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> When the media device pauses the media content, the display device can determine that a pause event has occurred and insert an ad shown on the display device.

> When the media device pauses the media content, the display device can determine that a pause event has occurred and insert an ad shown on the display device. Hilarious. I love how all the streaming companies are hijacking the pause control now. Why do you think I hit pause? Pick one or more of the following: 1. I need to go to the bathroom. 2. I want to inspect the current frame more carefully. 3. I want to see an ad for psoriasis medication. Hint: One of the above answers is wrong. Think about it and get back to me. I'll wait. (I did hit pause after all.)

TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
4. I got a phone call and I want TV to be quiet for its duration.
HereIGoAgain 3y ago
Number 02 is one of the major one i was thinking of. This shit is evil. I don't see them surviving long if they ever attempted to push this crap.
- bitcharmer 3y ago
  Eventually everyone will adopt this and there will be no escape from ads outside of jailbreaking your device and flashing oss software.
whyenot 3y ago
It depends. How accurate is Roku's guess that you may have psoriasis? Now repeat this exercise but replace Roku with Meta or Google.
- Jochim 3y ago
  How accurate they are directly correlates with how much pain I'd wish on whoever is responsible.
- JoshTriplett 3y ago
  It does not, in any way, depend.
- deleted 3y ago
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- neon5077 3y ago
  If your only options are "bad" and "even worse", that does not mean that one option is good. They are both, in fact, bad.
dangoodmanUT 3y ago
HN comedy goes underappreciated
dreamcompiler 3y ago
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- digging 3y ago
  > Are you earning a living doing something you would be proud to tell your grandchildren about? No, they're probably earning a fortune they'll be proud to pass down to their grandchildren.
  - ChainOfFools 3y ago
    > No, they're probably earning a fortune they'll be proud to pass down to their grandchildren. Still a drop in the bucket compared to the billionaires being minted semimonthly through combination lottery games, though at least in both cases not a cent of the fortunes being passed to grandchildren came from me. actually you could argue that the people who did absolutely nothing for society in return for the assurance that none of their family will ever have to work at all, for the next three or four generations if not longer, have nonetheless contributed a net positive to society when compared with the apex parasites who actively work to degrade the quality of life of everyone else for their own gain.
    - digging 3y ago
      I'm certainly not defending them, just pointing out that we should criticize them accurately. Not because their work is hollow and soulless (which is more true for those of us who actually have to continue to work to survive), but because it's evil and parasitic, as you say!
    - rad_gruchalski 3y ago
      > Still a drop in the bucket compared to the billionaires being minted semimonthly through combination lottery games, You only get so many shots in your life worth running with.
- castornest 3y ago
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chgs 3y ago
Nobody want to see adverts, yet it’s one of the largest industries on the planet. Anyone who doesn’t do everything in their power to avoid adverts is part of the problem.
- nineteen999 3y ago
  > Anyone who doesn’t do everything in their power to avoid adverts is part of the problem. Says everybody until they are wanting to advertise their own product.
  - tuhriel 3y ago
    I'm still not sure the excessive 15x same advert method increases your chances.
    - snapplebobapple 3y ago
      If it didn't work they wouldn't do it (and when it stops working they will find something else). Advertising is pretty insidious. I have been adblocking most things for over a decade now and thought I was mostly saving myself from annoyance and wasted time, but in the last 4-5 years in youtube video ads from creators themselves showed up. I only discovered sponsorblock last year so I've only been using it for around a year and it's interesting to see my own unnoticed positive biases to brands where the advertising was previously sneaking through just melt away. Now when I watch a video that is too new or obscure for someone to have marked the ads with sponsorblock I am back to getting annoyed and wondering why I ever thought positive thoughts about this brand in the first place. If this stuff is having this effect on me (highly disagreeable personality, above average but not genius level intelligence, made a living trading commodities calling bullshit on the concensus opinion) then the rest of the world must be screwed.
      - JoshTriplett 3y ago
        > If it didn't work they wouldn't do it You're assuming that most companies have decent metrics.
Wowfunhappy 3y ago
If it's #1, at some point you will come back from the bathroom. When you do, there will be a moment in between when you can see the screen but haven't hit play yet. This is a prime ad opportunity. If you are watching with others, they may wait for you while you go to the bathroom. They will also be able to see the screen. Sorry for not being any fun. I just think Roku is behaving somewhat logically here. (I say "somewhat" because there is one issue: speaking for myself at least, would never buy a TV that does this!)

