jack_pp • 5 days ago

what if everyone agrees on a 10s delay?

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lordnacho • 5 days ago

For pseudo-live streams such as sports events, that would be totally fine. People can have slightly out of sync streams, delayed by various amounts.

But you can't live stream a conversation with someone if you have a 10s delay.

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duskwuff • 4 days ago

Latency is actually a pretty big deal for live sports events.

No one wants to hear the cheering start at the neighbor's house ten seconds before you get to see the team score a goal.

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lordnacho • 2 days ago

And yet, that is exactly what we have!

bawolff • 5 days ago

The issue is everyone is watching the same part of the file at the same time. Offsetting by 10 seconds does not change that.

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Timwi • 5 days ago

The time offset impedes the ability of viewers to interact with the streamer via chat, which for many people (incl. myself) is the whole reason to watch live instead of a recording.

delusional • 5 days ago

Define "live".