Hello all, Especially developers..
Wonder if there was a way that synchronet could tap into some translation api that would translate messages from one language to another by using an option at the read message prompt? I'm sure there are some JS libs out that would do this that could be implemented.
KK4QBN wrote to All on 05-01-18 14:59 <=-
Hello all, Especially developers..
Wonder if there was a way that synchronet could tap into some
translation api that would translate messages from one language to
another by using an option at the read message prompt? I'm sure there
are some JS libs out that would do this that could be implemented.
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Tim Smith (KK4QBN)
KK4QBN BBS
Wonder if there was a way that synchronet could tap into some translation api that would translate messages from one language to another by using an option at the read message prompt? I'm sure there are some JS libs out that would do this that could be implemented.
KK4QBN wrote to All <=-
Hello all, Especially developers..
Wonder if there was a way that synchronet could tap into some
translation api that would translate messages from one language to
another by using an option at the read message prompt? I'm sure there
are some JS libs out that would do this that could be implemented.
Wonder if there was a way that synchronet could tap into some
translation api that would translate messages from one language to
another by using an option at the read message prompt? I'm sure
there are some JS libs out that would do this that could be
implemented.
I suspect services like Google Translate have an API that Javascript could use.
Wonder if there was a way that synchronet could tap into some
translation api that would translate messages from one language to
another by using an option at the read message prompt? I'm sure there
are some JS libs out that would do this that could be implemented.
Yup. A custom message reader, like Nightfox's, would probably be a good starting point for something like that.
Wonder if there was a way that synchronet could tap into some
translation api that would translate messages from one language to
another by using an option at the read message prompt? I'm sure
there are some JS libs out that would do this that could be
implemented.
--
Tim Smith (KK4QBN)
KK4QBN BBS
I'll be working on that but I'm sure there would be a need to use console.getstr() whre you type or c&p the phrase. First I'm doing horoscopes... :)
Wonder if there was a way that synchronet could tap into some
translation api that would translate messages from one language to
another by using an option at the read message prompt? I'm sure
there are some JS libs out that would do this that could be
implemented.
I've had the same thought myself.. Would be interesting, but there may be some issues as well. There should be an option to view the original message in case it doesn't detect the original language, etc..
Wonder if there was a way that synchronet could tap into some
translation api that would translate messages from one language to
another by using an option at the read message prompt? I'm sure
there are some JS libs out that would do this that could be
implemented.
I suspect services like Google Translate have an API that Javascript could use.
I believe so. I had started looking into it some time ago, and it seemed like many translation services have a limit on the amount of translations you can do per month unless you pay a subscription fee.
Nightfox wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
I suspect services like Google Translate have an API that Javascript could use.
I believe so. I had started looking into it some time ago, and it
seemed like many translation services have a limit on the amount of translations you can do per month unless you pay a subscription fee.
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
I suspect services like Google Translate have an API that Javascript could use.
That was my main suspect :)
KK4QBN wrote to Nightfox <=-
Yeah, most def. because as we all know a lot can get lost in
translation, facebooks translation does pretty good, but when speaking about techinical issues like ham radio, electronics, and of course the BBS, I could see a lot that would give issues.
KK4QBN wrote to Nightfox <=-
well, if every sysop had their own access to the api and their own key, maybe it would work close to how the SyncWX remix works, because the
free version of the api has a limit also, and I'm sure there would'nt
be that many requests per sysop/system.
I suspect services like Google Translate have an API that Javascript
could use.
That was my main suspect :)
Yeah, is Babelfish still around?
Yeah, most def. because as we all know a lot can get lost in
translation, facebooks translation does pretty good, but when
speaking about techinical issues like ham radio, electronics, and of
course the BBS, I could see a lot that would give issues.
I've found Facebook and Google translations usually do well enough for one to get the gist, even on difficult technical material. Sure, the grammar is often a bit dodgy, but it usually suffices.
Wonder if there was a way that synchronet could tap into some
translation api that would translate messages from one language to
I've had the same thought myself.. Would be interesting, but there
may be some issues as well. There should be an option to view the
original message in case it doesn't detect the original language,
etc..
