Post 9weHopkp44lSCdrLSS by feld@bikeshed.party
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 (DIR) Post #9wcUCOXYhv3Fssjjqy by feld@bikeshed.party
       2020-06-30T20:31:46.631239Z
       
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       > YouTube is increasing the price of its live streaming YouTube TV service yet again, raising the price from $50 per month to $65 per month for new subscribers as of today. We've revolutionized the cable bill. Now it's an app!
       
 (DIR) Post #9wcUobpBlTlw5aCljU by cobra2@not.unixporn.pro
       2020-06-30T20:36:41.331232Z
       
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       @feld now it's multiple subscription services rather than one ubiquitous entity making choices for you. I prefer this new model of trying to decide from what service to download content. 9/10 times it's Usenet.
       
 (DIR) Post #9wcUocLnoDrNijSoZE by feld@bikeshed.party
       2020-06-30T20:38:39.651682Z
       
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       @cobra2 Usenet subscriber for almost 10 years, best service out there and a nice flat rate!
       
 (DIR) Post #9wcUxcfbzTG9Jl1Vui by lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me
       2020-06-30T20:40:18.140924Z
       
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       @feld Meanwhile I can just hook up to the antenna (100€/year of additional tax IIRC) and get some TNT, or just go on the television own website.
       
 (DIR) Post #9wcX5ALPOBFdgwIXlA by sarchasm@freespeechextremist.com
       2020-06-30T21:04:05.894177Z
       
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       @feld YouTube TV costs money, but poking yourself in the eyeballs is free.
       
 (DIR) Post #9wcXtaVmNExfKLBxvE by cobra2@not.unixporn.pro
       2020-06-30T21:11:46.717060Z
       
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       @lanodan @feld We have 1 OTA channel here. At the top of the hill 3 streets over there are 3. 20 miles south in the rural area closer to the border, 15.
       
 (DIR) Post #9wcXtaqh7TgwNCyfWS by lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me
       2020-06-30T21:13:10.218543Z
       
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       @cobra2 @feld There is something like 10~15 channels here and it's everywhere.
       
 (DIR) Post #9wcaHLP8ORx5KbXVvk by r000t@ligma.pro
       2020-06-30T21:39:53Z
       
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       @feldYeah but I finally get Viacom :/
       
 (DIR) Post #9weHop6PUKREBIx4T2 by cobra2@not.unixporn.pro
       2020-07-01T17:20:51.099721Z
       
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       @feld why did you join Usenet? Was it for the "forums" or for the binaries?
       
 (DIR) Post #9weHopkp44lSCdrLSS by feld@bikeshed.party
       2020-07-01T17:22:27.892313Z
       
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       @cobra2 forums have been pretty dead since the early 2000s, I just use it for binaries which is amazing. I can get anything I want at the max speed of my network connection. I regularly download stuff at 500mbit+
       
 (DIR) Post #9weIuhjZtc5Z1Ldljc by cobra2@not.unixporn.pro
       2020-07-01T17:31:26.216849Z
       
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       @feld some of the slackware groups were still active 10 years ago. I've not checked in the past 6 or so. I've been using Usenet pretty much since I discovered it as a part of my library back in the early 90's