Automatic:

1. Submit (e.g. Youtube) flash video’s URL to a converter site.
   http://vixy.net/, which was busy when I tried it.
   http://zamzar.com/, which has recently become able to do this, and works like a charm, but you have to wait for an emailed URL for the ultimate download of ultimate destiny.
2. Choose output format, whether .avi, .mov, .mp3, etc.
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1. Because our bed is on the floor, the cat couldn’t climb under it during today’s fire-alarm testing. Because he couldn’t hide under the bed, he moled his way under the covers on top. Poor kitty!
2. Where the Frigate is the House torrent for last night’s show? I had to go to bed and miss my TV-date. Stupid Atlantic timezone.
3. I am not allowed to ( Read more... )

I discovered a new series: Hustle. It is on the BBC, AMC, etc. It is fictional, about confidence artists who do semi-ethical long cons, and includes some nice fourth-wall breaking (including some "bullet time" freezing, but we'll ignore that) moments. I caught an episode of series 3 on AMC before San Francisco, and whilst there managed to catch ( Read more... )