Well that was no fun. . .

Dangerou-Dave

After a year and a half with only an iTouch to satisfy my computer'ing, I finally have a brand-spanking new laptop sitting in front of me. It's still a bit surreal. First of all, goddamn is it ever nice being able to watch flash video, or access anything flash for that matter. Second of all, this Hulu thing is pretty swell. I know I'll be taking this all for granted within a few days, but man is it a breath of fresh air.

But, on that note. What's up everybody? It's been a while.

Is there anything else crazy going on in the world of computers and internet that I've been missing out on?

cooljammer00

Robot overlords.

#pipe

I can't use hulu

The_Scarab

#pipe wrote: »

I can't use hulu

Because of regional restrictions?

Ness445

#pipe wrote: »

I can't use hulu

'mericuh says haha WE ARE BETTER THAN EVERYBODY

BYToady

Your laptop is obsolete and must be upgraded to use internet 2.0.

#pipe

The_Scarab wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

I can't use hulu

Because of regional restrictions?

yes.

I can't even use a proxy!

Am I allowed to talk about proxies?

Pony

#pipe wrote: »

The_Scarab wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

I can't use hulu

Because of regional restrictions?

yes.

I can't even use a proxy!

Am I allowed to talk about proxies?

official policy is that programs like hotspot shield are okay to talk about but don't overdo it

Dangerou-Dave

I see I missed out on a forum game. That makes me a sad guy.

#pipe

I still can't watch them!

Hotspot shield and everything

They just won't start!

Pony

pipe maybe there is something wrong with your computer

or being australian

#pipe

the weird thing is, it plays the ads fine

but won't start the video

do I have to sign up or something?

Dangerou-Dave

Only for more mature content, I believe.

RocketScience

What's the difference, legally and ethically, between using proxies to circumvrent Hulu's region restrictions and torrenting?

The_Scarab

RocketScience wrote: »

What's the difference, legally and ethically, between using proxies to circumvrent Hulu's region restrictions and torrenting?

Ethically there is no difference.

Legally there might be a difference depending on the way in which content is provided to you. Hulu is essentially the same as the BBC iPlayer except ad supported and lower quality - but the iPlayer is provided because legally all UK residents who want to watch the BBC (or any TV at all for that matter) have to have a TV license which is an annual fee.

Now, the iPlayer makes no check to see if you have paid this fee, it merely assumes you have. Someone without a license fee can watch all BBC shows for free, thus circumventing the one rule which funds all of the BBC programming. Hulu will be different.

The point being that unlike torrenting, these companies have the capability to prevent those who are ineligible to view the shows from watching them. I'd imagine from a legal standpoint that because circumvention of these restrictions is preventable by the hosting companies, a lack of prevention would put more pressure on the content provider than the person who is bypassing their walls, even with a proxy server. Though I doubt that would be legally binding.

For example, Hulu acquires the license to broadcast these shows because it is ad supported. And this ad content is tailored specifically for an American audience. Furthermore, many of its shows are shown in the UK also. And the reason for this is because channels like the BBC or ITV or whatever pay for the rights to broadcast this content. Now, if someone outside the US can watch them on Hulu they are bypassing this agreement. The regional restrictions on Hulu are there to protect these international broadcasters as much as it is to ensure ad supported content is tailored to an American audience.

Olivaw

I have a laptop that I am posting on right now

but I have had no desktop for five months

It is supposed to come in the mail after being repaired but noooooooo

Constant disappointment for the last week and a half

Pony

my laptop is a superior gaming machine to many people's desktops 8-)

that said

after a couple of hours of gaming i could turn the fucker over and fry an egg on it

gotta find a way to manage that

Robcham

fuckin hulu

#pipe

Pony wrote: »

my laptop is a superior gaming machine to many people's desktops 8-)

that said

after a couple of hours of gaming i could turn the fucker over and fry an egg on it

gotta find a way to manage that

there are those cooling attachment things that clamp onto the bottom of the machine with spacers and extractor fans and shit

Robcham

put it in an ice box

Ness445

#pipe wrote: »

Pony wrote: »

my laptop is a superior gaming machine to many people's desktops 8-)

that said

after a couple of hours of gaming i could turn the fucker over and fry an egg on it

gotta find a way to manage that

there are those cooling attachment things that clamp onto the bottom of the machine with spacers and extractor fans and shit

isn't there a chance these dealyboppers would melt to the bottom of your laptop?

