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Is Playing a DVD Harder Than Rocket Science?

Posted by samzenpus on from the too-much-TV dept.

dacut writes "After successfully repairing the Hubble Space Telescope, astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis found themselves with a free day due to thunderstorms which delayed their return. They attempted to pass the time by watching movies, only to find that their laptops did not have the proper software, and Houston was unable to help. No word, alas, on what software was involved, though we can assume that software/codec updates are a tad difficult when you're orbiting the planet at 17,200MPH."

2 of 464 comments (clear)

  1. Windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm guessing they were using windows :)

  2. Re:MPC Home Cinema VLC by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    source is in svn/cvs, fucking learn how to check it out.

    No problem with that, but other packages usually make a tar-ball of a known-good version available.

    Svn/cvs is great if you want to participate in development, but a little bit suboptimal if you don't. Hundreds of questions pop up, such as which tag to get (if versions are even tagged...), and is generally a hassle if all you want is just compile and run the stuff.