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On the Max Headroom TV show, it became illegal for people to turn off their TVs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_(TV_series)#Plot https://en.wikiped
by stcredzero 7y ago
On the Max Headroom TV show, it became illegal for people to turn off their TVs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_(TV_series)#Plot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_(TV_series)#Plot
Would it be outlandish for the tech industry to lobby that Smart TVs and computers be given a 911 style emergency calling system, then for emergency dispatchers to have access to surveillance information, then for such devices to be required to be turned on all the time?
- jetrink 7y agoI think that was borrowed from 1984, which was published way back in 1949! “Winston turned a switch and the voice sank somewhat, though the words were still distinguishable. The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely. [...] Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it.”
- pjc50 7y agoLike the European "ecall" mandate for cars to automatically call in their GPS position if involved in an accident?
- xvector 7y agoI mean it's not like your TV ever truly turns "off", is it? A lot of them power on at least the red/green LED light showing that it's "off" and who knows what else.
- chopin 7y agoI have a hard switch on the AC outlet for exactly this reason.
- avionicsguy 7y agoA TV set never turns off! It is well known in the industry. Standby usually just turns of the LCD, backlight and changes LED colour. Try this: Switch TV to standby then turn on. Time how long this takes. Unplug TV for 30 seconds plug in and then turn on. It will take a while for the TV to boot from cold start. Manufacturers have been doing this since CRTs.