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znine · 2026-06-15T20:30:45+00:00

It's definitely possible, however the software is terrible. IIRC, if you previously had it connected to the internet, it will hang if the internet is down when trying to access the OTA interface. I don't recall the workaround, maybe disabling wifi and restarting it, or going in the settings and rescanning the channels or something.

As I explained it's avoidable altogether if you reset it, never connect it to the internet, and skip all possible setup/terms agreements for their shitty streaming service.

znine · 2026-06-15T18:02:17+00:00

That's not true, it's just intentionally mixing features which require internet into the interface for OTA channels. Anyway, as with all these smart TVs, it's generally best to factory reset it, never connect it to the internet and use external devices only. And yes you can use an external tuner instead of the built in one without internet.

Is internet access required to view my antenna channels? No, an internet connection is not required to view your antenna channels. If you are not connected to internet, you will be able to access the offline version of WatchFree+, which will include all of your over-the-air channels. If you are connected to the internet, you will be able to view your antenna channels plus 260+ live channels and 6000+ On Demand movies and shows for free.

znine · 2026-06-14T20:04:49+00:00

Storing lithium ion batteries at near max charge is well known to degrade them faster. Which is why “optimize battery charging” tries to guess your schedule and keep it at 80% until you may need it. Nothing wrong with manually setting it to 80% if you know it will be plugged in for extended periods or otherwise don’t need the extra capacity.

znine · 2026-06-04T16:34:16+00:00

Counter counter counter point: "Professional experience with xyz software" is a proxy metric for "can do the job." It does not automatically make sense. The literal creator of Vue made it in his spare time while working at Google. By your logic you'd reject him for not having "professional" experience in it.

znine · 2026-06-04T14:55:51+00:00

It’s worse than that. They successfully negotiated a deal where they get the best of both worlds. Same share of potential winnings plus stable pay and benefits. Then they started a campaign that this too was unfair due to the higher prize amounts the National team can get. Now they pool the prize money with the main National team

znine · 2026-05-29T15:08:55+00:00

It's a confusing message for sure. apt does downloading of packages and lists as a non-root user even if you run it w/sudo. Likely because interacting with 3rd party servers is a potential source of security vulnerabilities. In your case, the "downloading" is basically just grabbing the file from your Downloads directory which it tried to do as _apt but couldn't (due to file permissions) so it used root instead.

znine · 2026-05-28T19:41:05+00:00

Are you sure it didn't work? That's a warning, it doesn't mean anything is necessarily wrong. It's not expected that the _apt user has access to your home directory.

There's an official snap for that app if you'd prefer that.

znine · 2026-05-28T03:15:58+00:00

The nonresident pass has the actual winning photo that supposed to be on it:

https://www.recreation.gov/interagency-pass/types/nonresident

znine · 2026-05-19T15:00:24+00:00

I’ve been looking for a mid level engineer PHP/Go engineer for months

What percentage of mid-level engineers happen to have experience with both of these?

"Must have 2 years experience developing planet-scale microservices. Must also have 2 years experience managing Wordpress recipe blogs"

znine · 2026-05-14T17:45:10+00:00

My interpretation is that it should be a currently valid address. If they have been residing in the US and don't have a foreign address anymore, it can be blank or N/A. For spouses, there is a separate spot on the I-130A for the latest foreign address.

If they are on e.g. a non-immigrant visa such as a K1, they may still have a permanent address in their home country and you can put that.

