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I howled at Skeets first joke and have checked this thread daily since.

Some really nice shots ctfjr!

We have a Firethorn bush that has berries they like - this was a few days ago.

Lots of really nice shots on this thread!

Apparently Amazon reads OTT - on todays visit to the site it included a prefilled in search for "dumb" soundbars.

Got to learn how to make those smiley buttons work...

Please don't feed the bears!

I remember trying to walk down to a lake in the Fox Creek area of Alberta with my GSD. When what we called Horse Flies arrived we had to leave - they drew blood from both of us.

The nuthatch is NOT to scale!

Sounds like my paranoia is well placed - I have always had the sound bar on a remote power switch so it's on only when its being used but the old system of "dumb" speakers is getting more appealing all the time.

And those issues are at the very heart of what speak - I just bought a "new" router that does not have the cell phone / app requirement. When that becomes the norm my days on the web are over. (I have a cell phone that gets turned on when I want to make a call - then it's off.)

I take some comfort in the fact that about the only thing Roku will learn about me is my taste in music as that is the only thing it's used for.

At one time Nord vpn could be set up for a specific router - I liked that set up but at some point it got too complicated for me to set up so I just use their vpn for dummies set up now - not sure how I would set up the Roku for for a vpn router now. Maybe I'll get smarter one day ( and given my...

It's a Studio 3d Mini Sound Bar (Definitive IIRC) nice sound from a small unit. The data gathering thing is completely out of control and is going to get worse with AI and data centers. I know I should just learn to adapt - (but it's not my way).

As I am set up I actually use optical for the TV and HDMI connections for the Roku. The unit has bluetooth so I do sometimes stream from my PC using it - I have a little HDMI switcher that allows me to select the differing sources - Roku is one of them (bluetooth is direct). There is no wired or...

Well that's comforting. Thanks.

I didn't want to hijack Skeets post on Alexa but it got me wondering. We know Alexa and it's clones are data gathering devices and as such I don't own one. But, I did buy a Sound Bar that has the capability for voice control - I have never connected it directly to the web - I use a roku to...

I remember getting a certificate from the local paper MANY years ago - "I Survived!" - went 28 days where it never got above minus 30 IIRC. Edmonton, many things to love but... No doubt why I am where I am.

Here's looking at you...

I expect the issue with hydrogen will be it is difficult to store, transport and handle - issues that diesel does not have.