Bits & Bobs 40

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2013 16:46

Trooper wrote:

Someone I know from usenet gaming circles, just retweeted someone I work with, and I am not their connection in common.

I always get mildly freaked out when worlds collide, even in a minor way like that.

Try having two Beexers employed by your step-sister!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38667

A BEEXer shared a house with one of my brother's school friends. Said friend's sister works at the same university as me, hundreds of miles away from our home town.

World be small

GazChap · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2013 17:27

Curiosity wrote:

Trooper wrote:

Someone I know from usenet gaming circles, just retweeted someone I work with, and I am not their connection in common.

I always get mildly freaked out when worlds collide, even in a minor way like that.

Try having two Beexers employed by your step-sister!

It's not all good the other way around either - I've got to be careful I don't dick about on here too much in case you rat me out

(it's 17:27, close enough)

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Mr Dave wrote:

gospvg wrote:

What is the best way to download a flash video?

I'm looking to download the following link with audio
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/make-you ... ds_zA.html

I've always just used the DownloadHelper Plugin for firefox. Works on that.

That works, annoyingly it only downloads the bloomberg titles & not the report.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2013 19:07

gospvg wrote:

Mr Dave wrote:

gospvg wrote:

What is the best way to download a flash video?

I'm looking to download the following link with audio
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/make-you ... ds_zA.html

I've always just used the DownloadHelper Plugin for firefox. Works on that.

That works, annoyingly it only downloads the bloomberg titles & not the report.

I suppose I should've checked the video before I said it worked...

I suppose failing that, I'd just plump for a screen capture tool.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2013 19:51

GazChap wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Trooper wrote:

Someone I know from usenet gaming circles, just retweeted someone I work with, and I am not their connection in common.

I always get mildly freaked out when worlds collide, even in a minor way like that.

Try having two Beexers employed by your step-sister!

It's not all good the other way around either - I've got to be careful I don't dick about on here too much in case you rat me out

(it's 17:27, close enough)

Heh. I probably have more dirt on them than on you!

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2013 20:29

Thinking of small worlds, a friend and I both had a letter published in the same edition of kids' newspaper 'The Early Times' back when I was 10 and he must have been 8. We only realised this years after both of us had grown up as politics nerds, done the same degree, and been in the same club at uni. And yes, both of us are embarrassed by what we wrote.

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

gospvg wrote:

Mr Dave wrote:

gospvg wrote:

What is the best way to download a flash video?

I'm looking to download the following link with audio
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/make-you ... ds_zA.html

I've always just used the DownloadHelper Plugin for firefox. Works on that.

That works, annoyingly it only downloads the bloomberg titles & not the report.

This seems to be the file:

https://player.ooyala.com/static/cachea ... lcPw4U9DRM

Any joy with 'save page as'?

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 0:34

markg wrote:

http://toys.usvsth3m.com/down-with-the-kids/

36% for me. Average for my age, apparently.

88%

Pissed off that Zoe Salmon wasn't a recent enough Blue Peter presenter. It was only 2008!

I guessed a couple, though.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:25

52%
Microsoft Zune?? Hahah wtf.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:43

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:44

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:10

4%

Quote:

You don't know your YOLO from your Derulo

Absolutely no idea.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:18

kalmar wrote:

52%
Microsoft Zune?? Hahah wtf.

I want to see if mine still works now, but I have no idea where it is.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:29

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:30

What? You mean that you don't use it every day? How odd...

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:40

I used to use it in the car, but my phone has taken over now.

Does the software still work?

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:09

I still use Zune on my PC so yes it does. I think it's been replaced by Xbox music so I don't know how long it's got left though.

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:11

Part of me is sad to discover that the dinosaur tracks in Oxford are fake.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16641

Yeah, sadly the dinosaurs died out quite some time ago now.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11898

Kern wrote:

Part of me is sad to discover that the dinosaur tracks in Oxford are fake.

Linked to in that article:
http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news ... ng/?ref=ar

Quote:

CUSTOMERS have branded a new pay and display meter in a pub car park “ridiculous.”

Bill Porter, manager of the White Horse in Headington, said it has been set up to deter commuters and people from Oxford Brookes University using it as a place to leave their cars.

But some customers disagree with the decision to charge.

David Charlett, 35, of Dene Road, said: “I never heard anything about it until I saw the sign. It’s ridiculous and wrong.”

The pub now charges people £2 for two hours, £4 for four hours and £8 for 24 hours on weekdays.

If customers spend £5 or more in the pub, they are refunded £2 for their parking ticket. The meter began operating on August 22.

Colin Taylor, 57, of Valencia Road, said: “You have to pay £5 in the pub to get your parking money back and that’s not right. I can see why they want to do it as students park here all the time.”

Mr Porter, 31, who has been manager at the pub for just under a year, defended the move.

There are 62 spaces in the car park, which Mr Porter said filled up quickly during term time.

He said: “As soon as Brookes opens again it is hard for our customers to find a parking space.

When Brookes is open, all the spaces in the car park have gone by 8 in the morning.”

Parking is a major issue in Headington with hospitals and university campuses.

Andrea Ansell from Oxford Brookes University said it asks people not to use cars.

She said: “Oxford Brookes strongly encourages staff, students and visitors to use forms of transport other than the car.”

The pub is a Hungry Horse house owned by Greene King.

