Since the Tivo was released back in the last century, there is NOTHING I view as linear. This includes "live TV". The great beauty of a recording is that you can skip through it and ignore the fluff. This includes commercials. This includes commentary. This includes tedious aspects of some sports.
I even know someone of the older generation that specifically likes to watch his baseball games like this now.
It's GREAT to start a "live" event far enough long that you will never catch up to the commercials.
I watch PAL content on my HTPCs all the time. In the old days, international DVD players were no big thing. This kind of stuff has been done already and for a pretty long time.
It's like subtitles on streamers. Companies making gear just have to think that it's worth bothering with.
> You still pay, though. You pay through having to put up with ads and being beholden to the OTA channels' scheduling.
No you don't. That's the easiest kind of PVR to put together yourself. Or you could just buy one. Either way, there's no cable card nonsense to contend with.
Actually, real OTA stuff is trivially easy to deal with with PCs and consumer electronics. The lack of encryption makes things easey peasey and terribly reliable.
It's the encrypted cable stuff and proprietary on-demand and pay-per-view that's difficult to handle.
Although all of that stuff has already moved to streaming.
Music is a closely held oligarchy and they didn't see Apple for what it was at the time. As soon as they figured things out, they immediately dropped encryption and opened things up.
Now the music industry is a cautionary tale for everyone else.
Also, there were no comparable legacy regulations or contracts in the music industry to get in the way. There's still a lot of "cruft" in the video industry to get past.
I also thought that answer was a bit peculiar too since we recently had a contested election. On the one hand, you can't say that you will blindly accept any nonsense with no question. On the other hand, you can't completely destroy the idea of a peaceful transition of power.
People still have rights. Something bad may happen to you, but you don't have to take it lying down. You can fight it through perfectly civilized means.
I think she threw out a pretty big number at the last debate. Considering was sorry shape Haiti was in before the last hurricane, I really have to wonder where it all went.
It clearly didn't go into repairs from the last hurricane or preparations for the next one.
Haiti's salacious death toll from the last hurricane could have been mitigated considerably with a bit of money spent in a sensible manner.
The moron wants to impose a no fly zone in a country that the Russians have already entrenched themselves into. That's like a quick trip to World War III.
You mean Trump likes the ladies? Is that forbidden now? Has it now gotten to the point where I am more likely to be lynched for being like Hugh Hefner than Bruce Jenner?
Why is that so hard to swallow? Their are people that will make excuses for Hamas. The Brotherhood is much like Sinn Fein in that it's the political arm of a group willing to blow up sh*t. The IRA had plenty of American sympathizers.
Except Clinton and Trump used to be drinking buddies. They are the same kind of sleazy womanizer. That's why there's so much shrill hysterics from the left. They're trying to distract from what a dirty old creep Clinton is. So if there's any truth to this stuff, chances are that Clinton is in it up to his eyeballs.
Of course we were told this kind of stuff was fine when Hillary was in the white house last time. We were told it was "un-metropolitan" to be bothered by such things.
Now they're singing a different tune.
I am now no less a cultural libertarian than I was 20 or 30 years ago. I don't change my position on these things to suit the times (like Hillary does).
You also have this big shaming and peer pressure campaign. Hysterics are first directed at the candidate and then at anyone that might vote for the candidate.
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Since the Tivo was released back in the last century, there is NOTHING I view as linear. This includes "live TV". The great beauty of a recording is that you can skip through it and ignore the fluff. This includes commercials. This includes commentary. This includes tedious aspects of some sports.
I even know someone of the older generation that specifically likes to watch his baseball games like this now.
It's GREAT to start a "live" event far enough long that you will never catch up to the commercials.
> Then we can spend 45 minutes programming the DVR and brag about it.
The last season pass I added took 5 minutes. If it takes you longer then you're really retarded.
I think it's just the geezer generation we need to get rid of. We've already started to replace them and they're MUCH better with technology.
I watch PAL content on my HTPCs all the time. In the old days, international DVD players were no big thing. This kind of stuff has been done already and for a pretty long time.
It's like subtitles on streamers. Companies making gear just have to think that it's worth bothering with.
