Or just get it from a truly random source - for instance perhaps use a sensor pointed at the sun that measures something it emits. No satellite required then.
I can see that you need ads to afford to run this site (which I want also)
I absolutely hate some ads
I like some ads
The overall affect that this has on me is that I ignore banner ads, or become frustrated at some of them - generally because I have no interest in them (e.g. American ADSL when I like in the UK) or flashing (or equivalent) ads.
Some ads I actually like seeing (such as the ThinkGeek ones) - and I will click through on them and consider what they're offering.
How do we reconcile these two extremes? We all already know the answer, directed advertising should keep everyone happy - I should see what I want to see, and the advertiser should be happy because I'll buy their product.
So I'm all for increasing my control over what I see - and yes - the advertisers should be in favour of that too... In fact, this should be an internet global system... so for instance I don't like pr0n banners, and I never click on them (in fact they often disgust me) so why bother showing me them?
I would have concerns over who holds my preferences - and any other data about me, and also how much that can be related back to me as a person. Why do I like so many people feel like this? Essentially we don't trust those big companies who misuse our data and use it to target us with stuff we don't want.
If you want my opinions, want to store more data about me, and want me to choose what I see - thats more power to me - and you've got my vote.
-Rob
Essentially its a Windows CE PDA with a camera on top.
Its not particularly inovative or interesting in the sense that orange are doing anything new - except increasing the available bandwidth and packaging up something (that pretty much uses off the shelf components) and selling it (based on Orange's behaviour here in the UK in the past) for quite a pretty penny.
We don't need a proprietary solution to video phones - this is just another way for one of the big telecoms companies in the UK to try to maintain a strangehold over anything going across their network.
I'll be waiting until the costs come down, and there are more open solutions.
But then, hey, these guys are way ahead of the curve.
Thats as may be - but this wouldn't be the first time I've heard Amiga evangelists rave about how 'Amiga' (whatever that phrase now refers to) is coming back and is going to wipe out the PC market.
Hey - theres a guy at my University who brings in an amiga emulator on CD - and instead of using our PIII's he uses his emulated Amiga!
Doh!
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Or just get it from a truly random source - for instance perhaps use a sensor pointed at the sun that measures something it emits. No satellite required then.
Tivo Community have shutdown the thread because its going to screw up the relationship between the hackers and Tivo (which was good until now - oops!)
Anyway - the link for the software is here at 9th Tee.
Have fun!-Rob
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero." --Anonymous
"Only wimps use tape backup: _real_ men just upload their important stuff on ftp, and let the rest of the world mirror it." -- Linus Torvalds
- I can see that you need ads to afford to run this site (which I want also)
- I absolutely hate some ads
- I like some ads
The overall affect that this has on me is that I ignore banner ads, or become frustrated at some of them - generally because I have no interest in them (e.g. American ADSL when I like in the UK) or flashing (or equivalent) ads. Some ads I actually like seeing (such as the ThinkGeek ones) - and I will click through on them and consider what they're offering. How do we reconcile these two extremes? We all already know the answer, directed advertising should keep everyone happy - I should see what I want to see, and the advertiser should be happy because I'll buy their product. So I'm all for increasing my control over what I see - and yes - the advertisers should be in favour of that too... In fact, this should be an internet global system... so for instance I don't like pr0n banners, and I never click on them (in fact they often disgust me) so why bother showing me them? I would have concerns over who holds my preferences - and any other data about me, and also how much that can be related back to me as a person. Why do I like so many people feel like this? Essentially we don't trust those big companies who misuse our data and use it to target us with stuff we don't want. If you want my opinions, want to store more data about me, and want me to choose what I see - thats more power to me - and you've got my vote. -RobEssentially its a Windows CE PDA with a camera on top. Its not particularly inovative or interesting in the sense that orange are doing anything new - except increasing the available bandwidth and packaging up something (that pretty much uses off the shelf components) and selling it (based on Orange's behaviour here in the UK in the past) for quite a pretty penny. We don't need a proprietary solution to video phones - this is just another way for one of the big telecoms companies in the UK to try to maintain a strangehold over anything going across their network. I'll be waiting until the costs come down, and there are more open solutions.
But then, hey, these guys are way ahead of the curve.
Thats as may be - but this wouldn't be the first time I've heard Amiga evangelists rave about how 'Amiga' (whatever that phrase now refers to) is coming back and is going to wipe out the PC market.
Hey - theres a guy at my University who brings in an amiga emulator on CD - and instead of using our PIII's he uses his emulated Amiga! Doh!