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  1. lakebum431

    Survivor 48

    Never seen Jeff cry before...
  2. lakebum431

    Alexa issues

    That's correct. All devices and if I have video streaming via one of the many firesticks it announces there too. It also announces if the kids are using their tablets (the kids fire tablets). It kinda reminds me of that scene from Back to the Future Part 2 when he goes to the future and the...
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    Alexa issues

    Very strange. I have a bunch of Echo devices across two homes. I also have several ring cameras at both houses including ring doorbells at both houses. Even when I'm at one of the houses and someone rings the doorbell at the other house I get notification that "There is somebody at ..." This is...
  4. lakebum431

    HBO Max/Discovery+ Merger

    Expecting to hit 150M subscribers to Max by end of 2026 (from ~117M at the end of 2024). Looks like mostly international adds.
  5. lakebum431

    What Older TV Shows drags you in again and again...

    The Office and Seinfeld are ones that I always watch if on.
  6. lakebum431

    PLEASE do something about the blue box!

    I'm confused. Can you post a picture? This always seems pretty clear to me.
  7. lakebum431

    2024-2025 NCAA Football Thread

    First, I haven't been on the site over the holidays so haven't responded. OSU is looking very strong and is finally playing like a real team. I expect them to win it all now. Looks like it was money well spent! As far as the FIFO comment it is very real. Even more real now that I have been...
  8. lakebum431

    2024-2025 NCAA Football Thread

    People from TN have a general hate for people from Ohio. The FIFOs come down and wreck our lakes, make a general mess of everything and think they are doing the "locals" a favor by spending a few bucks.
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    2024-2025 NCAA Football Thread

    Going to be a lot of Orange in Ohio Stadium on Saturday (I'll be one of them). Although I think OSU has a lot more individual talent, I'm not so sure that it comes together to beat the Vols. I wouldn't be surprised at all if you guys were out after the first round.
  10. lakebum431

    Yellowstone (2018) Paramount Network

    Well 5B was a total disaster. Poorly written and Taylor Sheridan made way too much of it about himself. What an obnoxious person in an obnoxious role. I don't really understand what the Beth/Rip spinoff would be about since they supposedly went somewhere that they weren't going to be bothered...
  11. lakebum431

    Special Ops: Lioness - Paramount +

    Taylor Sheridan putting himself in all of his shows lately is not a positive trend. He seems like a real jackass. I think he needs to focus.
  12. lakebum431

    Traditional Providers Losses, 3rd Quarter 2024 Edition

    It doesn't matter that they are worth less. You're not understanding the accounting rules. The goodwill associated with the networks was written down for Warners and Paramount. You don't write them up as they become more valuable. These are point in time assessments that are done for valuation...
  13. lakebum431

    Traditional Providers Losses, 3rd Quarter 2024 Edition

    Not the same situation at all because that isn't how accounting works. The write-downs you reference were related to the goodwill that was on the books for Warners/Paramount as a result of the acquisitions they went through. These networks have a very long history under current ownership so...
  14. lakebum431

    The Lincoln Lawyer - Netflix

    The main reason for ignoring is that these have been concurrent shows that are on different streaming services (LL on Netflix and Bosch and Bosch Legacy in the Amazon Prime world with the latter on Freevee). I understand that the upcoming Renee Ballard series will also live in the Amazon world...
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    Traditional Providers Losses, 3rd Quarter 2024 Edition

    I actually like the separate threads each quarter. I sure don't see any harm in it.
  16. lakebum431

    House of the Dragon

    I really enjoyed season 2. Would I have liked to have seen what's next (I hear it is total chaos), yes, but I'm good with where it stopped. I think season 3 is going to be a ton of death! I'm not a book reader of this so I don't know the outcomes, but we all know from Game of Thrones that all...
  17. lakebum431

    Have you renewed your passport recently?

    I've been to the site and I've actually done it in the past month. Those timelines are WAAAY overstated.
  18. lakebum431

    Have you renewed your passport recently?

    I'm sorry, that just isn't true. It is much faster than the standard service (which is right at a month) - I just got the kids passports delivered today which was 32 days after I mailed them to agency. The expedited is essentially half of that. The reality is that you can get a passport in 1...
  19. lakebum431

    Have you renewed your passport recently?

    Except that at this time it does not offer expedited processing.
  20. lakebum431

    Have you renewed your passport recently?

    That would easily be fixed by allowing a digital photo. The majority of visas that I used to get required a hard copy photo too, but now all accept a digital one.
  21. lakebum431

    Have you renewed your passport recently?

    Totally agree. I had to sneak my own in between trips and am barely going to make it. They mail your old expired passport back if you send it in so you still get it back. And it doesn't really help as your old passport is null as soon as you apply online. You also can't do expedited service via...
  22. lakebum431

    Have you renewed your passport recently?

    I applied for passports for all four kids (first passport for each). Mailed on Aug 1 so I assume they would have received on Aug 5th or 6th. Regular mail not overnight. Standard (not expedited) service. Checked status a couple times and it showed in progress and signed up for email alerts. Just...
  23. lakebum431

    HBO Max/Discovery+ Merger

    That's not how taxes work. This is a write-down of an intangible asset that would have been setup in purchase accounting. The only tax impact is a book/tax adjustment. It doesn't actually change the income tax paid or calculated.
  24. lakebum431

    HBO Max/Discovery+ Merger

    Totally agree. The HDR makes a big impact for me.
  25. lakebum431

    Echostar 11 End of Life

    The useful life of the company might be shorter than the useful life of the satellite at this point.
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