General Discussion Thread

[Legend]

Do you use hdmi cec for other stuff? Could just fully shut it off.

[kitler53]

I hate tech designed with the assumption that they are the center of the universe.

every time I use my iPad I get told that "data failed to synch with the cloud.  click resume to turn it on". 

I don't want to pay for iCloud.  I pay Google to back up my data.  I turned iCloud off stop asking.

Amazon does similar with their music service.  alexa is always trying to upsell me.

f'ing hate it.


my related to your story my Samsung TV does the same.  switches me from my PS5 to their shaming services if any button on the remote is touched.  stupid cat sits on remotes..

[the-pi-guy]

Do you use hdmi cec for other stuff? Could just fully shut it off.

Need to get another remote or something. 
As it stands, turning on the TV is the only way to turn on the Apple TV.  

I need to stop getting the cheap remotes.  

[the-pi-guy]

Really annoyed with how work is tightening up.

When I started out, I was completely remote. 

Then we were expected to be onsite 3 days a week. 

Then we moved to 4 days onsite. 

Now, we're still 4 days onsite, but our remote days get cancelled out by any PTO or holidays.  Before we could take a day off, and have a remote day.  

Very irritating, only got through this summer by having 2 days (remote + PTO) a week at home with the kids. Otherwise we'd be spending a lot of money on daycare.  

I really think that I need to find a different job by next Summer. 


A lot can change in ~9 months. I'm really not sure what to do, and how I'm going to make it.