I tried checking out the new video from The Roots on Mr. Murdoch’s Web site MySpace this morning. This message greeted me:

MySpace.com Video Support

It appears that you are accessing Myspace.com from a location that is not authorized to view our licensed videos. Please go to the United States or its territories and try again.

It comfirms my long-held belief that Florida really does exist in a world of its own.

But seriously, folks. The referring site, now that I pay attention, says “sorry Mac users, we will have links for you shortly.” Great. I can play any Web video on my beat-up iBook, but only if I can get around the browser sniffers to actually get to the video. I had the same problem with the NCAA tournament last Spring. All of their video was in WMV format, which I have software to play. The software, however, isn’t built into my browser.

Sucks to be me. Damn, and I needed something to occupy my time while I’m tuning out coverage of a certain overblown 10-year-old murder investigation.