And it does all the same bullshit airbnb does. Even if they have different policies (spoiler: they’re the same) they cause the same problems related to using homes as profit machines for assholes.

It doesnt waive that fee because it is a federally required fee to be applied to all vehicles regardless of their… destination. Uhg.

If I drink the blue potion, I get tingly and my skin starts sloughing off. Must be the cobalt.

Yeah that part blows ass. My solution for now is an appletv. They at least don’t shove ads down your throat and their main business models are not based on collecting user data for advertising or databroker purposes (looking at you, google).

I’ve been planning to do the same thing when our current batch of TVs kick the bucket. But I was going to use an appletv, not a NUC, because all of the streaming services only serve 2k through browsers but their apps can get 4k+. And for the rest I’ll run jellyfin and serve from my home media server. The TV will never see the a valid internet connected network.

Recently my roku tv started showing a blaringly loud auto-play ad on the homepage once every 2-3 weeks. FUCK THAT.

They make more money from those continued sales through their app store and commercials. I’ve heard (on reddit news articles posted to r/technology, so not exactly the most reliable source) more than the profit for the initial sale of the tv because they actually subsidize the initial price and may sell it at a loss to get those ads in your livingroom.

I get the feeling these will be dominated by manosphere podcasts and testosterone supplements.

They’ve got aluminum frames and aren’t strong enough to hold me. The TV should’ve known!

The secret is get promoted to where you do the code reviews. Then just get too busy to do them reliably. Timebomb activated.