Hell, I VPN into my home network all the time to access my self hosted work applications, it’s 10x more secure than leaving ports open to the wider internet.

I’ll be honest, the 3 times I’ve seen it were Samsungs and purchased at box stores. The rest I have no firsthand experience, but I’ve seen enough people bitching about it online.

It’s almost like every state isn’t a monolithic political entity

Good question, I’ve heard rumors that they’ll eventually get upset and throw an impassable splash screen until you reconnect, but I’ve never seen it myself.

Me as well. My only real requirement is that the window supports transparency.

Not sure about LG. But it also depends on model as well afaik. Most Samsungs I know that were bought via Walmart, Best Buy, Costco, etc had that issue, but one of my commercial clients bought a couple and it was a non-issue, so ymmv. I typically like Sonys, but I also have a reseller account with them through my wholesaler and get them significantly cheaper than retail.

The problem is that some TVs (cough Samsung) won’t allow you to even use the thing as a monitor until you allow it online.

Ah, but what about the password to your password manager?

There’s a huge difference between oil and water when water reserves need defense, the latter of which rendering the former a non-issue.

Water wars will make oil wars look like kindergarteners playing in a sandbox.

That’s a blood statement to assume they’d be able to keep guard on it from people that would be literally dying of thirst.

50 years is generous, I could realistically see widespread civil disorder by the end of the decade. People are pissed and verging on desperate, and I don’t blame them. It’s finally becoming blatant to the common person just how rigged the system is against the masses, and the social contract is rapidly crumbling.

Neither do I, but you according to this you have to apply for and request an unlock code for the device, as well that the device must be online to authorize the unlock. Pretty stupid if you ask me.

Eh, this won’t stop me from making Jewish penicillin

Do you have good recommendation for accounting software, specifically for a construction contractor? Because I’m sick of QuickBooks raising their prices constantly and repeatedly trying to upsell me on stupid shit.

Do you like movies about gladiators?

It tracks with the enshittification that every major tech company seems hellbent on these days

Mozzarella is great on pizza, standard even

That’s not exactly how it works. There is no specific core, all web traffic doesn’t go through one centralized location; it gets routed through the most direct route on each if these routers’ routing tables

But then how can the owner class trap workers into abusive jobs while also ensuring no one has the audacity to start their own company and become financially independent? Won’t someone think of the shareholders?