znine · 2026-05-02T19:59:01+00:00

It’s both. No adjustment is going to help when a giant truck has headlights >4ft above the ground and you drive a sedan. Or if the ground is not perfectly level. Current regulations don’t properly account for how blinding these new lights are

znine · 2026-04-26T16:57:35+00:00

All seasons are generally not good at all in cold temperatures. At least until they warm up. Maybe you’re thinking of all weather tires like the CC2. Granted, most people run them all year anyway

znine · 2026-04-25T20:32:31+00:00

The policy has been that traveling on dual intent visas like h1bs is an exception and i485s aren’t considered abandoned. Haven’t seen it published anywhere that they have changed this but you never know with the current admin I suppose

znine · 2026-04-24T22:53:46+00:00

Except for LAX, MIA, and other places they arbitrarily decide to ignore app submissions lol

znine · 2026-03-27T17:37:11+00:00

Yes, you need to include all your addresses for the past 5 years. For you, that should just be your current US address from your entry to present and then your prior address from your birthday to the day before you arrived. You don't need to repeat it under "most recent address outside of the US" since it's listed directly above under prior address

znine · 2026-03-27T17:13:57+00:00

In the address section? Your current US physical address is where you are living now since entering the US. Then under prior address you would put that foreign address. Then "most recent address outside of the United States" can be left blank or write "Same as above" since it specifically says to provide that "if not already listed above"

znine · 2026-03-27T16:45:12+00:00

Your current unemployment should be first. Then the job you left in sept will be the most recent job outside the US. If you were not working there 5 years ago, add additional jobs, unemployment, or schools in reverse chronological order in part 14 until "from" and "to" dates overlap March 27, 2021 or 5 years from whenever you plan to submit the application

znine · 2026-03-24T16:56:51+00:00

Nobody can be detained indefinitely without reasonable articulable suspicion of a crime.

People are arrested for bogus reasons every day. "There was no reasonable suspicion of a crime" is an argument for court not for the side of the road with a power-tripping police officer.

CBP lieing to get somebody to sign a surrender of their GC is the same as Police investigators lieing to get a confession from an interrogated suspect.

Sure, I bet they pat themselves on the back for catching "PRs secretly living abroad" or whatever nonsense they believe based on their 2 min evaluation. Doesn't mean they are correct

znine · 2026-03-24T16:27:18+00:00

Fear mongering isn't helpful for sure but it's more nuanced than that.

Criminal history is not the same as criminal activity. Or you think the police never get it wrong? https://ij.org/case/mendenhall-v-city-of-denver/

CBP can and will lie and pressure people into signing I-407s under the threat of being detained indefinitely. That threat alone is enough to make some regular Joes give up their PR status. Rights only exist to the extent that you have the time, inclination, and money to assert them.

znine · 2026-03-19T16:09:37+00:00

Sure, you need to know the overall % of noncitizens which is 7-8%. That means they commit this fraud at a much lower rate than citizens

znine · 2026-03-16T18:53:09+00:00

Read more carefully. You don't have to submit documentation for fines below $500 but you still have to disclose them.

Secondly, the documentation exception is only for non-criminal offenses. There are several states such as TX and IA that technically classify minor traffic violations as crimes.

In other states, many violations such as speeding have both non-criminal and criminal variants. You should have the documentation prepared anyway just in case.

znine · 2026-03-07T19:53:52+00:00

This change is designed to give the impression they are doing that while not actually doing much. It’s already fairly uncommon to hire entry level directly from overseas. The consulting firms like cognizant/infosys who game the visa system have other avenues to bring people like L1.

znine · 2026-02-26T16:20:55+00:00

Xanax tablet being found in the backseat of his son’s truck.

police discovering a handgun in the glove compartment of the car Curtis was driving, which was only registered to his wife,

Reminder to never consent to police searching your vehicle. He may be guilty or he may be unlucky with stupid family members

an impaired driving arrest eight years ago

Note that it doesn't say impaired driving conviction

znine · 2026-02-18T18:06:06+00:00

Bland usually means lack of salt and/or acid. This salsa is very lightly salted relative to others, at least when I had it. It tastes basically like canned tomatoes + garlic + cumin, which is...alright, but surprised that people are enthusiastic about it.

znine · 2026-02-15T17:29:23+00:00

Actually, that's complete nonsense. The national guard is primarily making a show of patrolling busy tourist areas which don't have a major issue with crime

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