> You still pay, though. You pay through having to put up with ads and being beholden to the OTA channels' scheduling.
No you don't. That's the easiest kind of PVR to put together yourself. Or you could just buy one. Either way, there's no cable card nonsense to contend with.
Even the league streaming services are stymied by local blackout rules.
Actually, real OTA stuff is trivially easy to deal with with PCs and consumer electronics. The lack of encryption makes things easey peasey and terribly reliable.
It's the encrypted cable stuff and proprietary on-demand and pay-per-view that's difficult to handle.
Although all of that stuff has already moved to streaming.
Music is a closely held oligarchy and they didn't see Apple for what it was at the time. As soon as they figured things out, they immediately dropped encryption and opened things up.
Now the music industry is a cautionary tale for everyone else.
Also, there were no comparable legacy regulations or contracts in the music industry to get in the way. There's still a lot of "cruft" in the video industry to get past.
"live events"? You're cute, like a smug Neanderthal.
...except the Tivo is no Nomad.
You're a MORON to imply anything of the sort.
Besides, the Tivo has been made obsolete already with streamers. Cook is 2 tech generations and almost 20 years behind.
He's like an archer attacking a landship.
I also thought that answer was a bit peculiar too since we recently had a contested election. On the one hand, you can't say that you will blindly accept any nonsense with no question. On the other hand, you can't completely destroy the idea of a peaceful transition of power.
People still have rights. Something bad may happen to you, but you don't have to take it lying down. You can fight it through perfectly civilized means.
You don't have to let people walk all over you.
> Trump is now utterly crushed, he was a total failure in all the debates, even breitbart has Clinton wining todays debate 62-38.
No it doesn't.
It's bad form to make up shit that anyone can verify in 2 seconds.
I think she threw out a pretty big number at the last debate. Considering was sorry shape Haiti was in before the last hurricane, I really have to wonder where it all went.
It clearly didn't go into repairs from the last hurricane or preparations for the next one.
Haiti's salacious death toll from the last hurricane could have been mitigated considerably with a bit of money spent in a sensible manner.
Hey, when any "news source" manages to contradict your own personal first hand experience the only rational reaction is to be VERY skeptical.
> Of course we can create a culture that excludes people based on their support of a political candidate.
The founding fathers are all rolling in their graves right now.
This bullshit is pure Hilter and pure Stalin. Trump has nothing on you people.
The moron wants to impose a no fly zone in a country that the Russians have already entrenched themselves into. That's like a quick trip to World War III.
Clinton has a list of rape accusers longer than Cosby's.
The scandal you are alluding to there also includes Clinton.
You mean Trump likes the ladies? Is that forbidden now? Has it now gotten to the point where I am more likely to be lynched for being like Hugh Hefner than Bruce Jenner?
Why is that so hard to swallow? Their are people that will make excuses for Hamas. The Brotherhood is much like Sinn Fein in that it's the political arm of a group willing to blow up sh*t. The IRA had plenty of American sympathizers.
There's no reason to remove "legacy" connectors if they don't actually get in the way. The only reason to do so is to fuck your end users.
On the other hand, I personally contradict that principle.
That's the problem with using crude measures in an attempt to sell people short. You waste human capital.
You become a French surrender monkey.
Live people are much better with dealing with things when they go off script.
Except Clinton and Trump used to be drinking buddies. They are the same kind of sleazy womanizer. That's why there's so much shrill hysterics from the left. They're trying to distract from what a dirty old creep Clinton is. So if there's any truth to this stuff, chances are that Clinton is in it up to his eyeballs.
Of course we were told this kind of stuff was fine when Hillary was in the white house last time. We were told it was "un-metropolitan" to be bothered by such things.
Now they're singing a different tune.
I am now no less a cultural libertarian than I was 20 or 30 years ago. I don't change my position on these things to suit the times (like Hillary does).
You also have this big shaming and peer pressure campaign. Hysterics are first directed at the candidate and then at anyone that might vote for the candidate.
> He's gonna somehow repeal the H1-b laws - by ordering Congress to do it.
Well, if it's his party then he at least has a fighting chance.
That's how this particular circus works.
I guess you should have paid attention in high school.