Has anyone seen this AI pistachios commercial (I sure hope to God it's
AI and not some crazy daredevil) with a guy in the process of being swallowed by a huge crocodile, he sticks his hand out and gets some
nuts before being swallowed whole by the crocodile. This thing could
scare small children...
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TUkx/wonderful-pistachios-crocodile
Another one that gets on my nerves lately are the ClearChoice
commercials. I don't want to see extreme close-ups of people's bad
teeth before or even after they get them fixed.
Has anyone seen this AI pistachios commercial (I sure hope to God it's
AI and not some crazy daredevil) with a guy in the process of being swallowed by a huge crocodile, he sticks his hand out and gets some
nuts before being swallowed whole by the crocodile. This thing could
scare small children...
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TUkx/wonderful-pistachios-crocodile
Another one that gets on my nerves lately are the ClearChoice
commercials. I don't want to see extreme close-ups of people's bad
teeth before or even after they get them fixed.
Has anyone seen this AI pistachios commercial (I sure hope to God it's
AI and not some crazy daredevil) with a guy in the process of being swallowed by a huge crocodile, he sticks his hand out and gets some nuts before being swallowed whole by the crocodile. This thing could scare
small children...
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TUkx/wonderful-pistachios-crocodile
Another one that gets on my nerves lately are the ClearChoice
commercials. I don't want to see extreme close-ups of people's bad teeth before or even after they get them fixed.
Has anyone seen this AI pistachios commercial (I sure hope to God it's
AI and not some crazy daredevil) with a guy in the process of being swallowed by a huge crocodile, he sticks his hand out and gets some
nuts before being swallowed whole by the crocodile. This thing could
scare small children...
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TUkx/wonderful-pistachios-crocodile
Another one that gets on my nerves lately are the ClearChoice
commercials. I don't want to see extreme close-ups of people's bad
teeth before or even after they get them fixed.
On May 1, 2026 at 7:24:17 PM PDT, "super70s" <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
Has anyone seen this AI pistachios commercial (I sure hope to God it's
AI and not some crazy daredevil) with a guy in the process of being
swallowed by a huge crocodile, he sticks his hand out and gets some
nuts before being swallowed whole by the crocodile. This thing could
scare small children...
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TUkx/wonderful-pistachios-crocodile
Another one that gets on my nerves lately are the ClearChoice
commercials. I don't want to see extreme close-ups of people's bad
teeth before or even after they get them fixed.
I've eliminated about 95% of commercials from my viewing. I don't see them on streaming or YouTube and the few legacy and broadcast shows I watch now, I pre-record them so I can use my TiVo's skip feature to jump over the commercial breaks.
On 5/2/2026 1:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On May 1, 2026 at 7:24:17 PM PDT, "super70s" <super70s@super70s.invalid>
wrote:
Has anyone seen this AI pistachios commercial (I sure hope to God it's
AI and not some crazy daredevil) with a guy in the process of being
swallowed by a huge crocodile, he sticks his hand out and gets some
nuts before being swallowed whole by the crocodile. This thing could
scare small children...
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TUkx/wonderful-pistachios-crocodile
Another one that gets on my nerves lately are the ClearChoice
commercials. I don't want to see extreme close-ups of people's bad
teeth before or even after they get them fixed.
I've eliminated about 95% of commercials from my viewing. I don't see them >> on
streaming or YouTube and the few legacy and broadcast shows I watch now, I >> pre-record them so I can use my TiVo's skip feature to jump over the
commercial breaks.
Rather than 'skip', do you mean "fast-forward" or "fixed-hop" feature?
...as I'm thinking Tivo (somehow) skipping ads per se would be illegal.
On May 2, 2026 at 11:15:34 AM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 5/2/2026 1:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On May 1, 2026 at 7:24:17 PM PDT, "super70s" <super70s@super70s.invalid> >>> wrote:
Has anyone seen this AI pistachios commercial (I sure hope to God it's >>>> AI and not some crazy daredevil) with a guy in the process of being
swallowed by a huge crocodile, he sticks his hand out and gets some
nuts before being swallowed whole by the crocodile. This thing could >>>> scare small children...
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TUkx/wonderful-pistachios-crocodile
Another one that gets on my nerves lately are the ClearChoice
commercials. I don't want to see extreme close-ups of people's bad
teeth before or even after they get them fixed.
I've eliminated about 95% of commercials from my viewing. I don't see them
on
streaming or YouTube and the few legacy and broadcast shows I watch now, I
pre-record them so I can use my TiVo's skip feature to jump over the
commercial breaks.
Rather than 'skip', do you mean "fast-forward" or "fixed-hop" feature?
...as I'm thinking Tivo (somehow) skipping ads per se would be illegal.
No, with the push of a button it literally jumps over the entire ad break and lands on the start of the show's next segment.
I'm not sure how it would be illegal. It might violate some kind of contractual provision between TiVo and the broadcasters (which it apparently doesn't, or they'd have been stopped long ago), but there's no law I'm aware of that prohibits facilitating a person's desire to skip over a commercial break on a recorded show. How would that be legally different than fast-forwarding, anyway? There's no legal distinction between a viewer skipping over commercials by holding a button down and one who skips them with
a quick press of a button.
