yeah that was really damn insensitive FNORDcinco ...

It doesn't get any easier than Ubuntu

It's already begun:
Dell to Expand Linux Options http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/03/13/7985.aspx
Dell to Offer Ubuntu 7.04 http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/05/01/13147.aspx
Coming Soon By Popular Demand: Ubuntu http://duggmirror.com/linux_unix/IMAGE_Dell_Makes_Ubuntu_Official

more info in the comments section at the Consumerist blog http://consumerist.com/consumer/identity-theft/chase-puts-your-sensitive-documents-on-the-sidewalk-256729.php

You know I think it'd be really something if it came down to Ron Paul vs Mike Gravel

but I hope for too much

exactly why i posted the parody http://www.videosift.com/video/HEAD-ON-Apply-directly-to-the-forehead

Yeah it took me a while to backup all 70ish. But now that I've caught up, I just post two three videos at a time, and do backups of them at the same time I post em. Its routine now

Theres many websites that let you download the actual video file, like http://www.videodl.org/ .. But I just use a python script to fetch em. No difference, just makes me feel cooler

Then theres those people who like disabling embeds, like the tiger squirt video. Don't really know whats up with that. Like you said, it must be some kinda silly arrogance. Its stupid if you ask me

In reply to your comment:
“Oh right, yeah that was probably Silvercord, sorry. A lot of users seem to be providing "third party" services to VS lately, hehe.

Anywho, keeping backups is probably a good idea, but do you really have copies of your 70-ish posts? If so, yowza(!). I just talked to Farhad the other day about what kind of stuff was removed by Viacom, and some of it is just unbelievable. He mentioned an Uzbek music video he posted; gone done disappeared. WHY?!

In reply to your comment:
“Well, I think that was Silvercord, but I can't be too sure, who posted in SiftTalk. He was offering some sort of free for all youtube account where you could upload yourself. Anyhow, I tend to keep backups of all my videos in case Viacom goes insane. You know that pizza baseball video got taken down? It just drives me nuts that I didn't make a backup of it! gah””

Well, I think that was Silvercord, but I can't be too sure, who posted in SiftTalk. He was offering some sort of free for all youtube account where you could upload yourself. Anyhow, I tend to keep backups of all my videos in case Viacom goes insane. You know that pizza baseball video got taken down? It just drives me nuts that I didn't make a backup of it! gah



In reply to your comment:
“Ah excellent! Didn't you post about that in Sift Talk a while ago? Anyway, a great service to keep in mind. In this case I was lucky enough to find an exact duplicate of the YouTube video on GVid which didn't have the embed disabled.

Fun note: the GVid version was published September 2006, while the YouTube post was upped November 2006, and it's THAT post which is now getting attention around the web. Just feels like the YouTube poster was being a little arrogant in disabling the embed on it. Whatever, in this case, I suppose :-P

In reply to your comment:
“if you need to upload the videos on youtube that are disabled embeds, just give me a holler. I'll download the flv and reupload it into my own youtube account and enable embed with little or no quality loss

The YouTube post had disable embed code, but the Google Video version did not. However, the YouTube version had the above + more.

Additional info here.””

if you need to upload the videos on youtube that are disabled embeds, just give me a holler. I'll download the flv and reupload it into my own youtube account and enable embed with little or no quality loss



The YouTube post had disable embed code, but the Google Video version did not. However, the YouTube version had the above + more.

Additional info here.

someone please find this video a replacement!!

hah, so you noticed. I might save it later

In reply to your comment:
“This is the kind of baby that gets a negative vote and a favorite from the same voter. Powerful baby.”

*long

*long

ah crap!! accidentally downvoted it

*dead oh no!!! i cant find a replacement either

lady, you're hired