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Re: The Bucks can’t wear cream uniforms because they interfere with digital ads

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Post by kube-system » Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 10:51 PM UTC

macintux wrote: post #9

Tangential at best, but there really should be limits to how bright (or white) a digital billboard can be. I’ve been temporarily blinded at night when, while trying to read an ad with a dark background, it switched over to a different ad.

Contact your local lawmakers, these regulations are definitely a thing: https://www.scenic.org/sign-control/billboard-facts-by-state...

Re: The Bucks can’t wear cream uniforms because they interfere with digital ads

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Post by e1ghtSpace » Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 10:51 PM UTC

kibwen wrote: post #7

How soon until we see AI-powered adblockers that filter the output of any signal to remove anything that it perceives as an ad?

How soon will content makers make their content look like ads to force these algorithms to fail?

Re: The Bucks can’t wear cream uniforms because they interfere with digital ads

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Post by qsort » Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 10:51 PM UTC

kibwen wrote: post #7

How soon until we see AI-powered adblockers that filter the output of any signal to remove anything that it perceives as an ad?

Several TV models already incorporate that feature. If your device is supported, your remote should have a button conforming to the IEC 60417-5009 standard to activate it.

Re: The Bucks can’t wear cream uniforms because they interfere with digital ads

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Post by kube-system » Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 10:55 PM UTC

kibwen wrote: post #7

How soon until we see AI-powered adblockers that filter the output of any signal to remove anything that it perceives as an ad?

We had expert systems in VCRs 20+ years ago that did that. They just sensed the black frames that occur during the fade-in/out between the commercials and the content.

Re: The Bucks can’t wear cream uniforms because they interfere with digital ads

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Post by drdec » Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 10:56 PM UTC

lupire wrote: post #6

What about player's faces?

Some players, due to their complexion, sometimes appear to be going behind the ads.

Re: The Bucks can’t wear cream uniforms because they interfere with digital ads

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Post by kibwen » Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 10:56 PM UTC

macintux wrote: post #9

Tangential at best, but there really should be limits to how bright (or white) a digital billboard can be. I’ve been temporarily blinded at night when, while trying to read an ad with a dark background, it switched over to a different ad.

Why settle for crumbs? There should be limits on how many billboards, digital or otherwise, are allowed to exist, and that limit can be "zero". Advertising is a blight.

Re: The Bucks can’t wear cream uniforms because they interfere with digital ads

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Post by kube-system » Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 10:59 PM UTC

kibwen wrote: post #16

macintux wrote: post #9

Tangential at best, but there really should be limits to how bright (or white) a digital billboard can be. I’ve been temporarily blinded at night when, while trying to read an ad with a dark background, it switched over to a different ad.

Why settle for crumbs? There should be limits on how many billboards, digital or otherwise, are allowed to exist, and that limit can be "zero". Advertising is a blight.

In my experience, the worst offenders are not billboards but signage for local establishments, which would usually be unaffected by a billboard ban.

Re: The Bucks can’t wear cream uniforms because they interfere with digital ads

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Post by maskros » Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 11:00 PM UTC

e1ghtSpace wrote: post #12

kibwen wrote: post #7

How soon until we see AI-powered adblockers that filter the output of any signal to remove anything that it perceives as an ad?

How soon will content makers make their content look like ads to force these algorithms to fail?

That's already happened ... just look at how many youtube channels have integrated a "and now let's briefly talk about my sponsors" segment in the middle.

Re: The Bucks can’t wear cream uniforms because they interfere with digital ads

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Post by foxandmouse » Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 11:00 PM UTC

lupire wrote: post #6

What about player's faces?

You often see adds projected on players arms or legs.. Not only do the adds look horrible, they ruin the experience watching a game.

Re: The Bucks can’t wear cream uniforms because they interfere with digital ads

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Post by knaekhoved » Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 11:02 PM UTC

macintux wrote: post #9

Tangential at best, but there really should be limits to how bright (or white) a digital billboard can be. I’ve been temporarily blinded at night when, while trying to read an ad with a dark background, it switched over to a different ad.

My moral belief is that being blasted with blinding amounts of light amounts to trespass and/or assault, and fully justifies a forceful response against the source of aggression (namely, the billboard). Obviously this is not going to be accepted as a legal argument, but if I'm not worried about the legal repercussions, I feel more than justified in taking matters into my own hands - for example, by cutting power to fixed billboards or by damaging vehicle-mounted billboards when sufficiently low-legal-risk.

There may or may not be groups of people doing this already and posting about it in certain venues...