Probably has to do with the model and/or the software updates. For me, it was pretty much OTA channels were working one day and weren't working the next. The WatchFree+ app froze more than it actually played video and was extremely slow when not frozen. I tested the app without an internet connection and was just as bad. I don't know the true agenda behind WatchFree+ or what's going on under the hood, but I can't imagine throwing random streaming channels in with my local channels would personally benefit me (even if that app did work).

I permanently disconnected by Vizio from the internet specifically because connecting to the internet blocked OTA antenna access and replaced it with a WatchFree+ streaming app which requires internet. They made a vague claim the app "includes local channels" but I seriously doubt it has all the local channels, and it was so unusable at the time it was hard to even verify anyway.

I honestly wouldn't trust that these TVs will even work anymore without connecting it to the internet and signing up for a Walmart account (unless stated very specifically).

Markdown was already partially supported in Notepad for Windows 11. This appears they are just adding markdown functionality that was blatantly missing. You have to manually select View -> Formatted to even use this, otherwise it stays just a plain text editor like normal.

As far as the Write, Rewrite functionality. Have no idea what that does. But once again it already existed and they are just "improving" it. This is also something you have to manually select to use. Or just use it just as a plain text editor and ignore that as well.

I don't like that they got rid of WordPad. But they have made only improvements to Notepad in my opinion. Most notably fixing the ridiculous undo functionality. And I do like that they are at least trying to have native Markdown support in Windows.

Pretty spot on. But I recall their series 3 interface was also slow and crappy and I had to revert to "classic mode". They kind of got stuck in the DVR business and never we're able to successfully evolve. I kept my series 2 for a while after they became irrelevant solely for VHS archiving. But you still had to have their "service" in order to trick it into doing that. Eventually I called them to cancel and they kept trying to convince me to keep it, all the while I'm thinking "nobody even uses these things, why would I keep the service?".

It's not that any of this is a bad idea (under the right circumstances), it's just that Microsoft is probably going to be very bad at it.

A lot people buy merch primarily to support the artist. Vinyl like you say has big artwork so is highly desired. They also likely have clothing merch they never wear.

I never signed it because it never made sense. The ink just fades and smudges off anyway. I barely ever even remove the label. I can't recall there ever being a complaint. If there's a problem I can sign it right there in front of them. But what did we really accomplish?

Exactly. And it's not just that. You can actually focus on different things near or far similar to real vision. I don't know the specifics of the Apple format, but I really feel that VR180 is an underrated medium. Basically it's VR video where everything is in front of you. There used to be an app you could download for Oculus/Meta headsets called Amaze which had TV shows, videos and movies in this format, sometimes involving choosing what you wanted the characters to do. But what I thought was interesting is the individual scenes had no cuts because you could choose to look wherever you needed. And it was immersive because it felt like the characters were standing right there in front of you. Unfortunately, the app was discontinued and it's hard to find info on it. But it had a pretty big catalog.

I'll take hallucinations over a search engine that ignores my search and outputs hours of useless information.

For Americans college means the same thing as university. The only real difference is how it's used grammatically. College is more a concept (like the word school) and university is a place. So we'd say "We're going to college" but not "We're going to university". Instead we would say "We're going to the university" or "We're going to a university".

We call everything that precedes college, school. Trade school is a separate thing in that it's generally seen as a alternative to going to college or even high-school ( which is generally what precedes college).

I'm pretty sure my awful infotainment system touch screen gets disabled when the car is moving. Unfortunately when I stop, random phantom touches are enabled.

I just read up on Recall from the Microsoft website. First of all, Recall is only available on Copilot+ PCs which specifically have a NPU chip specifically for processing AI locally. It takes periodic screenshots, and will use up to 15% of harddrive space (based on user preference). The screenshots are saved locally, single user, and BitLocker encrypted. The sole purpose is to have an AI be able to search this information visually and textually. At this point it is an optional feature.

I can see how this could be a useful feature in some cases. But I'm not sure I understand the reasoning behind storing screenshots vs some other form of local history. Or how much more affective this would be than just searching history or looking at Task View. It's hard to say how useful it is without having used it.

As for instances mentioned about what happens if your system is compromised, you can exclude apps and websites from getting screenshot, and it doesn't screenshot private browsing. However I don't really see a majority of users taking those precautions. I also don't really think for most people having screenshots makes the fact that someone has unwanted access to your computer much worse.

My mom quit using laptops/PCs entirely because of Windows. And that was back in Windows 8 days.

All I know is the only way I could get antenna input on my Vizio TV after a fairly recent update was to disable WiFi and do a factory reset. "Antenna" input with WiFi connected is now just a random streaming channel they are trying to push onto you.

Yea, before I completely stopped using DVDs altogether, I would almost exclusively buy the Redbox DVSs instead of renting. Not because I wanted to own them or watch them multiple times, but because I didn't want to be on the rental time table.