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Jörgen Andersson wrote: Alternative Intelligence?
I would go for Allmighty Idiocy 
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I think Microsoft AI could be Ballmer Intelligence - see, AI! 
How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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Some background, We have a DVD-player strapped to the headrests in the car, one master and one slave monitor.
Now being the four year old he is, our eldest decided to test the strength of the cable between the two units.
Since the cable is not available for buying anymore and one of the connectors is nonstandard I need to buy a new machine before Christmas, or get a nervous breakdown during the Christmas travels.
But then I got the brilliant idea to buy two tablets instead, and to play movies on one device and duplicate the screen on the other.
Yes, they obviously need to be able to see the same movie at the same time.  And I, or even my wife, needs to be able to control it from a phone while sitting in the front seat.
So now a battery of questions emerges.
- Are there any good apps for screen casting TO tablets? (There are tons for casting to TVs from tablets)
- Will the casting be in sync on both units or will there be a noticeable delay soundwise?
- Will the app allow both master and slave mode?
- Are there any holders available for fastening a tablet to the neck rest?
- Is this at all a viable approach or should I stop wasting my time
I could go on but I think I'll stop there for now
modified 24-Nov-14 1:21am.
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Often times the sky is the limit if without having it have more than more or less 1 tablet required the converged functionality, eat while you compute (which at the same time involves email, multitask, browsing, at the lower level tabs in multiples of each), increasing value per byte of goodput
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Could you post dates/times of travel and routes so other drivers who are not suicidal can avoid proximity to the media-mobile ? 
«If you search in Google for 'no-one ever got fired for buying IBM:' the top-hit is the Wikipedia article on 'Fear, uncertainty and doubt'» What does that tell you about sanity in these times?
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Each to his own, I guess, but you need a screen in the car for the kids - Have you tried talking to them, playing games, interaction human to human has worked for thousands of years !
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Bravo! 
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Human-to-human interaction means that little kids are actually human. They are insane humanoids capable of inducing murderous rage in adults.
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I've got that comment a couple of times, usually from people without children of their own, but nothing you can't treat with a bit of babysitting.
Just to put thing into relation a bit. The drive to the grand parents is fifteen hours. And not visiting is a bad option I find.
The drive to the other grandfather is just three hours and is done without movies.
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: nothing you can't treat with a bit of babysitting.
I'm not asked to babysit any more. Apparently, there isn't much demand for squashed babies.
Obligatory Dilbert[^]
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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For the record, I have a child (11 going on 16)
For a 15 hour trip, I'd advise the boot. (that's trunk to those who prefer that term)
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My truck has a built in system with one tablet sized screen mounted in the center. Maybe easier to find a way to mount a single tablet that is simply shared.
Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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That could be a solution in the future, but at the moment the younger is still facing backwards as it's a lot safer, and safety trumps boredom all times.
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Just download the movie to both tablets and let them watch stuff independently, that what we do with our 2 and it stops the fighting.
In fact, on long journeys, my eldest now sits up front, and mum goes in the back with the youngest.
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DaveAuld wrote: mum goes in the back
You mean you sometimes let her sit up front! hasn't bonnie Scotland become liberal these last years
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Nothing to do with that, it is just I need someone to have decent conversation with and doesn't block my view of the the door mirror.
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I haven't tried it, but have you seen this: AllCast Receiver[^] - looks like it should do what you want.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I'll definitely take a look at that.
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: Some background, We have a DVD-player strapped to the headrests in the car, one master and one slave monitor.
Now being the four year old he is, our eldest decided to test the strength of the cable between the two units.
Faarrrkkkk me! What are you lot doing now as parents?
Mine got to sit in the back and were engaged with us in conversation and song. If they didn't want to play nice they got told 'To sit down, shut up and hang on'.
Both were under 3 when they were put in the booster seats (now the kids have to be in proper baby type seats until 7). Both decided to play with the seat belt and undo it. Both were introduced to 90 degree turns and flying across the car to hit the opposing door. Neither played with the seatbelats again and they didn't whinge too much, even on long trips.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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99 bottles of beer on the wall
Old macDonald
One man went to mow (the 'and his dog, spot, sausage roll, bottle of pop, old Mother Riley and a cow' version)
"when I went shopping I bought" game
Spotto
Pub cricket (only really playable in the UK, but the best car game ever)
Number Plate cricket
Who can get the most people to return a wave
Who can keep silent longest?
20 Questions
Mix tapes of sing-along songs
When I was a kid the worst car game we ever played was "cattle cows:
The idea (as I remember it) was that we had to take it in turns to say "cattle cows" once for every cow we saw, before they were no longer visible. One point for each one successfully said..
Fine when driving out of the Midlands - not too many cattle to be seen, and mainly only glimpses over or through hedges.
But once you got into the Welsh countryside, and once we allowed sheep - the shout of "cattle sheep" was loud and constant for mile upon mile.
Dad's solution? Stopped the car in the next village, got out without a word, went into the pub.
Happy days!
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Whatever happened with the "Escape from duct tape prison" game? Lets see, a 15 hour trip, 15rolls of tape to escape from.
Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.
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I suspect I would turn into a very lonely man If I ever tried that. 
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: I suspect I would turn into a very lonely man If I ever tried that
Sometimes, a change in life is for the better
Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.
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ahhhhh, reminds me of a road trip we once took, 45 mins in I was in a shopping mall looking for a new car dual dvd player for exactly the same reason. The new unit we ended up with is no where near as good as the previous one which came from aldi and was half the price
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Went to Aldi to look for a new one, it was better than the old one, but the cable was to short.
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