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.)

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Sorry to threadjack question re. OS

[Anonymous Coward]

When Apple announced their Mac mini last week for US$499, it caught my eye. Wanting to buy/build a small PC for my already cramped breakfast bar, I started pricing out similar PC hardware. The results startled me. It was very difficult to price a PC as small (6.5" x 6.5" x 2") as the Mac mini with comparable equipment cheaper than the Mac mini. Indeed, most of the configurations I found were more than the humble $499 of the Mac, often much more. To match price I often had to configure with a much bigger shuttle-style case. What computers are currently on the market to compete with this? When my wife asks for the 'cute little Mac', what PC can I buy instead that will take up as little space and do as much for the same price (or less)?

Re:Sorry to threadjack question re. OS

[Anonymous Coward]

Post your questions to Ask Slashdot next time and do not threadcrap here.

If you need a compact desktop, get a cheap HP or Dell laptop. Or check Walmart; they all offer low-spec laptops for under $500: less than a mini+display Gnome can be made to look like OS X if needed.

Re:Sorry to threadjack question re. OS

[Anonymous Coward]

Try this

Smaller, cheaper, comes with a screen.

Dumb troll.

roblimo

[larry bagina]

Roblimo has the distinction of being an even worse spokesman than ESR or RMS.

He's like a child molesting uncle nobody wants to acknowledge. Except in this bizarro universe that is slashdot, he's idolized and revered.