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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / December 2005Did Things Just Get Better or Worse?
Curt the Cyberguy (KTLA and WGN's technology reporter) just did a report on a new service that downloads live feeds from CalTrans cameras and automatically displays them to you on your cell phone while you're driving. So now drivers will have yet another reason to take their attention away from their driving. I guess we'll all be able to see live camera images of all the traffic congestion caused by morons who are driving slowly because they are busy watching live camera images in their cars... It's not on the KTLA web site yet; look for the full report there later in the day. >Curt the Cyberguy (KTLA and WGN's technology reporter) just did a >report on a new service that downloads live feeds from CalTrans [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >It's not on the KTLA web site yet; look for the full report there >later in the day. http://www.vizzion.com/ WTF?!?! They ran the CyberGuy segment in LA, but the service isn't available here! > >It's not on the KTLA web site yet; look for the full report there > >later in the day. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > WTF?!?! They ran the CyberGuy segment in LA, but the service isn't > available here! ----- Could be a "market interest" test. Count how many people from certain areas are lamebrained enough to show an interest by visiting the site then increase/decrease advertising/service availability according to the results, or interpretation thereof. My opinion of the question: worse. ----- - gpsman > >Curt the Cyberguy (KTLA and WGN's technology reporter) just did a > >report on a new service that downloads live feeds from CalTrans [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > WTF?!?! They ran the CyberGuy segment in LA, but the service isn't > available here! Is the CyberGuy segment maybe repackaged for or from other markets? That or it's just a way to advertise before they roll out the product. Dave >> http://www.vizzion.com/ >> >> WTF?!?! They ran the CyberGuy segment in LA, but the service isn't >> available here! > >Is the CyberGuy segment maybe repackaged for or from other markets? Possibly - but why run it in a market not served by the subject of the piece? >That or it's just a way to advertise before they roll out the product. Then the web site should say "coming soon to Los Angeles!" > >> http://www.vizzion.com/ > >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Possibly - but why run it in a market not served by the subject of the > piece? Because they usually only package one piece per day, and KTLA's options may have been to air it or make their own content, which costs more. It's a common side-effect of the nationalizing of the local news, that and movie reviews that sound more like promos from the movie companies than real reviews. > >That or it's just a way to advertise before they roll out the product. > > Then the web site should say "coming soon to Los Angeles!" Should, yes, but many companies don't think of things like that. I just got a letter from a college that said in large bold type, "You To Can Have A Degree!" A f.cking college. Dave >I just got a letter from a college that said in large bold type, "You >To Can Have A Degree!" A f.cking college. LOL! Obviously they aren't offering degrees in English... ;) >I just got a letter from a college that said in large bold type, "You >To Can Have A Degree!" A f.cking college. > >Dave Shaun Hannity has a book in which the first or second paragraph (going from an old memory here folks) talks about teachers, and how they were enraged by his comments and those of whom he interviewed. The opinions were regarding the quality of teachers in the New York area I believe. The teachers wrote lots of letters, and a very large number of them not only had massive English and grammatical errors in them, but also defended their failure as being acceptable. > Curt the Cyberguy (KTLA and WGN's technology reporter) just did a > report on a new service that downloads live feeds from CalTrans [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > morons who are driving slowly because they are busy watching live > camera images in their cars... Yup - more insanity. 7 million car crashes every year in america and the media is trying to cause even more. We need to ban cell phones (and radios for that matter) from cars but big business will never allow that now. > > Curt the Cyberguy (KTLA and WGN's technology reporter) just did a > > report on a new service that downloads live feeds from CalTrans [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > (and radios for that matter) from cars but big business will never > allow that now. You have no one to blame but yourself. Personally, I exceed the speed limit by five miles for every post I see from you. Mez > > > Curt the Cyberguy (KTLA and WGN's technology reporter) just did a > > > report on a new service that downloads live feeds from CalTrans [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > You have no one to blame but yourself. Personally, I exceed the speed > limit by five miles for every post I see from you. Really! Want to know how to drive safely? Take LBMHBF's advice, and do the exact opposite. Messalina, <messalinana@yahoo.com> was motivated to say this in rec.autos.driving on 23 Dec 2005 09:15:58 -0800: > You have no one to blame but yourself. Personally, I exceed the speed > limit by five miles for every post I see from you. You get a car that can exceed the speed of light? Where can I get one? Just kidding... I couldn't resist... Scott en Aztlán, <scottenaztlan@yahooNOSPAM.com> was motivated to say this in rec.autos.driving on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:00:27 -0800: > Curt the Cyberguy (KTLA and WGN's technology reporter) just did a > report on a new service that downloads live feeds from CalTrans [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > morons who are driving slowly because they are busy watching live > camera images in their cars... Off hand, I'd say worse, much worse. Think about it: a bunch of "Laura Bush murdered her boyfriend," type clusterfucks rolling down the road watching themselves on those 2.5 inch screens and squinting to make themselves out in the image.... > Scott en Aztlán, <scottenaztlan@yahooNOSPAM.com> was motivated to say > this in rec.autos.driving on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:00:27 -0800: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > watching themselves on those 2.5 inch screens and squinting to make > themselves out in the image.... You're crazy. I'd never drive while watching a cell phone. I think even radios should be banned from cars. |
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