How would one do a remote video interview - capture Skype?

I was thinking iChat and SnapZ. Never tried it, but it should work.

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

How would one do a remote video interview - capture Skype?

I'm kinda with gorgonheap, although I don't know the full story i'll attempt a bit of devil's advocate (I am naturally skeptical about "save the internet" scaremongers).

If you listen to economists or IP engineers about Net Neutrality, you hear a different story. Ron Paul is against Net Neutrality for a reason.

As far as I can see, it's about the OPTION to pay more for a guaranteed level of call quality on Skype for example, or IPTV that doesn't say "buffering" every 5 seconds, instead of relying on a congested neutral "series of tubes" (!) which was never designed for this stuff.

I don't think it's about pavements, it's about finding a way to offer different levels of service for different needs. I also don't believe scare stories about AT&T suddenly charging me $2000 to get my email and making all anti establishment websites run at 56kbps. There's actually a lot of money in disestablismentarianism on the internet

At the moment, if you are an ISP, you are delivering people all this varied stuff without being able to charge more for the heavy stuff. Therefore other people downloading movie torrents are getting in the way of my "meaningful" Skype session. That actually does fuck up the economy because I can't work as efficiently, and nobody can take my money to improve the service.

Now you could say it's bad to give good quality internet to only the people who can afford it, but your alternative is either a)give the same bad internet to everybody or b)communism.

Let me risk an analogy: Imagine if a supermarket sold random quality tomatoes at a single fixed price and on some days you had no way of getting a good tomato however much you paid. Wouldn't make sense, would it? Ahh but it would be soooo egalitarian and "fair" wouldn't it (but nobody would have an incentive to grow nice tomatoes... and we're back in the USSR).


Sure, if someone tells you Net Neutrality is about freedom, and you don't look to closely at the technical side or the economics, then you are outraged by this stuff. But just because it SOUNDS like the kind of thing you support, doesn't mean it actually is. You might be fighting on the wrong side out of a misunderstanding.

You can add an avatar from your profile. It just requires that you have a flickr account.

In reply to your comment:
“thanks James Roe, i'll make sure i shoot for the *stars*

also: can i not have a sweet-ass avatar with my lame sub-bronze status?

perhaps some goldy should change the name of this thread, or otherwise include it in the FAQ: what not to do. lol

k cheers

rhett nye
skype cobaltharv”

thanks James Roe, i'll make sure i shoot for the *stars*

also: can i not have a sweet-ass avatar with my lame sub-bronze status?

perhaps some goldy should change the name of this thread, or otherwise include it in the FAQ: what not to do. lol

k cheers

rhett nye
skype cobaltharv

The user experience with Joost is pretty dang good. One aspect about Joost that I don't know if everyone gets is how quickly they're able to iterate: software can go through major evolution more quickly than firmware/hardware. And these guys understand software. I'd put my money on a software team vs. a cable company anyday.

That said, there is value in a dedicated device. My laptop can emulate a Phone or iPod, but I still have cellphone and iPod velcro'd to it

If Joost can built up an installed base as skillfully as they did with Skype, they'll really have something on their hands. And make no doubt: this could be a global platform. You're in Australia with a relatively small pipe? No problem if a mate down the street has the same content. The idea of content escaping local regulatory bodies, region codes, etc. is fascinating.

Will it run Skype?

This is a very interesting new device by Sony being released Sep 2006. It's called the Mylo which is short for "my life online." I've noticed a lot of people seem to think it's just a new gimmicky cell phone, but it is actually a Wifi-based communication device that allows you to text/chat/email, etc., browse the web (with Opera), and talk using VoIP (with Skype) at any wireless accessible location. I didn't know until I watched this video that it also plays back photos, audio, and video (which can also be streamed wirelessly to any other Mylos in the vicinity). It's neat, but I'm not part of the new younger generation that bases a large portion of my day chatting with pals.