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Sue - Sep 07, 2007 5:08:15 am PDT #2696 of 25496
hip deep in pie

There's a review of some video sharing sites here: [link]

The only one they mention ads specifically with is revver:

[link]


Tom Scola - Sep 07, 2007 5:11:25 am PDT #2697 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

[link]

YouTube last night said it’s offering a new kind of embedded in-video advertising that’s going to help its parent company, Google (GOOG), and its media partners make money off what has thus far been a fallow field — online video.

YouTube’s in-video advertising techniques have resulted in many pointing out that VideoEgg, a San Francisco-based startup that goes through identity changes more often The Talented Mr. Ripley has already offered these kinds of ads. (It’s a Facebook-ad network now!)


Gudanov - Sep 07, 2007 6:11:55 am PDT #2698 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping

You know how some people have trouble getting their promised rebates for in-store purchases of electronics and what-not?

Yeah, I never got my rebate from SOYO which has soured me on getting anything from them in the future.

Also soured on Maxtor (now Seagate). They took nearly five months to repair a drive that died under warranty, the new drive failed exactly the same way in a week. I'm not even sure I want to return it again because I'm going trust that drive a heck of a lot less than I can throw it.


DCJensen - Sep 07, 2007 6:23:47 am PDT #2699 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.

I suggest contacting Seagate and seeing if they will replace it with a similar-sized Seagate drive, this time.


Gudanov - Sep 07, 2007 6:36:30 am PDT #2700 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping

I'll probably do that. I've been just sitting on it because I've been busy and won't be going out of warranty anytime soon.

I replaced the drive after I sent it in since it was my Mythbox's drive. I'm not exactly sure where I'll put it once replaced. Maybe I'll stick it on my slug for more backup space.


omnis_audis - Sep 09, 2007 10:58:24 am PDT #2701 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Hi hive mind. Last night I learned a new game... or rather one that is credited as the oldest known boardgame. Senet. There is a website that you can play online. But it won't load on any of my browsers (Firefox, Safari, Camino). All say it needs an unknown plug-in to play. Could someone tell me what plugin it needs? Will it play on others computers? Is it just hating my Mac?

TIA. Here is the [link]


tommyrot - Sep 09, 2007 11:24:48 am PDT #2702 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

IE7 on XP tells me it's an ActiveX control. But it doesn't work there either.

OK, Firefox on XP tells me it needs Shockwave 10.1. So I installed that, but now it says it's missing a Shockwave decompression XTRA. Then I get A Shockwave error: "Error playing Director Movie."

Hope that helps.

edit for decompression thingie....


Tom Scola - Sep 09, 2007 12:07:17 pm PDT #2703 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Microsoft announces WiFi bus route for employees


omnis_audis - Sep 09, 2007 12:07:54 pm PDT #2704 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

OK, I opened up Firefox in Windows (thank you Parallels) and it works just fine. Most curious. Thanks Tommy for your help.


omnis_audis - Sep 09, 2007 12:10:01 pm PDT #2705 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Microsoft announces WiFi bus route for employees
Ha! Love that it runs on Linux for the MS employees. Dunno. Just a twist of irony.