Who is Jerma, and why does his crap clog my YouTube feed? Except it’s not Jerma’s stuff, but people making videos about Jerma.

Uhhhh…the Democrats will nominate another geriatric. The “libs” won’t vote for them. Boom, 8 years of JD Vance.

A noisy room full of people talking.

There is a local “rock” station I started listening to when I moved into the area. Their playlist was limited, and I quickly realized they would play the exact same songs at almost the exact same time every day. I think the weekend was the only time I ever heard any recent music.

I drove a lot, so I subscribed to XM. That was super nice, but pretty soon I noticed the same thing. I switched channels a lot, then started listening to a talk channel because I tired of the same songs. (O&A, Ron & Fez, fuck you Anthony you racist piece of shit…)

I dumped XM, started listening to podcasts. And I expanded my music library 10-fold through the wonders of privateering.

Recently I was outside at lunchtime, and someone was sitting in their car listening to that same old local “rock” station. And they are still playing the same garbage songs at pretty much the same exact time every day.

A VPN won’t be useful because you’ll have to login to the Usenet server. But (someone please tell me if I’m wrong) I’ve never heard of anyone getting busted downloading stuff from newsgroups.

If you don’t find a solution for this, there is an app on the play store named

Bluetooth Audio Connect Widget

It lets you create widgets for your Bluetooth devices that can connect/disconnect with just a tap of the widget.

It probably requires a subscription to a Usenet provider. ISPs used to provide this service in the states, but I haven’t seen that in a long time. Search for USENET PROVIDER or NEWSGROUP PROVIDER to find a service.

You’ll need a service that has ‘binary’ groups. It will also need to provide access to specific groups that people use for games. There are many, many binary groups, and not all providers give you access to all the groups (for good reasons). Something with ‘gamez’ or ‘warez’ in the group title is a good start.

You’ll need newsreader software. I used Forte Agent back in the day. I’m sure there are better readers out there now. It should have NZB support, and PAR file support is important (you’ll want to look up those terms to learn about them).

Usenet is more complicated than torrenting, but I wouldn’t bother with a VPN on Usenet. Since you’ll have a login for access, a VPN wouldn’t help. But in this case the law enforcement target would be the Usenet provider, not the users.

Reputable VPN.

Strong anti-virus/anti-malware.

Common-sense when running cracks/keygens (are keygens still a thing?)

edit: a good backup plan, in case thongs go awry (yes, I see it. Yes, I’m leaving it.)

Instead of having some form of verifiable indication, people are just supposed to “think hard”? Have you looked around lately?

The problem only gets worse with AI creeping closer.

What? I prefer knowing if someone I interact with is genuine. As opposed to Twitter, where I just know they have a recurring monthly payment.

I…guess? But then the question is: what is it rotating in relation to? And where is the axis of rotation? I’m currently at the exact center of the observable universe, how close am I to the axis?

I hope they’re hostile, contagious, and almost here.

Elect me president in 2028, and I’ll pardon this guy.

Sorry, you’re not going to find The Duck Factory anywhere. Despite being Jim Carrey’s first starring roll, it’s just a formulaic 80s sitcom with limited production value and typical period writing.

I was going to comment this. I think there’s a mode you can use that doesn’t require USB debugging, it just won’t mirror the screen.

Sorry, none of those are true.

-GIMP is freeware.

-It’s also open source.

-It’s also free to distribute.

-It’s free to modify.

-It’s even free to sell, as long as you include the source code.

Please explain. How is FOSS not also freeware?

I’m telling you that “I don’t know how to handle either one without actually getting equipment to handle them.”

I don’t know how to handle either one without actually getting equipment to handle them.

I don’t know…

I was kind of hoping someone else had an answer, but now I’m kind of hoping they don’t. Out of spite.

Nobody here said anything about hardware, or emulation.

I think the purple/green tinge is caused by Dolby Vision HDR, not Atmos. Atmos is some kind of surround-sound standard.

There’s a different HDR standard that causes washed out colors (again, I think).

I don’t know how to handle either one without actually getting equipment to handle them.