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Hello everyone, |
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I understand that this topic is not exactly Gentoo related. It does |
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relate, however, to a Gentoo-ish way to solve the "issue". |
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This year I enjoyed much to follow the Formula 1 season, and I have |
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one problem with it: I have a TV set (actually I borrow it for the |
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day), but I have no access to Eurosport and thus I cannot follow the |
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Saturday Qualifications for each Grand Prix. I can follow them live |
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using the official Formula 1 website [1]. There are, however, no live |
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commentaries (live as in voice). |
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I searched a bit on the Internet and found the BBC Radio Station [2]. |
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I have one single technical problem with it: it's "Available Online |
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(UK Only)". So, my questions: |
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Is there a way to make Opera or Firefox believe that I am located in |
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the UK? I am using (on a regular basis) the following environment |
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variables. |
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LC_ALL=en_GB.UTF-8 |
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LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 |
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Nonetheless, it seems to make no difference to either browser. Maybe |
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someone knows exactly how does BBC, or Google and other sites |
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proposing their web pages in your local language, determine your |
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location? For example, when accessing |
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http://www.all-nettools.com/toolbox,net , it indicates me immediately |
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and correctly from what country I am accessing the site. When I enter |
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my IP address in the "CountryWhois" box, it is unable to identify my |
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coordonates. |
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[1] http://www.formula1.com/services/live_timing/ |
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[2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/sportsextra/schedule.shtml |
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Any suggestions - especially by Saturday :) - are welcome, |
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Liviu |
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