In article <20160929130822.gb21...@bytemark.barnyard.co.uk>, David Cantrell <da...@cantrell.org.uk> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 12:05:01AM +0100, Peter S Kirk wrote:
> > "I fetch items with gip. Play them with VLC. Update things as and when > > I decide." > And then there are normal people who aren't geeks. They're who smart TVs > exist for. Quite so. Doesn't mean we have to keep alternatives a secret, though. People can't make a free choice if the alternatives are ones they have no idea exist. Having worked in the 'ed biz' for years I tend to think it a good idea to try and provide people with information, and to indicate what can be done. But in the end, its their choice of how to make use of it. Here, at least knowing that alternatives exist that *don't* limit them like the 'smart TV' may aid them in being more sceptical of future sales blurbs about such devices and the real meaning of 'smart'. And they can know to look to the vendor/maker when something isn't as 'smart' as it could be. Still OT here, though. :-) Jim -- Electronics http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~www_pa/Scots_Guide/intro/electron.htm Armstrong Audio http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/Armstrong/armstrong.html Audio Misc http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/index.html _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
