Open Source TV

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Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday September 12, 2002 @11:35PM from the geeks-on-the-tube dept.

Lish writes "Everyone's favorite tech prognosticator, Robert X Cringely, is going to do a TV show called 'NerdsTV.' It will be available on the web and playable on pretty much any system. The cool part is, they will provide three video versions: one geared at techies, one for suits, and one with all the raw footage so you can edit your own version to your heart's content. There will also be audio-only versions in Ogg and Mp3. All of this is freely redistributable."

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Yes by SpatchMonkey · 2002-09-12 23:42 · Score: 0, Offtopic

An interesting innovation. That reminds me of these two tramps walking down the street who spot a large amount of partially digested food puked out the night before.

The first tramp kneels down and starts tucking in to it. After a while he turns round to the second tramp who is just standing there and asks "what's the matter? Aren't you hungry?"

The second tramp just smiles and says "nah, I'll wait a while."

So anyway the first tramp eats it all up. They walk along and sure enough, the first tramp pukes it all up everywhere.

"Ah! Just what I was waiting for," exclaims the second tramp, "a hot meal!"
1. Re:Yes by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-12 23:53 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  I think he is referring to the nefarious going-ons inside the Slashdot compound last night. He just left out the bit about the cock rings and the handcuffs.
2. Re:Yes by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-12 23:55 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  I like your joke. Here is one of mine:
  
  Knock knock
  Who's there?
  Nicky
  Nicky who?
  No, Nicky Watt!
  
  Ok, it's not funny unless you know the guy, but hey.
3. Re:Yes by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-13 00:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  I dunno. Nice photos though, thanks for that. *Sigh*, yet another newsgroup to subscribe to I guess.
4. Re:Yes by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-13 00:22 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Which also has a newsgroup dedicated to it.
0H SHIT!! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-12 23:46 · Score: -1, Offtopic

It's Friday the 13th!! Help!!
finally by cavegrub · 2002-09-12 23:53 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Finally! A way to install OpenBSD without printing the FAQ.
Hmmmmm. Open source TV. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-13 00:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

What's better
(a) an open source TV project
OR
(b) sex with a mare?
1. Re:Hmmmmm. Open source TV. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-13 00:23 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  I don't know, man! Like, totally.
Now where's that mayonnaise jar? by PhipleTroenix · 2002-09-13 00:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Click and Clack (of NPR) just informed me that it's on Funk & Wagnall's back porch.

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When VPNs are outlawed, only outlaws have VPNs.
1. Re:Now where's that mayonnaise jar? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-13 00:21 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  How is that +1, Funny? Can someone please explain the humour? Thanks.
2. Re:Now where's that mayonnaise jar? by Alien+Being · 2002-09-13 00:44 · Score: 1, Offtopic
  
  The "hermetically sealed mayonnaise jar on Funk and Wagnall's porch" is an old Johnny Carson joke. Do a google search for "Carnac the Magnificent"
Re:Educational? by Agent+Zero · 2002-09-13 00:05 · Score: 0, Offtopic

But at least we'll be able to afford control towers and doomsday machines to get them back.
Re:What?!? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-13 00:16 · Score: -1, Offtopic

It's easy. He removes the mayonnaise and lubricates his rectal hole with it, allowing the jar to fit smoothly inside (á la goatse). He records it and releases as "NerdsTV".
Re:Is GPL best license for this purpose by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-13 00:19 · Score: -1, Offtopic

You call that trolling? I call it selling lollipops to underage schoolgirls.
Re:Is GPL best license for this purpose by 42forty-two42 · 2002-09-13 00:52 · Score: 0, Offtopic

How do you compile a TV show?
Fuck you geeks and your special interest ghettos by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-13 00:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Fuck you.
Re:I hope... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-13 01:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Niggers in your ass motherfucker.
Re:Yes- due to versions and editing by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-13 04:04 · Score: -1, Offtopic

For the cost of a case of beer I lent out my Power Mac 7200 with 40 megs of ram

That shitty computer is not even worth 1 can of Hamms let alone a full case of beer. That might actually be the second worst mac ever made (after the Powerbook 3500c).