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I think I'm different in my preferences from most people, but I don't want to know the score for anything I haven't watched yet. I realize I'm in the minority,

I think I'm different in my preferences from most people, but I don't want to know the score for anything I haven't watched yet. I realize I'm in the minority, judging from the amount of effort it has taken to convince my phone to stop popping up notifications ruining every Seahawks game for me from a dozen different sources, and from browsing the Formula 1 website with my eyes closed in the hope of scrolling down to find the local time of the race without seeing the headlines that will ruin qualifying for me (or the race itself if it was an early one). I really just want the world to stop telling me scores for everything. And on the topic we're discussing, it would have been pure awesome if they had instead intercepted the streaming video feed and converted it to ASCII art in realtime. That's a project I could get behind!

nsriv 9y ago
I'm much the same way, but you should try f1calendar.com for session timing.
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phillc73 9y ago
Back in the day, early 80s, I remember my father not wanting to know the rugby league scores. Generally, the match of the day was played at 15:00 on a Saturday afternoon. However, it was also replayed early evening, around 19:00 or 19:30 I think. My father would avoid the radio all afternoon and the evening 18:00 news (we only had two radio stations and two TV channels). Woe betide any child who let slip the score before he had a chance to watch the evening replay. Life seemed simpler then.....
- jasonkester 9y ago
  I was in a remote corner of Kenya for the Superbowl this year, staying with some friends who have a place there. They're English, and the least likely people you could imagine to follow sports, so I figured I was safe. But sure enough, I'm sipping my coffee on Monday morning and in walks Ellie saying "are you surprised that [REDACTED] won the Superbowl?" First off, how could you possibly know that the Superbowl was even a thing, let alone find out about it here in BFE Africa, or decide to tell me about it. And, of course, back in civilization with NFL Gamepass a few weeks later, I spent the entire game thinking. Ah... She was just messing with me... Definitely messing with me... unless... Faaaaaaak!
Touche 9y ago
I'm the same way. If you google "spoiler free scores" there are many websites which cater to people like us. wikihoops is one that I like, users can vote on games so if you have league pass you can find out the games you should watch from the night before.
e40 9y ago
I think I'm different in my preferences from most people, but I don't want to know the score for anything I haven't watched yet. Are you serious? No one wants to know the score. It ruins the whole point of watching a sporting event. I have Sling TV to watch my NBA team games this year. About 1/2 the time I hit "watch" (with the "dvr" option) while the game is still going it jumps live, rather than ask me if I want to start from the beginning. So, I have to hit "watch" then back, then watch again, where it asks me. Seriously, WTF Sling?
josefresco 9y ago
Don't you control the notifications on your phone? I use the ESPN/Scorecenter app and it even allows you to turn off the final score notifications for your favorite teams. When I DVR a game, I simply avoid social media and "mainstream" news so I see no spoilers.
- jasonkester 9y ago
  Google Now or whatever comes preloaded on Nexus phones will figure out things you like and start sending you notifications. They're really hard to kill completely and very determined to tell you sports scores if you ever do a Google search for a team name.
  - josefresco 9y ago
    That sucks, I didn't realize how pervasive Google Now had become (as I'm an iOS user)
PaulRobinson 9y ago
I'm looking at writing some apps in the sport area right now. It's quite tricky for rights reasons to get decent coverage, but being able to manage spoilers better would be interesting, and in fact isn't just useful in the domain of sports: TV series, film series, books (by the chapter), etc. Hmmm.

nsriv 9y ago

I'm much the same way, but you should try f1calendar.com for session timing.

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phillc73 9y ago

Back in the day, early 80s, I remember my father not wanting to know the rugby league scores. Generally, the match of the day was played at 15:00 on a Saturday afternoon. However, it was also replayed early evening, around 19:00 or 19:30 I think. My father would avoid the radio all afternoon and the evening 18:00 news (we only had two radio stations and two TV channels). Woe betide any child who let slip the score before he had a chance to watch the evening replay. Life seemed simpler then.....

jasonkester 9y ago
I was in a remote corner of Kenya for the Superbowl this year, staying with some friends who have a place there. They're English, and the least likely people you could imagine to follow sports, so I figured I was safe. But sure enough, I'm sipping my coffee on Monday morning and in walks Ellie saying "are you surprised that [REDACTED] won the Superbowl?" First off, how could you possibly know that the Superbowl was even a thing, let alone find out about it here in BFE Africa, or decide to tell me about it. And, of course, back in civilization with NFL Gamepass a few weeks later, I spent the entire game thinking. Ah... She was just messing with me... Definitely messing with me... unless... Faaaaaaak!

Touche 9y ago

I'm the same way. If you google "spoiler free scores" there are many websites which cater to people like us. wikihoops is one that I like, users can vote on games so if you have league pass you can find out the games you should watch from the night before.

e40 9y ago

I think I'm different in my preferences from most people, but I don't want to know the score for anything I haven't watched yet. Are you serious? No one wants to know the score. It ruins the whole point of watching a sporting event. I have Sling TV to watch my NBA team games this year. About 1/2 the time I hit "watch" (with the "dvr" option) while the game is still going it jumps live, rather than ask me if I want to start from the beginning. So, I have to hit "watch" then back, then watch again, where it asks me. Seriously, WTF Sling?

josefresco 9y ago

Don't you control the notifications on your phone? I use the ESPN/Scorecenter app and it even allows you to turn off the final score notifications for your favorite teams. When I DVR a game, I simply avoid social media and "mainstream" news so I see no spoilers.

jasonkester 9y ago
Google Now or whatever comes preloaded on Nexus phones will figure out things you like and start sending you notifications. They're really hard to kill completely and very determined to tell you sports scores if you ever do a Google search for a team name.
- josefresco 9y ago
  That sucks, I didn't realize how pervasive Google Now had become (as I'm an iOS user)

PaulRobinson 9y ago

I'm looking at writing some apps in the sport area right now. It's quite tricky for rights reasons to get decent coverage, but being able to manage spoilers better would be interesting, and in fact isn't just useful in the domain of sports: TV series, film series, books (by the chapter), etc. Hmmm.