[mythtv-users] Schedules Direct news posted to slashdot

Ryan Steffes rbsteffes at gmail.com
Fri Aug 10 14:12:09 UTC 2007


On 8/10/07, Nick Morrott <knowledgejunkie at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/08/07, George Mari <george_mythusers at mari1938.org> wrote:
> > Nick Morrott wrote:
>
> > > ) $5/mo - are you kidding? That's way too much for listings - CHECK
> > > ) $5/mo - no way. That's what a Tivo costs - CHECK
> > > ) I only want free listings - CHECK
> > > ) In the UK/Australia, we have free listings - CHECK (and thanks RT/Shepherd)
> > > ) MythTV is too hard to install anyway - CHECK
> > > ) I install part-compiled applications and wonder why I have problems - CHECK
> > > ) I am unable to use Google/pre-compiled packages to make life easier - CHECK
> > > ) But I don't want to have to upgrade MythTV to work with SD - CHECK
> > >
> > > ) In Soviet Russia, TV listings pay for you - PENDING
> > > ) OMG Ponies - PENDING
> > > ) Imagine a Beowulf cluster of... - PENDING
> > > ) ??? - PENDING
> > > ) Profit - PENDING and unlikely
> > >
> >
> > You forgot:
> >
> > ) I already pay for TV listings, you insensitive clod! - PENDING
> > ) I, for one, welcome our new FOSS-TV-schedule-data-wielding overlords -
> >   PENDING
>
> Darnit! It's probably sad to admit I'm kicking myself over forgetting those :)
>
> --
> Nick

If the news makes it to fark, you'll have to add:

) I develop screen scrapers/work for scheduling companies so I'm
really getting a kick out of these replies

Ry


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