On 19/03/2024 09:53, Tim Lamb wrote:
> In message <uta8c4$btrn$4@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher
> <tnp@invalid.invalid> writes
>> On 18/03/2024 16:04, JNugent wrote:
>>> On 17/03/2024 06:29 pm, Sam Plusnet wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 17-Mar-24 14:40, JNugent wrote:
>>>>> On 15/03/2024 08:18 pm, Chris Hogg wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:03:22 +0000, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>> 42 inch TV...
>>>>>>> Modern houses seem to have smaller rooms, yet TVs are still getting
>>>>>>> larger.
>>>>
>>>>> Not really. You can buy larger TVs, but that doesn't mean that you
>>>>> cannot get smaller ones.
>>>>
>>>> Smaller TVs are indeed available - for those who want them.
>>>> However the steady increase says there is a ready market for larger
>>>> and larger TVs, whilst room sizes stay the same or are shrinking.
>>>  The consumer chooses...
>>
>> I watch telly on a 14" laptop, in bed.
>>
>> When I watch it at all...which is increasingly rarely. I've seen all
>> the good old repeats, and all the new stuff is woke documentaries or
>> woke 'soshul' drama. Or woke propaganda disguised as news.
>
> An unexpected feature of advanced years is an ability to enjoy
> re-watching/reading films or books already encountered.
>
> Perhaps I'm a boring old fart after all.
>>
>> Better stuff on you tube...
>
> Very handy for the *how to* stuff but otherwise I stay away from social
> media.
>

You tube is a massive repository of old films , TV series and radio
plays and audio books.
And quite up to date thrillers and documentaries.
Plus some pretty good science and maths shit.
Basically its ten thousand channels of TV and in the end there is always
*something* worth watching or listening too.

I watched a 1970 film featuring an incredibly young Michael Caine in it
last night.

"Too late, the Hero".

Quite good.

--
Of what good are dead warriors? … Warriors are those who desire battle
more than peace. Those who seek battle despite peace. Those who thump
their spears on the ground and talk of honor. Those who leap high the
battle dance and dream of glory … The good of dead warriors, Mother, is
that they are dead.
Sheri S Tepper: The Awakeners.