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Re:Why do pub TVs have a pint glass in the corner? by Varcht on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @09:52AM (#9420377)
Startup opportunity - Capture pint glass logo from commercial feed in real time, Chroma key it, stream over internet to small overlay device, profit.
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Re:Why do pub TVs have a pint glass in the corner? by pdpi on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @10:01AM (#9420441)
A startup with an offering based entirely on making fraud easy. That's... novel.
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Re:Why do pub TVs have a pint glass in the corner? by alpaps on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @10:09AM (#9420497)
but it's "disruptive" :-)
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Re:Why do pub TVs have a pint glass in the corner? by tonyblundell on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @10:30AM (#9420650)
Ask for forgiveness, not permission!
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Re:Why do pub TVs have a pint glass in the corner? by keenerd on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @10:21AM (#9420589)
It was how Jobs and Woz got started.
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Re:Why do pub TVs have a pint glass in the corner? by TeMPOraL on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @10:00AM (#9420437)
Sky will then start to geo-code the pint glass shape and colour...
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Re:Why do pub TVs have a pint glass in the corner? by SpaceInvader on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @10:14AM (#9420533)
Via satellite? Good luck...
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Re:Why do pub TVs have a pint glass in the corner? by jamesbrownuhh on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @12:38PM (#9421635)
The pint glass is generated by the box software, so it already knows the viewing card number and, potentially, can ascertain where that card should be, geographically. So it's absolutely possible.
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Re:Why do pub TVs have a pint glass in the corner? by TeMPOraL on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @10:29AM (#9420643)
Oh, right, I forgot about that. Disregard my comment.
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Re:Why do pub TVs have a pint glass in the corner? by theintern on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @11:39AM (#9421197)
They could though, your subscription is tied to a viewing card, which should be tied to your address. They could use firmware on the box to generate a modified pint glass based on that. It'd be a fun game of cat and mouse.
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Re:Why do pub TVs have a pint glass in the corner? by Jugurtha on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @09:57AM (#9420409)
Beat me to it. In one sentence. You're another Dirac, only human.
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