u/PusheenHater

The recent Gamer Nexus expose of LG malware made me look through my LG OLED TV settings and I couldn't believe all the spying, bloatware, and general crap they did that I never realized.

Needless to say, I locked everything down and removed the Wi-Fi.
I'm stuck with this trash since I bought this years ago. LG OLEDs are known for burn-ins, so I guess I can hope for that, so then I can finally throw it away when it happens.

Never LG again.

I see at Walmart they are capsules. Is it supposed to be capsules? Or is it like a real food item like chia seeds?

People online keep saying "just do a chargeback". It's not magic. It doesn't work like that. Those people have probably never done a chargeback and simply parrot whatever they read online.

I bought an item from an online store. I never received it.
Naturally, I did a chargeback. I instantly received the money back.
I thought that was that and it's over.
3-4 months later, I got an email from that online store saying they will fight it.
It's going to be back and forth and I have a feeling credit card companies don't give a crap about us so I'm going to lose that money.

Be careful what you buy with the credit card and never think "I can just do a chargeback later, the credit card company will side with me" in the case of fraud.

It's fun.
Playing Walfie's Nonograms from itch.

5x5 was boringly easy but that's just the tutorial. Then 10x10 was a mix of easy and sometimes thinking puzzles.
Then I got to 15x15 (level 36). Took me 45 mins but it was doable.

The difficulty progression is not bad.

30-something year old boomer here.
I've got a standard gaming rig (7800X3D + 4080 Super + 32GB DDR5).
Finally got a bit of time on my hands.
Grew up on PS1 era JRPGs.
Started DQXI, a beautiful game, very interested in it...

But I can't get past the starting area.
The game is perfectly fine, but I can't force myself to play it. My mind just... gets bored and thinks about all the other stuff I have to do in life: chores, projects, and more chores...

The only games I can play nowadays are flash games on itch, especially those idle, simple, or casual games that last for maybe an hour max.

I'd love to just sit down and immerse myself in RPGs again.. but I just can't anymore. I've become too old.

Wow.. it's all coming together now.

For those of you that didn't know: Rotten Tomatoes just changed the way user reviews are handled, exactly right before the release of The Odyssey.
For them to accept your review, you must have bought a ticket.
What this means is they can easily buy 1000 fake tickets and all give good reviews. It's the opposite of review bombing: review inflating.

Why go through such lengths?
The Odyssey was heavily marketed and invested, they need more than $700 million to break even, that's why they're going all out. It's a major investment for them.

But why did Rotten Tomatoes agree to sell itself?
Rotten Tomatoes is owned by Fandango Media.
Versant has a majority stake in Fandango, 75%.
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts retains a 33% voting interest through his "super-voting" shares of Versant.

The Odyssey is produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Who owns Universal Pictures? Comcast.

Wow.

I connect the LG B4 to my Windows PC via HDMI, and I have the LG B4 connected via Wi-Fi, and I always download and update my TV when the pop up pops up.
Am I affected by LG's malware? I need to know.

I also heard LG has been stealing all your files from your PC and sending it to their servers: https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/1uypn3g/comment/oy2etlk/
Are they still doing that or have they stopped?

I connect the LG B4 to my Windows PC via HDMI, and I have the LG B4 connected via Wi-Fi, and I always download and update my TV when the pop up pops up.
Am I affected by LG's malware? I need to know.

I also heard LG has been stealing all your files from your PC and sending it to their servers: https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/1uypn3g/comment/oy2etlk/
Are they still doing that or have they stopped?

I made a CR filter (four MERV 13) except instead of the fan pointing up, it's pointing on one side. The idea is that you can point it at yourself so it will double as a fan that also cools you.

The idea is good, but it's:

• Far too bulky
• Difficult to aim a box at your direction, not many places you can place it at

In the end, I disassembled it and just put one filter before the fan.
I think it's not as good? But probably okay?

Mosquito is already in the room.
How to get rid of it or prevent it from biting you?