A spokesperson said local people know that parking is tricky.

He said: “To ensure customers are able to park, we have introduced pay and display. Customers using the car park will get a full refund on parking costs.”

This sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

It does. So reasonable that you must be really quite bored to have gone to the effort of quoting it and putting bits in bold.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11898

Yeah, I am waiting to go on holiday - again!

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

throughsilver wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Mr Dave wrote:

gospvg wrote:

What is the best way to download a flash video?

I'm looking to download the following link with audio
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/make-you ... ds_zA.html

I've always just used the DownloadHelper Plugin for firefox. Works on that.

That works, annoyingly it only downloads the bloomberg titles & not the report.

This seems to be the file:

https://player.ooyala.com/static/cachea ... lcPw4U9DRM

Any joy with 'save page as'?

Nope, will look at a screen capture application (I think sound could be a bit tricky?)

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:50

I went to the link to see if I could help out, and it said the video was no longer available. Is it the right link?

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Grim... wrote:

I went to the link to see if I could help out, and it said the video was no longer available. Is it the right link?

The embedded works
https://player.ooyala.com/static/cachea ... lcPw4U9DRM

Bloomberg link is now

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/make-you ... FO_Gg.html

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:21

gospvg wrote:

throughsilver wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Mr Dave wrote:

gospvg wrote:

What is the best way to download a flash video?

I'm looking to download the following link with audio
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/make-you ... ds_zA.html

I've always just used the DownloadHelper Plugin for firefox. Works on that.

That works, annoyingly it only downloads the bloomberg titles & not the report.

This seems to be the file:

https://player.ooyala.com/static/cachea ... lcPw4U9DRM

Any joy with 'save page as'?

Nope, will look at a screen capture application (I think sound could be a bit tricky?)

I have a paid copy of wmcapture, think the only free thing is loaded with mal ware.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:22

gospvg wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I went to the link to see if I could help out, and it said the video was no longer available. Is it the right link?

The embedded works
https://player.ooyala.com/static/cachea ... lcPw4U9DRM

Bloomberg link is now

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/make-you ... FO_Gg.html

Here you go, buddy.

I converted it to an .m4v - if you want the original .FLV let me know.

[edit] I've found a higher-res version, stand by.

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Result !! Thank you very much.
If you were close I would buy you a beer

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:38

No worries.

Here's a higher-res version.

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Thank you Grim, appreciated.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14418

iOS7 Day today init?

I'm dead excited about the new UI USP USB DWI TB OG Bay-bee.

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Saturnalian wrote:

iOS7 Day today init?

I'm dead excited about the new UI USP USB DWI TB OG Bay-bee.

Yes but I will wait a couple of weeks before upgrading for everyone else to bug test.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

I'm dead excited about not sleeping for the next three days while I work to fix whatever shit Apple have decided to change at the last minute because they're dicks and they hate me.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:36

gospvg wrote:

Saturnalian wrote:

iOS7 Day today init?

I'm dead excited about the new UI USP USB DWI TB OG Bay-bee.

Yes but I will wait a couple of weeks before upgrading for everyone else to bug test.

Surely that's what the Beta was for?

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:40

SilentElk wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Saturnalian wrote:

iOS7 Day today init?

I'm dead excited about the new UI USP USB DWI TB OG Bay-bee.

Yes but I will wait a couple of weeks before upgrading for everyone else to bug test.

Surely that's what the Beta was for?

Bwa-hahahahaha!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

SilentElk wrote:

Surely that's what the Beta was for?

I will fucking cut you.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:49

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Is there any way to know what they've changed since the GM build? Or even whether the public build is at all different from the GM?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Yeah. You install it and see what breaks.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:11

Cras wrote:

Yeah. You install it and see what breaks.

It'll be fine...

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:23

Cras wrote:

I'm dead excited about not sleeping for the next three days while I work to fix whatever shit Apple have decided to change at the last minute because they're dicks and they hate me.

Can you blame them?

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Cras wrote:

Yeah. You install it and see what breaks.

So they don't even expose version numbers or anything so you know if they're different? Or are you saying the public release and GM are always different and you just never know what exactly's been updated?

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:33

Got an AX1-R headset from work for a small donation to charity.AND I get a small bonus for working two saturdays and a sunday before christmas. Which is nice.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Bamba wrote:

Cras wrote:

Yeah. You install it and see what breaks.

So they don't even expose version numbers or anything so you know if they're different? Or are you saying the public release and GM are always different and you just never know what exactly's been updated?

There was no version number rev between GM and public release for iOS6. There absolutely were key, vital, app-breaking changes between GM and release - that there was no way of knowing about until after it was out there on devices. Utterly shocking release behaviour.

For iOS7? We're not going to know until it hits.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14418

Sounds exciting. I'm going to update straightaway and see if my phone implodes.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Cras wrote:

There was no version number rev between GM and public release for iOS6. There absolutely were key, vital, app-breaking changes between GM and release - that there was no way of knowing about until after it was out there on devices. Utterly shocking release behaviour.

Ha, brilliant. By which, of course, I mean awful amateur-hour bullshit.

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 18:53

Internal Citizenship test

I got norway.
Hmm

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26105

Czech Republic :shrug:

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 19:14

nickachu wrote:

Internal Citizenship test

I got norway.
Hmm

Denmark.

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