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Linux Not Supported For Democratic Convention Video
bucketoftruth writes "If you browse to the Democratic Convention website and attempt to check out any of their upcoming streams, you bump into the following limitation: 'We're sorry, but the Democratic Convention video web site isn't compatible with your operating system and/or browser. Please try again on a computer with the following Compatible operating systems: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or a Mac with Tiger (OS 10.4) or Leopard (OS 10.5). Compatible browsers: Internet Explorer (version 6 or later), Firefox (version 2), or, if you are on a Mac, Safari (version 3.1) also works.'"
I have not used it, but for what it's worth. Moonlight
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When I get to the site I am told I need the Silverlight plugin AND 'Move Networks Player'. Oh, and it proposes a Java Applet to install it!? Couldn't they just streaming WMV or something less complicated? Looks like they need someone to go over and give them an explanation on how to do things right.
Jumpstart the tartan drive.
I do not want the Democratic party wasting its money on a partisan Operating System war by supporting a fringe OS that has less than 1% share of the desktop.
Odd.
If it is compatible with the firefox 2 browser, then they have already spent the money on supporting a fringe OS. In fact, it would have taken them MORE effort to give error messages based on OS type as well as browser type like they have than to leave well enough alone.
So in effect, they wasted your money on a partisan operating system war by thinking theres even a difference between the two once its browser compatible. Malice or stupidity, it's still a waste of manpower as that stands right now.
Not exactly a platform (heh) breaking issue, but still rather ignorant of them.
Ice Cream has no bones.
Ugh. What could these possibly offer that couldn't be done with, say, Flash?
Development paid for by Microsoft?
My God, it's Full of Source!
OUTSIDE_IP=$(dig +short my.ip @outsideip.net)
...with the Beijing Olympics. They are using Silverlight on the site for the streaming video. Out of curiosity, was the error reported the error given when one tries to use FF on Linux to view the streaming stuff, or does it pop that up when you try to view the stream in FF with Moonlight? The Olympics streaming video on the site refused to work even with a tested Moonlight install with me.
"Biden his VP choice is against net neutrality [gizmodo.com]"
So is McCain. Biden was selected to assist in foreign relations type tasks and to play devil's advocate for Obama (who is for net neutrality)
Any chance this works with Moonlight? Or is that plug-in a Window-only plugin, rather than some sort of Silverlight plugin?
Don't thank God, thank a doctor!
"For virtual attendees, the Democrat convention site is providing a progressive web experience (high definition Silverlight video , Digital Rights Management), while the Republican convention site is providing a more conservative web experience of..." - excerpt from August 21st Journal
Probably not.
I attended a number of conventions within our state and if it is as screwed up everywhere else as it is here, they could actually lose.
They lost my vote when Obama voted for immunity for Telco's.
I was hoping that they were going to be on the forefront of technology issues. They weren't even close. During the computer/technology meeting they spent 45 + minutes during a 2 hour session talking about Short Wave Radio issues.
Finally some other people took over the meeting and it started getting more towards computer and technology issues. but basically a lot of it was hog wash.
They spent a lot of time talking about caps on downloads. They were upset that they couldn't download more than 10 movies during a month.
I'm sorry but I feel there are more pressing issues, like broadband for rural areas, software usage in schools and government, open internet. Just to name a few. They were all more interested in who got elected, not what they were getting elected for.
Later I had someone come talk to me about my blog. He told me there were some things we just shouldn't talk about. He never mentioned my blog, but I think it was more than a coincidence that he came and talked to me the day after I posted the info.
I met some good concerned people there, but the people in charge were totally off the wall and I felt that it was more of a way to pacify the masses, making them have a feeling that they had an input to the party. I left the convention feeling like they were so screwed up that they could actually lose the next election.
And I bet it is going to be a lot closer than they thought.
It's going to be interesting, a large number of Republicans don't want McCain and a large number of Democrats don't want Obama.
He who said 1,000,000 monkeys on 1,000,000 typewriters would eventually type the great novel, never saw an AOL chat room
Of course anything done by NBC will support their overlords (Microsoft) to the exclusion of others. That should not be a surprise to anyone. But a political party best think twice before immediately shutting out at least 10% of the possible viewers (Linux) and making it slightly to extremely difficult for at least 33% of everyone else.
Okay, on my Mac it doesn't work in either Firefox or Safari. I have intentionally not installed the Silverlight plugin; but it doesn't tell me I need it! It just says it's not compatible with my browser - and then tells me to use... my current OS and browser.
There's a web developer that's on the ball...
#DeleteChrome
Hey, now. They didn't say it'd be "technologically-savvy". They said it'd be the "most technologically-savvy". They don't necessarily have to do well to live up to that claim, it's relative.
