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TV died

TV died. Any recommendations on brands that are at least *less* likely to abuse their smart features to spy on me?

Obviously nothing with a microphone or camera, but something I can trust to actually turn off data collection beyond what the streaming services already know.

(Consensus was get what I could find and just not hook it up to the network.)

We have reached the time of year when someone in the neighborhood sets off *one* firework

We have reached the time of year when someone in the neighborhood sets off *one* firework late at night, then waits an hour or so to make sure that no one’s called the cops, then sets off another one, then repeats the process every night until a week or so after July 4.

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At least here, it happens every June. Also about a week around New Year’s. I’m pretty sure that someone in one of the nearby blocks stocks up on fireworks every July and saves part of the stash for the following June.

Trying out Nextcloud

Finally set up a #nextcloud server for the household. Hoping to replace several big-company and ad-based services with it.

File sync/sharing: straight-forward, works well across desktop, web and mobile apps. May need to add storage.

Next step: to-do lists. Looks like Tasks will do what I want (both personal & shared lists), but I need a good mobile app to use with it.

Then I need to experiment with Carnet. Already moved from Google Keep to SimpleNote, might keep going.

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Was going to run to the store after work before curfew hit. Stores were already …

Was going to run to the store after work before curfew hit. Stores were already closed. Came back, got out of the car & saw, I kid you not, a mourning dove on a wire and a red-tailed hawk circling behind it.

Hard to tell on the phone resolution, but damn, you can’t make this shit up.

Was going to run to the store after work before curfew hit. Stores were already ...

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Winderbourne Mansion “is currently abandoned and has no plans of restoration. The site is a …

Winderbourne Mansion “is currently abandoned and has no plans of restoration. The site is a photographer’s dream. The property is nine acres with several old muscle cars in the backyard, along with sprawling trees and flowers. It is also located right up against Black Hills regional park with a great view of the water. The interior of the house is littered with old furniture, letters, magazines, and clothes.”

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/winderbourne-mansion

#house #haunted #spooky #plants

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I mean, look at this UI: The selections look like just labels, not buttons, both …

I mean, look at this UI: The selections look like just labels, not buttons, both have the same width border, same background, same size, and the ONLY difference is that one border is gray and the other is black.

And then I didn’t look closely enough during checkout because I was already stressed out and rushed. (RTS: don’t buy things online when you’re in too much of a hurry to double check the checkout.) No shipping charge, so 🤷‍♂️

And then the email & website said NOTHING about the medium.

I mean, look at this UI: The selections look like just labels, not buttons, both ...

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Short version: accidentally ordered a Windows 10 USB stick instead of a product key when …

Short version: accidentally ordered a Windows 10 USB stick instead of a product key when I’d just finished installing the system. Nothing in the order info email or website made that clear. I was trying to sort out why what I thought was a digital order was still “pending”

Now I know why

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