I don't recall ever seeing that sentiment expressed here, except perhaps as a quote in a story summary. Do you have a specific comment in mind?

Repetitive head impacts aren't always associated with sports. Shit happens, and for some unlucky people it may happen several times.

Also, if red light helps brains which have endured repeated impacts, perhaps it will also mitigate the negative effects of singular, more traumatic injuries.

Check out the recent Gamers Nexus videos on YouTube. They show the (redacted) logs of LG sets probing local WiFi networks and connecting to open ones. Their investigation is quite technical and well documented.

And as I pointed out in an earlier comment, if your TV happens to find ANY open WiFi network - and it's constantly looking for them, even when it's connected to YOUR network - then you're screwed anyway.

I strongly recommend watching both Gamers Nexus videos on YouTube just to see what you're up against. Even just watching the second video - which contains LG's weasel-worded response to the first video - is eye-opening.

LG is evil, and I don't think I'm being hyperbolic in the least when I say that.

Gamers Nexus pointed out in BOTH videos that the LG TVs look for open WiFi networks and make use of them. So never letting it connect to "your" WiFi network is nowhere near a solution.

Their second video also featured a lawyer who analyzed LG's literally hundreds pages of TOS which can be changed at any time. The current TOS includes language holding LG blameless - and the TV purchaser legally responsible - for consequences which might be suffered by, say, the children of friends you have visiting your house.

The problem here goes so far beyond a "my tech is spying on me" viewpoint that it's breathtaking. I recommend watching the Gamers Nexus videos, if only to see and hear the slimy, scum-sucking excuses for human beings who represent LG. Creeps like them almost allow me to believe David Icke's reptilian conspiracy theories.

Nice pun there!

I shudder to think of AI getting religion. Irrationality, zealotry, and delusions of infallibility on the part of any powerful entity are not conducive to mankind's long-term survival.

As tiresome and nasty as we humans can be, I'm still rooting for us.

So THAT's what shills and trolls are calling grifters and con men these days? Good to know.

Fair points all - thanks for responding.

Thanks for doing the homework. I remember from using 35mm film cameras that f1.4 lenses were usefully faster than f1.8, but not dramatically so. Still, every extra stop is welcome.

I wouldn't expect this to improve low-light photography specifically over what would be available from the same sensor without a mechanical aperture. In low-light conditions you likely need the aperture to be wide open anyway.

I WOULD expect much better control over depth-of-field in brighter lighting though. If closing down the aperture still allows sufficient light levels at the image sensor, then more of what's in the field of view can also be more sharply focused.

A continuously variable aperture on a phone IS all kinds of cool ...

"Good. I can feel your anger. I am defenseless. Take your weapon! Strike me down with all your hatred, and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!"

Sorry, I couldn't resist the comparison. But there's something there that I need to take away for myself, and you might want to consider it as well. Our anger at these things hurts us and helps the cause of our oppressors. Personally, I'd like to find a more constructive response. I know, it isn't easy.

Aww, there you go again, doing your research and trotting out the facts. Shame on you! :->

I admire your optimism and wish I could share it. Sadly, to me it borders on naivete.

And even if you're right, corruption often finds a way around safety. The name "Boeing" comes to mind...

I dunno - might it be the $1.9 billion government loan referred to in the first sentence of TFS?

The current regime is against wind and solar power, largely because Trump is an illiterate idiot who makes a not-terribly-bright third-grader look like a Nobel laureate. Also, welfare recipients - among whom I include the vast majority of tech companies - seldom turn down money. Hence, Google Nukes.

If Google was offered money to revive a dead coal-fired power plant with sufficient capacity to power a major data centre, I'm sure they'd jump at the chance. They are utterly conscienceless, and are also eager to see the end of the world as we know it so they can rule over the smoking ruins. They'll grab all the money - and all the power of ANY kind - that they can.

In Soviet Russia, Google's Mom degrade YOU!!!