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Boeing 747 & 777 autoland in crosswind certification video - impressive!
Jose wrote in news:IYobf.5388$8W.3511
@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com: How in the world can this be a bad thing? The user doesn't give a crap whether the server is providing accurate information or not. Well, that's another way to invite trojan horses in. Say it's one thing (to get past certain filters) and then actually =be= something else (which the computer will figure out). The same game is played with file extensions and (Windows) Explorer. Name an executable with a double extension and it will show up as one thing, and =do= something else. Snipola That is because by default explorer is set to hide extensions. So when a person downloads "nakedbritney.jpg.exe", all they see is "nakedbritney.jpg". Then when they double click on it, they expect their favorite picture viewing software to load and show them a picture of britney, when in fact the file is run as an executable. tools - folder options - view - uncheck "hide file extensions for known file types" and make sure you apply it to all folders. I also check "show hidden files and folders" and uncheck "hide protected operating system files". That way you see everything for what it really is. I do tend to agree though that microsoft defaults to leaving all the doors and windows open and unlocked. Then it's up to the user to figure where all the openings are and close them. If you forget one or simply don't know there's an unlocked door hiding somewhere, well tough ****, huh? (purely personal opinion based on my experience) Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? Supernews sucks - blocking google, usenet.com & newsfeeds.com posts |
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Boeing 747 & 777 autoland in crosswind certification video - impressive!
My bad except intellectual property disputes which are common in the
software business are civil actions in the US. There is nothing in the French court actions that comes to a "criminal conspiracy". "Ron Garret" wrote in message ... In article rlsbf.8816$dU6.2588@trnddc03, "sfb" wrote: Cites for Microsoft criminal acts please. http://www.google.com/search?q=microsoft+convicted rg |
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Boeing 747 & 777 autoland in crosswind certification video - impressive!
"Ron Garret" wrote in message
... First, the fact that Microsoft has engaged in criminal conspiracies (and actual criminal acts by the way) is a matter of record. That's "conspiracies" and "acts" -- both plural. They have NOT been even accused of a conspiracy such as the one you described (to "...breaking industry standards in order to foster incompatibilities that make its competitors products appear inferior"), never mind have they been convicted of such. Second, engaging in a conspiracy and improving the user experience are not mutually exclusive. They are in this case. Third, whether Microsoft really improves the user's experience is arguable. No, it's not arguable at all. Either the video plays, or it does not. You cannot mount any serious argument that the user's experience is improved by NOT playing the video. [...] (The drug-dealer metaphor is actually pretty apt. No, actually it's pretty idiotic. [...] I don't want to get too deeply into an argument about Microsoft, You don't? Fooled me. but I'll just point out one thing that is relevant to the current situation: Well, it's about time you did. the only reason we even have to have content-type headers is because Microsoft led us down a path where files as a matter of course do not contain their own metadata. Baloney. First of all, the HTTP specification was developed completely independently of Windows. Windows wasn't even a predominate operating system when it was created. Secondly, the idea of files that "do not contain their own metadata" existed LONG before Microsoft had any input. It predates the PC industry completely. It's idiotic to blame them for that state of affairs. But most people are so ignorant that they don't even know what that means, let alone understand that Microsoft is responsible for this sorry state of affairs. Most people who bother to think about it can understand that Microsoft is NOT "responsible for this sorry state of affairs". They don't do it for the purpose of making their competitors products look inferior. Of course they do. No they don't. And you have absolutely no justification for claiming that they do. Where is your evidence? What proof do you have that someone at Microsoft decided "hey, I know...we want to make our competitors products look inferior, so we'll change ours so that it works with a wider variety of web sites"? The competitors products look inferior because they ARE inferior. Not that an apologist for Microsoft will ever accept this truth. What truth? Most of your post is wishful thinking or outright lies. Pete |
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Boeing 747 & 777 autoland in crosswind certification video - impressive!
"Jose" wrote in message
... Well, that's another way to invite trojan horses in. Say it's one thing (to get past certain filters) and then actually =be= something else (which the computer will figure out). There aren't any filters that let only "video/mp4" files past, but not "video/mpeg" or vice a versa. Nor would there be any good reason to implement such a filter. |
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Boeing 747 & 777 autoland in crosswind certification video - impressive!
"Jose" wrote in message
. .. Actually they are more subtle. They ignore the standards, creating variants of features that only work properly for those who use Microsoft products to access them. I agree that the whole "make up your own standards" issue is annoying. I am critical of Microsoft for that. Front Page is a great example. However, that has nothing to do with a media player that bothers to actually look at the data in a file and figure out how to play it, even when the description external to the file is incorrect. Pete |
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Video playback problems -- Problem Solved? (Was: Boeing 747 & 777 autoland in crosswind certification video - impressive!)
Interesting. I've emailed Jav to see if he knows what to do with this.
All I do is upload it, so it must be some setting at his end. The problem is that the server is sending out the wrong "content-type" header. It's sending "video/mp4" and it should be sending "video/mpeg". Try the "problem" videos again, please. Jav says he's got the problem licked! http://alexisparkinn.com/aviation_videos.htm -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Video playback problems -- Problem Solved? (Was: Boeing 747& 777 autoland in crosswind certification video - impressive!)
Jay Honeck wrote:
Interesting. I've emailed Jav to see if he knows what to do with this. All I do is upload it, so it must be some setting at his end. The problem is that the server is sending out the wrong "content-type" header. It's sending "video/mp4" and it should be sending "video/mpeg". Try the "problem" videos again, please. Jav says he's got the problem licked! http://alexisparkinn.com/aviation_videos.htm Still no joy. I get the following errors: "B-52 Crash.mpg.mp4" is not a valid MPEG-4 file. No 'moov' atom could be found. This is with QuickTime 6.5.2 running on Windoze ME. I downloaded RealPlayer yesterday and was able to see most of the clips by downloading them first and then viewing them with RealPlayer. However, whatever change was made has now made RealPlayer crash when I try to view the same files I viewed last evening and it still doesn't let QuickTime view them. :-( Matt |
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Boeing 747 & 777 autoland in crosswind certification video -impressive!
That is because by default explorer is set to hide extensions. So
when a person downloads "nakedbritney.jpg.exe", all they see is "nakedbritney.jpg". Then when they double click on it, they expect their favorite picture viewing software to load and show them a picture of britney, when in fact the file is run as an executable. tools - folder options - view - uncheck "hide file extensions for known file types" and make sure you apply it to all folders. I also check "show hidden files and folders" and uncheck "hide protected operating system files". That way you see everything for what it really is. Gotcha! Go to the DOS prompt and create a file called test.lnk and then go to Windows Explorer and see if you can see its extension. Then get back to me. Jose -- Money: what you need when you run out of brains. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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Boeing 747 & 777 autoland in crosswind certification video -impressive!
There aren't any filters that let only "video/mp4" files past, but not
"video/mpeg" or vice a versa. Nor would there be any good reason to implement such a filter. I used the term loosely. Say in two different places that a file is two different things, and some programs will listen to one, some to the other, some to both, and some ignore both. These programs act as "filters" in that they decide what, of the files they =would= be able to play, they decide to =try= to play. I don't say right or wrong. I say is. Jose -- Money: what you need when you run out of brains. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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Boeing 747 & 777 autoland in crosswind certification video -impressive!
Peter Duniho wrote:
"Ron Garret" wrote in message ... It's not at all odd. Microsoft has a long history of breaking industry standards in order to foster incompatibilities that make its competitors products appear inferior. Now you're being ridiculous. Not at all. They've done this with various standards, including HTML and XML. George Patterson Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor. It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him. |
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