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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • No, again, he said anyone that parrots it. If you keep repeating that argument over and over, then your are parroting it. That’s what parrots do; they repeat stuff.
    If you are offended, then it’s time for some self reflection. That is not an ad-hominem, but a blanket statement and opinion.

    And no, you’re being selective with the truth. You cherry pick bits of what he said to present your argument in a better light. I don’t entertain that, my friend.

    Your last point is true, but again you are being selective with how you present it.

    If I point a gun at you and say you die unless you do something against your personal morality, you’d most likely still do it. That is in the name of survival.
    Yeah, you’ll be able to go to work tomorrow and make money because you’re not dead, but nobody can accuse you of doing it for profit. That is what you are in essence doing here and it’s a bad take in every possible way except morally.
    Steam fought back and lost. They could morally tell Visa and MasterCard to pound sand and die with their heads held high, but I’m guessing they like you as my potential murder victim above, chose to keep existing instead.






  • Yeah my CCwGTV is what died, so I ended up with their streamer. Hopefully locking sideloading is not something that will happen yet, but they are fighting hard to control how we use the internet these days.

    Give me a AppleTV with sideloading and I’d pick it up in a heartbeat. It just works so well.

    You could buy a small NUC and format to Linux, but you’d be stuck with either a keyboard or some small keyboard-like remote in the living room.

    Let’s hope for better offerings in the future!










  • Yeah, I’m not an Apple-man myself, but I know several who are and I get that once you’re in the ecosystem, it’s a very comfy place to be. And functional, of course. I just generally try to avoid walled gardens unless I “have to”.

    Personally, paying for Premium is not an option. It’s $17 here, which is just absurdly overpriced IMHO.

    Strange about the volume controls…
    Is the soundbar/amp connected via HDMI Arc?
    If yes, it sounds like some settings with HDMI CEC is messed up. Usually these things can be set manually on the TV or device itself.
    If you’ve tried everything, then ignore my uncalled for advice and enjoy the day.

    Appreciate the input as well, mate!




  • Yeah the ads are crazy, but at least with Android devices you can often have a different launcher.

    The Apple TV is tempting me more and more and would be the perfect device, had it only supported side loading or SmartTube. It’s a deal breaker for me, pushing me towards either Google with Projectivity launcher or trying to wait out a new Shield device.

    Glad to see your happy with it though. I think I’ve yet to talk to anyone who isn’t, which says a lot about it as a product.