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I don't make a habit of digital piracy too often, but when it comes to the Olympics, I gotta tell you, I make an exception.
I work nights, and haven't been able to catch much of the broadcast. In fact, I missed the opening ceremonies. Browsing online, I found a bit-torrent file of the event (a hefty 4 gig, 3 hour file) and downloaded it to watch them on my computer.
I didn't realize at the time, but it was actually the Australian broadcast of the events, and I have to say, I was delighted by the nature of the commentary. I'm so tired of American patriotic/nationalistic blowhard-ism. It was a refreshing change of pace to hear attention given to non-us athletes, and their commentary over the Opening Ceremonies was thankfully sparse, allowing me to enjoy them with only occasion comments about the events unfolding.
Hurrah for the internet.
If you're interested in finding some of these broadcasts for yourself, I'd recommend tv.rss.net
