3014. Arizona Chess [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
title text: Sometimes, you have to sacrifice pieces to gain the advantage. Sometimes, to advance ... you have to fall back.
(https://xkcd.com/3014)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3014)
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4 panel comic
Two people (hat and no hair) sitting across from each other at a chess board with a chess clock on the table. A projection of the times is on the wall above them.
times left on the clock the start of each panel given first
1. 6:35 , 0:28
Hat says "It's late. I'm up a pawn, and you're out of time, it's over."
No hair replies "Ah, you're forgetting something."
2. 6:35 , 0:19
No hair continues "Did you know building straddles the Arizona border? It actually runs right through the table. You're on the Arizona side."
3. 6:35 , *beep*
No hair continues "This tournament started Saturday, November 2nd. Now it's almost 2AM on the 3rd. And there's something you should know about Arizona."
4. 6:35 , 60:07
Hat yells "What?! No! That's not how...No!!"
No hair replies "Looks like it's daylight slaying time." As they pick up a chess piece.
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3014. Arizona Chess [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
@xkcdbot Really hate DST.
Powered off last VM of old network. Everything is now hosted on rented bare metal. Provided nothing breaks in the next two weeks, I'll delete that VM and migration will be done.
I'll keep one tiny VM as offsite DNS, occasional mail relay, and troubleshooting host.
LG Smart TVs, Including OLEDs, Now Show Screensaver Ads
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/09/26/lg-screensaver-ads
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@robert I don't know because my beloved LG TV hasn't touched the internet in 4 years.
@daringfireball Same. LG Oled from 2019 (C9 65 inch). i plug an ethernet cable into it once per year to check for firmware updates. last one two months ago. other than that, Apple TV 4K rev2 is the only thing connected to the internet.
granted, i wonder those long until Apple gets tempted by that sweet sweet ad revenue.
@daringfireball Same (ATV + LG), but there is one problem -- LGs have a "Hey, LG" type listener, that try as I might cannot be disabled! And since it's offline, it produces an error ever time it accidentally gets triggered. POS
@MonaApp Hey there. When I type the apostrophe in Mona for Mac it says right single quotation mark when it is an apostrophe. Is there a way to prevent this from happening? Please let me know.
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Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app
“You’ve just lost a LONGTIME and very faithful customer."
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@arstechnica As I responded elsewhere….this is really rather aggravating. I use the immersion cooker without the app….but their oven is far easier to use with the app. (The oven is great tech, allows you to sous vide without the bag. Pity I will not be using it after they do this, nor will I ever recommend their tech again.)
@arstechnica This step has been anticipated by every person who has ever read a sci-fi dystopia or cyberpunk novel. Which is why if the ad copy includes "app" or "register", I do not buy. A potentiometer dial control and mechanical shutoff timer is fine, thanks.
@arstechnica
Any product that requires an app to work doesn't belong to you, no matter how much you paid for it.
eo_XX-UTF8, but that's just a guess.