[ExI] bike repair using double-skype, was: RE: future of proletariat, was: RE: future of slavery

[Adrian Tymes]

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:38 AM, spike <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

> Doh!  I can never think of an original idea.
>
"There is nothing new under the sun, just new combinations of old things."

Both the mechanic (me) and the prole (owner of similar bike, elsewhere) get
> two computers, both with Skype.  We call each other.  She sets her camera
> pointed on her bike, which transmits to me and I receive that image on my
> first computer.  I set my second computer’s camera on the screen of my
> first computer, which transmits back to her, which she receives on her
> second computer.
>

What she gets is often a blurry image, assuming there are not
camera/screen cycle issues that only gives her part of the image.
In general, you should look for some way to screen share, so
you & she only need one computer each.

However, re Skype specifically, Microsoft's apparently been
introducing some limitations on screen sharing & video for
non-Premium accounts; I wouldn't be surprised if they've put
code in to detect and disable the workaround you describe.  So
you should probably consider a non-Skype solution.
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