One of the more shocking public surveys I've ever seen found that the majority of people would not pay $100 to see a live dinosaur.
Now this thread is filled with comments against this project, from "frankenstein" to "why bother".
I truly don't understand people.

>If they were they would have hired someone like RMS, or Bruce Schneier, or someone else with a history in the Open Source or Privacy movements.
Good point.

Since climate change is, supposedly, a world-ending threat, there
is no limit to the power and resource confiscation it will justify.

Look forward to:

- UN deciding which industries are permitted to receive investment
- UN deciding which businesses are permitted to manufacture products
- A relentless flood of "climate refugees" into all western lands

This is regardless of the veracity of the climate change claims.

>There are too many layers of grift and red tape.

Don't forget the inevitable nuclear melt-down sacrifice to DEI.

> Spectre makes dumb panels without any smart apps or networking ability.

This sounds like my brand - but do you mean "Sceptre"?

Assuming you never use a streaming service, is it possible to remove or disable the hardware network modules on these TVs?

I see zero reason to believe the manufacturers won't rationalize your data into their possession somehow - regardless of opting out, disabling through their UI, or even declining to connect the thing to a router.

While we're on the subject: I believe it's possible for ethernet signals to travel over HDMI. If you connect a computer graphics card to a TV's HDMI port, is there any possible route from the TV onto the network the computer is connected to?

"The lawsuit said the recordings are all available on authorized streaming services and 'face no danger of being lost, forgotten, or destroyed.'"

Baby, it's cold outside...

I have a six-digit ID that is lower than previous poster. The oldest artifact I can find for my account is from 2009, but I feel like I've been here longer than that...

It was the first time I thought of a browser interface as "cool".

Oh no! What will Free software do without the OSI!

that you would hand over all your data and your passwords to some online company.

WTF. Just get external storage.

Scat fetish?

> "We're bringing up a generation that turns to their screens, without a library of information accessible via screens," said Mr Kahle. Some have taken advantage of this "new information system", he argued -- and the result is "Trump and Brexit."

Thank goodness the person archiving the Internet isn't politically biased.

...it's been raped.

Pretty sure the "sneaker auction" functionality was a placeholder.