Yeah, most def. because as we all know a lot can get lost in translation, facebooks translation does pretty good, but when speaking about techinical issues like ham radio, electronics, and of course the BBS, I could see a lot that would give issues.
I believe so. I had started looking into it some time ago, and it
seemed like many translation services have a limit on the amount of
translations you can do per month unless you pay a subscription fee.
well, if every sysop had their own access to the api and their own key, maybe it would work close to how the SyncWX remix works, because the free version of the api has a limit also, and I'm sure there would'nt be that many requests per sysop/system.
Wonder if there was a way that synchronet could tap into some
translation api that would translate messages from one language to
Yup. A custom message reader, like Nightfox's, would probably be a
good starting point for something like that.
YEah, it would right. Nightfox, do you thing this would be something beyond you ability.. it would be a cool feature.
KK4QBN wrote to Bill McGarrity on 05-01-18 21:33 <=-
Re: Translation
By: Bill McGarrity to KK4QBN on Tue May 01 2018 18:07:00
Wonder if there was a way that synchronet could tap into some
translation api that would translate messages from one language to
another by using an option at the read message prompt? I'm sure
there are some JS libs out that would do this that could be
implemented.
I'll be working on that but I'm sure there would be a need to use console.getstr() whre you type or c&p the phrase. First I'm doing horoscopes... :)
Cool, would be a nice feature to have.. I've thought about it before..
but it come to mind again when the poster came in posting his messages both in french and english.
Yeah, most def. because as we all know a lot can get lost in translation,
One thing I was thinking about is that if a user chooses to translate into a particular language, they would probably prefer to reply in that language, and thus their reply should probably be translated back into the original language. For instance, suppose the messages are in English but the user decides to have them translated into French, and the user writes his/her reply in French.
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
I'm just guessing here.. but I believe google, fb, etc has purchased
all that crap.. nuiance babelfish, etc.. just spitballing here.
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
most of the time I have no issues with it either.. I cannot "speak" any one language, but can listen to just about any language and understand some.. especially all the ones that have derived from latin.
You're probably right - the Babelfish has been swallowed by the Google shark or the Facebook whale, so to speak. Sounds very plausible. :)
Yeah, most def. because as we all know a lot can get lost in
translation, facebooks translation does pretty good, but when
speaking about techinical issues like ham radio, electronics, and
of course the BBS, I could see a lot that would give issues.
A lot does get lost in translation, and honestly I'm not sure an online translation site would help.. Particularly when talking about technical things, an automatic translator would probably generate nonsense fairly often and might not be very useful..
It wouldn't be something that would happen just once per login though. A BBS could potentially have users reading many messages, and I could see the limit running out before the end of the month.
One thing I was thinking about is that if a user chooses to translate into a particular language, they would probably prefer to reply in that language, and thus their reply should probably be translated back into the original language. For instance, suppose the messages are in English but the user decides to have them translated into French, and the user writes his/her reply in French. The problem is that message editors are something separate from my reader, and my reader knows nothing about the message editor that the user is using. There would ideally need to be a way to intercept the message as it's saved so it could be translated back into the other language before it's saved. I don't think that's feasable.. But after a reply has been made, my message reader could probably check to see if a new message has been added, and then ensure it's a reply from that user, and then post a new translated message (probably deleting their original reply).
Well, I'm not at the stage where I could possibly do it within the message base but as a extended program, I can't see why not. Just have to work with a translation site somewhere.
Tim,
Yeah, most def. because as we all know a lot can get lost in
translation,
That's like the joke where such a sign in a foreign hotel translates
in English to "Guests are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid". Where do I sign up?? <BG>
I was thinking about this further, and I'm wondering if perhaps that would not be so much of a problem. If the reader is simply set to translate all messages into a certain language (I'm thinking by the user's choice), then it wouldn't necessarily matter what language people post in, it would just get translated into a language that the reader can read.
most of the time I have no issues with it either.. I cannot "speak"
any one language, but can listen to just about any language and
understand some.. especially all the ones that have derived from
latin.
