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ArgentRaven

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ArgentRaven ,

It died in my area when they dropped the amount of spawn nodes to the point where you couldn't really walk around. You had to drive pretty far at that point, and that kill let most people's enthusiasm.

I don't know if it was complaints by local businesses or what, but after that I never saw large groups walking around again.

ArgentRaven ,

BFG Division from DOOM 2016 or Darude - Sandstorm for the parallels of Run Lola, Run.

But in reality, silence. I'd need to form a plan and amping up on adrenaline wouldn't help with that.

ArgentRaven ,

I have a great business idea - sell a roku-like device for half the price and a .99 cent subscription fee. Then when I've captured the market I force them to accept draconian new terms that cost way more or I brick the device. By then it's too late and I can suck all the money out of it from the people that can't switch.

And if they don't like it? Too bad; they signed away their rights to sue.

It's a foolproof plan! As long as I don't get shot in the street but justifiably angry customers.

ArgentRaven , (edited )

Yeah you might want to look up Christopher Dorner. When he didn't want to go along with the rest of the force, they hunted and killed him. You have to either conform with the gang or be expelled.

EDIT: Christopher, not Michael. I think I was confusing his name with a Klingon.

ArgentRaven ,

Oops, I corrected it. I must've been confusing the name with Michael Dorn.

Roku TV bricked until agreeing to new terms of service

See title - very frustrating. There is no way to continue to use the TV without agreeing to the terms. I couldn't use different inputs, or even go to settings from the home screen and disconnect from the internet to disable their services. If I don't agree to their terms, then I don't get access to their new products. That...

ArgentRaven ,

Why would a TV need an update? What's changed that would require updating to continue to display the signal it's getting?

I have a Vizio that isn't connected to the Internet and it's essentially a computer monitor for my htpc that I control.

If it ever forces me to update I'm getting rid of it.

My real concern is that in 10 years, my htpc loophole will be closed and they'll datamine me anyway and force me into subscriptions regardless.

ArgentRaven ,

I don't see mosquitoes, ticks, chiggers, ants (ants especially on the vines on the house) spiders, roaches, centipedes, or a dozen other specialized bugs that eat your vegetable garden.

My yard looks like a mix of 1 and 2, but there's a lot of negatives to your daily life with any of the 3 options and this biased graphic clearly wants you to pick 1 or at least 2 over 3.

ArgentRaven ,

This could be a case of them cutting multiple covers at once.

I had the same problem with jeans. I order the exact same style and size, but they don't all fit the same. When I spoke to a Levi customer service person, they said they have multiple layers of fabric piled on top. Then the cutting blade presses down, and the fabric bends. As the top one is to short on measurements, the bottom most one is to long. So you want one in the middle.

I know paper isn't fabric, but it could be something similar. It's speed and efficiency over accuracy.

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