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4y ago
Samsung TV starts playing ads if it feels you are idle so i don't connect it to internet directly so use a fire stick. I once connected tv to internet to update some firmware but disconnected the same day because of ads. There are also
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5y ago
Snowflake separates compute and data storage which allows you to add more compute during busy times and switch to a lower compute during off peak times. It is also considered to be a data warehouse that is not from a cloud provider(even tho
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5y ago
I did contracting for a while, I bought insurance with dental in 2010. It cost me about $120 a month and was comparable to my work. I did some contracting around 2015 and i bought insurance, I was paying $400 with barely any coverage. In my
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5y ago
Am i missing something, if a treadmill has a subscription, the kid can still run on it right?, is it some kind of fingerprint or face authentication that would stop a kid from running.
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5y ago
Some of these landlords also have mortgage on rental property, one of my friend had a rental property, i think he was netting $100 a month. The rest went for mortgage, property tax, maintenance and property management person. He sold it in
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5y ago
Amazon is known to sell the ring data, i suspect this could give amazon more data that they can sell and make more money. It is almost like a mesh tracking in a neighborhood if this is enabled.
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5y ago
I have a smart tv but never signed into my wifi from it, does it still have privacy issues. I use firestick to access netflix etc. I assume the next versions of the tvs internet connection may be mandatory for it to work.
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5y ago
i would be ok if facebook charges and not track, i am sure we might end up in a state where we are paying and getting tracked. It would be like the roomba who said they will sell the floor plans.
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6y ago
I had LG G8 thinq and it made me get an iphone after it. My previous 2 phones were pure android motorolla phones. G8 thingq one was very bloated, i had to drag an app to the screen before i can bring it up. I cannot see list of apps and jus
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6y ago
I think countries are going to get their own digital currency and ban crypto. I saw some news on India that they are looking to ban all crypto and just looking to push indian digital currency. China is developing digital yuan so i am not su
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6y ago
The scary thing is eye tracking data which could be used to figure out effective decision strategies and could be used to place more compelling ads. When this information along with facebook( used for oculus login), instagram and data
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6y ago
We are using Snowflake in our company, I think we are storing in TB's, not sure about the total count maybe 50+ TB. Pricing: If you are not careful, you could end up spending lot more money, it is like any cloud, people get sticker st
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6y ago
I almost got Tutanota, I went with runbox. It is based off Norway, hopefully this ruling will not applicable for other email companies with EU.
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6y ago
I remember a radio host ranting that in his flight there was a lady with a pony as an emotional support animal, there was also a joke about a guy who registered a swarm of bees as emotional support animal. I wonder if that was the case that
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6y ago
My understanding is there are so many financial regulations that it is very hard for tech companies to own, I work in financial services and I can tell you the amount of red tape and paperwork is significant both inside and need to file wit
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6y ago
I know on my brother laser printer, when i ran out of toner i bought a new cartridge (3rd party ) from amazon for $10 and have replaced it twice without problems and printed over 2000 pages. Each cartridge lasts about 1500 to 2000 pages. I
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In some of the newer neighborhood around my place, the telecom providers pay a fee to the neighborhood developer to make them the only sole provider. So in these new neighborhoods there is only one option. I don't know if DOJ can do an
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6y ago
I am more concerned about paying money for service and still get exploited. Samsung tv is pushing ads and i don't enable network service, it still keeps pushing it. Google is pushing to convert my nest to google account ( I bought nest