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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dan Boger wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 04:06:38PM +0000, Tim Courtney wrote:
> > My dad told me about this a few days ago, and Jake just blogged it.
> >
> > http://www.tv-b-gone.com/
> >
> > I can't wait to get mine. I hate those dang idiot boxes.
>
> I saw it... and yet... Yes, I can understand hating TV. But in your
> own home, you have your own remote, so you don't need this. In a public
> place, isn't it the proprietor's privilage to choose what, if anything,
> is on? Can you imagine the riot (as in violence) if someone used one of
> those at some sports bar last night in Boston?
I wouldn't use one of these in a sports bar, but then again, that's one reason I
don't go to sports bars. I'm mostly concerned about public places -- city buses,
cafeterias, airports, and the like. I'm prepared to take an active stance to
protect myself from TV, and I think it's wrong to force TV on people in public.
Read the FAQ - there's been almost no reaction in places the inventor has used
it. If you turn the bug zapper off, the mosquitoes will go about their business.
Not going to cede to someone else the control to pollute my mind, and not going
to hole myself up in my house to avoid it either. And I'd venture to say neither
are many other citizens.
-Tim
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| (...) Is it ok to "force" music in public? Or overhearing people talk to each other, or on cellphones? What about the people in the airport that have a few hours to kill, and you turning off the TV will make their wait feel that much longer? Why do (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Your city buses have TVs? (...) Are cafeterias in general public places? Most of the ones I've been in are privately owned and operated, where the requirement that you ask permission first seems paramount. I've never yet been turned down when (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I saw it... and yet... Yes, I can understand hating TV. But in your own home, you have your own remote, so you don't need this. In a public place, isn't it the proprietor's privilage to choose what, if anything, is on? Can you imagine the riot (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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