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JEROME DA GNOME
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 Posted - 08/26/2007 : 11:32:44
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Why does everyone think about having embedded videos?
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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Dave W.
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JEROME DA GNOME
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 Posted - 08/26/2007 : 13:08:50 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
I don't know about anyone else, but I don't think about it very often.
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Now that you have thought about it, what do you think?
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 08/26/2007 : 13:15:03 [Permalink]
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What is an 'embedded vidio?' If I knew anything about such, I might have given them some thought at one time or another.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
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JEROME DA GNOME
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Posted - 08/26/2007 : 13:58:05 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
What is an 'embedded vidio?' If I knew anything about such, I might have given them some thought at one time or another.
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Being able to place a video in your post instead of just a link to the video in your post.
One would still have to choose to press play of course. Think of it in the way you place pictures in your posts.
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
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Posted - 08/26/2007 : 14:28:12 [Permalink]
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| Well, I'd rather they weren't; my connection is slow and I avoid videos as much as possible - to have them in a post would be a big turn off. |
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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Dave W.
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Posted - 08/26/2007 : 14:44:05 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by JEROME DA GNOME
Now that you have thought about it, what do you think? |
You missed the joke.
Anyway, embedded video might be nice, but there are lots of higher-priority code changes to be made, first. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 08/26/2007 : 15:12:55 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by JEROME DA GNOME
Originally posted by filthy
What is an 'embedded vidio?' If I knew anything about such, I might have given them some thought at one time or another.
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Being able to place a video in your post instead of just a link to the video in your post.
One would still have to choose to press play of course. Think of it in the way you place pictures in your posts.
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Ah, I see. Ok, I'm agreeing with Siberia and for the same reasons. | Well, I'd rather they weren't; my connection is slow and I avoid videos as much as possible - to have them in a post would be a big turn off. |
They're a nuisance if you're not going to open them anyway and the cursor won't scroll through them, on my box at least.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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Dave W.
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HalfMooner
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Posted - 08/26/2007 : 17:23:54 [Permalink]
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Well, doing it like in that example should not be a bad thing. No real video runs unless you click the button, and You Tube provides the bandwidth. Makes it an option for the visitor, and free for the site.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
| Edited by - HalfMooner on 08/26/2007 17:25:17 |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
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Posted - 08/26/2007 : 19:26:15 [Permalink]
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Well, the initial image sucks up as much of the viewer's bandwidth as any image of the same size. Perhaps a little more.
If, due to a low-badnwidth connection, they're not going to play the video, then those readers get nothing but an often-uninformative image with a big triangle on it. I can certainly see how that'd be annoying. |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
 Posted - 08/27/2007 : 06:44:26 [Permalink]
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Having no sooner said that I don't open vidios, I opened one over there at Randi's place. Friends, this one you've got to see!
Shadow Puppets
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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marfknox
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 08/27/2007 : 08:00:33 [Permalink]
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| I like links to videos better. |
"Too much certainty and clarity could lead to cruel intolerance" -Karen Armstrong
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
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Posted - 08/27/2007 : 09:16:32 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Well, the initial image sucks up as much of the viewer's bandwidth as any image of the same size. Perhaps a little more.
If, due to a low-badnwidth connection, they're not going to play the video, then those readers get nothing but an often-uninformative image with a big triangle on it. I can certainly see how that'd be annoying.
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Well, if it doesn't autoplay, then I guess I'm cool with it. As long as they don't autoplay. |
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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JohnOAS
SFN Regular
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Posted - 08/29/2007 : 07:50:54 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by marfknox
I like links to videos better.
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Agreed.
If I'm going to be bothered to watch a video, doing so in a new tab/window would be my preferred option anyway. For this, a link is better, Youtube embedded links actually make that more difficult.
I wouldn't vote against it, it's perfectly normal web fare, but I see no reason to push it up the priority list here, we really lose almost nothing by not having it.
I like SFN for all the fancy shmancy words and arguments. The pics are fine, and useful on occasion, but not what I come here for.
Embedded movies? Meh. |
John's just this guy, you know. |
| Edited by - JohnOAS on 08/29/2007 07:51:26 |
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Embedded Videos?
