>"No random passerby, tradesperson, delivery driver, ever had their phone's mobile hotspot turned on and unsecured...."

I suppose that is possible, if the TV were really that obsessed- trying all the time, while also ignoring the "off" setting.

No but maybe they should.

It should be opt in. So that you are aware from the start what you are potentially getting in to.

My cat just took a dump in front of the litterbox. Somehow that seems slightly more relevant than this news.

One option is to buy a commercial signage display [bhphotovideo.com] which are still more like "dumb" displays. "

That is overkill. Just buy whatever TV you want and never connect to it a network. I bought a high-end Samsung and have been enjoying it for years. It has never been connected to a network. And no, there is no "open"/insecure WiFi network in range of the TV. So if it is collecting anything, it doesn't matter. "Smart" stuff should be separate and replaceable. I have a non-networked blueray player connected, my Linux desktop system, a TiVo, and a Roku Ultra. TiVo has no microphones or cameras. Roku has a mic only on the remote, yet no reports of that being an issue, and no cameras. Linux, well, that is, of course, safe.

I literally use my TV as a display monitor. Even sound is external, like it should be, using a nice audio/video amplifier and many great speakers for actual 5.1 surround. Not the fake crap you get with TV speakers or "sound bars".

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>"And I guess I can believe you are using TE3"

Obvious typo, that should read "TE4"

>"Every place I look and ask says all Suggestions and Thumbs Up/Down were shut down in 2023."

It apparently was for TE4.

>"My TiVo hasn't had it since 2023."

Then you are probably using TE4. I am using TE3. Why it would still work with TE3 and not TE4 makes absolutely no sense to me at all. I suppose the functionality is completely local with TE3 and somehow they needlessly "cloudified" that function with TE4. I intentionally never switched to TE4 on my Roamio because I hated that user interface. Bolt cable version (not OTA version) can also use either, as well. But Bolt OTA and Edge was/is TE4 only.

>"I guess I can believe you."

And I guess I can believe you are using TE3

>"And don't call people assholes."

Normally I don't. But re-read what you posted to me and tell me it wasn't needlessly insulting! But (in your words) "I guess I can" apologize for that...

>"Whatever, you might seem to think it works, but it was shut down in 2023."

Don't be an asshole. I have used TiVo for decades. I know exactly how suggestions work and use them all the time on my TE3 Roamio. You are accusing me of either being an idiot or lying, and neither is correct. I suspect you don't even know what TE3 or TE4 is. So think before you post.

Suggestions was shut down for TE4. Not for TE3.

Also, our AI doesn't just regurgitate ingested text, code and images, often poorly. It is capable enough to END HUMANITY! (buy our shares pls).

>"Nope, it doesn't work at all anymore. TiVo discontinued Thumbs Up/Down and Suggestions in early 2023."

Mine records suggestions, every day.
Mine thumbs up and down work fine, every day.

According to my information, only TE4 (Edge) was affected. Mine is a Roamio. I am using TE3. So your statement isn't technically correct. Apparently they discontinued it for TE4 only. I didn't even know that (since it doesn't affect me).

Passkeys are by _definition_ moveable, so they can't be rooted in hardware. You can use WebAuthn to create device-rooted keys that never live the hardened secure enclave.

What are you talking about? Thumbs up/down has always and still works fine. That is how you rate programs.

Pioneering reusable rockets, manned launches to the ISS, a super heavy lifter, lowest launch cost on the planet, a launch cadence that looks like something from an SF novel, and a satellite constellation that brings in enough money to pretty much self-fund the development of their future spacecraft. And in case anyone wants to point out their income from lucrative launch deals with the US government, one should also consider not how much those contracts are costing the US taxpayer, but how much they are saving (compared to the next cheapest launch provider).

Say what you want about Musk, SpaceX is certainly delivering the goods when it comes to space flight.

What is it you think makes a thing intelligent? How would you decide if someone or something you're speaking with is intelligent or not?

>"pick up the things that deep learning based LLMs keep failing on"

For instance? I'm not asking rhetorically - I really don't know what they would fail and and humans do well at.