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Very busy day today. On the road from about 2PM to 10PM with just an hour of break around 5PM. Lots of stuff to do. Lots of stuff done.

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I rarely go into Redmond. Even rarer when I go into downtown Seattle. Gotta make the most of it.

Never lower your standards. Go somewhere you are appreciated. (by u/BeatriceAanne)

I hate this modern internet so fucking much. 15 yrs ago that same search would have turned up loads of little micro blogs with first hand accounts of greenhouse building. Now all I get is AI garbage.
We've seriously regressed to the point that if I want to learn about something my best bet might be going to an analog library and looking for a physical book on the topic.

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If you are a TV exec, or know one, please, please, please make this happen.

#reality #TV #TVshow

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Remember when over the air digital TV came in and unless you had a new TV you needed a converter box to watch the digital channels as analog channels went dark? Did you know it's happening again? But worse.

While the FCC just recently extended (to 2026 I believe) the required time for the existing (ATSC 1.0) system to stay operational, the new ATSC 3.0 system is loaded with encrypted DRM even on basic channels in many cases.

And get this, it appears that the external converter boxes currently available for this that can actually deal with that DRM reportedly require an Internet connection to work!

You read that right. To receive an over the air ATSC encrypted channel -- even a basic broadcast channel -- reportedly appears to currently require an Internet connection.

Now you might be asking, what the bloody hell is the point of over the air TV if you need a damned Internet connection to watch it?

And the answer is: I don't have a clue.

I'm trying to learn more. Stay tuned. No pun intended.

Why are they called Latin characters when none of them come from South America

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