• No DEET or carcinogenic stuff
• No fake Tiktok parrotted tips like mint oil or eucalyptus oil nonsense
• No dressing in full clothing, it's already hot as is

I'm thinking maybe a fan full blast blowing under your legs? Might prevent them from flying towards you.
What else do you guys suggest?

EDIT: UV lights don't work on mosquitos. I'm surprised people still believe that myth.

Found out a few days ago that my LDL is 170. Not good. I have been eating a lot of burgers, cheese, ice cream, etc lately.
Here is what I found out since:

• LDL is bad, HDL is good
• To lower LDL: eat less saturated fat. High fat meats (red meat but lean red meat is okay), chicken thigh skins, cheese have surprisingly a lot of sat fat, Costco hot dogs, etc
• Eat fiber. I occasionally eat oatmeal with a bunch of chia seeds, but I will now eat that everyday now
• People recommend lentils and beans, I'll buy some the next time I go to Walmart
• Use avocado or olive oil, which I've already been using
• Keep under 13g sat fat per day
• The "Cholesterol" you see on the packaging is misleading and useless. What you want to look for is sat fat and nothing else. For example, shrimp has high cholesterol but low in sat fat, so you can eat a bunch with no issues.

I heard HK used to be Western (UK) but now it's fully owned by China.
Isn't that like, bad? The CCP and everything, like censorship and stuff.
What do people think now, or can they not think due to surveillance?

I can eat a bunch of oatmeal or sweet bread but it will never feel like I'm "full". The only time I feel full is when I eat meat.
Now that I just found out my LDL is dangerously high, I heard online that I will have to stop eating meat and anything with saturated fats.

What foods should I eat to feel full?
Besides beans (don't know how to cook, and canned beans seem unhealthy) and legumes (don't know what they are or how to cook).

When the world pulled out of Russia during the recent war, they left all their inventory, stock, factories, real estate, assets, etc. These companies had their assets seized and direct losts of $167 billion.

If China did something really bad (worse than usual) and the world had to pull out of China and abandoned or had their assets seized, how much loss would that be?

As an itabag connoisseur, I understand that our hobby is super niche. When someone makes an ita product we must support them, they are one of us.

When I see all the hatred that u/Single_Review_6619 received, it makes me sad. Whether they used AI as a tool is irrelevant. We must not fight with each other, that leads to a toxic community. Our hobby, more like lifestyle, is already niche as is.

Support and love one another, my fellow ita-baes.

Only one day of walking with a light backpack and my back was just killing me. I don't know if it's because I'm old (30 something years old boomer), or what.

My advice: Bring just the absolute essentials and use a manny pack.

https://preview.redd.it/70j6o6596gch1.png?width=238&format=png&auto=webp&s=553ab514004f2d7817e228d11a6a4e7c659cb462

Theftable items: Badge, phone, and wallet goes into the manny pack.
Then bring a plastic bag with: water, food, and hat. Once you get a freebie bag, throw away the plastic bag.

Don't bring anything else.
No collapsible stools (just sit on the dirty floor, you're going to get dirty today anyways).
No umbrella (hat is sufficient).
No portable charger (just charge to full before you leave, more than enough).
No deodorant (just apply it at home before you leave).

Save your back, minimialize.

IA's newest video covers how FreeCash tells YouTubers how to lie to their audience to promote their scam in exchange for a lot of money via sponsorships.
IA calls out a big YouTuber PapaMeat, as well as using him on the video's thumbnail.

I want wired + local recording.

From my understanding, you need:

1. Camera(s)
2. NVR (to record)
3. Hard drive (for recording storage)
4. Ethernet cables (cameras to NVR)

Apparently we don't need PoE switch, as that's if you don't have NVR.

I already have plenty of hard drives and ethernet cables.
I'll need to buy cameras (I want 4), and NVR.
Does anyone have any recommendations?

I heard the cameras should be 4K, have floodlight, and have AI detection.
For NVR, I only need 4 ports, so like, the cheapest model? Not sure what different models would provide.