how cool, just found out about this...
.. _download TED talks: http://metated.petarmaric.com/
.. _download client that supports the Metalink standard:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalink#Client_programs
.. _daily updated metalinks: http://metated.petarmaric.com/
.. _hosted on bitbucket: http://bitbucket.org/petar/metated/
metaTED is a tool that makes it easy to download all of the `TED talks`_. It
does so by creating over 8 `metalinks`_ of TED talks varying in both the
quality levels and possible talk groupings by directory. Features include:
* Creates talks with informative file names - i.e.
``Unconventional Explanations/Hans Rosling on HIV - New facts
and stunning data visuals.mp4``
instead of original ``HansRosling_2009_480.mp4``.
* Tries hard to get all of the talks, or at least most of them - with a good
reason if some have failed.
* More choice - creates one metalink per available quality level
(currently low and high).
* More choice - creates one metalink per available talk grouping, with all
talks belonging to the same group placed inside a common directory. The
possible talk groupings are extracted from talks metadata (currently
filming/publishing year, talk theme and author).
* Aggressive caching throughout the project, to avoid expensive network/CPU
operations as much as possible. Proper cache invalidation included.
* High levels of fault tolerance.
* Simple, yet powerful homegrown web crawler.
* Flexible and extensible software design with changes in mind.
* Provides both the console script and a public API.
.. _metalinks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalink
.. _TED talks: http://www.ted.com/
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