“The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works: he will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie.” – 2 Thessalonians 2:9
I'm trying to make a totally self-contained community software, sort of like an old-school BBS but via HTTP.
Don't need a db or anything, just run this and it works.
It's not significantly different than other software, it's just a slightly different approach that's probably most interesting and fun for a developer that's also interested in simple to host software.
If you want a project, you could check if your TV already has an antenna input (usually a coax input) and grab a $40 indoor HDTV antenna - if it looked interesting you could always invest more for a roof antenna and/or stuff for doing DVR with it.
I live in a major metro in the US. I get something like 100+ digital HD channels. Most of it I have never looked at to know what it is. I get the major broadcast networks, which means I can see most sports.
For me, when I bought the antenna, tuner and pc, there wasn't wild price gouging, so I was done for < $500, a one-time cost that netted me essentially a broadcast HDTV DVR setup. The only ongoing cost is $35 a year for guide data if you want to be able to schedule recordings.
I do.
https://slashdot.org/~ender (edit, since it's not super obvious - #79)