I can pick out the occasional word from German, Spanish, French and Italian, but certainly fer from being able to understand it. In written form, I can often recognise a language, even if I don't understand a word. Each language has its own look and rhythm when written down.
I dunno, I'm pretty much just spitballing here.
So it will process ALL incoming messages and not just ones a user would select? if 98% of the messages come through as english and the program threw them at the translation engine, would that cause some issues down the road? speed, overusage of api, etc.?
KK4QBN wrote to Bill McGarrity on 05-02-18 21:32 <=-
Re: Translation
By: Bill McGarrity to KK4QBN on Wed May 02 2018 12:50:00
Well, I'm not at the stage where I could possibly do it within the message base but as a extended program, I can't see why not. Just have to work with a translation site somewhere.
Yeah, thats where I would def have issues, when it comes to apis, etc.. I'm no help whatsoever.
Nightfox wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
I remember Altavista owning it some time ago - I used to use babelfish.altavista.com. I thought it had been bought out by Yahoo.
Now it looks like there's just a www.babelfish.com that does
translations.
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
I'm the complete opposite, I can hear it, but would not be able to read it. (for the most part).
KK4QBN wrote to Nightfox <=-
Yeah, after thinking more and more about it, I agree.. I frequent a lot
of amateur radio FB groups and theres times when total gibberish is
passed by the translation matrix, so yea... there's that.. guess it
would be good for maybe a general area, or even maybe an area setup specifically for translated speaking.
It's possible it could be helpful at times, but would more than likely
ne a nuisence.
KK4QBN wrote to Daryl Stout <=-
Haha.. I remember when Beijeng was getting ready for the Olympics and
some of the Chingrish that was posted was just outrageous and lol
funny..
KK4QBN wrote to Nightfox <=-
So it will process ALL incoming messages and not just ones a user would select? if 98% of the messages come through as english and the program threw them at the translation engine, would that cause some issues down the road? speed, overusage of api, etc.?
echicken wrote to KK4QBN <=-
This way, only messages that a user (who has opted for translation)
views would be processed, and caching may help to reduce API usage (if most users on a given BBS preferred the same language, anyway). Trying
to identify the language before you even hit the API would reduce that further.
I suspect the API would be needed to detect the language in the first place.
echicken wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
Very likely, but there might be somewhat lightweight methods of doing
it locally. In any event the point would be not to hit the API any
more or sooner than necessary.
I'm the complete opposite, I can hear it, but would not be able to
read it. (for the most part).
Probably because visual processing is much stronger than auditory, so much so that I actually process a lot of auditory information visually :)
Haha.. I remember when Beijeng was getting ready for the Olympics
and some of the Chingrish that was posted was just outrageous and
lol funny..
Haha in the 70s, it was Jinglish, as the Japanese became an exporter of electronics. Today, it's Chinglish from China, and yes it can be quite amusing. :D
... I have PMS and a loaded gun, now, what did you say?!?!
It wouldn't be something that would happen just once per login
though. A BBS could potentially have users reading many messages,
and I could see the limit running out before the end of the month.
Hows that? if one is sitting at a read message prompt of a spanish language message they could hit (t) or something to translate, it would translate on the fly via http or some other method and present the translated message.
as dm stated it may be better for an external
reader/editor instead of the sbbs message interface.
I was thinking about this further, and I'm wondering if perhaps that
would not be so much of a problem. If the reader is simply set to
translate all messages into a certain language (I'm thinking by the
user's choice), then it wouldn't necessarily matter what language
people post in, it would just get translated into a language that
the reader can read.
So it will process ALL incoming messages and not just ones a user would select? if 98% of the messages come through as english and the program threw them at the translation engine, would that cause some issues down the road? speed, overusage of api, etc.?
The message reader (eg. Nightfox's reader) could allow the user to set a language/translation preference. Whenever it loads a message it could check a local cache to see if a translation has already been done on that message (to the user's preferred language); if not, then it could try to identify what language the message was written in; if the message is not in the user's preferred language, then throw it at an API, cache the result locally, display the translation to the user (and a note to say it's been auto-translated).
identify the language before you even hit the API would reduce that further.
