Comment Re: Does not sound like a good idea to me. (Score 1) 202
But it's only meta-data! Dial M for murder tag?
But it's only meta-data! Dial M for murder tag?
How about a car analogy?
10 mechanics examine a vehicle to determine if it is overheating. 9 of them agree (after running diagnostics) that the water pump is failing. One says everything is great, in fact, the engine is supposed to run hot, hell, it'd be better if it ran even hotter!
Consensus is built around the data, not people.
Mine's a flowerpot...with a wilted daisy
San Francisco in the '90's, every time the 49'ers won the Super Bowl there would be dozens of car fires.
The building wasn't built specifically for the internet archive...it was a Christian science reading room (and church if memory serves)
or so I'm told...
We could have a health timeline, a colonoscopy video upload button, sharing permissions that are really awesome. Yaaay!
The "doesn't work with" comments aren't because the device cannot stream the show, it is because the provider (not the manufacturer) has actively blocked access to a particular show.
The players that use the hardware are written by the service provider (as in Hulu, not Roku nor MS/Xbox). It is correct for people to be irritated with a subpar viewing experience that they pay for.
And lastly, who cares what IE users bitch about? Special code to support IE is wasted code.
They claim it is a licensing issue, but it is curious that a show will air 5 episodes streamable via any hulu supported device, then become "Web Only" when the have their audience. Another aspect is the fact that Hulu is owned by the licensors. Given their past claims about tethering Hulu to cable, it seems more likely that they are trying to prop up their aging business model by driving viewers to their "channels".
The anti-vax movement is not a good example. Vaccines are produced by the medical/pharmaceutical industry and are administered by the healthcare industry.
What you describe is a trend whereby some in the population see any challenge to their world view as a conspiracy. It isn't enough to say they disagree, they concoct an expansive conspiracy against which they will make their heroic stand.
Typically the testing is only when a property is sold.
As for regulations...most came about because private industry did not provide adequate oversight. Whether a particular regulatory body is still needed is another matter.
Runs on kittens, puppies and unicorn blood now.
DIE!! grammar fascist!
Fair point...my desire for vague anonymity is more to do with company policy regarding public (as in real name) commentary related to gaming industry as pertains to company.
I'm free to spout off about general game production click-bait articles and pick on the be-pimpled keyboard rage fiends.
I suppose you are THE Anonymous Coward. Most of this thread filled with words of wisdom from AC's seems pretty hypocritical...
Your advice to man-up is pretty lame considering you can't even post using your fairly anonymous internet handle.
So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of money? -- Ayn Rand