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By: Decomposed in POPE 5 | Recommend this post (2)
Sun, 11 Nov 18 4:22 PM | 81 view(s)
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Re: “You're kidding, right? Here's the thing: even if I knew what you were talking about

A Chromecast is a little $35 part you can buy at Best Buy ( http://www.bestbuy.com/site/google-chromecast-black/4397400.p?skuId=4397400 ) that will "cast" internet videos and sound on your PC/laptop to televisions instead. It's pretty nice and everyone who watches videos via the internet really should get one. Once you start casting, you can usually continue using your PC/laptop for other purposes or even turn it off and the TV will continue showing the video you cast to it. For instance, I can use Netflix to start watching 'Star Wars' on my laptop, then cast it to my TV and turn off the laptop.

Chromecast has competitors that do pretty much the same thing. There's something called a "Roku stick." There's an "AnyCast dongle." Amazon sells a "Fire stick." They differ mostly in whose videos they're able to push to your TV. I prefer Chromecast since it can do Netflix and Youtube and I use those two instead of paying for cable TV channels. It saves me a few $$ every month.



Re: “the cable man told me today that I am not allowed to use the remote control. They hooked up my new televisions the other day, and they have had to return each day since then. This last guy, Edgar, told me to NEVER TOUCH THE T.V. REMOTE CONTROL AGAIN. He also told me that they can't keep coming to my house everyday.”

Okay. Here's how cable works.

Your TV remote allows you to change the TV's channels, right? When you get cable, the cable box broadcasts over a wire to your TV as if it is a television station - usually channel 2. That's why you don't need a TV antenna if you have cable. Your only reception from that point on comes from the cable box. The TV has to stay on channel 2.

When you you use your cable remote to change channels - to channel 300, for instance - the cable box figures out what channel 300 should display and then sends that image to your TV as channel 2.

The cable guy put away your TV remote because you were using it by mistake and tuning the TV to something other than channel 2. At that point, the cable box was sending you channel 300 as if it were channel 2 but it didn't matter because your TV was no longer set to channel 2.

It makes sense, trust me.

You just weren't made for these times, kathy. That's not a bad thing. There's something to be said for leading a simpler life.

IMO, the complexity of life today is a big contributor to the rampant mental illness that exists in our society. And it will keep getting worse.




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Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months


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Re: Bridges/ decomposed...
By: kathy_s17 in POPE 5
Sun, 11 Nov 18 11:00 AM 		Msg. 12957 of 62138

'Bridges of Madison County'

Thanks, De. I look forward to it, but it's gotta be tomorrY.

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If you have a Chromecast or similar device, I recommend watching it on your TV. It probably has better sound than your computer.

You're kidding, right? Here's the thing: even if I knew what you were talking about, the cable man told me today that I am not allowed to use the remote control. They hooked up my new televisions the other day, and they have had to return each day since then. This last guy, Edgar, told me to NEVER TOUCH THE T.V. REMOTE CONTROL AGAIN. He also told me that they can't keep coming to my house everyday. ]

He really had a attitude! So, he grabs the tv remote, bangs it on the cabinet and tells me to never touch it again.

ok, fine, whatever, Edgar. He was a meanie.

The honey always says to me, "if you want sympathy, you'll find it between sh*t and sympathy in the dictionary.

A lotta truth to that.

I'll copy and paste this and watch it. I love music. It takes you to another place.

Speaking of places, and I am sorry to have to tell you this (my humor, always remember that) about today.

For some reason, when I had to get up from this desk, some (((( HUGE )))) body part walked into a bag of open chips on my desk. Of course, they are all over the place. I kept waiting for the chip fairy to pick them all up, but unfortunately, they are still on the floor. I keep stepping over them because I consider it exercise.

Then I go into the kitchen and I hit my leg on the open door of the dishwasher. Why was it open? Oh, because I wanted the heat to warm up the kitchen, of course.

I come back here to my desk, and I (( know )) a poisonous insect is crawling up my leg. I envision that I am going to get bit, and within minutes I will be a dead duck. Ewww, yanno, where there is blood coming out of your nose and eyes, and bugs are crawling in and out? You get the picture.

Anyway, it wasn't an insect - it was blood drippig down my leg from the corner of the dishwasher.

It just t'aint easy being me. I think you believe me now.

Smile))


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