We all knew this was going to happen when we saw the first article saying he wanted a truce… why is it shocking, and why does everyone let it happen? I’m guessing nothing will happen.

Trump stomps original deal, couldn’t make another, and now where worried about something that was directly caused by this? I’m so tired…

I just moved out, I had a good job at the time that was unaffected by this (healthcare) and, if anything, thriving. Nobody I knew was really affected by this either. I think we were too close to starting our careers for it to do much to us.

I will say I had 1 time i needed it. It was my Samsung Odessey monitor. It supports freesync but I noticed when it was on there would be a slight flicker. Dealt with it for probably 2 years before looking into it. Low and behold online comments all said firmware fixed it. It worked, fixed it and now it’s been fantastic ever since. One of the only times an update on a screen did something amazing. It’s not the norm but the excception.

So we pay them to do this to us? I stopped putting tv’s on the internet once I realized it offered me nothing useful. Firmware is about it and if that’s the case I’ll either usb it or put it on the internet for 5 min to do the update. Even then Samsung sucks so much with firmware the release notes for every single update are “bug fixes and improvements”… thanks Samsung.

If I am forced to put it online or it comes up with a way to phone home on its own, I am done buying those kinds of tv’s, and I’m sure some other brand will offer one that doesn’t, even if it isn’t the best one to buy.

Were I live, it updates at least once a month and i think its on purpose. If you want a static IP, you gotta buy the business plan. I do host stuff so instead of spending the extra $200 or so a month for that plan I just use DDNS with my domain and setup a small app that the domain provider gives which periodically checks your public IP and changes it where your DNS settings are hosted.

My entire life, i have yet to sit on a toilet that’s not my own or a hotel. Restrooms are strictly pee zones.