Pony

#pipe wrote: »

Pony wrote: »

my laptop is a superior gaming machine to many people's desktops 8-)

that said

after a couple of hours of gaming i could turn the fucker over and fry an egg on it

gotta find a way to manage that

there are those cooling attachment things that clamp onto the bottom of the machine with spacers and extractor fans and shit

yeah i should get me one of those

i have just had serious financial issues for the past

uh

seven months

but now my disability is supposed to start beginning of may so we'll see

#pipe

Ness445 wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

Pony wrote: »

my laptop is a superior gaming machine to many people's desktops 8-)

that said

after a couple of hours of gaming i could turn the fucker over and fry an egg on it

gotta find a way to manage that

there are those cooling attachment things that clamp onto the bottom of the machine with spacers and extractor fans and shit

isn't there a chance these dealyboppers would melt to the bottom of your laptop?

wha huh?

it's a cooling fan

ascot

The spaces between the ...s are really irking me

Robcham

and Dangerou Dave is nowhere to be found
damn it fate

Ness445

#pipe wrote: »

Ness445 wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

Pony wrote: »

my laptop is a superior gaming machine to many people's desktops 8-)

that said

after a couple of hours of gaming i could turn the fucker over and fry an egg on it

gotta find a way to manage that

there are those cooling attachment things that clamp onto the bottom of the machine with spacers and extractor fans and shit

isn't there a chance these dealyboppers would melt to the bottom of your laptop?

wha huh?

it's a cooling fan

yeah I get that.

I must be misremembering something, because I think one of these things came out for the 360 (or some other console) and they ended up somehow melting onto the bottom of the system. Like I said, I'm probably not even thinking straight.

ascot

pretty sure that was just a shittily made madcatz peripheral

#pipe

ascot wrote: »

The spaces between the ...s are really irking me

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elipsis

In legal writing in the United States, Rule 5.3 in the Bluebook citation guide governs the use of ellipses and requires a space before the first dot and between the two subsequent dots. If an ellipsis ends the sentence, then there are three dots, each separated by a space, followed by the final punctuation.

I don't like the look of it and I don't write my ellipses like that, but it's acceptable.

edit: you know what? that article says you can put a question mark after an ellipsis

FUCK THAT ARTICLE

Ness445

probably.

I make no claims to be knowledgeable about anything.

Robcham

damn psyducks

CrossBuster

#pipe wrote: »

ascot wrote: »

The spaces between the ...s are really irking me

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elipsis

In legal writing in the United States, Rule 5.3 in the Bluebook citation guide governs the use of ellipses and requires a space before the first dot and between the two subsequent dots. If an ellipsis ends the sentence, then there are three dots, each separated by a space, followed by the final punctuation.

I don't like the look of it and I don't write my ellipses like that, but it's acceptable.

edit: you know what? that article says you can put a question mark after an ellipsis

FUCK THAT ARTICLE

Actually, fuck the Bluebook.

Ness445

like...kelly's bluebook?

Robcham

yo all I know is ... looks weird with spaces in between

Ness445

.FUCK.YOU.THISISANOTHERWORDBECAUSEFUCKYOUWASONLYTWOWORDS(WAITI'VEGOTITFUCKYOUROBCHAM)THETHIRDWORDWASROBCHAM.

Robcham

yo man
that ain't right

Ness445

I'll be the judge of what is right and what is not around here.

I and I alone.

ascot

Yeah I said they were irking me, not punctually incorrect.
It just seems weird. I'm all for . . . replacing a word or part of a sentence, but normal people just use ... for a trailing sentence

Robcham

Ness445 wrote: »

I'll be the judge of what is right and what is not around here.

I and I alone.

which is the right side of the screen

ascot

also fuck calling it an elipsis it's called dot dot dot

Ness445

whichever side isn't wrong.

redfenix

this is better than an ellipsis
solely by name recognition alone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrobang