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• On the post: Baltimore Ravens Owner Has Ingenious Solution For NFL Ratings Drop: Stop Annoying Fans With Too Many Ads

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 23 Jan, 2017 @ 07:35am

  2 minute warning

  Just last week I was looking into the purpose of the 2-minute warning in football. Seemed pretty dumb, and only added more commercials. Turns out originally it was because the stadium clock was not the official time, so they used that to make sure the teams knew exactly how much time was left. Then when it became the official time, they left it because of TV for commercials and to 'build tension'. But really for commercials.

• On the post: Comcast 'Only' Lost 36,000 Pay TV Subscribers Last Year, Prompting Renewed Cord Cutting Denial

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2016 @ 01:22pm

  So my question is what would the numbers actually be if it wasn't frequently cheaper to get the TV with the internet? I technically have the basic TV subscription with my AT&T service because it was cheaper to get that with the internet than just the internet. I've never even hooked up the box, but technically I guess I'm not a cordcutter.

• On the post: TVs Now 'Smart' Enough To Get Hijacked, Pick Up Malware

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 11 Jan, 2016 @ 11:04am

  Why do I even have to buy a smart tv?!?

  I don't want a smart tv. Not because of this, though this isn't surprising. But it adds expense, and often the UI/UX is pretty terrible. as radix mentioned you have ~$30 devices like chromecast/fire stick if you want smart functionality. And those can easily/cheaply be upgraded. I don't want to have to upgrade my TV every few years because some new app came out that my TV doesn't support. So why bother making TVs 'smart' to begin with? It seems the only way to get 'dumb' TVs mostly now is to get off brand TVs. Can someone please start selling dumb TVs again that are a bit cheaper than these supposed smart TVs.

• On the post: CBS Sues Over Star Trek Fan Film Because It Sounds Like It's Going To Be Pretty Good

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2015 @ 04:21pm

  Re:

  You do realize that that crowd in the crowdsourcing, would be the fans of Star Trek

• On the post: Now That Nielsen Can Actually Be Bothered To Track Internet Video, The Numbers For Traditional TV Are Getting Ugly

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 25 Sep, 2015 @ 07:10am

  I have cable TV, but only basic, and only because it was cheaper to get the faster U-Verse internet with the basic TV, instead of just internet

• On the post: Verizon Gets Snarky, But Basically Admits That It's The One Clogging Its Networks On Purpose

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2014 @ 02:50pm

  Re:

  The problem with that, is there is usually no where else to go. For instance, I have comcast, even though I hate comcast. But they are the only service I can even get, not counting dsl, which is not really comparative, so I'm stuck with comcast. That's how most places are, they have one option for high speed internet, and maybe they have a second option for non-comparable internet

• On the post: Dear Everyone: Stop Freaking Out That Malaysian Airlines Notified Victim's Families By Text Message

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2014 @ 11:28am

  Re:

  The texts were an opt-in decision by families that could not be met face to face at hotels or support centers.
  
  Did you miss that part?

• On the post: Comcast CEO Thinks Its Customer Service Problem Is Mostly A Matter Of Scale

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 05 Dec, 2013 @ 06:38am

  Yep, I just got a call for the first time last month, saying I had 30gb of the 300gb limit left last month. I got no notification before that that there even was a cap on the data, and when I clicked on the link in the email from them to view my usage, it doesn't even take you to the right page! I couldn't even find it on their shitty site, and had to go with my ddwrt estimates of usage

• On the post: Dumb Idea Or Dumbest Idea: Letting Companies Use Malware Against Infringers

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 28 May, 2013 @ 08:10am

  including actively retrieving stolen information, altering it within the intruder?s networks, or even destroying the information within an unauthorized network. Additional measures go further, including photographing the hacker using his own system?s camera, implanting malware in the hacker?s network, or even physically disabling or destroying the hacker?s own computer or network.
  
  Not really surprising. And I'm sure it would be 100% accurate and not accidentally do that to innocent people ever...

