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Comment on Roku says its ads aren’t meant to be ‘interruptive’ after controversial test in ~tech
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Comment on Roku says its ads aren’t meant to be ‘interruptive’ after controversial test in ~tech
Throskie LinkI guess it's safe to say there still hasn't been much progress made in the way of jailbreaking Roku devices? I hope this stunt prompts some movement in that wayI guess it's safe to say there still hasn't been much progress made in the way of jailbreaking Roku devices?
I hope this stunt prompts some movement in that way
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Comment on What short standalone book is worth more than its page count? in ~books
Throskie LinkVoltaire's Candide helped me in my terrible 20's cope with the world at large. I need to go back and reread itVoltaire's Candide helped me in my terrible 20's cope with the world at large. I need to go back and reread it
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Comment on What long standalone book is worth its page count? in ~books
Throskie Link ParentI have quite the backlog of his to churn through as it is. Crypto, Diamond Age, Big U, Fall. I have a habit of picking up his books on the cheap and don't think I've bought one of his at full...I have quite the backlog of his to churn through as it is. Crypto, Diamond Age, Big U, Fall. I have a habit of picking up his books on the cheap and don't think I've bought one of his at full price ever. I got Snow Crash for free when I was a kid who bought a game called SpectreVR. Don't remember jack about the game. Read the book multiple times til its little mass market cover fell off, and lucked out on a nicer copy from Goodwill
If we're due for a cyberpunk dystopia future, Snow Crash is the one I'm hoping for
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Comment on What long standalone book is worth its page count? in ~books
Throskie LinkI'm really really really hoping Neal Stephenson's Reamde is worth the chonkiness. i just started it, love his stuff but the page count kept me away for very long ever since I failed to finish...I'm really really really hoping Neal Stephenson's Reamde is worth the chonkiness. i just started it, love his stuff but the page count kept me away for very long ever since I failed to finish Cryptonomicon.
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump's televised trial could rival Super Bowl viewership in ~tv
Throskie LinkThat totally won't feed his ego at all and will never come up ever again as a future talking point. No sirree. Not a pinch.That totally won't feed his ego at all and will never come up ever again as a future talking point. No sirree. Not a pinch.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes (Android version) is open for alpha testing on the Google Play Store in ~tildes
Throskie LinkYay! Former RiF user here and this is exciting to see! Also great to see I'm in such good company!Yay! Former RiF user here and this is exciting to see! Also great to see I'm in such good company!
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Comment on What are the best cover songs that reinterpret the original into a different genre, style, or mood? in ~music
Throskie (edited )LinkThree in particular I consistently play. Placebo's cover of Kate Bush's Running up That Hill Portishead's cover of ABBA's S.O.S Cat Power's sendup of Frank Ocean's Bad Religion I love the darker...Three in particular I consistently play.
Placebo's cover of Kate Bush's Running up That Hill
Portishead's cover of ABBA's S.O.S
Cat Power's sendup of Frank Ocean's Bad Religion
I love the darker vibe on the first two, and the more whistful lamentation on the latter.
Im not so adventurous(and don't expect others to be either) as to crack open TV's in an attempt to dig out the bakeware. The little devices however, i figured would be ripe for tinkering.
As stated though, there's so many variations on the models it'd be a logistical nightmare to try to create a OSFA hack.