I've been using Samsung phones since the S4 came along, then upgraded to the S7e, and now S10+. All still work. Never seen any ads on any of them.

I have no sympathy for AirBnB "investors". I work in midtown Manhattan. The building next to my office, used to be several small, affordable studio apartments. New owner who doesn't even live in NY bought the building, evicted all the residents, did some basic renovations, and now all of the units are on AirBnB. Previous residents got screwed. People looking for affordable apartments in the city have fewer options. Landlord makes a LOT more money, and doesn't contribute his share to the city infrastructure by not paying hotel taxes. And AirBnB's policies protect him.

All of the voice recognition algorithms I've ever tried are terrible at recognizing anything said with an accent other than the one it was programmed to recognize. I have a Brazilian accent AND a speech impediment. I have never been able to use any voice recognition system in any language.

My apartment is in an old (1870's) brownstone townhouse. In no way designed with a projector and surround sound system in mind. And I didn't have to hang it from the ceiling either. Just built a wall shelf, and put the projector among some books, decorations, flower pots, etc. Inexpensive, and doesn't look out of place.

Yes, it took some planning, but not a whole lot. And the cost was under $2k for the projector (plus NYC taxes), about $200 worth of Goo Systems paint, and under $50 for a wall shelf and hardware. In the end, a sharp looking 134" 1080p screen for well under $3k.

Panasonic PT-AE8000U.

I also use a projector. 143" HD screen for under $3k. And you don't need an expensive screen to get good image quality. There are special paints such as Goo Systems that can make any wall a high contrast and high gain screen.

The company's Amazon store is full of such nonsense. My favorites are the $8,594.75 3.5mm to RCA cable, and the $6,899.75 power cable.

Complaining about the quality of journalism on Fox news is like complaining about the quality of the officiating in professional wrestling.

How does one censor an underwater tsunami?

Its his own damn fault. Flying while brown...... What did he expect? Fair treatment?

/trollin'

We had home cable TV (Manhattan Cable) in 1980. And I got my first email address when I got into Polytechnic University in 1983.

Now how am I supposed to browse Geocities?

I sometimes need to destroy hard drives at work. I do it right in front of the user so they know their old data isn't going anywhere. I open the computer, pull out the drive, open the drive, get a screw driver under the disk plate and use it as a lever. The plates will either bend or shatter depending on material.

I still miss the Real Estate function in Google Maps. When I was looking for a new place to live some years ago, it really helped me out. But now that I'm considering moving again, I have to search a dozen different sites from different brokers in order to find something in my area.