Not April fools.
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I love the geeky conversation my random "on the way to campus" thoughts sparked.
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@SnowyCA @deborahh @chu The answer is yes, they do exist.
They are called “ATSC Converter boxes” or digital-to-analog converter boxes.
Almost every channel I know of ran an advert when did the analog (NTSC) to digital (ATSC) conversion in 2011, and mentioned them
Here’s a sample of those adverts for your viewing enjoyment:
https://youtu.be/NoM4rxNT2RI?t=139P.S.: I said 18 years because I’m sure those TV support digital signals, older LCDs might as well… I just don’t know.
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@the5thColumnist @deborahh @EdwinG @chu
Thanks, Richard, I'll tuck that info into a "brain wrinkle" in case I need it later.
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@SnowyCA @deborahh @chu The answer is yes, they do exist.
They are called “ATSC Converter boxes” or digital-to-analog converter boxes.
Almost every channel I know of ran an advert when did the analog (NTSC) to digital (ATSC) conversion in 2011, and mentioned them
Here’s a sample of those adverts for your viewing enjoyment:
https://youtu.be/NoM4rxNT2RI?t=139P.S.: I said 18 years because I’m sure those TV support digital signals, older LCDs might as well… I just don’t know.
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Not April fools.
Here's a screw a tech bro for a week challenge
1) don't make online purchases. Walk into a store or call /email a small business owner.
2) no using any food delivery apps, call a local restaurant and pick it up. The tech companies take a huge cut and you'd be doing the local small biz a huge favour by doing this.
3) no using Uber or Lyft. Call a cab if you need it
4) don't use AI tools. If your employer threatens your job, give them the slop they deserve, but nothing outside of that.
5) add in the comments anything else you think of.
I honestly wonder how painful this list is for many people. Is a week doable or have they fundamentally taken control of us so hard we already lost our old systems of living?
@chu
I still have an Amazon account, but I don't buy anything from it.
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Usually, these are the channels I receive in my area of Montréal (7 of them, 2 USian, 1 Japanese):
- CBC
- Télé-Québec (Québec's TVontario)
- NHK World
- Noovo (French CTV)
- PBS
- PBS Kids
- Ici Radio-Canada TéléAnd I'm not well placed to receive them
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That's a better selection than this old Hollywood western ONE channel.
Gunsmoke and Bonanza...I saw more than enough in my younger days thank you. -
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I don’t know where you are, but you might be able to get CBC?
You can have a look here:
https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.phpI get my top 4 good ones, plus PBS that’s not listed.
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Not April fools.
Here's a screw a tech bro for a week challenge
1) don't make online purchases. Walk into a store or call /email a small business owner.
2) no using any food delivery apps, call a local restaurant and pick it up. The tech companies take a huge cut and you'd be doing the local small biz a huge favour by doing this.
3) no using Uber or Lyft. Call a cab if you need it
4) don't use AI tools. If your employer threatens your job, give them the slop they deserve, but nothing outside of that.
5) add in the comments anything else you think of.
I honestly wonder how painful this list is for many people. Is a week doable or have they fundamentally taken control of us so hard we already lost our old systems of living?
@chu I do all of this every day of my life. My current challenge is divesting my life of all American tech companies…which means dumping the MacOs in favour of Linux. It’s a work in progress.
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Not April fools.
Here's a screw a tech bro for a week challenge
1) don't make online purchases. Walk into a store or call /email a small business owner.
2) no using any food delivery apps, call a local restaurant and pick it up. The tech companies take a huge cut and you'd be doing the local small biz a huge favour by doing this.
3) no using Uber or Lyft. Call a cab if you need it
4) don't use AI tools. If your employer threatens your job, give them the slop they deserve, but nothing outside of that.
5) add in the comments anything else you think of.
I honestly wonder how painful this list is for many people. Is a week doable or have they fundamentally taken control of us so hard we already lost our old systems of living?
@chu This is our default: we don't use the food order apps and call the restaurant instead for pickup/delivery, and try to pay cash if possible. Rarely ever order anything online as a general rule.
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@johnhenrythe3rd @chu do you supply the difference in price?
@LeoBistmans @johnhenrythe3rd @chu That comment tells me everything I need to know about you.
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@chu Which is also why tech bros are terrified of the 15 minute city concept: I live in one and I can buy from local stores, go to local restaurants and never need a car because everything I need is at most a 15 minute walk, cycle or public transport ride away.
@brunogirin @chu Which is why conservatives keep whipping up their idiot base by claiming that the 15-minute city is on the level of the Berlin Wall. Seriously, there’s nothing more gullible than a right-wing American (or Canadian or Brit)…they’ll believe ANYTHING that confirms their preconceived beliefs and prejudices.
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I don’t know where you are, but you might be able to get CBC?
You can have a look here:
https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.phpI get my top 4 good ones, plus PBS that’s not listed.
<sad face> nope.
however, this is a helpful tool that I might be able to pass on to someone who needs it. So thanks.
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if there *is* an adapter, maybe it can let you play broadcast tv on your computer?
