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Re:The Difference Between Downloading and Streaming by rlpb on Monday May 26, 2025 @06:22PM (#44102220)
> Since these streams are purely unidirectional, users don't have a way to notice that they're not literally live.

This can be a problem, for example when sports fans receive out-of-band notification of a goal before they see it happen on their "live" stream.

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Re:The Difference Between Downloading and Streaming by pashky on Monday May 26, 2025 @06:46PM (#44102345)
No need for notifications even, you can literally hear latency varying up to 30 seconds by listening for cheers during important game in a block of flats on a warm summer night.
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Re:The Difference Between Downloading and Streaming by AStonesThrow on Wednesday May 28, 2025 @12:20AM (#44112719)
> cheers during important game in a block of flats

Yes, that is what rlpb wrote: soundwaves are richly descriptive out-of-band notifications!

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Re:The Difference Between Downloading and Streaming by nonameiguess on Tuesday May 27, 2025 @12:55PM (#44108686)
It also makes it impossible to watch a live updating box score without spoilering yourself since it updates before the stream.
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