On 5/2/2026 3:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On May 2, 2026 at 11:15:34 AM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote: >>
On 5/2/2026 1:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On May 1, 2026 at 7:24:17 PM PDT, "super70s" <super70s@super70s.invalid>
wrote:
Has anyone seen this AI pistachios commercial (I sure hope to God it's >>>>> AI and not some crazy daredevil) with a guy in the process of being >>>>> swallowed by a huge crocodile, he sticks his hand out and gets some >>>>> nuts before being swallowed whole by the crocodile. This thing could >>>>> scare small children...
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TUkx/wonderful-pistachios-crocodile
Another one that gets on my nerves lately are the ClearChoice
commercials. I don't want to see extreme close-ups of people's bad >>>>> teeth before or even after they get them fixed.
I've eliminated about 95% of commercials from my viewing. I don't see them
on
streaming or YouTube and the few legacy and broadcast shows I watch now, I
pre-record them so I can use my TiVo's skip feature to jump over the >>>> commercial breaks.
Rather than 'skip', do you mean "fast-forward" or "fixed-hop" feature?
...as I'm thinking Tivo (somehow) skipping ads per se would be illegal.
No, with the push of a button it literally jumps over the entire ad break >> and
lands on the start of the show's next segment.
I'm not sure how it would be illegal. It might violate some kind of
contractual provision between TiVo and the broadcasters (which it apparently
doesn't, or they'd have been stopped long ago), but there's no law I'm aware
of that prohibits facilitating a person's desire to skip over a commercial >> break on a recorded show. How would that be legally different than
fast-forwarding, anyway? There's no legal distinction between a viewer
skipping over commercials by holding a button down and one who skips them >> with
a quick press of a button.
The supposed illegality is a long-held "understanding" I've had, but I
don't recall whence, and I guess I should reconsider it. Likewise, I wouldn't have thought Tivo could offer you an "auto ad-skip" mode, as
that'd be like vending an edited version of copyrighted material.
On the technical side, I'm curious how Tivo distinguishes ad- vs. show-footage. I'd hope it's not "guesswork", but the only electronic signature that I'm aware of would be worryingly error-prone.
On May 2, 2026 at 1:41:11 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 5/2/2026 3:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On May 2, 2026 at 11:15:34 AM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote: >>>
On 5/2/2026 1:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:No, with the push of a button it literally jumps over the entire ad break >>> and
On May 1, 2026 at 7:24:17 PM PDT, "super70s" <super70s@super70s.invalid>
wrote:
Has anyone seen this AI pistachios commercial (I sure hope to God it's
AI and not some crazy daredevil) with a guy in the process of being >>>>>> swallowed by a huge crocodile, he sticks his hand out and gets some >>>>>> nuts before being swallowed whole by the crocodile. This thing could >>>>>> scare small children...
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TUkx/wonderful-pistachios-crocodile
Another one that gets on my nerves lately are the ClearChoice
commercials. I don't want to see extreme close-ups of people's bad >>>>>> teeth before or even after they get them fixed.
I've eliminated about 95% of commercials from my viewing. I don't see them
on
streaming or YouTube and the few legacy and broadcast shows I watch now, I
pre-record them so I can use my TiVo's skip feature to jump over the >>>>> commercial breaks.
Rather than 'skip', do you mean "fast-forward" or "fixed-hop" feature? >>>> ...as I'm thinking Tivo (somehow) skipping ads per se would be illegal. >>>
lands on the start of the show's next segment.
I'm not sure how it would be illegal. It might violate some kind of
contractual provision between TiVo and the broadcasters (which it apparently
doesn't, or they'd have been stopped long ago), but there's no law I'm aware
of that prohibits facilitating a person's desire to skip over a commercial >>> break on a recorded show. How would that be legally different than
fast-forwarding, anyway? There's no legal distinction between a viewer
skipping over commercials by holding a button down and one who skips them >>> with
a quick press of a button.
The supposed illegality is a long-held "understanding" I've had, but I
don't recall whence, and I guess I should reconsider it. Likewise, I
wouldn't have thought Tivo could offer you an "auto ad-skip" mode, as
that'd be like vending an edited version of copyrighted material.
The shows and the ads have separate copyrights. Toyota owns the copyright on >its ad, while Paramount owns the copyright to STAR TREK. So showing a STAR >TREK episode sans ads would not be an altered version of Paramount's work.
On the technical side, I'm curious how Tivo distinguishes ad- vs.
show-footage. I'd hope it's not "guesswork", but the only electronic
signature that I'm aware of would be worryingly error-prone.
I'm pretty sure they use an AI to scan the episodes and mark the ad breaks.
I'm pretty sure they use an AI to scan the episodes and mark the ad breaks.
