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I have no idea how emergency weather alerts and other emergency
broadcasts are implemented in places other than USAsia, but in my
neck of the woods what they do is interrupt whatever television
show
you happen to he watching, mute the show's audio, and
superimpose
the emergency alert message
over
it. These typically last anywhere
from 3-5 minutes, and unless you've got TiVo or some cable service
that allows rewinding of TV shows, you've just missed some very
important plot points that you can't get back right away. The
scrolling
banner across the top of the screen is annoying enough, but that
AND
the audio hijacking in concert is just plain rude. I wouldn't find it AS
annoying if I hadn't JUST gotten the same message popping up as
a
breaking news notification pushed from all the many news apps I
have on my smartphone and tablets. And to make it worse, the
entire
3-minute hijacking of my scheduled programming is REPEATED 3
times, presumably to make sure the message is received by folks
who
are just tuning in after each commercial break. Rant over. Deep
breath... goooooozfrabba....
My idea is for a button on the TV or TV remote or BOTH which
allows
you to send a signal BACK to the broadcasting station
acknowledging
your receipt and understanding of the message, which allows you
to
resume your show uninterrupted by anything more obnoxious than
commercials for the rest of the evening.
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//mute the shoe's audio//
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That's some real Get Smart technology you have going for you there [21Q]. Good idea though. |
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This is a good idea... and goooooozfrabba is going to be my new catch-phrase for a while.
Nobody will get it, it'll be great.
I'm swiping it.
Can't stop me.
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// I have no idea how emergency weather
alerts and other emergency broadcasts are
implemented in places other than USAsia //
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Normally, people are alerted by their house
falling on them. It's a very distinctive noise,
you can't miss it.
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Doesn't work for sinkholes, though; they tend
to be quite quiet. |
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// and unless you've got TiVo //
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I always assumed that this system overrode the broadcast signal, so even if you do have a DVR, it would just end up recording the emergency broadcast, not the show. Or is this system more sophisticated than I imagined, so it just takes control of your TV and tells it to display something other than the channel you have selected?
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If so, it seems that the TV could be designed to have an acknowledge button that would simply switch back away from the emergency broadcast back to your selected channel. |
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Oh, it's very sophisticated indeed. Lately they've been
beaming it directly into my fillings.
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Scad, your assumption may well be correct. Clearly, I don't have
TiVo. If that's the case, then my idea is even more widely marketable. |
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goooooozfrabba is my favourite new word now. |
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People routinely ignore fire alarms, pull batteries out of smoke detectors and neglect to reinsert them, fail to read signs notifying of impending death, etc. So, I'm sure there are many who would routinely click "acknowledged" without the faintest idea of what they've just done. Are we better off without such people if the asteroid is actually coming this time? |
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Maaxwell, It can be remarkably therapeutic during times of stress.
Porpoise, yes. My idea actually advances the development of the
human race by enabling Darwinian natural selection to run its course
less-impeded. |
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May thy gooooooz overflow. |
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No TV. No need for Button.
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What happens if you press button twice ? |
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An FCC contact team kicks the door in and drags out your firstborn. |
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//mute the shoe's audio//
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Quite a few shoes have audio, especially when new, I was unaware it that muting them is an option. I should read the accompanying instructions. |
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Indeed you should, it might save your soles ... |
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