"16MB (fuck off, MiB fascists)" - The Mighty Buzzard
At least, not mine, despite their page stating that they support "Mac with Tiger (OS 10.4) or Leopard (OS 10.5)." and "Firefox (version 2), or, if you are on a Mac, Safari (version 3.1) also works." I have a Mac running Tiger, Safari 3.1, and Firefox 2, and I got the "We're sorry" message with both.
Aren't Mac users a big chunk of the core Democratic Party base? ;-)
Yes. The video object is independent from the connection object which is independent from the streaming object. It's rather trivial to setup a live stream.
And in case you're wondering how I know that, I was mucking around with creating a Flash 7 video player last night. Does anyone know how to get MTASC to output uncompressed SWF files rather than compressed SWC files? (Not to be confused with the confusingly named SWC class libraries. Bleh.) Flash Studio has a nice option for that, but SWFMILL and MTASC don't seem to want to listen. :-/
Javascript + Nintendo DSi = DSiCade
I'm no Microsoft fanboy or anything, but I've been pretty impressed with Silverlight.
I spent a lot of time watching live streaming Olympics video at NBCOlympics.com, and the Silverlight video feed and functionality was much, much better than I've ever seen from Flash. I'm not even sure if Flash can do live streaming video, especially at that high quality with any efficiency.
Interesting how these half-wit Microsoft conspiracy types get +5 Insightful when the site also supports OSX and Firefox.
I'd say a Mac running OSX and Firefox is a much larger enemy to Microsoft than Linux is, given the install base, but what do I know?
"especially the one used mostly by the "technologically-savvy" people." Why do you say this?
Because it's true.
Not that it means you're not tech-savvy if you don't, but if you do use it chances are you're at least somewhat savvy.
On the other hand, you people are forgetting that politicians cater to the gullible, unquestioning public- they know most tech-savvy people will actually use that thing called Google to check their record, the truth of their statements, etc. instead of accepting the spoon-feeding mass media news networks.
Smart move really, keep the people out that know you're full of BS, and let the sheep (err I mean general public) inside for the shearing.
At first I thought your post was tongue-n-cheek until I read some of your other posts.
Thunderbird uses the mbox format to store e-mail, which is a lowest common denominator (ie: flat file).
Here are a couple of super-duper-secret links, but shhh, don't share these with anybody else.
http://www.google.com/search?q=convert+mbox
- or -
http://www.google.com/search?q=convert+thunderbird
By the way, where do I sign up to Astroturf? I could really use the extra money.
-rd
Change? I don't think so. There will be no change. People who are old enough to vote don't really believe that stuff, do they?
Help stamp out iliturcy.
It's like hiring an Amish guy to design the next generation fuel cell sports car racer.
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One thing that made it very funny for me was not the /. adoration but Jon Stewart's treatment of it on The Daily Show. I remember not only the dissection of Ted's speech but the quite hilarious animations that elucidated the concepts Ted was describing.
I'm unaware of TDS' presence on Youtube any more after effective copyright chasing, but a clip of this comedy genius may be stuck in a lesser-used tube somewhere.
Couldn't stand the weather
The Democrats (and the Republicans, for that matter) don't mind offending about 50% of the population anyway. Why would anyone think they're afraid of offending another 5% or so? :)
Car analogies are welcome ;)
Well, it's not a big truck. We know that much.
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In addition to Silverlight, DemConvention.com uses Redhat: searchdns.netcraft.com/?position=limited&host=www.demconvention.com
And it runs on SilverStripe open source CMS/framework, which requires PHP, MySQL, Apache.... (Just do a view-source of the homepage, or check out silverstripe.com/powering-4-days-of-political-history-dnc-2008/)
Source of demconvention.com has: <meta name="generator" http-equiv="generator" content="SilverStripe 2.0 - http://www.silverstripe.com/" />
Which means the company they paid to design the site is full of no talent hacks and they screwed it up.
Nice, can we find out what the company is so we can spread the word that that company is one to NOT use?
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
From the page linked above "John McCain will expand the number of H-1B visas to allow our companies to keep top-notch talent - often trained in our graduate schools - in the United States. The Department of Labor should be allowed to set visa levels appropriate for market conditions. Hiring skilled foreign workers to fill critical shortages benefits not only innovative companies, but also our economy. For every foreign worker hired, corporations generally hire five to ten additional American workers. "
I agree, up to a point. A politician can earn my respect by fairly consistently acting in a decent manner, but precious few do. Obama never had my respect, I was merely willing to extend him the benefit of the doubt (ie, I didn't automatically distrust him like I do most politicians, although I didn't trust him either) because many of my peers who are more or less intelligent touted how great and different he was.
Then he proved that he's no different. Just another corrupt politician who will screw us all over. Again. Color me unsurprised.
"16MB (fuck off, MiB fascists)" - The Mighty Buzzard