To simplify a little you can usually save embedded media in Firefox with Tools|Page Info|Media. There you will see a list of all embedded media on the page. In this you will usually find the url of the video and you can press save on that line. This will sometimes produce an empty file, but works most of the time.
This is how I view most embedded media when at home under Linux.
This is a bit redundant of a response, but the point to his/her post was the ?Mac doesn't have an eject button. So no, that isn't the valid response. On the older Mac = 9 you would drag the CD icon into the trash. Not really sure if it is the same for OS X or not.
The reason it is worded that way is for Vice Presidents. Lets say you are a Vice President that is elevated to President in your first year. With the wording as is you can run for President one more time. Lets say you are elevated to President in your third year of your Vice Presidency, then you get to run twice for President.
Quite simple really. But I guess I should have replied to your parent, since you seemed to be pointing out that posters mistake too, oh well... have a good day!
On item 3: you are only taxed on new goods, not used. So yea, I believe the internet would be taxed, but not Ebay per se. Would someone care to correct me on new goods sold on the Internet?
Interesting. I feel sorry for your brother because that is NOT the norm in the USA. Perhaps he should try and find another job. As a general rule you do not get overtime in the US if you are a salaried employee. Not all salaried employees lose out on overtime though. I am salaried and get it. The few times in the last year I have had to work 60+ hour weeks it was always appreciated by those above me.
Credit where it is due: the American Revolution wouldn't have succeeded without assistance from the French.
I love the scene in The Patriot where the French Major Jean Villeneuve brushes himself off before battle and turns to Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) and says ``if I die, then I will die well dresses.''
Several years ago I came across a little project by Colin Percival to calculate Pi to an obscene number of digits called PiHex. I thought it was pretty cool and I think this guy is damn bright. I expect to hear more about him in the future. A lot of people here seem to be dogging him because he has been critical of Linus, but I think what he wrote was fair. At least everything I saw. It isn't like he was saying Linus sucks or anything, just that he isn't taking a threat as seriously as Colin would like him to. Hey, part of open source is collaboration and that sometimes means people are not going to agree.
Hold on, because I'm not sure what you're refering to. If this is about the "you have to watch the entire film without skipping bits" thing, then we're not talking about a new format, the technology already exists. If we're talking about artists refusing to allow their movies to be released upon DVD, instead releasing it upon its successor, then, well, we're in the same boat as the VHS to DVD upgrade. It's certainly not something I want to see happen, and I fear the artist haters who have gotten this law passed have put us in this situation.
Early in this discussion you mentioned Blu-ray therefore I assumed you were wrapping this change into the advent of better DVD technology. If I were to buy a DVD that wouldn't allow me to pause or fast-forward during playback I would simply return it as defective and inform the publisher that I have done so. Again, this isn't a big deal at all. It is the publisher that looses if they choose to do this.
If it's watchable, it's usable. Until recently, most movies made all their money at the cinema,...
Absolutly correct. But if the video is not released in a CSS-xxx format that works on the majority of DVD players then it isn't watchable. Given existing hardware isn't going to get an upgrade to support this new format then my previous post still applies.
...and I don't recall ever going into a cinema with a remote control.
Perhaps that is a reason to see movies in one of those "private" booths?
But to be serious again, just because someone sells something doesn't mean you have to buy it. I assume that you live in the USA given you are posting about this. Given we have about 1,000,000 ways to entertain ourselves in an average day here I cannot see much reason to get worked up over not watching a movie. It just isn't worth it...
No time to actually visit the link (at work currently), but I would simply return it. Yes, I realize every store has some posted policy about not accepting returns like this, but you are free to respond with "it does not work with my hardware" or similar. From my experience places like Best Buy won't make much of it and give you your money back. I would then write the distributor and tell them the reason for return. The product does not work as you expected and there is no reason for you to keep it.
I still have to disagree with you on this. The movie will cease to fit in the category of a good movie that breaks the "All movies are crap" if it not made available in a usable form. My evidence of this? Think about all the movies that do horrible in the theater but make a lot of money in DVD sales. As I understand it most studios make the majority of profits on a movie after it is out of the theater. Have you every heard of a movie that was a big seller in the theater and tanked on DVD? I wouldn't worry too much about studios releasing movies on some highly proprietary format. Consumers buy into new formats very slowly. Think how long it took for DVD or CD to catch on and all the people who couldn't view a movie because it was only in some new CSS-equivalent Blu-ray format. I would expect most stores wouldn't even carry those movies. Think about how cramped stores like Best Buy are already in the movies section. Are they going to make space to carry some format no one uses in favor of movies that have the potential to sell?
So yea, not being able to skip the FBI warning at the beginning of a movie is annoying, but will never extend to the rest of the film.
This, ultimately, could have extreme repurcussions. The better movies could become much more difficult to view because of artists not wanting their movies to be edited in this way, and so forcing the release of "unskippable" DVDs.
Did you really think about this before you wrote it? You are saying a major studio would release a movie you couldn't fast forward. Not to be a total ass, but sweet Jesus you are paranoid!
