i guess the final workaround would have to be to move to a different site, like vimeo or dailymotion, but there's no guarantee that the encryption requirements are less advanced.

it does also seem as though there are more lightweight browsers for linux that are being more readily maintained.

if i could get a bit more ram in that laptop, i could probably upgrade it to vista, but that doesn't actually help me.

i'm not sure if the windows 7 setup disc would let me install to that machine, or if there might be a workaround in a version for "developing markets".

fuck, i just don't want to put a working machine in the landfill. this is stupid...