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TV solution for technology challenged dad
I do worry about that part with YouTube TV. It's hard for him to wrap his mind around streaming services/apps and the lack of channel numbers. I think he also gets confused when he comes to my house and can't find the Live TV section of YouTube TV, but maybe it would be a little better if he did it at home on a regular basis. Perhaps sticking with the DirecTV service via the app (either on AppleTV or Roku TV) is a safer bet. I haven't used their app so I don't know how user friendly it is. I suppose I could install it on my AppleTV with his account and see what that would be like.
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TV solution for technology challenged dad
I don't much care for the AppleTV remote either, and I know my dad would hate it, which is why I would look into a universal remote if we go that route. I've used the Harmony Smart Control remote for years now and it works great. It can learn almost any function and control any device, but it has the look and feel of an old school remote without a clunky or complicated touch screen. It looks like Harmony remotes have been discontinued but they are still easy to find on eBay and that could be useful, unless there is something better available now. A quick search shows a lot of universal remotes have a touch screen, which even though I feel pretty tech savvy, I think touch screen remotes are pretty dumb and pointless.
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TV solution for technology challenged dad
My dad is 70 years old and struggles with technology. If it doesn’t work the way he expects, he gets easily frustrated and angry, which then upsets my mom. I would like to simplify things for him as much as possible to minimize the frequency of problems. Over the holidays, I noticed his TV setup is a bit difficult even for me to use. He has a Samsung LCD that is about 3-4 years old and he mainly watches DirecTV (connected through a box with HDMI) on that, but sometimes needs to use Netflix or Amazon in the event a football game is streaming through one of those services. Just using DirecTV is a little clunky IMO, but using the Samsung’s awful interface to navigate to Netflix or Amazon and then back to DirecTV is a disaster, even for me. There has to be a way to improve this for him. So my question is, what is the simplest hardware and streaming solution to look into for an older person with these struggles? FWIW, at my house, I have a Samsung TV in which the Samsung interface never gets used because I run everything through AppleTV and I have a Harmony remote that changes inputs on all devices. I use YouTube TV instead of DirecTV, as well as all the usual streaming services. I personally think that is simple, but it’s also what I am used to. Maybe a similar setup could work for him? I especially like the Harmony remote because the worst case scenario is to power off and start again, but maybe there is still something easier like a Roku TV or a different smart remote?
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wild_turkey started following RFK Jr. off the chain and off his rocker
- 2026 Sugar Bowl - Georgia vs. Ole Miss
- 2026 Sugar Bowl - Georgia vs. Ole Miss
- 2026 Sugar Bowl - Georgia vs. Ole Miss
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Bugonia - Yorgos, Emma Stone, Jesse Plemmons
Watched tonight and found it interesting. Not sure if “enjoyed” is the right word but I was glad I watched it. Kinda predicted the ending within the first 30 minutes. Perhaps because I recently watched Safety Not Guaranteed where a similar crazy person turned out to not actually be crazy and I felt this could be one of those. It was as still entertaining.
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Trump’s America
Perhaps a little bit of Scientology Nationalism is a good thing to prevent Christian Nationalism from having too big of a market share?
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Ski Season 2025/2026
Also, very glad we aren’t doing Telluride this year because their mountain is now closed due to a ski patrol strike. Yikes. (not that much of Colorado has good snow anyways)
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Ski Season 2025/2026
My default destination is Telluride (not Epic) so I normally don’t pay attention to the Epic stuff, but this year we wanted to mix it up and we’re skiing with some friends who are Epic Pass holders, so that was part of the criteria. Knowing that we would choose an Epic mountain for our friends’ sake, I booked an Epic Day Pass for 2 days at a rate of $146/day, which was a slightly higher rate because I included holidays (not yet knowing location or dates). We landed on Breckenridge over MLK weekend, which is now showing $289/day, so that was almost a 50% savings. It also saves me 20% on gear rentals and saves 30% on lessons for my daughter. I consider that a pretty big win. There is a deadline in early December for booking the Epic Day Pass, but something to keep in mind for any of you next year who want < 5 days skiing at an Epic mountain.
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Trump’s America
This senile old hateful man has the nuclear launch codes.
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Trump’s America
What about Liberation Day? The tariffs are generating so much money for the American people. What about following through on the campaign promise to finally release the Epstein files and expose those scumbags Clinton and Gates? That’s a major accomplishment. What about getting Erika Kirk back on the market so JD Vance can get a partner with a more suitable fabric color? What about getting the economy to record highs and ending the affordability hoax?
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Pluribus - Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn
Their recent movie All of You also had nudity. I think it’s a misconception that Apple prohibits this, but no one is doing it to the extent that 2000-2015 HBO did it.
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Pluribus - Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn
There was a topless girl in the Breaking Bad pilot and, to my knowledge, Gilligan did not light himself on fire.
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Jeffrey Epstein needs his own thread
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