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    THROWBACK THURSDAY: When we stopped selling FRS/GMRS radios

    As long as the radio is limited to two watts and doesn't support relays, there's no issue whatsoever. If there is a concern, you can buy a ten-year "immediate family" GMRS license for $35.
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    "Oops! we ran into some problems"

    My slows show that my browser is waiting for a third-party website. My most recent was adsense but there was another tracking site in the previous wait.
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    What is IPTV distribution?

    IPTV doesn't use tuners.
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    FAST Channels added to DIRECTV Stream/Internet

    How much "testing" do streaming channels require?
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    DVR via app

    While an important data point, it doesn't really have anything to do with OOH viewing.
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    Black screen problems with your DIRECTV H26K? Here’s the easy solution

    This is the most ridiculous thing I've read in a very long time -- especially as applied to bars and taverns.
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    DVR via app

    If you're outside your local TV designated market area, I don't think you can.
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    Gas Price Info With National Gas Temperature Map

    May the price continue to descend. Mine hasn't moved in a week.
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    NICE AND EASY: Which lines from the dish go into which ports on the multiswitch?

    How many installs still feature WB68-stack-plan LNBs?
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    "Oops! we ran into some problems"

    I thought it was clever that they chose a word that contained "URL".
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    "Oops! we ran into some problems"

    Unfurl has been around for a while (Fall 2018?). It was/is disabled by default. https://xenforo.com/community/threads/unfurling-urls-emoji-enhancements-and-video-uploads.154986/#post-1289239 "Unfurling" is the process by which Xenforo visits the link and collects metadata and contextual...
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    Gas Price Info With National Gas Temperature Map

    My Costco is unchanged at $4.099 and the price of premium went down three cents to $4.469. $1.40/gallon is about as big a differential as it gets. If this isn't Summer gas, I can easily see $6/gallon gas in your future. Redwood City is $5.339 and $5.739 respectively.
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    DVR via app

    Rest assured that your Genie 2 isn't uploading recordings to the cloud.
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    TRUTH: Is 480i video all that bad?

    The answer is an unequivocal YES in the context of non-CRT TVs.
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    STREAMING SATURDAY: Disney+? More like Disney-

    I believe that some of the streaming weakness has a lot to do with Disney's failure to add content that they promised and removal of content that was considered "culturally outdated".