Hmm. It Must Be A Clean Skin, Danny Boy.

Yesterday my Now TV (Roku) streaming box packed up. It decided it needed to run a software update and in the process prevented itself connecting to the Internet. Trapping us all in pinwheel hell.

Death was officially declared at around 12:45 (Zulu) today (17/10). Forcing me to buy a new Roku streaming stick. Then log back into all of the Apps individually.

https://news.sky.com/story/the-first-digital-id-launches-today-13451263

If you still haven't worked out why I rushed out to spend that £30. Rather than connecting my £300 satellite decoder box or my £800 SmartTV directly to the Internet.

Then I think you're name must actually be Steve Witkoff!

Of course the process was made all the more arduous and time consuming by the fact that a lot of my accounts were, inexplicably, no longer recognised. I must confess I didn't go so far as back-stopping them with mother's maiden names, first pets and favourite porn stars. Although, if the infractions continue...

Zoe Mercarder will probably return on some form of another. The gender-fluid grandchild of Trotsky's killer is too much fun to lose. Most are probably going to have to be buried forever though.

It's certainly going to take something very special for me to sign up to Disney+.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalentertainment/2024/08/28/disneys-not-so-magical-lawsuit-could-have-major-implications-for-wrongful-death-victims/