It's not a free download. As others have pointed out here, the file can only be played on Windows with a proprietary player, and the file expires after seven days. This is so lame. I wouldn't mind it so much except that NBC is trying to milk this for the we-care-about-users-and-are-providing-them-with-choices angle. This is not free, and no better a choice. Anyone who really cares about TV probably has a DVR anyway. And really, there is nothing new here. NBC has been doing limited downloads and streaming for at least all of last season. Please NBC (not the you read/.) get a clue!
Agreed. The problem I have with these sorts of things is they act as if the problem is with Google. It's not (or any other search engine for that matter). The problem is with the site that is vulnerable. Fix the security hole and there's nothing to worry about.
While it's true that Django has support for the sitemaps protocol and sitemaps are nothing new for Google, Yahoo and MSN's support of the protocol is new.
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Where did this post come from? It's nonsense. There's absolutely no logical connection between the premise and the conclusion.
It's not a free download. As others have pointed out here, the file can only be played on Windows with a proprietary player, and the file expires after seven days. This is so lame. I wouldn't mind it so much except that NBC is trying to milk this for the we-care-about-users-and-are-providing-them-with-choices angle. This is not free, and no better a choice. Anyone who really cares about TV probably has a DVR anyway. And really, there is nothing new here. NBC has been doing limited downloads and streaming for at least all of last season. Please NBC (not the you read /.) get a clue!
Agreed. The problem I have with these sorts of things is they act as if the problem is with Google. It's not (or any other search engine for that matter). The problem is with the site that is vulnerable. Fix the security hole and there's nothing to worry about.
While it's true that Django has support for the sitemaps protocol and sitemaps are nothing new for Google, Yahoo and MSN's support of the protocol is new.