your daily jwz

[waider]

jwz asks for some help with video-on-linux, redux. The reason I am linking this is because this has to be some sort of record: it was posted at 11:35pm PDT which is, like, HOURS ago and there's not a single followup. Possibly because there's a threat therein to ban people who just post ME TOO crap or I USE THE FROBNITZ WURLBOTZ 2.X AND IT ALMOST WORKS ON TUESDAYS.

Since I don't have anything useful to contribute over there, I will mention that (a) you can watch WMVs with marginal success by using CodeWeavers' CrossOver Plugin and Windows Media Player, but I suspect that would invoke the "I'd rather eat glass" reaction, and (b) I'm pretty damned sure that MPlayer used work with .wmv files, since I've got a few of them scattered around. But no, I tried looking at one and it crapped out, so either I watched them with some other Damned Thing or the MPlayer guys broke their code.

Comments

[bitpuddle.livejournal.com]

What happens if I say "get a Mac?"

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

IRTA Weapons of Mass...hmm, what does "V" stand for? And tried to puzzle it out for 10 or 15 seconds, before realizing that I wish it was November 3, already.

[eejitalmuppet.livejournal.com]

vexation?