FWIW I'm only weighing in to do the same. I don't know if this is a problem that needs solving.
Haha in the 70s, it was Jinglish, as the Japanese became an exporter of electronics. Today, it's Chinglish from China, and yes it can be quite amusing. :D
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
We have a gene floating around in out family that causes our hearing to diminish in our mid 20's so a lot of us start reading lips and facial expression, body language, etc.. that has more to do with speaking than one would think.. Its strange, I have issues hearing different tones
but there are some things that I hear (chalk on chalkboard, markers, pencils writing) that make me cringe. it actually hurts my head to the poing of triggering a migraine . This even happened through my school years. If I was lucky I would get a teacher who would allow me to use a pen. Otherwise I suffered through it, I would presume that is the
reason that my handwriting is horrendous now. I know it sounds crazy, I guess my teachers thought I was crazy too, thats why most of them
berated me and I did poorly. I finally had one teacher around sixth
grade who said he had seen this in people before, he allowed me to use
ink pins for everything except standardized test and I did very well in
is class.
A lot of the teachers in this area were a joke anyway, but their
scandals and addictions caught up with them and they were either fired,
or quit before they had the chance. but there were a few special ones
who have always had my full respect.
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
Haha in the 70s, it was Jinglish, as the Japanese became an exporter of electronics. Today, it's Chinglish from China, and yes it can be quite amusing. :D
Very much so, have tons of user manuals from my RC planes, cameras, and some ham equiptment that would crack you up. then piss you off becaus ethen you have to go to youtube to figure something out. Why even
provide a manual if it makes no sense whatsoever.
Daryl Stout wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-
Tony,
... I have PMS and a loaded gun, now, what did you say?!?!
That's what I saw on a T-shirt once...and a lady friend I told that
to, said "I MUST HAVE THAT SHIRT!!" <G>
poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
Engrish (English as translated by Japanese) has gotten better. Daiso is
a chain of Japanese dollar stores (Actually $1.50) and they used to
have some hilarious translations on their merchandise. Lately, it's starting to make sense. Whether my facilities are devolving or they're getting better, I don't know.
I've wondered if the translation APIs have some sort of a language identification that could be used before doing the actual translation. If
you wanted to identify the language before hitting the API, you'd probably need to write your own thing, which I imagine would do some kind of dictionary lookup..
Hows that? if one is sitting at a read message prompt of a spanish
language message they could hit (t) or something to translate, it
would translate on the fly via http or some other method and
present the translated message.
I don't remember offhand, but suppose the translater service is limited to 100 translation requests per month with a free account. Sometimes when I log in, there could be 20 new messages just in one message area.. If there are multiple people reading the message areas translating each message, that could hit the limit before the month is up.
It could be done for sure. Though it would be interesting if Synchronet had something built-in where it could show translated message text in the stock interface or return translated message text to JavaScript scripts. But it's something that could be done in JavaScript easily enough.
Well if someone doesn't read English well and prefers reading in another language, they would probably want to translate each message, whether the reader does it automatically or the user chooses to translate each message. I was thinking the reader could have a user option where the user can specify their preferred language. Then the reader could have the translation engine try to detect what language the message is, and if the chosen language is different, then go ahead and translate it. It might be a bit of a hassle if the user has to manually choose to translate each message to their preferred language. If the reader fails to get a translated message (due to network timeout or maximum translations per month reached, etc.), it could show an error and show the message in the original language.
Some of them do autodetect the source language IIRC. Presumably it could be done with a smaller sample of the overall message. Edge cases, though, like the recent messages that have shown up here posted in both English and French, might be annoying or require paragraph-by-paragraph translation (or worse).
I figure you could have a local repository of the x most common words in various languages, then score the target message against each one. Highest score wins. I have no idea how well that would work, or if it would be much faster than querying some remote web service, but it would reduce queries against your (presumed) daily/monthly quota.
