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The NYT's OS-Restrictive Video Policies
ro1 writes to mention a story on Linux.com about the NYT's confusing video policies. Essentially, if you're running Linux you can only see videos running on the front page of the site; videos elsewhere on the site require Windows or OSX. Roblimo has a video tour of the NYT site to explain the issue in detail. (Linux.com and Slashdot are both owned by OSTG.)
I called the 800 number and they immediately said, "you used Firefox, didn't you?". Yes I did and they only support IE.
They only support secure browsers.
I'm not convinced that's the case. If I own a carpark, should I be allowed to turn away people based on what car they drive?
Why not? If you think you can make more money by only letting people driving Lexus, Beamers, and Mercedes in and charging $10/hr since you keep the riff-raff out, I'd say go for it.
If I own a hotel, should I be allowed to turn away people based on their religion? I don't think so.
You *should* be allowed to. That you're not is just one more example of a bad law.
The NYT website is a website being made available to the general public. Is there a reason why they should be allowed to discriminate against certain people based on something irrelevant?
Because they don't want you there seems like a perfectly valid reason to me.