Comments on: Some people can be paranoid http://www.gizmolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: miguelitofhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/comment-page-1/#comment-326 miguelitof Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:19:12 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/#comment-326 Have you never watched Cinemax after dark? Have you never watched Cinemax after dark?

]]> By: academichussyhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/comment-page-1/#comment-325 academichussy Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:53:24 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/#comment-325 OOhh -- a verbal bitch slap! Well done! OOhh — a verbal bitch slap! Well done!

]]> By: howiefhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/comment-page-1/#comment-324 howief Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:36:56 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/#comment-324 I was thinking about replying to that. I mean, is there any possibility at all that someone else was using his Tivo? If he has kids, well, even if you don't want to consider the possibility that his kids would go look at porn, kids have "friends". How about the babysitter? Maybe she had her boyfriend over and... well, you know..If they are coming up as suggestions, it's not like someone knows his Tivo online password and is using the Internet to program things..I just wonder about that log that Tivo keeps that records every button press. Wonder if there's a hack to get into that easily?? Especially if there are date/timestamps...Howie I was thinking about replying to that. I mean, is there any possibility at all that someone else was using his Tivo? If he has kids, well, even if you don’t want to consider the possibility that his kids would go look at porn, kids have “friends”. How about the babysitter? Maybe she had her boyfriend over and… well, you know..

If they are coming up as suggestions, it’s not like someone knows his Tivo online password and is using the Internet to program things..

I just wonder about that log that Tivo keeps that records every button press. Wonder if there’s a hack to get into that easily?? Especially if there are date/timestamps…

Howie

]]> By: axeyhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/comment-page-1/#comment-323 axey Sun, 14 Nov 2004 13:47:40 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/#comment-323 How does TiVo record porn you didn't already order? All the porn channels on cable and sat providers are PPV or subscriber-only. If his unit is recording them, he's already bought the stuff! What a dork! How does TiVo record porn you didn’t already order? All the porn channels on cable and sat providers are PPV or subscriber-only. If his unit is recording them, he’s already bought the stuff! What a dork!

]]> By: buranhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/comment-page-1/#comment-322 buran Sun, 14 Nov 2004 08:18:27 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/#comment-322 I didn't get anything offensive or anything like that. But as others have said here and elsewhere, it seems to put too much weight on occasional recordings. I mostly got documentaries that I really did like (and introduced to a new program once that I put on season pass!) but I let a friend record one of those home-redecoration shows once, while he was visiting, and ever since then I keep getting shows of that genre. I don't want them -- don't like the genre myself -- but it keeps on recording them even when I kept giving negative reviews, and apparently ignoring (or at least largely so) the stuff I have on standing "record this" orders.Argh. But instead of assuming conspiracy I assumed bad programming on someone's part and just turned the feature off. I didn’t get anything offensive or anything like that. But as others have said here and elsewhere, it seems to put too much weight on occasional recordings. I mostly got documentaries that I really did like (and introduced to a new program once that I put on season pass!) but I let a friend record one of those home-redecoration shows once, while he was visiting, and ever since then I keep getting shows of that genre. I don’t want them — don’t like the genre myself — but it keeps on recording them even when I kept giving negative reviews, and apparently ignoring (or at least largely so) the stuff I have on standing “record this” orders.

Argh. But instead of assuming conspiracy I assumed bad programming on someone’s part and just turned the feature off.

]]> By: rdcfhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/comment-page-1/#comment-321 rdcf Sun, 14 Nov 2004 05:47:51 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/#comment-321 Sounds like he should watch some of that porn - maybe it would loosen him up a bit. Sounds like he should watch some of that porn – maybe it would loosen him up a bit.

]]> By: ausiewanabhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/comment-page-1/#comment-320 ausiewanab Sun, 14 Nov 2004 01:15:23 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/#comment-320 Oh to think what a tivo thinks of their owners.And I'm with <lj user="buran ">, I turned my suggestions off after I got weird shows recorded. I don't know about anyone else, but I'd prefer my tivo not record every episode of the Andy Griffin show. My tivo must think I still live in the 50's.</lj> Oh to think what a tivo thinks of their owners.

And I’m with , I turned my suggestions off after I got weird shows recorded. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’d prefer my tivo not record every episode of the Andy Griffin show. My tivo must think I still live in the 50′s.

]]> By: megazonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/comment-page-1/#comment-319 megazone Sun, 14 Nov 2004 01:09:39 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/#comment-319 Heh - you should post that in reply to him. :-) Heh – you should post that in reply to him. :-)

]]> By: jbruhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/comment-page-1/#comment-318 jbru Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:56:11 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/#comment-318 It isn't Tivo. I am controlling his unit through the internet. It isn’t Tivo. I am controlling his unit through the internet.

]]> By: tarpohttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/comment-page-1/#comment-317 tarpo Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:42:51 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/#comment-317 I think I need to sit down and have a little talk with my Tivo about the complete lack of porn I am getting I think I need to sit down and have a little talk with my Tivo about the complete lack of porn I am getting

]]> By: buranhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/comment-page-1/#comment-316 buran Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:40:12 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2004/11/14/some-people-can-be-paranoid/#comment-316 They could, you know, just turn suggestions OFF. I did, after a while, because while it would sometimes record interesting stuff, sometimes it didn't, and I decided it wasn't worth the bother. Took me two minutes to find the option and 30 seconds to disable it. Poof, no more rogue programs. They could, you know, just turn suggestions OFF. I did, after a while, because while it would sometimes record interesting stuff, sometimes it didn’t, and I decided it wasn’t worth the bother. Took me two minutes to find the option and 30 seconds to disable it. Poof, no more rogue programs.

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