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bulbasaur · 09-02-2014, 09:11 PM

someone else could probably give you better advice than i can, but i'd make sure firefox and flash/silverlight (whichever you use) are both updated (if you haven't done so already). maybe check which add-ons are running in firefox and disable what's unnecessary, or clear your browser history/cache. even scanning with something like malwarebytes, if you'd like to, wouldn't hurt.

here are some additional tips that might help, and this amazon article could be useful

Neapolitan · 10-07-2014, 10:41 PM

I posted this earlier in the plug thread:

I got this message from Plug does anyone know what it means?

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Please take a short break.
You have been temporarily banned. Please play nice from now on (and/or make sure the scripts you are using are not spamming our servers.) For more information on why you may have been temporarily banned, go to our FAQ.

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I have been giving the spamming server warning. What does this mean?
July 29, 2014 20:04

If you are running extensions or scripts, they could be spamming our servers. Please disable them and reach out to the author of that script to have them update their extension.
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The proc_deutf function in includes/functions_vbseocp_abstract.php in vBSEO 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.6.0, and earlier allows remote attackers to insert and execute arbitrary PHP code via "complex curly syntax" in the char_repl parameter, which is inserted into a regular expression that is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.

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DwnWthVwls · 10-07-2014, 11:42 PM

Idk about that stuff you posted but I would do what bulbasaur said in the plug thread and check your web browser extensions to see if there is some conflict going on. I can probably help with that part of it if you can't figure it out on your own but beyond that I have no clue. Sorry bud.

bob. · 10-19-2014, 05:27 AM

is there a way to take youtube videos and burn them to a dvd?

i know there are programs for the audio....but i just found several very rare concerts of Coil and i would very much like to be able to watch them in proper format

DwnWthVwls · 10-19-2014, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bob.

is there a way to take youtube videos and burn them to a dvd?

i know there are programs for the audio....but i just found several very rare concerts of Coil and i would very much like to be able to watch them in proper format

This should do the trick:

Trollheart · 10-19-2014, 02:42 PM

Be aware though (as I'm sure you are) that all YouTube videos and the like are in SWF (Shockwave) or FLV (Flash) format, and most DVD players will not recognise them. You'll have to convert them to AVI or MPEG otherwise it's likely your DVD will just say something like "Unsupported format" or maybe not just see them at all.

bob. · 10-19-2014, 10:46 PM

thanks guys....i found a great converter program and have started converting the 16 videos

GuD · 10-26-2014, 08:26 PM

So I'm having a lot of trouble streaming videos lately. It used to just be Amazon so I figured it must be something to do with them but nope, now it's any streaming anywhere. Hulu doesn't work. Youtube doesn't work. Pandora doesn't work. Plug doesn't work (but when does it ever anyways?). I'm getting frustrated because everything else about my computer is okay. It's a little laggier than normal on regular browsers but nothing extreme. I scanned it recently, no viruses. Cleaned the disks, defragged, etc. It's all gravy baby but that streaming is just a no-go. Anyone have any suggestions or ideas about what could be wrong?

DwnWthVwls · 10-26-2014, 10:22 PM

What is the problem with the stream? The video won't play? It keeps pausing to buffer? Usually with streams it's an internet issue more than a computer one.

GuD · 10-26-2014, 11:10 PM

Both.

But that's the thing though, everything else online is okay. But videos? Constant buffering. Or, it just won't play. Or, it'll play but it'll be super choppy. Or, it'll play the audio but not the video or the video and not the audio or they're slightly out of sync or one's choppy and the other's not. It's entirely frustrating but I think you're right- I've probably just got a crap connection.

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bulbasaur ʕº̫͡ºʔ ʕº̫͡ºʔ ʕº̫͡ºʔ Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 790	someone else could probably give you better advice than i can, but i'd make sure firefox and flash/silverlight (whichever you use) are both updated (if you haven't done so already). maybe check which add-ons are running in firefox and disable what's unnecessary, or clear your browser history/cache. even scanning with something like malwarebytes, if you'd like to, wouldn't hurt. here are some additional tips that might help, and this amazon article could be useful __________________ last.fm

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bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	is there a way to take youtube videos and burn them to a dvd? i know there are programs for the audio....but i just found several very rare concerts of Coil and i would very much like to be able to watch them in proper format __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Be aware though (as I'm sure you are) that all YouTube videos and the like are in SWF (Shockwave) or FLV (Flash) format, and most DVD players will not recognise them. You'll have to convert them to AVI or MPEG otherwise it's likely your DVD will just say something like "Unsupported format" or maybe not just see them at all. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-19-2014, 10:46 PM	#1507 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	thanks guys....i found a great converter program and have started converting the 16 videos __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

10-26-2014, 08:26 PM	#1508 (permalink)
GuD Dude... What? Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,322	So I'm having a lot of trouble streaming videos lately. It used to just be Amazon so I figured it must be something to do with them but nope, now it's any streaming anywhere. Hulu doesn't work. Youtube doesn't work. Pandora doesn't work. Plug doesn't work (but when does it ever anyways?). I'm getting frustrated because everything else about my computer is okay. It's a little laggier than normal on regular browsers but nothing extreme. I scanned it recently, no viruses. Cleaned the disks, defragged, etc. It's all gravy baby but that streaming is just a no-go. Anyone have any suggestions or ideas about what could be wrong? __________________ I spit bullets in my feet Every time I speak So I write instead And still people want me dead ~msc

10-26-2014, 11:10 PM	#1510 (permalink)
GuD Dude... What? Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,322	Both. But that's the thing though, everything else online is okay. But videos? Constant buffering. Or, it just won't play. Or, it'll play but it'll be super choppy. Or, it'll play the audio but not the video or the video and not the audio or they're slightly out of sync or one's choppy and the other's not. It's entirely frustrating but I think you're right- I've probably just got a crap connection. __________________ I spit bullets in my feet Every time I speak So I write instead And still people want me dead ~msc