About me I've been a computer programmer since I first started typing in program listings on a Commodore Vic 20 when I was about 8. My hobbies include electronics, CNC manufacturing, photography, beer and winemaking.
I live with my wife and lots of left-over parts from unfinished projects in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.]
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24 April 2013, 2:51 UTCDropping Amazon Prime...
Reports are that Amazon has broken Amazon Instant Videos on Linux, Android, and XMBC.
I have no time for this kind of jackassery and have marked my Prime
membership to not renew.
Honestly, their "free" video selection was pretty poor anyway, and I rarely
watched it, but it was one of the items that made a Prime membership feel like
it was worth more to me.
16 December 2008, 1:46 UTCMacromedia "rip guard" marketing dreck
Macromedia explains that only the "committed ripper" who "posts frequently
in online forums" will be able to get past their latest DVD protection
scheme:
.. oh no, the pirate may "use this knowledge to rely primarily on freeware
tools", too. I assume they mean Linux or something.
Dropping Amazon Prime...
Reports are that Amazon has broken Amazon Instant Videos on Linux, Android, and XMBC.
I have no time for this kind of jackassery and have marked my Prime membership to not renew.
Honestly, their "free" video selection was pretty poor anyway, and I rarely watched it, but it was one of the items that made a Prime membership feel like it was worth more to me.
Macromedia "rip guard" marketing dreck
Macromedia explains that only the "committed ripper" who "posts frequently in online forums" will be able to get past their latest DVD protection scheme:
.. oh no, the pirate may "use this knowledge to rely primarily on freeware tools", too. I assume they mean Linux or something.
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