• On the post: MPAA Freaks Out: Insists That Having To Consider Fair Use Before Filing A DMCA Takedown Would Be Crazy

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 13 May, 2013 @ 07:21am

  Once again

  Difficult for MPAA to differentiate between infringing and non-infringing material, but everyone else should still easily be able to know immediately what's infringing.

• On the post: White House Petition Launched To 'Recast Copyright For The Digital Age'

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2013 @ 02:29pm

  Re: Re: Re: Oh really?

  a?ban?don
  /əˈbandən/
  Verb
  Give up completely (a course of action, a practice, or a way of thinking)
  
  I don't think you know what abandon means. First paywalls means they are still utilizing the web. Second, I don't ever use any of those paywall sites. I'm at work, I don't have a TV, yet I'm watching the news on the marathon for free on the web. They are in no way abandoning the web.

• On the post: White House Petition Launched To 'Recast Copyright For The Digital Age'

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 15 Apr, 2013 @ 01:29pm

  Re: Oh really?

  professionals are abandoning the web.
  
  What world do you live in?

• On the post: Motion Picture Association: The Cloud Is A Threat To Us And The Best Response Is Censorship

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2013 @ 08:02am

  Re: You CAN'T disagree that "it facilitates piracy".

  Computers, hard drives, flash drives, the internet all facilitate piracy. What's your point?

• On the post: Apple's Patent For Creating A Leak-Proof Data Pipe, And Why It's Doomed To Fail

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2013 @ 06:34am

  Re: And so too will VPNs "pipes" be cracked!

  By the way, ever notice how much focus here is on keeping identity hidden? The most obvious purpose is so you can download infringed content.
  Says the person who is always on this site commenting, but never creates an account. Obviously OOTB must be pirating this site!

• On the post: Apple's Patent For Creating A Leak-Proof Data Pipe, And Why It's Doomed To Fail

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2013 @ 08:09am

  That technology has been around for years. Why is Apple trying to patent it now?
  
  That's SOP for Apple. Followed by suing everyone else.

• On the post: Motion Picture Association: The Cloud Is A Threat To Us And The Best Response Is Censorship

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2013 @ 06:39am

  The cloud also represents a threat in that it facilitates piracy, and the pirates seem to have gotten into this space first
  
  Who would have guessed that? Probably because Hollywood doesn't actually come up with new tech other than tech to try and screw their customers.

• On the post: Indie Film Distributor Spends Half Her Profits Sending DMCA Takedowns, But Is It Worth It?

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2013 @ 12:32pm

  Re: Re: Re: To Tim it's academic: to her and employees, it's LOST income.

  Could the same be accomplished at half the price? How about $10,000 per year? Or $0? ... Kathy Wolfe has obviously worked hard to keep Wolfe Films running for more than a quarter-decade. She deserves a salary and I hate to see that money flowing into an effort that's not paying off.
  
  Yeah...What a dick

• On the post: Indie Film Distributor Spends Half Her Profits Sending DMCA Takedowns, But Is It Worth It?

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2013 @ 11:30am

  Re: To Tim it's academic: to her and employees, it's LOST income.

  Saying something is a fact does not make it so. Hence the desire for the actual numbers/research she used to come to that conclusion

• On the post: Indie Film Distributor Spends Half Her Profits Sending DMCA Takedowns, But Is It Worth It?

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2013 @ 11:09am

  In the wrong business

  $30K for sending probably mostly automated DMCA. Which does nothing because as she stated, after taking down links more popped up the next day. So you have ridiculous money, one would assume not much work after the initial setup of your DMCA bots, and guaranteed work because people will just keep reposting links, and content owners will continue throwing money at it hoping that they are actually doing something that helps.

• On the post: Music Industry Data: Sales Up, Piracy Down… But It's Not Because Of Any 'Anti-Piracy' Efforts

  

  Tim K ( profile ), 27 Feb, 2013 @ 11:35am

  Spotify

  I listen to about 95% of my music through spotify, and I pay the $5 a month for no commercials. The other 5% is from driving around and listening to the radio. So pretty much spotify is the reason I don't need to buy/download/whatever music anymore, not anything else that the music industry might claim.

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