On May 2, 2026 at 1:41:11 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 5/2/2026 3:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On May 2, 2026 at 11:15:34 AM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote: >>>
On 5/2/2026 1:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:No, with the push of a button it literally jumps over the entire ad break >>> and
On May 1, 2026 at 7:24:17 PM PDT, "super70s" <super70s@super70s.invalid>
wrote:
Has anyone seen this AI pistachios commercial (I sure hope to God it's
AI and not some crazy daredevil) with a guy in the process of being >>>>>> swallowed by a huge crocodile, he sticks his hand out and gets some >>>>>> nuts before being swallowed whole by the crocodile. This thing could >>>>>> scare small children...
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TUkx/wonderful-pistachios-crocodile
Another one that gets on my nerves lately are the ClearChoice
commercials. I don't want to see extreme close-ups of people's bad >>>>>> teeth before or even after they get them fixed.
I've eliminated about 95% of commercials from my viewing. I don't see them
on
streaming or YouTube and the few legacy and broadcast shows I watch now, I
pre-record them so I can use my TiVo's skip feature to jump over the >>>>> commercial breaks.
Rather than 'skip', do you mean "fast-forward" or "fixed-hop" feature? >>>> ...as I'm thinking Tivo (somehow) skipping ads per se would be illegal. >>>
lands on the start of the show's next segment.
I'm not sure how it would be illegal. It might violate some kind of
contractual provision between TiVo and the broadcasters (which it apparently
doesn't, or they'd have been stopped long ago), but there's no law I'm aware
of that prohibits facilitating a person's desire to skip over a commercial
break on a recorded show. How would that be legally different than
fast-forwarding, anyway? There's no legal distinction between a viewer >>> skipping over commercials by holding a button down and one who skips them >>> with
a quick press of a button.
The supposed illegality is a long-held "understanding" I've had, but I
don't recall whence, and I guess I should reconsider it. Likewise, I
wouldn't have thought Tivo could offer you an "auto ad-skip" mode, as
that'd be like vending an edited version of copyrighted material.
The shows and the ads have separate copyrights. Toyota owns the copyright on its ad, while Paramount owns the copyright to STAR TREK. So showing a STAR TREK episode sans ads would not be an altered version of Paramount's work.
On the technical side, I'm curious how Tivo distinguishes ad- vs.
show-footage. I'd hope it's not "guesswork", but the only electronic
signature that I'm aware of would be worryingly error-prone.
I'm pretty sure they use an AI to scan the episodes and mark the ad breaks.
I've eliminated about 95% of commercials from my viewing. I don't see them >on streaming or YouTube and the few legacy and broadcast shows I watch now, >I pre-record them so I can use my TiVo's skip feature to jump over the >commercial breaks.
The one I hate right now is a windows commercial. An AI woman dances
around singing about how much she loves her windows, and I'm certain the >prompter told the LLM to put extra jiggle in the breasts. She appears to >have jello in her bra.
On May 2, 2026 at 11:15:34 AM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 5/2/2026 1:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
I've eliminated about 95% of commercials from my viewing. I don't see
them on streaming or YouTube and the few legacy and broadcast shows I
watch now, I pre-record them so I can use my TiVo's skip feature to
jump over the commercial breaks.
Rather than 'skip', do you mean "fast-forward" or "fixed-hop" feature?
...as I'm thinking Tivo (somehow) skipping ads per se would be illegal.
No, with the push of a button it literally jumps over the entire ad break >and lands on the start of the show's next segment.
On May 2, 2026 at 1:41:11 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 5/2/2026 3:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
"moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 5/2/2026 1:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
No, with the push of a button it literally jumps over the entire adI've eliminated about 95% of commercials from my viewing. I don't
see them on streaming or YouTube and the few legacy and broadcast
shows I watch now, I pre-record them so I can use my TiVo's skip
feature to jump over the commercial breaks.
Rather than 'skip', do you mean "fast-forward" or "fixed-hop" feature? >>>> ...as I'm thinking Tivo (somehow) skipping ads per se would be illegal. >>>
break and lands on the start of the show's next segment.
I'm not sure how it would be illegal. It might violate some kind of
contractual provision between TiVo and the broadcasters (which it
apparently doesn't, or they'd have been stopped long ago), but there's >>> no law I'm aware of that prohibits facilitating a person's desire to
skip over a commercial break on a recorded show. How would that be
legally different than fast-forwarding, anyway? There's no legal
distinction between a viewer skipping over commercials by holding a
button down and one who skips them with a quick press of a button.
The supposed illegality is a long-held "understanding" I've had, but I
don't recall whence, and I guess I should reconsider it. Likewise, I
wouldn't have thought Tivo could offer you an "auto ad-skip" mode, as
that'd be like vending an edited version of copyrighted material.
The shows and the ads have separate copyrights. Toyota owns the copyright on >its ad, while Paramount owns the copyright to STAR TREK. So showing a STAR >TREK episode sans ads would not be an altered version of Paramount's work.
On the technical side, I'm curious how Tivo distinguishes ad- vs.
show-footage. I'd hope it's not "guesswork", but the only electronic
signature that I'm aware of would be worryingly error-prone.
I'm pretty sure they use an AI to scan the episodes and mark the ad breaks.
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