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The GrownChildCam
- LogicHoleFlaw 18y agoWow. That is incredibly poignant.
- bprater 18y agoYes. Totally amazing hack. The stuff I like to see here. (A few more tech details would be righteous but I'm sure the hackers here have ideas on how they could do the same thing.)
- emmett 18y agoMy mother (who thankfully is not so old) uses the Justin.tv officecam for exactly this.
- siculars 18y agobig up to seth roberts. good job man, good job.
- noonespecial 18y agoNeat idea. I'd like to know more about the computers and software between camera and TV. It sounds like he's been able ot do better than I've done so far with linux boxes and Haupauge cards.
- ardit33 18y agoI use skype to talk to my parents, and it is pretty good. Sometimes I feel like they are close, especially when you full screen the video. When it was my father's bday, I bought a cake, put some candles on it, and singed to him happy bday, in front of skype. I ate if of course, but they ate the cake my mom did for him at the same time. I see my parents about 2-3 times a year, and something like skype (and maybe yahoo messenger), helps to fill the gap. Who said that web 2.0 -ish apps are totally useless is wrong. They can actually change the world and make people's lives a little better.
- cdr 18y agoNothing against Jacob Nelik, but ideally if your mother has nothing to live for but you, wouldn't it be more helpful to try to get her to develop some other friends/interests?
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- jodrellblank 18y agoSince my Gran was in a home, I've thought that IT / the internet really should be able to help with some of the loneliness. I know I feel more connected with forums and IRC than I do without.