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

BillK pharos at gmail.com
Wed Apr 10 17:50:34 UTC 2013


On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 6:38 PM, spike wrote:
> 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.  So now I don’t need a cursor control; I just point to things on
> my first screen with my finger.  So now we don’t need Google glass or any
> exotic software or anything; both Skype connections are free and I can point
> to what thing needs to be done next, using only four ordinary computers and
> two Skype connections.
>
>


I think you are over-complicating the system. You only need her
computer to point at the engine. Remember you can talk to each other
as well. So you can verbally tell her what to do. If you see her
making a mistake, you just shout 'No - the green wire!'.

BillK




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