Comment Re:Doesn't work! (Score 1) 231
Thanks, that plus this seems to have got me somewhere:
cp /opt/Adobe\ AIR/Versions/1.0/Resources/libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/
cp
Comment Re:having trouble already (Score 1) 231
Likewise.
Comment Re:Doesn't work! (Score 1) 231
AIR installed. No obvious difference.
Comment Re:Doesn't work! (Score 1) 231
I've got flash 10 installed, it's not telling me to upgrade. Check your about:plugins.
That said, I don't see a download option though I do get a high quality flash version. I'm installing Adobe AIR now to see if that makes any difference.
That said, I don't see a download option though I do get a high quality flash version. I'm installing Adobe AIR now to see if that makes any difference.
Comment Re:Let's have a closer look (Score 1) 668
Plusnet user. I see the same thing.
Comment Re:That's OK. (Score 1) 668
I tried viewing the image...
Connection Interrupted
The document contains no data.
The network link was interrupted while negotiating a connection. Please try again.
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Comment Re:"Prioritizing" (Score 1) 227
I believe IPv6 addresses give you quite a lot of location information (lots more than IPv4).
Comment Just one flaw found? (Score 1) 1
999 bottles of beer on the wall...
Submission + - Shock resignation of David Davis, MP. (bbc.co.uk)
cs02rm0 writes: We heard earlier about the 42 day detention policy approved in the House of Commons (UK). Today, Conservative MP David Davis has resigned to trigger a by-election in his constituency. He intends to fight it, without using the support of the Conservative party, on this issue. The Liberal Democrats have agreed not to field a candidate against him. Frankly, I think that's about as stoic as it gets in UK politics. The Labour party surely has its days numbered.
Youngsters Skip DVR Ads Less Than Seniors 460
Dekortage writes "Analyzing DVR viewing research, Ad Age has noted something unexpected: older DVR users are more likely to skip ads than younger DVR users. The skew is particularly apparent among men: 50% of seniors skipping all the ads, but only 20% of teens do so. Women of any age group tend to be around 35%. Ad Age hypothesizes that younger viewers 'just pay attention to other media when the ads are on TV or, worse yet, perhaps the TV is just 'background music'... I always thought that ad skipping was a major benefit of DVRs. Do you skip all the ads?"
Submission + - Thinking about Rails? Think again (wolfeon.com)
wolfeon writes: "In 2005, Derek Sivers of CD Baby wanted to scrap his site and perform a rewrite in Rails. He hired Jeremy Kemper, also known as bitsweat on Freenode, to help on the project. Two years later, through blood and sweat, the project was then canceled because of limitations of Rails. Rails just wasn't meant to do everything since it is very much "canned" project. Mr. Sivers has written an entry in the O'Reilly blog: 7 reasons I switched back to PHP
This is a fine example of how going for new technology can mean disaster.Anybody who decides to perform a rewrite of any project should invest time to make sure the project will not be scraped... two years later."
This is a fine example of how going for new technology can mean disaster.Anybody who decides to perform a rewrite of any project should invest time to make sure the project will not be scraped... two years later."
Steve Jobs Personally Resolves Customer Complaint 341
An anonymous reader writes "The Consumerist recently published a story about an Apple customer who went through support hell with a broken Macbook. After escalating the issue up the support chain, and a month wait for his Macbook, the guy gave up and simply wrote Steve Jobs a blistering flame-mail. So, was he surprised when Jobs' executive assistant responded back the next day! He got both a brand new Macbook, as well as his old one to copy the hard drive. The guy also responded in a comment, and he turns out to be a slashdotter! He even wrote a journal entry here about the story."
Censoring a Number 1046
Rudd-O writes "Months after successful discovery of the HD-DVD processing key, an unprecedented campaign of censorship, in the form of DMCA takedown notices by the MPAA, has hit the Net. For example Spooky Action at a Distance was killed. More disturbingly, my story got Dugg twice, with the second wave hitting 15,500 votes, and today I found out it had simply disappeared from Digg. How long until the long arm of the MPAA gets to my own site (run in Ecuador) and the rest of them holding the processing key? How long will we let rampant censorship go on, in the name of economic interest?" How long before the magic 16-hex-pairs number shows up in a comment here?
Dell to Sell Machines with Ubuntu Pre-Loaded 562
kotj.mf writes "Cnet is reporting that Dell will shortly announce a partnership with Canonical to offer Ubuntu pre-loaded on certain consumer-oriented desktops and notebooks. The announcement comes after a groundswell of support for pre-installed Linux on Dell's IdeaStorm site. 'The company is starting its business by trying to appeal to users of desktop computers. From there, Canonical Chief Executive Mark Shuttleworth has said, the company plans to head to the server market, where the real Linux bread and butter can be found. [Dell spokesman Kent] Cook wouldn't comment on whether Dell plans to offer Ubuntu on its servers as well.'."
Alan Cox Files Patent For DRM 281
booooh writes "Alan Cox has filed a patent for DRM (Digital Rights Management). From the filing: 'A rights management system monitors and controls use of a computer program to prevent use that is not in compliance with acceptable terms.' According to the patent pledge of Cox's employer Red Hat, they will not license this technology if the patent is granted. And it can probably be applied to the DRM that is in Vista. This forum has a few more details.
