executable content vs plain data (was Re: [LINK] Pascal's Wager applied to GLobal CLimate Change)

[Craig Sanders]

On Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 08:49:59AM +1100, Stilgherrian wrote:
> On 19/1/08 8:20 AM, "Craig Sanders" <cas at taz.net.au> wrote:
> > or download it (which can be a difficult exercise in itself - youtube
> > wants you to stream the video, not download it and view it at your
> > leisure) and attempt to extract the video data from the executable.
> 
> Miro, an Internet TV application, makes this possible in a fairly easy way.
> Streams the YouTube video and automatically converts it to a file on your
> hard drive.

yeah, i've got miro installed and use it (some of the google talks
and TED lectures are interesting). i know it could search youtube to
construct what it calls a "channel", and now that you point it out, the
"Download video" option in the File menu seems to do the trick for
downloading individual youtube videos.

craig

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