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One thing I missed after canceling pay TV is the way I used to watch news. You just turn on the TV and there is news. So I created http://tiltview.com http://ti

by wave 14y ago

One thing I missed after canceling pay TV is the way I used to watch news. You just turn on the TV and there is news. So I created http://tiltview.com http://tiltview.com to gather current news and play it without having to do any work.

harpastum 14y ago
Wow, this is really cool. I actually prefer this to watching broadcast news. You get the same feeling, but the ability to skip stories I'm not interested in makes the whole process way smoother.
karanbhangui 14y ago
This is really cool. Talk about making something people want :) Future plans with this?
- wave 14y ago
  People are asking for mobile app.
  - deleted 14y ago
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nazgulnarsil 14y ago
I sort of regard people who enjoy watching the news the same as the people who enjoy watching horror films. What is the matter with you people?
- Karunamon 14y ago
  Not so much watching the news but having some kind of ambient noise that may be informative. It's the same reason I have NPR on most of the time in the background.
- heretohelp 14y ago
  News provides the gestalt for what's going to be rattling around in other peoples' heads. It also gives you material to work with for small talk. If your work or day to day life doesn't involve interacting with people even a little bit the utility of this is somewhat limited. I doubt there is a very large number of people for whom that is true.
mmariani 14y ago
As I am also a cable quitter, I really wanted to check it out. But it didn't work on Safari iOS 5.1.1. Could you take a look at it? Thanks!
- wave 14y ago
  I am using 5.1.7 and it works fine. Do you have flash blocker or JavaScript disabled?
  - jonknee 14y ago
    Mobile Safari... iOS itself is a Flash blocker.
    - MartinCron 14y ago
      iOS is the most successful Flash blocker ever, in fact.
      - mmariani 14y ago
        > iOS is the most successful Flash blocker ever I find that to be a feature not a bug. Specially when you see people bashing Flash in Android.
      - lmm 14y ago
        It's the way companies are willing to jump through hoops for Apple that they'd never for anyone else (BBC iPlayer is a particularly disgraceful example) that's been an effective flash replacement.
  - mmariani 14y ago
    Last night when I wrote that I was in bed with my iPad. Now I checked it out on my MBP running Chrome and it looks great. Thanks for making this!
callil 14y ago
I'd love to hear more about how you built this. How does it pull news videos?
fletchowns 14y ago
I find listening to the news on the radio to be much more enjoyable than watching the news on TV. Really great to listen to while cooking/cleaning/doing laundry, etc. Plus the programming on my public radio station is just so damn good.
naner 14y ago
I'm the opposite, I loathe TV news. It is especially bad now during election season. Drivel, platitudes, sensationalized crap, and one feel-good story about the local kid who saved a puppy or whatever. I can do without.
- duaneb 14y ago
  Then watch good news, like PBS NewsHour.
  - InclinedPlane 14y ago
    A far better recommendation than NPR, which is also "ok" but far from unbiased. PBS's coverage is generally far more even handed, far more informative, and far more thoughtful.
- notatoad 14y ago
  Tv news might be terrible, but there is definitely something to be said for having a certain selection of stories pushed at you. If nothing else it gives you perspective and context knowing what news everybody else is paying attention to. I noticed a terrible confirmation bias seeping in to my news when I got all my news from Internet sources.
  - Retric 14y ago
    I would recommend NPR as a far better fit for that, with that added bonus that it let's you do other things such as housework while you listen.
    - ams6110 14y ago
      NPR is far from unbiased.
      - Retric 14y ago
        Sure, but what in your option is a less biased TV or Radio news source?
kzrdude 14y ago
Great stuff. I'd love to have some influence on the mix (-obama and mitt, +europe, +technology, etc).
chrischen 14y ago
This is excellent. If only there were a way to get this on to my TV via apple tv.
CrankyPants 14y ago
Nice. Suggestion: consider adding youtube.com/stratforvideo to your mix.
prawn 14y ago
I don't bother with TV news but I did have a positive reaction to your site. I like how there's no screwing around - straight away it's giving you something to watch and easy buttons to skip ahead if you're not interested. Would be great if there were quick options to thumbs up/down a video to get more or less of that type of news (politics vs world vs sport, etc) or ignore a particular provider that has long, boring brand intros. I'm sure it'd also be trivial to introduce skippable ads that were tailored and of interest (in an ideal world...) to viewers.
JonnieCache 14y ago
All the news you need can be heard for free on the BBC world service. It has a refreshingly internationalist perspective which is interesting to compare and contrast with countrys' national news bulletins. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/

by wave 14y ago

harpastum 14y ago

Wow, this is really cool. I actually prefer this to watching broadcast news. You get the same feeling, but the ability to skip stories I'm not interested in makes the whole process way smoother.

