• @Adalast
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    411 year ago

    I tried to find the article, but of course it is lost to the anals of the internet. (Yes, I know what I said). I saw an article a couple of years ago about how there was a push in China that would use the built-in cameras in smart TVs to watch how many eyes were looking at the screen during rented features and charge extra if there were more than some small threshold of people watching it. I think 3 people were allowed for a single rental price and it would be charged again if more than that watched.

    This is likely coming for us. Also… Yo ho ho.

    • @gestalt
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      161 year ago

      Arrr matey! Cover them ‘cams with yer glorious eyepatch or a post-it note like a landlubber!

      • NielsBohron
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        251 year ago

        If everyone wears an eyepatch, than you can effectively double the number of people that can watch your rental!

        • @pirat
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          61 year ago

          Or wear reflective glasses to multiply by infinity.

    • @mcqtom
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      61 year ago

      Well, we all get lost in the anals of the internet sometimes.

    • @wavebeam
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      31 year ago

      Pretty sure Microsoft patented that idea for use with the Kinect in the Xbox one

    • @calypsopub
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      31 year ago

      That’s some serious Black Mirror shit

    • @slaacaa
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      11 year ago

      DRINK VERIFICATION CAN!