[HN Gopher] Rage Against the (Smart) Machine - Why I want my TV ...
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       Rage Against the (Smart) Machine - Why I want my TV to be 'dumb.'
        
       Author : everybodyknows
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2022-12-03 20:12 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.nationalreview.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.nationalreview.com)
        
       | cityzen wrote:
       | Rage against shitty websites... I can't even see the article with
       | all the pop ups, jittering on scroll, etc. I'm sure it's deep,
       | maybe post it on a "dumb" website so we can read it.
        
         | ThrowawayTestr wrote:
         | The solution to the author's problem is to pay more for a
         | better device. The solution to your problem is to pay the
         | author so the ads aren't needed.
        
       | ThrowawayTestr wrote:
       | I'm tired of these "anti smart device" articles. Here's the harsh
       | truth: most people don't care or appreciate
       | Netflix/Disney/whatever being built in. Alternatives exist if
       | you're so inclined.
        
         | ArmandTanzarian wrote:
         | Unless things have changed since i last researched this, there
         | aren't non-smart hdtvs currently being manufactured.
        
           | Bjartr wrote:
           | What you want to buy is commercial signage displays. They're
           | dumb and reliable.
        
             | askiiart wrote:
             | Mind giving a link to these? All I can find is basically
             | normal smart TVs.
        
       | adriancr wrote:
       | I made my tv semi dumb via a dns whitelist and some firewall
       | rules.
       | 
       | Set up code to do dns forwarding/dropping on a raspberry pi pico
       | for fun and its been working great. Only allows
       | netflix/prime/disney+ and so far no ads.
       | 
       | https://github.com/AdrianCX/pico_hole
        
       | rolenthedeep wrote:
       | While I don't necessarily disagree with the author, my phone now
       | reeks of bengay from just opening this article.
       | 
       | This whole thing just _drips_ "old man yelling at cloud"
        
         | seattle_spring wrote:
         | That's pretty much the National Review's target audience, so
         | you're not wrong.
        
       | LinuxBender wrote:
       | Non-JS accessible version [1]
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       | [1] - https://archive.ph/Fh4Qc
        
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