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[Alex Launi <alex.launi@xxxxxxxxx>]

2010/5/4 Scott E. Armitage <launchpad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Maybe this is outside the scope of the discussion, but with respect to
> synchronous streams, I can think of many times where I am browsing websites
> and opening new tabs as I'm e.g. reading an article when all of a sudden
> something, somewhere, starts playing audio. I didn't try to initiate any
> audio stream, but now there is, say, an embedded video playing on some tab
> somewhere, and I can't find it. I'm not sure what my point is, but it seems
> like there are two kinds of "synchronous" streams -- those the user expected
> to happen, and those that the user didn't. The latter case almost blends in
> the definition of asynchronous streams.
>
> -Scott
>
>
I think this still fits the synchronous model. Yeah, you didn't exactly
start the audio, but it's not really transient either, treating it as
synchronous gives you the ability to mute said stream from whatever ui.

Maybe asynchronous and synchronous weren't the ideal choices. Transient and
non-transient? Doesn't really matter, I think the idea is clear enough.


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--Alex Launi