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  1. cgori

    External HD got encrypted and now I can't access it

    Did this ever get resolved? I'm still kinda curious ...
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    2024 College Basketball Coaching Carousel

    Stanford fired Jerod Haase (and probably almost no one noticed) https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/stanford-fires-jerod-haase-cardinal-dismiss-coach-after-eight-seasons-zero-ncaa-tournament-appearances/
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    Peter King Retires*

    I guess it's time to retire my signature line. You were so accurate when you said it.
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    Looking for best music & communication solution for a 4 month long hike in remote areas

    My friend who does week+ long hikes with zero connectivity (in Yosemite / John Muir Trail) uses an iPod Touch for his music - you can get them on ebay still - he loads it up with his mp3s and off he goes, I think the battery lasts 2-3 days per charge. For communication/tracking he uses a Garmin...
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    Cutting The Cord on Cable/Satellite TV Service?

    I used to work adjacent to the video production/distribution business - I would attend NAB/IBC (their two big conferences/tradeshows) some years. I remember in the early 2010's, in the run up to 2020 Olympics, the Japanese equipment makers (Sony, etc) were showing 8K camera, playback and...
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    Cutting The Cord on Cable/Satellite TV Service?

    I don't watch much/any CFB but was there still a "game of the week" in 4k? I have a buddy with a full 4k setup who is a rabid CFB fan and I thought he said that was still a thing, but it also might have been a 2021/2022 thing.
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    Cutting The Cord on Cable/Satellite TV Service?

    No, I was remembering it from 2022 (2021?!) when they did a few - see this from comcast, I stopped bothering because it was underwhelming. I thought (?) the amazon prime thursday night game was available in 4k this year though? (I don't have prime so it didn't matter to me)
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    Cutting The Cord on Cable/Satellite TV Service?

    Broadcast sports in 4K is/has been like a half dozen games a week - 2 college football games, 2 NFL and a smattering of other random stuff. Olympics 2022 was mostly available for broadcast in 4K (one of the reasons I upgraded to a 4K set top box), I assume 2024 will be the same. Otherwise ~all...
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    Cutting The Cord on Cable/Satellite TV Service?

    OK, I had to look that up, apparently gig+ is 1.2 gig - so there are >1gig options now (yay, marketing). My main point(s) still hold - you don't really need much over 400, and the speed bottlenecks are mostly going to be in your house. The boosters (?) you have are either wifi extenders (yuck)...
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    Cutting The Cord on Cable/Satellite TV Service?

    I'm pretty sure they know :) - there are decently well defined maps of which blocks have which service(s), at least where I am. In any case, 1 gig (=1000megabit/second) is about the max you'd get curbside without doing something rather exotic. You might find that either Fios or Comcast offers...
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    External HD got encrypted and now I can't access it

    That's 99.9% likely not bitlocker then, that's some enterprise thing that will depend on how it is configured at corporate. Escalation is almost certainly gonna be necessary.
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    External HD got encrypted and now I can't access it

    I can also imagine how it got bitlocker'd on attach. Almost for sure your company IT should be able to un-bitlocker it, though you might have to to escalate past frontline support to get them to do it. And yes, those encryption keys should be local to your laptop. You know this now, but never...
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    iPhone Battery Replacement

    Yes, and $89 from apple for any of the 12 models: https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-replacement At that price I don't think I'd go off brand.
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    Looking for hifi audio help... plunge into vinyl

    One of my friends uses FL Studio - but the entry level version is $99, not exactly cheap. I've never used it but it looks Garage Band-like to me.
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    The Incredible Hülk Returns, 2023 F1 Season

    https://jalopnik.com/formula-1-didnt-realize-las-vegas-would-be-cold-in-nove-1851011607 Oops.
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    Cutting The Cord on Cable/Satellite TV Service?

    This seems relevant: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/28/23934629/streaming-price-hikes-netflix-hulu-disney-plus-expensive
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    Recommend me a 55-65 inch TV

    This was also the case with a 42" LG I mounted for someone a few weeks ago (no screws). I had her buy a VESA hardware kit from amazon for $5-10, because the mount/bracket kit didn't have them in it either. I think it's possibly because they don't know exactly what kind of mount you are going...
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    Recommend me a 55-65 inch TV

    https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/best/by-size/55-inch and https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/best/by-size/48-49-50-inch For each, you can click the price range you want (mid-range / budget / cheap) and see what your tradeoffs are.
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    TV Suddenly Stopped Recognizing HDMI Inputs

    Shot in the dark but try turning off ARC/CEC functions.
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    The Incredible Hülk Returns, 2023 F1 Season

    Seconded, great explanation. I do feel a little bad for George, that was a brutal way to end for a well-strategized race.