Yes, it would be cool if it were a BBS specific feature and not external, but in the end, it would end up costing *someone* money to offer it..
The Japanese have invested a lot in getting English taught over there, and as a result, most of their translations are very good these days. A lot of my ham gear comes from Japan, and the manuals are invariably well written, maybe only one or two minor errors in grammar that I can pick out.
Good teacher! :) My handwriting issues were largely due to coordination issues - I still have some traces, and handwriting still takes more effort than it should, but the majority of coordination issues were dealt with through decades of sport (through my own choosing) and electronics (soldering SMDs really works the fine motor coordination!).
I've also seen a tagline that says:
"I have ESP, PMS and a GUN. Don't even think about it!" :D
facebooks translation
Nightfox wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
That's cool.. I've often heard English has become a global language.
It helps for sure for people to understand the same language, although
I think it could be good if the different languages continue to exist. People often think in language, so speakers of different languages can sometimes come up with different unique ideas.
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
I do the same, I enjoy soldering, but at times it gets to where my hand starts shaking so badly I have to stop, take a break and try again. and
it usually happens when soldering wires, not pcbs :)
KK4QBN wrote to Nightfox <=-
Yeah, I just covered that in my last message, I was'nt putting myself
in others shoes (maybe I lack the empathy to do that, and I thought I
was a very empathic person) :-).
Nightfox wrote to echicken <=-
I know at least Google Translate can auto-detect the source language.
If the source language & destination language are the same, hopefully
it would leave the text alone..
I figure you could have a local repository of the x most common words in various languages, then score the target message against each one. Highest score wins. I have no idea how well that would work, or if it would be much faster than querying some remote web service, but it would reduce queries against your (presumed) daily/monthly quota.
That might work.. And it would probably be good to minimize the number
of calls to a remote web service, at least to reduce the amount of time waiting for the remote service to respond.
Yeah, I just covered that in my last message, I was'nt putting
myself in others shoes (maybe I lack the empathy to do that, and I
thought I was a very empathic person) :-).
It may be you didn't see that one. :)
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
It may be you didn't see that one. :)
There I go straying awayay from my empathic ablilites agaim.
It may be you didn't see that one. :)
There I go straying awayay from my empathic ablilites agaim.
Haha, not as Betazoid as you thought? ;)
been binging on st enterprise, and voyager here lately.. will have to go back to tng sooner or later.
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
There I go straying awayay from my empathic ablilites agaim.
Haha, not as Betazoid as you thought? ;)
lol.. was wondering if anyone would catch on :)
been binging on st enterprise, and voyager here lately.. will have to
go back to tng sooner or later.
Nightfox wrote to KK4QBN <=-
TNG was my favorite.. Probably the only Star Trek shows I haven't seen all of were the original series and the animated series.
been binging on st enterprise, and voyager here lately.. will have
to go back to tng sooner or later.
TNG was my favorite.. Probably the only Star Trek shows I haven't seen all of were the original series and the animated series.
been binging on st enterprise, and voyager here lately.. will have
to go back to tng sooner or later.
Cool! :)
We're doing Babylon 5 ATM. :)
TNG was my favorite.. Probably the only Star Trek shows I haven't
seen all of were the original series and the animated series.
Seen them all here, and got them all too. :)
same here.. I just cant handle shatner, and the very cheesy effects.. some of
I have'nt seen that yet, need to watch it. have you seen the netflix reboot o K>Lost in Space yet?
TNG was my favorite.. Probably the only Star Trek shows I haven't seen all of >were the original series and the animated series.
been binging on st enterprise, and voyager here lately.. will have to go back to tng sooner or later.
same here.. I just cant handle shatner, and the very cheesy effects.. some of enterprise seems a bit cheesy compared to tng, and I blame that mainly on the actors.. some of them really arent that good.. I'm glad that moment in time was told, but they could have done better.. I guess tng and stargate has spoiled me.
There was an animated series?
I have'nt seen that yet, need to watch it. have you seen the netflix
reboot o Lost in Space yet?
