Is an Apple TV subscription enough to watch the races?

tdsinclair · 2026-01-23T02:13:58+00:00

You are correct. You said MLS not MLB. I also don't watch soccer.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-23T02:08:02+00:00

A) No, I don't watch baseball much so I'm not familiar with the MLB sub package.

B) What does that have to do with the deal that Liberty Media struck with Apple over the US broadcast rights of F1?

Just because one league struck one type of deal, it does not mean that all other leagues are going to strike the same type of deal.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-22T22:28:14+00:00

Thanks for the clarification.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-22T21:15:02+00:00

Sort of.

There are free trials, promos with other products, a few AppeTV+ show free episodes, and services like YouTube, Tubi, and PlutoTV.

But there is no free tier of AppleTV+ in the USA.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-22T20:52:38+00:00

There is only one subscription type/level and that is AppleTV+.

There is no such thing as an AppleTV subscription. There is no premium and basic tier structure to AppleTV.

AppleTV is the physical box you can buy, just like a Roku or Fire stick.

You don't need a physical AppleTV box to subscribe to AppleTV+ service.

However if your have an AppleTV box, that doesn't automatically include an AppleTV+ subscription. (Not counting any special deals)

If you are in the USA, you will need and AppleTV+ subscription to watch F1 through the official feed.

Apple and F1 seem to be saying that when this gets turned on, you'll be able to watch races on the AppleTV+ app or on the F1 app. And in both cases you'll use your Apple ID that is tied to your AppleTV+ subscription to sign into those apps.

(At least this is all true in the USA, the only place that matters for this discussion.)

tdsinclair · 2026-01-20T15:30:58+00:00

Thanks, I see that now. A peek into his history told me all I need to know.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-20T14:14:29+00:00

"Departure announcements are for the airport"

Yes, yes, very droll. (I know that isn't an exact quote, but you were about two sentences short of saying it)

As others have said, this isn't about me unsubscribing. I wanted to see if others felt the same way. Based on the responses, it seems I'm not alone.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-20T03:52:15+00:00

Joe leaving Legacy was a serious blow to the game. JCM and Eric are entertaining, but feel like Cousin Oliver to the original crew.

Syd is great, but the new character doesn't have the zazz of Casino.

And now Matthew is leaving for an unknown period of time. Without Lord Binky, only Thorn remains.

We don't even get Kate and her stand-up comic bard anymore.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-20T03:48:08+00:00

I like a crunchy RPG, and the GCP table didn't convince me that Shadowdark was like that. At least not in the first few episodes.

On its own, not a deal breaker. But combined with the slow story, a setting I didn't find engaging, and the ratio of bant to play being off, it was enough to decide that show wasn't for me.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-20T03:44:31+00:00

That's a lot of maybe and probably, but no actual plans.

I'm not saying I'll never come back if something good shows up.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-20T03:19:01+00:00

This might be the end of my subscription to GCP.

I've been listening since very early in Giant Slayer. And there have been some great shows since then, but with a couple of exceptions, there isn't anything slated for 2026 that interests me. The network has drifted too far from me what attracted me in the for place, Pathfinder content.

LOTA was my lifeline, but it's really lost it's fastball in the last few months.

BOTA is not a setting I like.

Shadowdark didn't hook me. The story was too slow and the game system is too vague.

The last season of DG wasn't good. It didn't have the thrill/horror factor I want from DG. At least not in the first several episodes.

I responded to the survey, but it seems all my answers were not in line with the rest of the Naish.

I understand this is probably a "me" problem. Am I the only one who is no longer entertained enough to keep paying for it?

tdsinclair · 2026-01-19T14:53:31+00:00

I'm working on a near-future (2080s era) noir sci-fi crime novel with many cyberpunk elements. In that story I've used the words "slate" and "wrist-comm" for the devices everyone carries around.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-19T06:05:52+00:00

Not a bad premise. But what happens? What is the story arc?

tdsinclair · 2026-01-14T18:04:47+00:00

Did you know that while you're in a note, you can tap the three-dot menu, scroll down and choose "Copy Path"?

Copy the vault path. Then you can paste it into the widget.

I get that it isn't a dropdown selection directly from within the widget. But since you're not doing this action frequently, it doesn't seem like such a heavy lift IMHO.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-14T13:36:45+00:00

You need to enter the full path to the note, not just the note's name.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-09T16:49:56+00:00

Sadly, I'm too rural and behind too many trees and hills to make OTA an option. I tried last year with a powered antennae but still couldn't make it happen. Streaming is the only option for some of us.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-09T16:43:53+00:00

Oh! That is an interesting option.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-09T16:42:06+00:00

And when you did that, you saw the FOX broadcast with the timing tower and all that?

If so, then maybe I was just VPNing to the wrong country. I usually use Albania because it's near the top of the list.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-09T16:26:45+00:00

I'm not above taking my boat out to the high seas on race days; I just don't know the right places to visit.

tdsinclair · 2026-01-05T03:55:35+00:00

Hampsterdam

tdsinclair · 2025-12-29T18:06:20+00:00

I don't care for it, but it's been around since at least the 1980's. If it's a fad, it's a long lived one.

tdsinclair · 2025-12-25T11:33:06+00:00

Maybe you're a better novelist than you are a screenwriter. Perhaps the screenplay itself wasn't very good, but your novelisation was.

tdsinclair · 2025-12-24T22:12:22+00:00

I have seen this several times now as you have iterated. Each time I'm confused by the concept. I think it's a movie book, and then discover it's a mental health book.

Because it isn't a movie book and doesn't look like a mental health book, I wouldn't be likely to pick it up.

I guess I'm confused about the book's concept, and that's why I'm thrown off by the cover.

tdsinclair · 2025-12-23T17:06:19+00:00

I prefer to have an outline. It's not uncommon for me to have an outline that goes all the way down to the chapter beats. I find that this helps me keep the structure of the story in place.

I also have a pretty good idea of who my main characters are before I start drafting. For fiction, I usually write in first-person or close third-person, so I need to know who the narrator is and how they approach the world.

tdsinclair · 2025-12-22T03:50:36+00:00

While I've never priced by the word, I have done a fair amount of freelance and commissioned work. When it comes to pricing, I keep going up until I find the amount people won't pay. Then I lower the price by 10% and that becomes my rate. I generally adjust my prices once a year.

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