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Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV (arstechnica.com)

A patent application from the company spotted by Lowpass describes a system for displaying ads over any device connected over HDMI, a list that could include cable boxes, game consoles, DVD or Blu-ray players, PCs, or even other video streaming devices. Roku filed for the patent in August 2023 and it was published in November...

GooseFinger ,

Their recent ToS update: "We bricked your TV until you 'consent' to waiving your right to sue us if we do something illegal. Also, we won't tell you what you're consenting to up front, instead we'll make you spend hours reading through pages and pages of legal garbage to find where we buried this statement."

They know that nobody would agree to this if they put it in big bold letters right above the "agree" button, so they bury it behind hours of tedious reading so that people cave in and just "consent."

If you roofy someone's drink and pester them until they "consent" to sex, you would get thrown and jail and probably shanked in the liver. If Roku bricks the TV that you purchased and won't let it work again until you consent to something that you're nearly guaranteed to miss or not understand by design, their profits go up because people can't sue them.

This capitalism hellhole can't burn down fast enough.

General Motors Quits Sharing Driving Behavior With Data Brokers After Backlash (www.nytimes.com)

The decision followed a New York Times report this month that G.M. had, for years, been sharing data about drivers’ mileage, braking, acceleration and speed with the insurance industry. The drivers were enrolled — some unknowingly, they said — in OnStar Smart Driver, a feature in G.M.’s internet-connected cars that...

GooseFinger ,

Yep, we just gotta vote in people who will legislate it. Which means normal people who don't take bribes donations from corporations will need to run for office and beat those who do.

So basically we're doomed. We either need a modern day Teddy Roosevelt or we need to start building guillotines.

GooseFinger ,

Who is Billy? Who is Mary? What is a "boy ong?" Is the man's name Shazam? Why is she surprised/confused?

If the fingers didn't look good, I'd assume this was generated by AI. But nope! I need answers.

GooseFinger , (edited )

You can't trust Amazon reviews either though.

* Sellers frequently farm good reviews by including cards in their packages that state "give us a 5 star review and get a full/partial refund!"

  • Sellers update their listings with good reviews with different pictures, descriptions, etc. which effectively creates a different listing while carrying over a large review count.

* Amazon doesn't allow reviews after 30 days (?) from purchase, so items poor durability will not have that reflected in their reviews

It's a damn shame, but between this broken review system and their incredibly low quality items and quality control, they're not worth the money or headache to use. Especially since most of their products are no name Chinese garbage that are exclusively available on Amazon. They're basically Wish, Tubi, or Alibaba.

Edit: Amazon must've updated their review policy since I've last used them, 2+ years ago. They explicitly ban monetary rewards for good reviews, and I don't see a mention of review deadlines either. The only references I found about their review deadlines is a few Reddit posts from a year ago. So my bad!

If nothing's changed though, they still sell hot garbage.

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    GooseFinger ,

    And a face full of 00 buckshot is a pretty good tool to get the job done 🤷‍♂️

    GooseFinger ,

    Ahhh yes, but you see, on page 176 §12.4.11 of the EULA it clearly states that by using our products you've given us your consent to rip you off.

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