karanbhangui 14y ago

This is really cool. Talk about making something people want :) Future plans with this?

wave 14y ago
People are asking for mobile app.
- deleted 14y ago
  [deleted]

nazgulnarsil 14y ago

I sort of regard people who enjoy watching the news the same as the people who enjoy watching horror films. What is the matter with you people?

Karunamon 14y ago
Not so much watching the news but having some kind of ambient noise that may be informative. It's the same reason I have NPR on most of the time in the background.
heretohelp 14y ago
News provides the gestalt for what's going to be rattling around in other peoples' heads. It also gives you material to work with for small talk. If your work or day to day life doesn't involve interacting with people even a little bit the utility of this is somewhat limited. I doubt there is a very large number of people for whom that is true.

mmariani 14y ago

As I am also a cable quitter, I really wanted to check it out. But it didn't work on Safari iOS 5.1.1. Could you take a look at it? Thanks!

wave 14y ago
I am using 5.1.7 and it works fine. Do you have flash blocker or JavaScript disabled?
- jonknee 14y ago
  Mobile Safari... iOS itself is a Flash blocker.
  - MartinCron 14y ago
    iOS is the most successful Flash blocker ever, in fact.
    - mmariani 14y ago
      > iOS is the most successful Flash blocker ever I find that to be a feature not a bug. Specially when you see people bashing Flash in Android.
    - lmm 14y ago
      It's the way companies are willing to jump through hoops for Apple that they'd never for anyone else (BBC iPlayer is a particularly disgraceful example) that's been an effective flash replacement.
- mmariani 14y ago
  Last night when I wrote that I was in bed with my iPad. Now I checked it out on my MBP running Chrome and it looks great. Thanks for making this!

callil 14y ago

I'd love to hear more about how you built this. How does it pull news videos?

fletchowns 14y ago

I find listening to the news on the radio to be much more enjoyable than watching the news on TV. Really great to listen to while cooking/cleaning/doing laundry, etc. Plus the programming on my public radio station is just so damn good.

naner 14y ago

I'm the opposite, I loathe TV news. It is especially bad now during election season. Drivel, platitudes, sensationalized crap, and one feel-good story about the local kid who saved a puppy or whatever. I can do without.

duaneb 14y ago
Then watch good news, like PBS NewsHour.
- InclinedPlane 14y ago
  A far better recommendation than NPR, which is also "ok" but far from unbiased. PBS's coverage is generally far more even handed, far more informative, and far more thoughtful.
notatoad 14y ago
Tv news might be terrible, but there is definitely something to be said for having a certain selection of stories pushed at you. If nothing else it gives you perspective and context knowing what news everybody else is paying attention to. I noticed a terrible confirmation bias seeping in to my news when I got all my news from Internet sources.
- Retric 14y ago
  I would recommend NPR as a far better fit for that, with that added bonus that it let's you do other things such as housework while you listen.
  - ams6110 14y ago
    NPR is far from unbiased.
    - Retric 14y ago
      Sure, but what in your option is a less biased TV or Radio news source?

kzrdude 14y ago

Great stuff. I'd love to have some influence on the mix (-obama and mitt, +europe, +technology, etc).

chrischen 14y ago

This is excellent. If only there were a way to get this on to my TV via apple tv.

CrankyPants 14y ago

Nice. Suggestion: consider adding youtube.com/stratforvideo to your mix.

prawn 14y ago

I don't bother with TV news but I did have a positive reaction to your site. I like how there's no screwing around - straight away it's giving you something to watch and easy buttons to skip ahead if you're not interested. Would be great if there were quick options to thumbs up/down a video to get more or less of that type of news (politics vs world vs sport, etc) or ignore a particular provider that has long, boring brand intros. I'm sure it'd also be trivial to introduce skippable ads that were tailored and of interest (in an ideal world...) to viewers.

JonnieCache 14y ago

All the news you need can be heard for free on the BBC world service. It has a refreshingly internationalist perspective which is interesting to compare and contrast with countrys' national news bulletins. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/