My favorite one is to start by talking to them like you are interested in their product. After about a minute scream into the phone ``Oh my God it bit me! I have to go.'' and hang up.
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To simplify a little you can usually save embedded media in Firefox with Tools|Page Info|Media. There you will see a list of all embedded media on the page. In this you will usually find the url of the video and you can press save on that line. This will sometimes produce an empty file, but works most of the time.
This is how I view most embedded media when at home under Linux.
Ha, it has been so long since I sat at a Mac I forgot about that button.
This is a bit redundant of a response, but the point to his/her post was the ?Mac doesn't have an eject button. So no, that isn't the valid response. On the older Mac = 9 you would drag the CD icon into the trash. Not really sure if it is the same for OS X or not.
No, freedom costs a buck o' five.
The reason it is worded that way is for Vice Presidents. Lets say you are a Vice President that is elevated to President in your first year. With the wording as is you can run for President one more time. Lets say you are elevated to President in your third year of your Vice Presidency, then you get to run twice for President.
Quite simple really. But I guess I should have replied to your parent, since you seemed to be pointing out that posters mistake too, oh well... have a good day!
We need more Ozone way up in the sky. Near earth it is bad as it creates smog. A link for you: http://science.howstuffworks.com/ozone-pollution.h tm
But eating too much fish will give you too much Mercury in your diet, so I guess you really are screwed either way.
On item 3: you are only taxed on new goods, not used. So yea, I believe the internet would be taxed, but not Ebay per se. Would someone care to correct me on new goods sold on the Internet?
It was a joke, albeit a poor one. Hence the *ducks*
Unlike paper, gasoline is free, so the analogy doesn't apply...
*ducks*
Interesting. I feel sorry for your brother because that is NOT the norm in the USA. Perhaps he should try and find another job. As a general rule you do not get overtime in the US if you are a salaried employee. Not all salaried employees lose out on overtime though. I am salaried and get it. The few times in the last year I have had to work 60+ hour weeks it was always appreciated by those above me.
I love the scene in The Patriot where the French Major Jean Villeneuve brushes himself off before battle and turns to Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) and says ``if I die, then I will die well dresses.''
Several years ago I came across a little project by Colin Percival to calculate Pi to an obscene number of digits called PiHex. I thought it was pretty cool and I think this guy is damn bright. I expect to hear more about him in the future. A lot of people here seem to be dogging him because he has been critical of Linus, but I think what he wrote was fair. At least everything I saw. It isn't like he was saying Linus sucks or anything, just that he isn't taking a threat as seriously as Colin would like him to. Hey, part of open source is collaboration and that sometimes means people are not going to agree.
Links for the PiHex project:
http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/projects/pihex/index.html
http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/projects/pihex/colin.html
Yeah, but try getting that from a girl...
I kid I kid.
I wonder what this did for his grade?
Absolutly correct. But if the video is not released in a CSS-xxx format that works on the majority of DVD players then it isn't watchable. Given existing hardware isn't going to get an upgrade to support this new format then my previous post still applies.
Perhaps that is a reason to see movies in one of those "private" booths?
But to be serious again, just because someone sells something doesn't mean you have to buy it. I assume that you live in the USA given you are posting about this. Given we have about 1,000,000 ways to entertain ourselves in an average day here I cannot see much reason to get worked up over not watching a movie. It just isn't worth it...
No time to actually visit the link (at work currently), but I would simply return it. Yes, I realize every store has some posted policy about not accepting returns like this, but you are free to respond with "it does not work with my hardware" or similar. From my experience places like Best Buy won't make much of it and give you your money back. I would then write the distributor and tell them the reason for return. The product does not work as you expected and there is no reason for you to keep it.
I still have to disagree with you on this. The movie will cease to fit in the category of a good movie that breaks the "All movies are crap" if it not made available in a usable form. My evidence of this? Think about all the movies that do horrible in the theater but make a lot of money in DVD sales. As I understand it most studios make the majority of profits on a movie after it is out of the theater. Have you every heard of a movie that was a big seller in the theater and tanked on DVD? I wouldn't worry too much about studios releasing movies on some highly proprietary format. Consumers buy into new formats very slowly. Think how long it took for DVD or CD to catch on and all the people who couldn't view a movie because it was only in some new CSS-equivalent Blu-ray format. I would expect most stores wouldn't even carry those movies. Think about how cramped stores like Best Buy are already in the movies section. Are they going to make space to carry some format no one uses in favor of movies that have the potential to sell?
So yea, not being able to skip the FBI warning at the beginning of a movie is annoying, but will never extend to the rest of the film.
Did you really think about this before you wrote it? You are saying a major studio would release a movie you couldn't fast forward. Not to be a total ass, but sweet Jesus you are paranoid!
Of course not, you're posting on /. :-)
My favorite one is to start by talking to them like you are interested in their product. After about a minute scream into the phone ``Oh my God it bit me! I have to go.'' and hang up.
Considering this is an end-date for organizations that requested it, I doubt any home users without a sysadmin have much to worry about.
On one computer at least. I own three and I am sure others here have many more. Just my $0.02