My sensors detect danger, Doctor Smith. <G>
been binging on st enterprise, and voyager here lately.. will have
to go back to tng sooner or later.
When you go back to TNG, check out the back episodes of a podcast called "Star Trek: The Greatest Generation". Two guys started with Encounter at Farpoint and did a podcast episode per episode, dissecting and making light of the episodes. It's like watching them again with a couple of geeky friends.
Every episode, they bestow a "Drunk Shimoda" award on the derpiest performance that week. There have been some classic ones.
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
We're doing Babylon 5 ATM. :)
I have'nt seen that yet, need to watch it. have you seen the netflix reboot of Lost in Space yet?
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
Seen them all here, and got them all too. :)
afaik, right now, Netflix carries the whole franchise..
I want more stargate, not none of this origins crap that came from
crowd funding, but some more stories from the stargate universe.
SGU left me pissed off!
Mike Powell wrote to NIGHTFOX <=-f
TNG was my favorite.. Probably the only Star Trek shows I haven't seen all
were the original series and the animated series.
There was an animated series?
SGU left me pissed off!
SGU was really finding its feet when it was cancelled. :( I really enjoyed the second seaon in particular.
I have'nt seen that yet, need to watch it. have you seen the netflix K>>reboot o Lost in Space yet?
My sensors detect danger, Doctor Smith. <G>
more like danger will robinson.. I did'nt see the original.. but without givi K>out spoilers.. I could choke this dr smith.
TNG was my favorite.. Probably the only Star Trek shows I haven't seen all of were the original series and the animated series.Seen them all here, and got them all too. :)
We're doing Babylon 5 ATM. :)
I have'nt seen that yet, need to watch it. have you seen the netflix reboot of Lost in Space yet?
I want more stargate, not none of this origins crap that came from crowd funding, but some more stories from the stargate universe.
SGU left me pissed off!
giving out spoilers.. I could choke this dr smith.
Wow, a 90's classic and you missed it!
TNG was my favorite.. Probably the only Star Trek shows I haven't seen
all of were the original series and the animated series.
There was an animated series?
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
Yes, same here.. the true essence of their characters were finally just showing up. Eli was a beginning to become a badass.. I don't know if I
saw this on TV or dreamed it. But I could swear that Eli ended up being out of the stasis pod for like two years and lived alone like thatand ended up taking everyone out of stasis because he found the answer to
"it all". If I watched that, it is'nt on netflix. but I have a feeling
I ended up dreaming up season 3 episode one :-)
Hawkeye wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
Same here... some seen several times :)
My WiFi SSIDs are NCC1702 and NCC1705....
Hawkeye wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
We're doing Babylon 5 ATM. :)
That is on my viewing list also, saw it back then but want to see it again.
Hawkeye wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
Wow, a 90's classic and you missed it!
Yes... and some scenes were made with an AMIGA!!!! :)
Daryl Stout wrote to KK4QBN <=-
Dr. Smith sure "blubbered" when he got worried and upset, IIRC. But, they don't make stuff like that anymore. Even "Voyage To The Bottom Of
The Sea" comes to mind.
Hawkeye wrote to KK4QBN <=-
The original and the reboot of Lost in Space are very nice. Maybe the original is too slow of pace for many viewers but I like it.
The reboot has a nice twist and some little differences but they work well. Love the reboot.
Hawkeye wrote to KK4QBN <=-
True, SGU was finally getting interested gets it cancelled :( Origins
is not worthy to be SG...
Hawkeye wrote to KK4QBN <=-
Re: Re: Translation
By: KK4QBN to Daryl Stout on Sat May 05 2018 12:37:25
giving out spoilers.. I could choke this dr smith.
LOL... you would also the original dr smith, sure thing...
I'm not normally a fan of reboots, but Lost in Space is doing it for me so far.
It is a different take on the original idea, different enough to treat as a separate series, and quite well done.
LOL... you would also the original dr smith, sure thing...
should have made my SSID Deep Space 9. :D
There was an animated series?
