Cruisers Forum
 


Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on Cruisers Forums. Advertise Here
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 13-11-2010, 10:04   #1
Registered User

Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: At the intersection of here & there
Boat: 47' Olympic Adventure
Posts: 4,851
Stalker of the Seas

Any Canadians might be interested that Global is showing a documentary on HMCS Fredericton doing anti-piracy ops off Somalia tonight (13 Nov) - check your local listings for times. Others might be able to view on the net: HMCS Fredericton in the Gulf
Lodesman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-11-2010, 10:27   #2
Registered User
 
sabray's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Wash DC
Boat: PETERSON 44
Posts: 3,165
I do not have access to this content. Guess its a Canadian film government file. Nice ship. Its getting more frequent that I cant see foreign vids. Sad I thought the internet would let us all share more and lessen restrictions.
sabray is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-11-2010, 10:46   #3
Registered User
 
SabreKai's Avatar

Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Toronto, Canada on Lake Ontario
Boat: Roberts Offshore 38
Posts: 1,287
Images: 5
Fabulous, I'm Canadian and can't even see it.

Sabre
__________________
SabreKai
SV Sabre Dance, Roberts Offshore 38
https://sabredancing.wordpress.com/
SabreKai is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-11-2010, 10:51   #4
Registered User
 
sabray's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Wash DC
Boat: PETERSON 44
Posts: 3,165
Im Scandinavian but My computer doesn't know that. Using a US network. Why is some content blocked or unable to be viewed? Maybe a new thread sorry.
sabray is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-11-2010, 12:45   #5
Senior Cruiser
 
GordMay's Avatar

Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
Posts: 49,084
Images: 241
Quote:
Originally Posted by sabray View Post
1. Im Scandinavian but My computer doesn't know that. Using a US network.
2. Why is some content blocked or unable to be viewed? ...
1. I always recommend being honest with your electronics, and suggest you admit your Scandinavian heritage to your computer. It won't care, if it truly loves you.
2. What colour is your keyboard & monitor? Canadian content sometimes may not be available to beige equipment.
__________________
Gord May
"If you didn't have the time or money to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"



GordMay is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 13-11-2010, 13:17   #6
Registered User
 
avb3's Avatar

Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Florida/Alberta
Boat: Lippincott 30
Posts: 9,904
Images: 1
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lodesman View Post
Any Canadians might be interested that Global is showing a documentary on HMCS Fredericton doing anti-piracy ops off Somalia tonight (13 Nov) - check your local listings for times. Others might be able to view on the net: HMCS Fredericton in the Gulf
This Canadian from Alberta is advised, in an ominous female voice that "You do not have access to this content".

Wow... usually I get that kind of message (and I am NOT kidding) from the Comedy Network in the States.
avb3 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-11-2010, 13:39   #7
Registered User
 
sabray's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Wash DC
Boat: PETERSON 44
Posts: 3,165
Thanks Gord I have informed the beast, dined and wooed her and still I am denied. she now spurts Paha Poika which is reminescent but no better then being denied.
sabray is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-11-2010, 13:40   #8
Registered User
 
Connemara's Avatar

Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Toronto, Canada
Boat: Mirage 27 in Toronto; Wright 10 in Auckland
Posts: 771
Images: 2
Odd. I am Canadian, but currently in Phoenix. And I had no trouble at all.OTOH, if yer in Canada, you can probably turn on Global, as the OP suggested, and watch on the television apparatus.

No need to go all-high-tech


Connemara
Connemara is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-11-2010, 14:11   #9
Registered User
 
NotQuiteLost's Avatar

Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Paradise (better known to most people as: Philippines)
Boat: 65' Custom Steel Ketch
Posts: 322
Images: 4
Quote:
Originally Posted by sabray View Post
Its getting more frequent that I cant see foreign vids. Sad I thought the internet would let us all share more and lessen restrictions.
It's unfortunate in a way, but predictable more than anything. For most places that restrict access of their content, it's usually about revenue.
Internet revenue is derived on a 'per click' basis for advertisements, and each click is worth more or less based (essentially) on the income of the user.

So if you're in the Philippines like me, where the median income is something like $4,000/household/year, your average clicks from Filipino computers aren't likely to be worth as much as those from the USA, where the income is north of $40,000/year.

Other times it's simply a desperate, last-ditch power grab by the publishing networks to hold onto their content. The 'Big Three' in the USA (CBS/NBC/ABC) are notorious for restricting access to their content on the internet, because they understand that the medium is eventually going to kill their entire business model, let alone their company.
NotQuiteLost is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-11-2010, 14:45   #10
Registered User
 
sabray's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Wash DC
Boat: PETERSON 44
Posts: 3,165
Anyway Im pretty sure the girl who says I do not have access to this content is named Kate. I have left out her last name for reasons of privacy. Im a pretty goof Poika most times but wish we could share stuff more freely. Sorry Kate it didn't work hope your enjoying being the voice of denial. Sadly I will most likely hear you voice more often.
sabray is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-11-2010, 15:44   #11
CF Adviser
Moderator Emeritus
 
TaoJones's Avatar

Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Montrose, Colorado
Posts: 9,845
No media provider is going to allow their original content to be available on the internet before it is broadcast. They have commitments to those who pay for the production that grants them exclusive rights / first use of the content. Once a production is aired, it is generally made available on the web, as original content has a short shelf-life for exclusive use and ages quickly.

Be patient.

TaoJones
__________________
"Your vision becomes clear only when you look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks within, awakens."
Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961)
TaoJones is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-11-2010, 17:03   #12
Registered User
 
sabray's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Wash DC
Boat: PETERSON 44
Posts: 3,165
ohhh thanks tao
Kate dear I thought it was personnel but now enlightened I forgive you. can I see you once your done with the work stuff.

Kate
"denied access you still can not access this content. goodbye if you try again I will seek out your boat and sink it.

Sabray
Darling please forget you ever knew me. Im returning to my book and sewing.
sabray is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Sailing the 7 Seas - Where are they ? And why are there 9!??? David_Old_Jersey Other 34 22-07-2012 12:07
Seven Seas University Euro Cruiser Cruising News & Events 0 26-11-2009 09:53
law of the seas defever General Sailing Forum 25 08-03-2009 15:24
With Wind and Seas Kai Nui Meets & Greets 9 19-01-2006 22:02

Advertise Here


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 02:32.


Google+
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.