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- on LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices in c/technology@lemmy.world · 9 Sep 2026
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on LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices in c/technology@lemmy.world · 9 Sep 2026
Hate to break it to you, but AppleTV really is the best option.
I haven’t tried it, but I would think that running something shitty like a Roku but gating it with a pi-hole would be reasonable. You just have to make sure that there’s no open networks within reach (neighbors, etc).
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on TiVo Plans to End Free Automatic Commercial Skipping in November, Tests Paid Premium Replacement Service in c/technology@lemmy.world · 7 Sep 2026
Gather ‘round kids, time for a story. The year was 2003, and TiVo had defined the category of DVRs and instantly become indispensable. People loved that they could fast-forward through commercials, much to the chagrin of networks and advertisers.
But a new competitor entered the scene: ReplayTV, a product that did everything TiVo did with one major added benefit: it automatically detected and skipped commercials without having to press a button. It was glorious. So naturally, like all things which improve the life of a consumer, the powers-that-be took umbrage. Funded by TiVo lobbying, the FCC decided that not having to press a button on a remote was a bridge too far. ReplayTV was crushed by a heavy fine and ban, relegating them to the tech scrap heap. Thus TiVo maintained their position as market leader, despite having an inferior experience.
All this to say: fuck you TiVo, you wasted your brand clout and position by getting into bed with the same lawmakers who fomented your demise when the HD era was legislated to ban commercial-skipping mechanisms.
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on US to announce sharply lower vehicle fuel economy requirements in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2 Sep 2026
This is a deadly ignorant take. If every home has 2 EVs to charge, it won’t make enough of a difference to matter. It’s like leaving on extra lights. Residential solar panels are cheap and only getting cheaper.
Meanwhile, data centers have to build diesel turbines because the grid can’t handle their massive draw. But by all means blame the EVs.
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on Pizza restaurants: Why pizza-making robots are not cutting it in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2 Sep 2026
If the robots could really replace the people, you’d see the robots smoking weed by the dumpster on their break. But you don’t, and that proves they won’t be able to make a good pizza.
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on reason enough to fail the interview in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev · 30 Aug 2026
Yeah, software engineers are the sanitation engineers of programming. Source: am one
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on Dozens of engineers laid off at Apple headquarters in c/technology@lemmy.world · 26 Aug 2026
So the software engineers who worked on the failed product get laid off, but not the people who decided to make the thing and directed its development. Cool cool cool
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on Bluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app: 10.4 million monthly active users worldwide in June 2026, down 27.2% year-over-year. in c/technology@lemmy.world · 12 Aug 2026
It’s where they said they were going.
For people who want a streaming box.