Oh, I am old.
Yes. it's on Netflix - and worth a watch.
There was an animated series?Yes, in the 1970s. I actully got to see it as a kid on the Saturday morning cartoon shows.
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
"Dr" Smith is killing me though.. I want her dead.. haha I guess that's the whole premise.. to create a character that everyone despises..
I have a feeling the Robot has a gender and is female. Do'nt want to
throw out any spoilers, but it seems more of a nurturer than a
murderer. and I don;t know whether they in fact are a sentient species,
or are built. I know something sneaky was going on to create the whole robot "issue" and humans had a hand in it.
Daryl Stout wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-
There was a BBS in northeast Florida at one time with that name.
Sadly, the Sysop had to take the BBS down, as he and his wife were
moving to a new location, that didn't allow port forwarding with the Wi-Fi...and I understand he passed away earlier this year.
I still have the contents of his system in a zip file, but I'll
probably delete them, as he obviously has no use for them now.
Mike Powell wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-
There was an animated series?Yes, in the 1970s. I actully got to see it as a kid on the Saturday morning cartoon shows.
I was probably busy watching Buggs Bunny, Scooby Doo, or Fat Albert and didn't see it. I like Sci-Fi now but, back then, I was more into TV
for the laughs. I turned 10 in 1980, so I was that age. :)
Nightfox wrote to Mike Powell <=-
There was an animated series?
Yes, late 70s I believe.
Mike Powell wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-
I am one of the few folks I know that does not have Netflix. I already watch enough TV as is. If I had Netflix, too, I would probably never leave the house. :o :D
I am one of the few folks I know that does not have Netflix. I
already watch enough TV as is. If I had Netflix, too, I would
probably never leave the house. :o :D
Haha well there's nothing on TV, so Netflix is the better option. Yeah I'm too active to be cntained in the house. :)
KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
I have not had cable or satellite for years now, anything I watch is either OTA, netflix, hulu, or stuff on the many free streaming services that my roku and android device provide.
I got sick of tv.. sick of "History" channel and its "Historical documentrys"" and any other channel that followed the trend of "reality tv" which was just about all of them... so good by and good riddance..
I get all I need from my streams.
Haha well there's nothing on TV, so Netflix is the better option. Yeah I'm too
active to be cntained in the house. :)
Mike Powell wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-
The Public Broadcast Service (PBS) here in the states runs a lot of
things I find worth watching. Kentucky has its own PBS network,
I've never had cable or satellite TV, couldn't see the value in it. Streaming services, even the subscription ones are much better value.
That's like our equivalent, the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), which is one of the public broadcasters here.
I have'nt seen that yet, need to watch it. have you seen the netflix
reboot of Lost in Space yet?
Nightfox wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
One thing that frustrates me about streaming services is that they
don't always have recent content, and they often rotate their content (although they add content, they often drop content too).
Years ago, I once signed up for Netflix thinking I could stream movies rather than going to RedBox to rent movies, to find out that they
didn't have any of the movies that were currently available for rent.
Nightfox wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
There's also an ABC in the US (American Broadcasting Corporation).
Ray Quinn wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
I watched the entire first season (10 episodes) in just over a week. It was gripping and hard to step away.
Years ago, I once signed up for Netflix thinking I could stream
movies rather than going to RedBox to rent movies, to find out that
they didn't have any of the movies that were currently available for
rent.
I tend to use them more for series rather than movies.
There's also an ABC in the US (American Broadcasting Corporation).
I know, hence why I drw the distinction. And your ABC is a copmmercial network, isn't it?
Nightfox wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
Netflix does seem to have more current series rather than movies.
Nightfox wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
I know, hence why I drw the distinction. And your ABC is a copmmercial network, isn't it?
That's correct.
Netflix does seem to have more current series rather than movies.
That's their trend - they're making more content now that licensing it.
Android8675 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
That's their trend - they're making more content now that licensing it.
I love this trend. Original programming for $10/month over what you pay for Internet access, yes please. Probably costs the same to produce
your own shows vs. licensing from other studios.
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