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A Turner Broadcasting exec called skipping commercials via PVR theft. http://slashdot.org/story/02/05/02/0550214/Turner-CEO-PVR-Users-Are-Thieves http://slashd
by antidoh 14y ago
A Turner Broadcasting exec called skipping commercials via PVR theft. http://slashdot.org/story/02/05/02/0550214/Turner-CEO-PVR-Users-Are-Thieves http://slashdot.org/story/02/05/02/0550214/Turner-CEO-PVR-Us...
So this thing could stop play if you leave the room, including during commercials.
"You! Winston Smith! Come out of the bathroom!"
- swalsh 14y agoI'd be more than happy to pay for television. In fact if it means i'll get more shows like "walking dead", and less shows like "shipping wars" i'd pay extra. But then I want those programs to stream in hd, and I want to stream them on demand.
- Erwin 14y agoAn updated bleak vision of the future can be found in the 2nd episode of the British series "Black Mirror": in a world where the only currency is a Facebook virtual currency you can use to buy extra items for your avatars, skipping commercial costs money and the omnipresent screens/cameras emitting a screeching sound if you close your eyes during the commercials. "Black Mirror" is a rare type of near-future sci-fi with a strong societal criticism. The third episode, "Entire History of You", is also great: what will happen a decade from now where technology like Google Glass is omnipresent?