I’m honestly shocked that nobody has mentioned mesh networks. It might also just scan for any unsecured network it can connect to without informing you in any way. Not connecting your TV to your WiFi is not nearly enough to preventing it from phoning home. You need to open the TV and ground the antenna(e) to physically disable the wireless capabilities. Even then, there may be other antennae hidden under or inside components you can’t disassemble.

Short answer: No. Your smart TV is smarter than you are.

Have you heard of mesh networks?

Tough when you need a job.

Yeah the deadly risk of… being in public?

I only use cash cause fuck the bank and credit card company tracking every purchase I make and selling my data to anyone. Not getting extorted for bribes by these fuckheads is just a bonus.

Honestly, it’s not gonna be 10 more years of misery for me cause I’m not gonna stick around for it. I’ve been deeply depressed for about 20 years and I’m probably gonna call it long before that if you know what I mean.

I also feel scarred by my ex’s actions. How can someone watch you build your life around them, make every decision with them in mind for nearly a decade, and then impulsively discard you the second they want attention from someone new? Just to add insult to injury, she manipulated me to keep me providing for her for months under the guise that she was trying to repair the relationship when she was really just trying to work out a seamless escape route. The constant stress fucked my mind to the point that I lost my job 2 weeks after she left. Still unemployed and too depressed to even begin looking for another one.

Just makes me realize that there’s nothing anyone can do to secure their future. There’s a lot we do to give us a feeling that our future is safe, but it never is. That’s not even really my main problem… I genuinely don’t think it’s possible for me to be happy. I don’t think my soulmate is out there.

The wax is the fuel…Ah fuck it. Infinite candle. I see nothing wrong with this.

I got out of a 7 year relationship about 8mo ago… thought I was gonna marry her, she cheated on me. I’m not content on my own, and life feels completely pointless alone. I am literally never not thinking about how miserable I am. Did you experience this? When did it get better?

The caption makes me want to leap off a bridge

He’s the reason I want one

sorry, the nsfw tag is not enough to save you. swearing is not allowed and you will be punished. your account will not be terminated but be aware that the police are en route.

I sometimes feel bad about myself cause I didn’t get very far into calculus, but then I remember that the average adult has no idea how fractions work.

Every time I see something like this, the comments remind me that common core mathematics is a thing and it makes me sad.

Say it with me everyone, INDICES

I’ve always been able to see the IR light from those depth sensing cameras used for facial recognition on laptops, as well as those sensors old android phones used to use to detect if they’re face down on a table or up to your ear.

It just looks like dark red to me. My science teacher in highschool told me it’s not common but some people have a wider spectrum of light thats visible to them than others. This special gift from nature has not meaningfully impacted my life in any way, shape, or form.

Peace, love, unprotected sex with strangers, rampant drug abuse, phony pseudo-religion, etc. Which parts were controversial again?

I saw that actually. Almost fooled me until I saw they had about 10 reviews each.

I don’t really think you need to worry about inanimate objects seeing as they haven’t been made for good or evil specifically. On the other hand, if you write software that decides who lives or dies, you have a gigantic responsibility and the blood of any accident is on your hands

We need to cook

You really nailed the proportional response this time. It’s crazy that this started with me criticizing your wording, and now it ends with you saying I need “specialized help” like you have any authority on the matter at all. What can I say? My ability to pick out dishonest, manipulative, snake-like people remains on point.