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

[Alastair Rankine]

Craig Sanders 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.
>
>   
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3. Install Miro
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