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My wireless network is very slow in my bedroom. Also there's often no internet connection on most railway lines in Germany. So we aren't just talking about goin

by jhasse 12y ago

My wireless network is very slow in my bedroom. Also there's often no internet connection on most railway lines in Germany. So we aren't just talking about going down a salt mine.

anigbrowl 12y ago
Like I said, first world problems. You can upgrade or move your wi-fi router. The idea of internet on a train was practically unheard of a decade ago. I'm sorry, but I don't think that being able to watch a movie is so important in every situation that DRM is intolerable, even though I'm a filmmaker.
- Xylakant 12y ago
  It's certainly not intolerable to not watch movies on the train, but it's inconvenient. I spend a significant chunk of my time on trains every week where I can watch movies. And due to DRM the illegal product is superior. Guess what people are doing? I've never seen anyone watching Netflix, but I see VLC on a daily basis. It's a service problem.
  - gbog 12y ago
    Sometime not being allowed to conveniently do something is good for the brain and the body. Here in China YouTube is not convenient and going to MacDonald is not either. And tv is shit. Do we do not have connected the tv at home, eat white rice with veggies and pork, drinking green tea. As a result I an quite fit and in good health, and I have plenty of time for my side projects even with a daily job and two kids (three soon). So, reading about your no netflix in the train inconvenience, I thought: what a great occasion to read plenty of books, or a handful of long and important books that make you a better/finer human being (e.g. Proust).
  - spdustin 12y ago
    I mostly see people reading, or texting, or trying desperately to keep their eyes closed. You're not the first person to claim this, so I have to wonder: is there an unspoken guideline for finding the "DRM-free video watchers car" where I can hang out with these VLC-using folks?
    - seanc722 12y ago
      Took the train home yesterday and was sitting behind someone watching a movie. I couldn't connect to the trains Wi-Fi, though I tried the whole trip :(. I really wish I would have brought a movie to keep me company rather then watching their login page load.
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by jhasse 12y ago

My wireless network is very slow in my bedroom. Also there's often no internet connection on most railway lines in Germany. So we aren't just talking about going down a salt mine.

anigbrowl 12y ago

Like I said, first world problems. You can upgrade or move your wi-fi router. The idea of internet on a train was practically unheard of a decade ago. I'm sorry, but I don't think that being able to watch a movie is so important in every situation that DRM is intolerable, even though I'm a filmmaker.

Xylakant 12y ago
It's certainly not intolerable to not watch movies on the train, but it's inconvenient. I spend a significant chunk of my time on trains every week where I can watch movies. And due to DRM the illegal product is superior. Guess what people are doing? I've never seen anyone watching Netflix, but I see VLC on a daily basis. It's a service problem.
- gbog 12y ago
  Sometime not being allowed to conveniently do something is good for the brain and the body. Here in China YouTube is not convenient and going to MacDonald is not either. And tv is shit. Do we do not have connected the tv at home, eat white rice with veggies and pork, drinking green tea. As a result I an quite fit and in good health, and I have plenty of time for my side projects even with a daily job and two kids (three soon). So, reading about your no netflix in the train inconvenience, I thought: what a great occasion to read plenty of books, or a handful of long and important books that make you a better/finer human being (e.g. Proust).
- spdustin 12y ago
  I mostly see people reading, or texting, or trying desperately to keep their eyes closed. You're not the first person to claim this, so I have to wonder: is there an unspoken guideline for finding the "DRM-free video watchers car" where I can hang out with these VLC-using folks?
  - seanc722 12y ago
    Took the train home yesterday and was sitting behind someone watching a movie. I couldn't connect to the trains Wi-Fi, though I tried the whole trip :(. I really wish I would have brought a movie to keep me company rather then watching their login page load.
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