Add two new movies

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 === Bernie the rockstar ====
 
-If you were considering hiring me, you'd better see this first:
+If you were considering hiring me, or entrusting me to do anything serious, you'd better watch this first:
 
  * [[BernieIronMaiden.ogg]] - [1.8MB] if you have the free OggTheora codec
  * [[BernieIronMaiden.mov]] - [3.6MB] if you're stuck with proprietary QuickTime codecs
- * nothing - [0MB] if you're stuck with the proprietary MediaPlayer or RealPlayer codecs
+ * //nothing// - [0MB] if you're stuck with the proprietary MediaPlayer or RealPlayer codecs
+
+
+**Q:** why doesn't my browser play the link right away rather than asking me to download it? \\
+**A:** because my wiki doesn't support mime-magic yet
+
+**Q:** why don't you just let apache serve media files? \\
+**A:** because a CGI has no way to "handoff" a file to the web server once they've been invoked
 
 ==== Food and Power ====
 
@@ -22,7 +29,7 @@ If your computer cannot play the above links, you should really consider install
 a free media player, or just switching to Linux which comes with all the free media
 players and codecs out of the box.  Meanwhile, here's a workaround:
 
- * FoodAndPower/FoodAndPowerMed.avi - [103MB] original AVI stream from our shitty camera
+ * [[FoodAndPower/FoodAndPowerMed.avi]] - [103MB] original AVI stream from our shitty camera
 
 These also prove the quality of the OggTheora codec.  After seeing this, I think
 I'd recommend using it for its technical advantages in addition to its legal advantages.