I have both paid and accounts with Proton and I have no idea what you're talking about.
Yes, they make it clear they offer suite of services, and notify you of new services being launched, but my screen isn't saturated, and my workflow isn't negatively impacted.
...and they are nothing like Google in terms of self promotion, to say nothing of Google's business practices.
The irony here is that you're a cliche anti-Apple fanboy, and I don't even use Apple products.
So blinded by your dork rage, that you missed the entire point of this little comment thread.
What's even funnier, is that you also unintentionally proved mine.
It has nothing to do with congratulating.
You made a false statement, and then moved the goalpost (motte and bailey) when I pointed it out.
Simple as that.
Moving goalpost?
You said he didn't contribute to technology, so I pointed out that he's responsible for Apple becoming what it became, which itself transformed technology.
Now, you're saying he shouldn't get technical credit for...making the iPhone?
Okay...I never said he should...but it you want to go down that path, he was very hands-on with in the design processes for two of their most pivotal products: the iMac and iPod.
Again, he was a grade-A douche bag, who died a fucking hilariously stupid death, but that doesn't erase, or override his impact.
I've never complimented, or defended Steve Jobs before, because he was a grade A piece of shit...but, Steve Jobs transformed technology precisely because he was a phenomenal salesman, with a great eye for technical talent.
Just because he wasn't an engineer, doesn't change the fact that he forged Apple into what it became, and that absolutely contributed to modern technology - for better, and worse.
Yes, I agree. AI is magic and everyone should submit pictures of their genitals.
Hell, I've started converting my dick pics into ASCII art and having ChatGPT diagnose me for STI's.
AI BABY WOOOOOO HOOOOO
What part of AI don't you understand?
If you can't trust AI medical startups operating out of Silicon Valley with pictures of your genitals, well...THEN WHO CAN YOU TRUST?
I mean, to be fair, it also looks like they might be partially financially backed by a foreign authoritarian regime, and they usually have pretty good AI models....so...
Honestly, you're better off getting an Nvidia Shield TV, or another premium Google certified Android TV box.
But if you're deadset against that, then get a used Chromebox off eBay for like $20-40. Just make sure whatever model you get is firmware flashable and supports user installed Linux. Search "Chromebox Linux HTPC", there's plenty of resources available.
Headline implies it's an article, it's not. It's ad copy.
This isn't an article...it's an ad, pretending to be an article so they can sell that awful jacket through their affiliate link.
....No.... you're using very specific financial crimes as a catch-all description for financial engineering.
Words have meaning. You might as well say Microsoft is a bank robber, because that's also a financial crime of sorts.
No, yes, maybe, but probably not.
Also, only do this if it's a passion project for learning, because the odds that it works out the gate, and doesn't require multiple repurchases, are very slim.
The odds that you never quite get it to work right, or at all, very high.
If you're sure you want to do this, start by reading the technical documentation to get a grasp of which parts might, or should, work together, and how. Do this before making any purchases.
If that doesn't sound appealing, then buy an "digital signage" or "enterprise/business class" TV, or find a dumb consumer TV, new or used.