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Post by the light works on Jun 19, 2014 13:30:15 GMT
the proper treatment for such a family is to ignore them. pretend they don't exist. I won't go so far as to say boycott their sponsors, but pointing out in public fora that you have no idea who would sponsor such a show because you never watch it... (kinda like I have no idea who sponsors the shows Mrs TLW does watch, because she records them on DVR and skips the commercials)
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Post by GTCGreg on Jun 19, 2014 13:35:06 GMT
the proper treatment for such a family is to ignore them. pretend they don't exist. Tried that. But my wife insists they were part of the contract. |
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Post by the light works on Jun 19, 2014 13:40:20 GMT
the proper treatment for such a family is to ignore them. pretend they don't exist. Tried that. But my wife insists they were part of the contract. I was referring to the ones on TV. |
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Post by GTCGreg on Jun 19, 2014 13:48:30 GMT
Tried that. But my wife insists they were part of the contract. I was referring to the ones on TV. Oh. So I need to get them a TV show first? |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jun 19, 2014 13:50:42 GMT
I was referring to the ones on TV. Oh. So I need to get them a TV show first? Sometimes the situation we are given in real life is stranger and harder to get rid of than what's on TV... |
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Post by GTCGreg on Jun 19, 2014 13:59:30 GMT
Oh. So I need to get them a TV show first? Sometimes the situation we are given in real life is stranger and harder to get rid of than what's on TV... So true. Sometime I wish I could just pick up the remote and change the channel. Or at least hit the mute button. |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jun 19, 2014 14:10:11 GMT
So true. Sometime I wish I could just pick up the remote and change the channel. Or at least hit the mute button. A rewind button would be handy for those times when the wife thinks you did something wrong. |
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Post by the light works on Jun 19, 2014 14:33:18 GMT
Sometimes the situation we are given in real life is stranger and harder to get rid of than what's on TV... So true. Sometime I wish I could just pick up the remote and change the channel. Or at least hit the mute button. protip: if you turn your in-ear hearing aids off they become earplugs. |
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Post by silverdragon on Jun 20, 2014 7:39:23 GMT
Its GOOD news.....
Someone has taken my suggestion and run with it...
My suggestion was rewind on live radio.
Ever hear something on Radio that makes you wonder "Did I just hear that?..."....
Well, if the radio has a CD in it, they are looking into ways of using the already familiar rewind controls to do a ten-second rewind, 30 second, or 4 mins rewind dependant on how long you hold the button down... or something like that.
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Post by the light works on Jun 20, 2014 8:36:12 GMT
Its GOOD news..... Someone has taken my suggestion and run with it... My suggestion was rewind on live radio. Ever hear something on Radio that makes you wonder "Did I just hear that?...".... Well, if the radio has a CD in it, they are looking into ways of using the already familiar rewind controls to do a ten-second rewind, 30 second, or 4 mins rewind dependant on how long you hold the button down... or something like that. so, the radio equivalent of a DVR. |
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Post by the light works on Sept 6, 2014 5:12:07 GMT
This just in. my high school won their first football game of the season.
they were doing a very good job of moving the ball steadily down the field. the offensive line was doing a pretty good job, too.
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Post by mrfatso on Sept 6, 2014 5:27:19 GMT
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Post by silverdragon on Sept 7, 2014 7:24:01 GMT
You found it... its good..... excellent "Why didnt we think of this before?.. " idea. Missed that traffic report?... <<Rewind. Thought you heard that news article wrong?..<< rewind. I can see this going far quickly. |
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Post by mrfatso on Sept 7, 2014 7:31:34 GMT
Well they did in around 2011, I think thats about how long it has been on sale for.
But the pick up has not been strong.
My Sky+ Box will record radio, let me live pause TV but for some reason I cannot live pause radio on it.
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Post by silverdragon on Sept 7, 2014 7:51:48 GMT
Perhaps they havnt had the idea yet.
Just because we can see the obvious, doesnt mean the code junkie has thought of it?...
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Post by mrfatso on Sept 7, 2014 13:23:52 GMT
Yes I think you are right there is no reason it would not work.
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Post by mrfatso on Sept 7, 2014 13:27:23 GMT
Enjoying a weekend break at Centre parcs, sun is shining, birds and deer are in the woods, and have better WiFI than at home. It great that they have an indoor and outdoor pool, outdoors is lovely today.
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Post by the light works on Sept 7, 2014 13:46:06 GMT
You found it... its good..... excellent "Why didnt we think of this before?.. " idea. Missed that traffic report?... <<Rewind. Thought you heard that news article wrong?..<< rewind. I can see this going far quickly. tuned in two seconds late - still out of luck.  I think the reason it started in radios with CD players is that a lot of CD players now have a "read ahead" buffer that lets them deal with read errors caused by the radio being portable. - so the techie jump required is to realize you can use that buffer to save the audio from the radio for a potential rewind. of course, that requires more complicated control systems than just having some audio stored in case the CD has a hiccup. |
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Post by silverdragon on Sept 8, 2014 9:11:21 GMT
Turned the radio on at the end of the report...
Well, if the radio is in "Standby", why cant it buffer the last [x] minutes of the station last listened to for just that reason?...
Standby is not off, so what is it then?...
If its off, and power disconnected, then tough, what were you expecting?...
Its just I have never fully understood this need for "Standby" when its not doing anything at all to warrant still consuming power.
"Saving your stations"....
Erm... we have enough technology to use non power consuming memory to do that.
Flash memory could be used.
Want a longer buffer?... then put in a slot for a micro-SD card.
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Post by the light works on Sept 8, 2014 13:56:58 GMT
Turned the radio on at the end of the report... Well, if the radio is in "Standby", why cant it buffer the last [x] minutes of the station last listened to for just that reason?... Standby is not off, so what is it then?... If its off, and power disconnected, then tough, what were you expecting?... Its just I have never fully understood this need for "Standby" when its not doing anything at all to warrant still consuming power. "Saving your stations".... Erm... we have enough technology to use non power consuming memory to do that. Flash memory could be used. Want a longer buffer?... then put in a slot for a micro-SD card. car radio standby runs the clock. home radio standby generally runs the receiver for the remote control. |
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