2025年3月22日 · For the last month or so, I’ve been arriving home after school and finding my Roku TV turned on and in screen saver mode. At first, I thought maybe that, in my half comatose waking state, I didn’t notice that I had left …

2018年8月16日 · What are all the movie references in Roku’s Movie Magic screensaver? Starting with the background layer, specifically with the sunrise in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge, I see (scribbled in haste, so some may be a little out of order): The sun, the Golden Gate Bridge, the aurora, all of which are referenced in countless shows. Then there’s a pirate ship …

2025年4月4日 · This just started today, for me. Youtube video feed suggestion thingy is gone, in its place a message to “start searching so we can build a history …” Can’t remember the exact wording off hand, but like that. First saw this in the morning, nothing has changed, was watching a few videos last night before bed, no new updates to any software on my end, haven’t changed …

2025年1月19日 · On my Roku TV it asks for a log in, but there is a guest option, so you don’t really have to. I’m signed in on my laptop already, so I wouldn’t have noticed a change. thorny_locust January 20, 2025, 6:01pm

2025年2月2日 · Some call it the “thrift store smell”. It is frequently discussed on the Internets but they all say it is old sweat, dirt, etc. But it is not just vintage clothing that develops it. Any cotton cloth that has been stored for a month or two seems to get it. I have several sets of cotton flannel sheets and change and wash them often. The other day I pulled a pillowcase from the bottom …

2025年3月19日 · By small batteries I mean AAA, AA, C, D, 9 volt, etc. It seems like more and more devices that used to require batteries like these instead have an in built rechargeable lithium ion battery. At this point, I think the only thing I use smaller batteries for are remote controls and the smoke alarms. I haven’t used a C or D battery in years. Some things like my car key FOB …

2025年3月19日 · Here’s the scene. I always assumed that Michael Corleone had found some anonymous hitman that Roth had never met. But this was not the case. Rocco Lampone had been one of the Corleone’s top hit man for decades. (He was the guy who shot Paulie and Don Tattaglia in the first movie. And a organizational chart shown in the movie lists Lampone as …

2005年3月30日 · AS rge war against Japan was winding down, there was a big disafgreement between Gen. McArthur and Admirals King and Nimitz. Basically, after the defeat of the Japanese in New Guinea and the S. Pacific, McArthur wanted to invade Luzon in the Philippines, and retake Manila. The Navy wanted to bypass the Philippines, and launch an invasion of Taiwan. Now, I …

2025年1月20日 · We recently bought a water feature, self-contained with an electric pump, that sits on the patio just outside, visible through big sliding windows. It has no on-off switch, so the only way to turn it on would be to go outside and plug it in. So I got a a smart plug to plug it into. Now, we just say “Alexa, turn on the fountain” and ta-dah! Gurgling water. I thought I was brilliant.

2010年2月1日 · Aside from The Exorcist and Rosemary’s Baby, there were a ton of lesser-known/B-movies about Satanic cults in the 70s - I’ve seen quite a few on AMC recently (The Devil’s Rain, To The Devil A Daughter, and The Touch of Satan are some titles I was able to find). What was going on in the culture that resulted in such a seemingly bizarre (for such a “God …