NBC will not play video for linux!! Time for a lettering?

Knapp magick.crow at gmail.com
Sun Aug 10 19:50:02 UTC 2008


On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 9:44 PM, Knapp <magick.crow at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 9:39 PM, Michael <mmorse757 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Knapp wrote:
>>> http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/share.html?videoid=0810_hd_swb_hl_l1626r1
>>>
>>
>> It will display fine on Firefox 3 if you use UserAgentSwitcher using the
>> IE 6.0 on XP option.
>>
>> Now, granted, as Linux users, we shouldn´t have to do this, but . . .
>> Anyway, if you do install
>> UserAgentSwitcher, use the IE 6.0 on XP option.  Once you go back to the
>> above website, be sure
>> NOT to install the Silverlight option (some type of microsoft crap - a
>> flash crap replacement I
>> think.)  Good luck.
>>
>> Michael
>>
> I don't have that option in mine. What are the settings so that I can
> set them in manual mode?? Also you are watching the video?? Cool if
> true!

Check this out. It talks about MS taking over the world with this
sliverfish thing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/sports/olympics/10stream.html?ref=technology


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Douglas E Knapp

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