Paul Irish

I think streaming is going to grow… even amongst the illicit media scene.

I think my viewing habits are somewhat normal for the standard p2p fiend. I download a movie from bittorrent, watch it once, then either save it to watch again (I rarely do), or delete it off my system.
From a data perspective, that seems pretty inefficient.

A better idea, I believe…
Develop a centralized data bank with a number of movies, tv shows and assorted media. Whenever I want, I can stream that media to my computer and watch it there. That IP system would use Peercast or some sort of bittorrent-powered distribution system to maximize performance as it scales. Of course, I still want the ability to download a file, in case I want to view it offline.
This system should allow me to maintain my own file system and IA. I don't need other people's media mixed in with "mine", though I sometimes will want to browse them. I haven't yet seen a UI that offers this mine/everyone toggle inside a filesystem, but it's completely achievable.

In addition to benefiting from having a larger potential library to use, you also shift legal responsibility, which is a nice perk, too.

I'd expect such a service to have some sort of cost associated, but given the savings of hard drive expenses, that cost is quickly justified.

Paul Irish hmm!

Visited Last.tv just now, which looks at your preferences on last.fm and tries to match videos on youtube that you might like.

What video do they serve me?
The Cuizinier video that I took at a show in Boston last year.

Obv.

Paul Irish hmm!