The transition from analog to digital really hurt my desire to watch OTA TV (you caught me! I’m not under 25).

With analog broadcast, any weak signal or interference produced a little bit of static, but you could still see and hear what was being said. With digital, any weak signal means dropped frames and silence or weird glitches. You completely lose what’s happening. Even with a powered antenna, I have frequent issues with weak signal. I could probably try to get a rooftop antenna installed, but there’s no guarantee it would be any better. It’s just easier to find other entertainment at this point.

As a hydrocarbon enthusiast, I’m going to have to say it’s not really optional.

Squirm.

Mister Beardsley!?

That assumes you can unplug it. Most devices I own have the camera built right into the device, and it can sometimes be hard to find an option that doesn’t include it. I have a Webcam cover on my desktop and laptop.

I haven’t seen one that would work for my phone, but if someone has hacked my phone, I probably have bigger issues.

KnowBe4 has an article about their experience.

They also covered at least one other instance in the US.

Thanks! It’s surprisingly difficult to get Germans to correct me on things. Most of them are just happy that I can speak it at all, so they tell me not to worry about the little stuff. 😂

Was Sprachen Sie spricht? (Deutsch/German)

I’m not a native speaker, but I’m pretty sure it’s

Welche Sprachen sprechen Sie?

assuming you want to be formal, which feels a little weird to me in the context of an internet forum.

Edit: but to answer your question: fluent English, mehr als ein Bißchen Deutsch, y un poquito Español.

For the first 80% of your comment, I was definitely picturing a small backpack on the bird, and I was wondering what the purpose of tiny perches would be.

Well, you could do the 31st of April, but it seems the universe disagrees with your date format.

This kills the llama.

Murderer…

It’s cuz they got wet, isn’t it?

Now paint splatters are coming for my job!?

Humanity truly is screwed.

Not according to the experts.

I guess we’re going with B

Ce n’est pas une cacahuète

And finally there’s Best Buy.

My local Best Buy actually got rid of the DVD and CD section. That made me realize I needed to get serious about converting my physical media to digital. I’m still building my Plex library.

Yes, I know about Jellyfin and Emby. If I’d heard about them first, I’d probably be using one of them. Plex was the first one I tried, and it works great for me.

Now, I’m not a countamatician, but that sounds like more than the 50 states (and fourteen territories).

Who’s double-dipping?

They really shouldn’t. It is a monument to man’s arrogance.

Yeah, rich people are well known for their strong moral fiber and lack of desire to passively accumulate endless money.