X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=JanuaryBlog;h=d6bef8930ea3e2a6908afa6d1dffe8666b91c36e;hp=8f5684db94e3610cf636abfa67646a0a1c441fb2;hb=1d88732166e3ae6da7fb1739fcaeb04f5acd9c9a;hpb=ac4279e412d93819f649cb84d0bcc8d929cc3ca9 diff --git a/JanuaryBlog b/JanuaryBlog index 8f5684d..d6bef89 100644 --- a/JanuaryBlog +++ b/JanuaryBlog @@ -4,25 +4,32 @@ === 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 ==== Here's a stupid movie by SamuelKlein, ArjunSarwal and myself: - * [[FoodAndPower/FoodAndPowerLow.ogg]] - [16MB] OggTheora stream, quality 5 * [[FoodAndPower/FoodAndPowerHigh.ogg]] - [26MB] OggTheora stream, quality 7 * [[FoodAndPower/FoodAndPowerMed.ogg]] - [62MB] OggTheora stream, quality 10 + * [[FoodAndPower/FoodAndPowerLow.ogg]] - [16MB] OggTheora stream, quality 5 If your computer cannot play the above links, you should really consider installing 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/FoodAndPower.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.