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Live Stream from the Namib Desert

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Re: Live Stream from the Namib Desert

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Post by genmon »

Fellow fan of the Namid Desert waterhole here!

As it happens, I made this wrapper for it

https://waterhole.genmon.partykit.dev

This single-serving waterhole:

- makes the YouTube stream fill the browser for an Immersive Experience(TM)

- shows how many people are watching in real-time

- provides ephemeral chat with other people present

I know at least one team at an unnamed big tech co who would all have it open on their second screens for shared ambience + chat...

(If anybody from YouTube is reading, I have a ton of idea about how ambient live steams are the Next Big Thing and how to lean into that.)

Re: Live Stream from the Namib Desert

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Post by bookofjoe »

DyslexicAtheist wrote: post #3

awesome, would be nice to stream this to a screen on the wall in my home office ... even with low volume sound. project for the weekend :)

I had exactly this thought looking at this camera's feed. Put it on a huge screen in a classroom BUT only turn it on as a reward. Otherwise no one would ever get anything done.

Re: Live Stream from the Namib Desert

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Post by seclorum_wien »

In my opinion this is one of the most productive uses of the Internet.

It can really help to have this running on some spare screen while trapped in the deep, deep depths of cubicle hell.

Even the wind is soothing.

Another great Namibian destination is the "Ocean Conservation Namibia" channel, where one can witness the rescue of ocean life (mostly mammals, i.e. seals) from the plastic trash of humanity.

https://www.youtube.com/@OceanConservationNamibia

This has been a constantly soothing device in my life for a few years. There is something so cathartic about seeing the little pups being chased down to have their bindings removed.

Re: Live Stream from the Namib Desert

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Post by seclorum_wien »

reaperducer wrote: post #9
basilikum wrote: post #2

The Namib is also home to this rather strange but extremely adapted plant: Welwitschia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welwitschia

People tend to think that deserts are lifeless wastes to be readily exploited because who cares, right? If you've ever actually lived in or explored a desert, you quickly learn that they are full of life. More than most urban landscapes.

Can confirm, have ventured all over the deserts of my homeland, and every time I do, I am filled with awe at the temerity of life on the brink of hardship.

It is a spiritually rewarding activity to look out over a landscape, be still for a while, and notice the absolute abundance of life, as robust as ever.

Even in the dustiest Earth voids, there are colours and growth. It pays to look for it.

Re: Live Stream from the Namib Desert

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Post by fishstamp82 »

nxor wrote: post #15

Less youtube is my next big thing. My screen time is too high.

I had this problem for a long time, the only thing that worked was installing an ad on that removes recommendations. The only thing I use youtube for today is intentionally following ASL (starcraft broodwar) in korea.

The ad-on makes the home screen completely white/empty, meaning I just get reminded constantly ohh, yeah I am not supposed to use youtube unless there is something particular I want to watch.

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