Even more people get wrong the fact that the diet part of Paleo (it's more of a lifestyle, which includes exercise) isn't about eating like our paleolithic ancestors, (which would be impossible to do) but rather eating similar to them. The main portion of the diet includes unprocessed meat, vegetables and fruits, or as little processing as possible.

Oh, fermented foods are good as well.

And your point is what? The argument isn't about the minimum wage level, it's about employing people. Employment, at any wage, should be preferable to unemployment. The minimum wage is an entirely separate argument, and you can see I'm for a livable minimum wage.

You can't just take my first sentence out of context, call it weak, then babble on about the importance of minimum wage. You totally ignored the fact I say minimum wage is a good thing, and needs to be raised to a livable level.

The U.S. has a minimum wage, so the "however little the pay" will be what the law allows. We won't be inundated with workers making $1.00 a day.

You would rather the unemployed remain so, rather than get a job, however little the pay? So long as we continue the fight to a living minimum wage (and win it), I see no problem here. Every dollar they earn is one less taxpayer dollar they receive.

The fact you think the commenter is white is more racist than the original comment.

Perhaps I live in a WiFi congested area, my TV is not in a place that gets good WiFi signal from my router, or I just don't want a device on my WiFi network that will use up most of the bandwidth itself when watching a move. Or, perhaps I believe WiFi is for portable devices, not something that will sit where I put it for the next five to ten years.

All of the above, a combination of some of the above, or just one of the above reasons doesn't matter, I would be happier with wired networking to my TV than I would with WiFi networking.

I've repaired my front loading washer myself when it stopped spinning correctly, and my refrigerator when the defrost thermostat quit working and my freezer froze solid. Parts for appliances, including electronics and control boards for smart washers and dryers, are readily available from the manufacturer and trouble shooting tips are easily found. I don't think the same can be said for smart TVs, however, but I haven't really searched.

None of what you mentioned requires being connected to the internet.

If I can get one with Ethernet instead of WiFi, I'll be a happier camper. Ether way, I'll just block it from everything other than Netfilx's streaming address on my router. Shouldn't be too hard, just a pain to have to do it.

The refrigerator, no, but today's economy washers and driers aren't that bad. Monitoring the loads and water levels for laundry and moisture levels during drying can save a lot of water and energy. I have no problem with that, but they don't need to be telling GE or whoever about it.

I'd rather have one device to worry about and keep secure than 10 separately fully internet connected devices, all of which the manufacturer could care less about the security of. As long as they get their money and force their EULA on you, they're in the clear for any harm done to you and your data/network, they could care less.

No. I'm going to be forced to do this when I buy a new TV because you can't get one less than 50 inches now that's not "smart". My 7 year old Sony is showing it's age, and I'm dreading the new one. I'm going to have to figure out how to limit it to only access Netflix address when I do, and I'd rather not have to worry whether my kitchen/laundry appliances are spying on me and try to block that as well.

I don't want my smart phone to be the control system for my home, it leaves with me every time I go somewhere. There is no need for the device to directly connect for a firmware update, all this does is open an avenue for attack. You need nothing more than a file on a USB or SD drive. We were updating systems long before the internet and direct connections were mainstream. Besides, without direct connection, or as I'd prefer my devices, no connection at all, there is little need for constant security updates.

I know I'm leaning over the side of the bridge to talk to you, but no. The government has no access to my current router, what makes you think they'd get it for one with an "appliance application" on it? And really that application need not be on the router, or even, itself, have internet access. Mother of god, people, you do not need to know the temperature of your fridge or whether or not your washer is in spin cycle if you're not at home. Fuck the internet of things. My router is the only thing needing direct access to the internet, and I'm not counting the access device needed by the cable/phone company. My router is between my network and that.

What?