HighChaparral's comments

That's really interesting, can't wait to take a look.

There's a good webos plugin for homebridge (https://github.com/merdok/homebridge-webos-tv) which is based on LGTV2 (https://github.com/hobbyquaker/lgtv2) which exposes a ton of features, including the ability to instantly switch between apps/inputs. I have my Harmony calling this via my fork of Harmony Span (https://github.com/garethflynn/harmony-span) which very cleverly impersonates a Roku device via SSDP to allow Harmony keypresses to be captured by a server (a Raspberry Pi in my case) and used to run a custom shell script.

It sounds super-fussy, but it actually delivers a really clean way of switching inputs, especially in combination with my Samsung soundbar which, amazingly, only offers direct input selection via http (you can only cycle through them with the remote).

Same here. It can also be controlled over http which opens up all sorts of home automation possibilities.

I’ve been waiting almost thirty years for this post, I just never knew it.

Sky's deal with HBO makes that unlikely.

Because they want to encourage developers to update their apps for the new architecture as a top priority.

Right. India is the obvious destination for Apple if/when they decide to get out of their reliance on China.

SMS was huge in the UK and Ireland from the early part of the century, and the operators absolutely gouged kids with their topup pricing.