Jay

I would have no objections to literally spray painting that lower screen Tremclad Black. Is that all the tv can do though? I would imagine it’s also stealing as much data of yours as it can and possibly even listening in. Also what if there’s ad sound…?

I’ve already told my kids I don’t want a funeral, and I hate having pics taken of me but I try to get a few every so often so that they have something to remember me by. I have a few pics of my parents and grandparents when they were alive and it’s nice to be able to see where I came from.

Well nobody around me has alzheimers… and by the power of egg salad sandwiches I’m going to do my part to make sure they never do.

This is No Effort November so it’s safe to assume he’s not putting a ton of work into this one.

I’m running most of the mods through Mod Organizer 2 on Skyrim Anniversary Edition on an old assed pc, so I don’t think it would work for you without a lot of effort and tinkering. it took me a lot of swearing and hair pulling to get it to work right on mine lol!

That’s usually what I do. First play through on a game I’ll do without/minimal mods. After that though… game on! My Skyrim has 141 mods now and is hardly the same game anymore.

Accidentally spill water in your bed and the next thing you know you’re getting adult diaper ads on every device you own for the rest of your life.

Ya I get what you mean, it doesn’t always work out for everyone without getting the word out traditionally, but it does happen.

Personally I think advertising only goes so far before a company just starts looking desperate by saturating the landscape with ads. Maybe that’s just me tho lol

While some now invest in some level of traditional advertising, it’s not what made them big. As you said with Tesla, they only started advertising when people started realizing they were crap, and even then compared to other vehicle manufacturers they spend little. Go Pro used influencers and content marketing by their customers, the Dollar Shave Club made it to fame through viral videos.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/viral-branding-10-brands-got-big-without-advertising-kent-lewis/

I don’t know about that. Tiktok, Lamborghini, Tesla, Krispy Kreme, The Dollar Shave Club, Tupperware, Rolls Royce, Costco, Trader Joe’s, Go Pro etc all do little to no traditional advertising and do just fine.

Not that there’s anything wrong with some advertising to get the word out, but when you’re getting spammed with ads from every angle, that company starts feeling a little scummy to me.

The way I’ve always looked at it, a good product/service can typically stand on it’s reputation. If a company needs to spend millions on advertising to move their stuff, they’re probably not all that good or are overpriced. Someone is paying for all that advertising and it always ends up being the consumer.

Never knew much of this guy before he made a huge splash in the news, but the more I hear about him the more he sounds like one of those kids that ate glue in kindergarten.

How about all the people that had a hand in brainwashing her to think that way?

https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/540458

I know what you mean… mine’s on its third battery from years ago. It’s one of the extended size ones, even came with a new back cover for the phone because the original can’t handle the thicker battery, but it’s showing its age now. Used to go 4-5 days on a charge, now I’m lucky to get 2, and looking around there are still some places that sell them, but most of them are stupid expensive or a tad sketchy… or a little of both.

Nice! I’m still running my S4 with LineageOS, although it’s got some bumps and bruises and doesn’t look as shiny as yours still does.

And they will know what you look like. And with some data extrapolation where you are, where you go, your searches, what you’re into, your payment methods, where you live, your schedule, who you interact with, and the list goes on.

This is one more data point for big brother to collect and share with the highest bidder, or to get leaked to people who do not have your best interests in mind.

Interac if you’re Canadian, and if the store accepts e-transfers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interac

I read a paper a while back that kids who are exposed early to more things (dirt, pollen etc) tend to have fewer cases of allergies later on in life. I wonder if that’s partially what’s going on in this case. (not the same link, but it talks about it a bit here) https://www.livescience.com/health/allergies/is-playing-in-the-dirt-good-for-kids-immune-systems

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