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Weekly Ramblecast 081: I've Got a VPN!
🕑 Added 2022-12-27 15:00:04 +0000 UTCOur last ramble of the year! As we prepare to break for the holidays, Vinny's on the hunt for Repair Shop, Brad's got tiny trees, Alex still rues that ornament (you know the one), and none of us are ready to become cyborgs just yet. Hope everyone has a relaxing holiday, and thanks for supporting us!
CHAPTERS
(00:00:07) Intro
(00:02:07) Government
(00:02:48) The red tape isn't just for the holidays
(00:08:05) Keeping cool with customer service reps... unless it's for insurance
(00:10:32) The Realest of IDs
(00:15:41) Who is ready to get the ID chip implanted?
(00:18:43) The world of new insurance and coverage
(00:22:16) Brad's tiny Christmas tree is lit!
(00:23:39) Alex still not-so-secretly hates that GB ornament with him on it
(00:25:36) No plan for the break is still a plan!
(00:28:58) The TV streaming hellscape
(00:35:14) I just want to watch Repair Shop...
(00:46:06) Set Top Boxes? OTT? What are we calling these things now?
(00:48:20) Time to get a Steam Deck?
(00:56:40) Even charging devices has gotten complicated
(01:04:05) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:07:36) See ya!
Comments
Graeme Hobbs
You can buy some series on Amazon. I recently bought Wolf Hall for $10 using credit I had earned by not getting some of my Amazon parcels delivered right away.
swiftdraw
I believe the ‘TV Pass’ is the British TV License, which is more or less a tax to receive any broadcast. It was built off the Radio License in the Wireless Telegraph Act in the 1920’s. More or less it is there to fund the BBC. Anyhow, it makes watching any British programming outside the Isles a pain. Usually you have to sail the high seas to watch their more obscure stuff, but sometimes they’ll partner with someone to bring their more popular shows to foreign audiences.
