Well, it seems to be official now. Starting April 14, 2025 Google will update its Unfair advantage policy to say it is allowed to show the same ad, from the same company, going to the same page, as long as the ad is in a different ad location. Google was just experimenting with double serving ads earlier and now it is officially going to be allowed.

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    3 days ago

    plug in $20 laptop from craigslist and disable internet on your tvs

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      3 days ago

      DV is difficult to get working properly on PC, and last time I tried to set up an HTPC I ran into tons of remote control issues and it wasn’t simple enough that I could just hand the remote over to a guest (or my spouse).

      2019 Shield has plenty of issues sure, but it still seems like the best option for me, personally.

      Agree about disable network on the TV itself.

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        2 days ago

        Not sure when the last time you tried doing this is, but it’s pretty easy these days. KDE connect can pretty much handle most of the HTPC necessities. Alternatively, a debloated Onn box will do the trick quite easily

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          10 hours ago

          onn 4k googletv box is amazing. $20 and a launcher swap and it’s like ads don’t exist any more