Jeff Epler's blog2013-04-24T02:51:07ZPhotos, electronics, cnc, and moreJeff Eplerjepler@unpythonic.netDropping Amazon Prime...2013-04-24T02:51:07Z2013-04-24T02:51:07Zhttps://gamma.unpythonic.net/01366771867
Reports are that <a href="http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/04/23/1615219/the-dark-side-of-amazons-new-pilots">Amazon has broken Amazon Instant Videos on Linux</a>, Android, and XMBC.
<p>I have no time for this kind of jackassery and have marked my Prime
membership to not renew.
<p>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 dreck2008-12-16T01:46:52Z2008-12-16T01:46:52Zhttps://gamma.unpythonic.net/01229392012
Macromedia explains that only the "committed ripper" who "posts frequently
in online forums" will be able to get past their latest DVD protection
scheme:
<p><a href="http://www.macrovision.com/products/content_publishers/ripguard.htm"><img src="http://www.macrovision.com/webdocuments/Rippers_pyramid_large.jpg"></a>
<p>.. oh no, the pirate may "use this knowledge to rely primarily on freeware
tools", too. I assume they mean Linux or something.
<p>