TheLoafOfBread 3y ago

4. I got a phone call and I want TV to be quiet for its duration.

HereIGoAgain 3y ago

Number 02 is one of the major one i was thinking of. This shit is evil. I don't see them surviving long if they ever attempted to push this crap.

bitcharmer 3y ago
Eventually everyone will adopt this and there will be no escape from ads outside of jailbreaking your device and flashing oss software.

whyenot 3y ago

It depends. How accurate is Roku's guess that you may have psoriasis? Now repeat this exercise but replace Roku with Meta or Google.

Jochim 3y ago
How accurate they are directly correlates with how much pain I'd wish on whoever is responsible.
JoshTriplett 3y ago
It does not, in any way, depend.
deleted 3y ago
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neon5077 3y ago
If your only options are "bad" and "even worse", that does not mean that one option is good. They are both, in fact, bad.

dangoodmanUT 3y ago

HN comedy goes underappreciated

dreamcompiler 3y ago

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digging 3y ago
> Are you earning a living doing something you would be proud to tell your grandchildren about? No, they're probably earning a fortune they'll be proud to pass down to their grandchildren.
- ChainOfFools 3y ago
  > No, they're probably earning a fortune they'll be proud to pass down to their grandchildren. Still a drop in the bucket compared to the billionaires being minted semimonthly through combination lottery games, though at least in both cases not a cent of the fortunes being passed to grandchildren came from me. actually you could argue that the people who did absolutely nothing for society in return for the assurance that none of their family will ever have to work at all, for the next three or four generations if not longer, have nonetheless contributed a net positive to society when compared with the apex parasites who actively work to degrade the quality of life of everyone else for their own gain.
  - digging 3y ago
    I'm certainly not defending them, just pointing out that we should criticize them accurately. Not because their work is hollow and soulless (which is more true for those of us who actually have to continue to work to survive), but because it's evil and parasitic, as you say!
  - rad_gruchalski 3y ago
    > Still a drop in the bucket compared to the billionaires being minted semimonthly through combination lottery games, You only get so many shots in your life worth running with.
castornest 3y ago
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chgs 3y ago

Nobody want to see adverts, yet it’s one of the largest industries on the planet. Anyone who doesn’t do everything in their power to avoid adverts is part of the problem.

nineteen999 3y ago
> Anyone who doesn’t do everything in their power to avoid adverts is part of the problem. Says everybody until they are wanting to advertise their own product.
- tuhriel 3y ago
  I'm still not sure the excessive 15x same advert method increases your chances.
  - snapplebobapple 3y ago
    If it didn't work they wouldn't do it (and when it stops working they will find something else). Advertising is pretty insidious. I have been adblocking most things for over a decade now and thought I was mostly saving myself from annoyance and wasted time, but in the last 4-5 years in youtube video ads from creators themselves showed up. I only discovered sponsorblock last year so I've only been using it for around a year and it's interesting to see my own unnoticed positive biases to brands where the advertising was previously sneaking through just melt away. Now when I watch a video that is too new or obscure for someone to have marked the ads with sponsorblock I am back to getting annoyed and wondering why I ever thought positive thoughts about this brand in the first place. If this stuff is having this effect on me (highly disagreeable personality, above average but not genius level intelligence, made a living trading commodities calling bullshit on the concensus opinion) then the rest of the world must be screwed.
    - JoshTriplett 3y ago
      > If it didn't work they wouldn't do it You're assuming that most companies have decent metrics.

Wowfunhappy 3y ago

If it's #1, at some point you will come back from the bathroom. When you do, there will be a moment in between when you can see the screen but haven't hit play yet. This is a prime ad opportunity. If you are watching with others, they may wait for you while you go to the bathroom. They will also be able to see the screen. Sorry for not being any fun. I just think Roku is behaving somewhat logically here. (I say "somewhat" because there is one issue: speaking for myself at least, would never buy a TV that does this!)