondering the other day if Lemmy or Bluesky have any algorithms that are actively trying to keep users engaged?

I guess I am on the “watch list” as my company uses multiple different VPN solutions so I can access work files cross offices and remotely when in the field.

Also, what about personal home VPNs where I want to route all my device traffic back to my home when I am out of the house like at a cafe/mall/airport?

Maybe one or two winters/seasons.

If a website requires a photo of a person ID or something like a drivers license, this is not “age verification”, it’s “identity verification”.

That leads down a whole other rabbit hole of being tracked online.

Also if something like a website or pc starts asking me to upload documents with personal identifiable information on it (that not related to banking, healthcare, or a government service, I will straight up stop using it and block at my network level.

“You’re not holding any cards” “War is not a game”

Don’t plug in a Ethernet cord, and don’t connect it to Wifi.

Now you have a fully functional TV screen that wont be artificially bricked with OS updates.

Get a dedicated “streaming device” like a Nvidia Sheild, Android TV, Apple TV, or Roku and you are good to go.

Not sora its gone

No thanks, not the distro I will be using.

Not sora its gone

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