There are other codecs that don't have the licensing restrictions that h.264 has - for example, WebM. Microsoft has deliberately decided they won't be supported out the box - apparently Microsoft have no interest in making it easy for their users to play web video when it's in a format that doesn't pose legal problems for FOSS software.
I use both XP Home and Windows 7 Home Premium, and have had no problems whatsoever playing any video on any website that I've tried. Where are these problems that you speak of?
My UID is 1/10th yours, and frankly the anti-MS hysteria on here does get pretty old at times.
Yes, they did some pretty shitty things in the past. No, not everything they do nowadays is whiter-than-white either. However they have shown a vast improvement in all areas, to the extent that they're really no worse (or better) than any other large tech company, including IBM, Google and Apple.
But no, Slashdot is still full of BSOD jokes, security misinformation and Netscape-killer references (irritating since Netscape effectively committed suicide).
You have a problem with reading comprehension? The rule is "if you don't know, ask the nominated person", not "be ignorant" or even "ask some random person on the internet and hope that they're a) knowledgeable b) correct and c) impartial (e.g. the appropriate wikipedia article isn't being spammed by either the prosecution of the defence)".
Or look at it this way - if you ask the judge and they're wrong, that's their fault. If you ask Wikipedia and it's wrong, that's your fault.
They're not, but they bring in real experts rather than relying on Wikipedia editors with who-knows-what qualifications and experience in the topic (if any).
There's nothing wrong with writing down important passwords, as long as you protect the bit of paper.
For example, if I write down my password for my domain account at work and put the piece of paper in my wallet, the password would be the least of my worries if my wallet went missing.
And you won't see a flyby of another star for several centuries, certainly not KNOW about it until at least 8 years AFTER we do it (information cannot travel faster than the speed of light)
8 years? The nearest star system is ~3 light-years away, not 8.
Well, you said "the more contentious and disputed a peace prize is, the more valid it is". The AC pointed out that awarding Hitler a peace prize would be highly contentious, but invalid.
It's a reductio ad absurdum, but he has a point.
If you dislike the Hitler angle, consider if I were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - that would be universally decried, and so valid?
I do understand what you're trying to say, that awarding the prize to someone who deserves it is bound to upset *someone*, but your argument catches far more people who would not deserve the award.
Chase him with all resources? They put him on their wanted list (along with around 160 other people) and he turned himself in to the Met. Hyperbole much? (And sexist hyperbole at that)
That's more easily achieved by truly keeping your work and personal life separate, and not using your personal phone for work matters. (And conversely, if you are issued with a work phone, don't use it for personal things).
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I still remember when the domain was altavista.digital.com. Man, those were the days.
Now, get off my lawn, the lot of you.
And they couldn't provide a plugin to allow the browser to use whatever codec was installed on the host OS because..?
There are other codecs that don't have the licensing restrictions that h.264 has - for example, WebM. Microsoft has deliberately decided they won't be supported out the box - apparently Microsoft have no interest in making it easy for their users to play web video when it's in a format that doesn't pose legal problems for FOSS software.
I use both XP Home and Windows 7 Home Premium, and have had no problems whatsoever playing any video on any website that I've tried. Where are these problems that you speak of?
My UID is 1/10th yours, and frankly the anti-MS hysteria on here does get pretty old at times.
Yes, they did some pretty shitty things in the past. No, not everything they do nowadays is whiter-than-white either. However they have shown a vast improvement in all areas, to the extent that they're really no worse (or better) than any other large tech company, including IBM, Google and Apple.
But no, Slashdot is still full of BSOD jokes, security misinformation and Netscape-killer references (irritating since Netscape effectively committed suicide).
The UN has wanted control of the net for a while now
Along with every other world power.
You have a problem with reading comprehension? The rule is "if you don't know, ask the nominated person", not "be ignorant" or even "ask some random person on the internet and hope that they're a) knowledgeable b) correct and c) impartial (e.g. the appropriate wikipedia article isn't being spammed by either the prosecution of the defence)".
Or look at it this way - if you ask the judge and they're wrong, that's their fault. If you ask Wikipedia and it's wrong, that's your fault.
They're not, but they bring in real experts rather than relying on Wikipedia editors with who-knows-what qualifications and experience in the topic (if any).
There's nothing wrong with writing down important passwords, as long as you protect the bit of paper.
For example, if I write down my password for my domain account at work and put the piece of paper in my wallet, the password would be the least of my worries if my wallet went missing.
TiVo invented a whole term for it, ``tivoization''
Actually I think you'll find we invented that term, not TiVo.
I think you misunderstood his point.
Open source is "incompatible" with DRM because you can simply remove or circumvent it.
Legality doesn't come into it; DRM is incompatible with open source because in practice open source makes it ineffective.
Doesn't the wind go at the speed of light?
Since the wind is comprised of particles given off by the Sun, no.
And you won't see a flyby of another star for several centuries, certainly not KNOW about it until at least 8 years AFTER we do it (information cannot travel faster than the speed of light)
8 years? The nearest star system is ~3 light-years away, not 8.
No, 8 bits to the octet. 8 bits to the bye normally, but not always.
Not to mention that the heliopause marks the edge of the solar system; we're about to see something man-made enter interstellar space.
Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.
Yes. "On the Internet" and/or "In a browser".
That is were Hollywood keeps going wrong, they still don't get that what they could produce is eye-candy porn.
I take it you've not watched Avatar then.
Oh yes, it's the money you can scalp from disappointed fans. Great.
So watch the trailers, read some reviews, and it if looks like it's crap, don't watch it.
Scalp? No one is forcing you to spend your money just because you like the game.
Truly this day should go down in Slashdot history.
Many of us with actual scientific backgrounds would call them hypotheses, not theories.
Well, you said "the more contentious and disputed a peace prize is, the more valid it is". The AC pointed out that awarding Hitler a peace prize would be highly contentious, but invalid.
It's a reductio ad absurdum, but he has a point.
If you dislike the Hitler angle, consider if I were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - that would be universally decried, and so valid?
I do understand what you're trying to say, that awarding the prize to someone who deserves it is bound to upset *someone*, but your argument catches far more people who would not deserve the award.
Chase him with all resources? They put him on their wanted list (along with around 160 other people) and he turned himself in to the Met. Hyperbole much? (And sexist hyperbole at that)
That's more easily achieved by truly keeping your work and personal life separate, and not using your personal phone for work matters. (And conversely, if you are issued with a work phone, don't use it for personal things).
I am from the UK and while the Daily Fail is abhorrent, it's by no means the worst.
That's simple.
Drugs are covered by patents, not copyright.
Music is covered by copyright, not patents.
There you go.
Wikipedia does benefit from this service - the pages are hosted and served by Amazon and so do not cost Wikipedia any bandwidth.