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  1. Music habits survey by ryanwtaylor · · Score: -1, Offtopic · on First Image Taken With an Ultra Low Field MRI

    We are a group of serious music lovers and graduate students trying to study people's music listening habits. This survey is completely anonymous and asks for NO PERSONAL INFORMATION. Please take a moment to complete the quick survey and help some grad students complete their research paper. Thanks! http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB2275G2QJ5BZ

  2. Re:Cheers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Lenovo to Sell, Support Linux on ThinkPads

    ride the slashdot effect and show your support for linux with their quick survey. it takes about a minute.

    first, search for linux http://www.lenovo.com/Search/?q=linux&v=15&lang=en &cc=us&en=utf&Search.x=0&Search.y=0&Search=Search

    second, take the survey http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB224MRKGUV W7

    be sure to tell them that you are dissatisfied that the search for linux does not lead toward the purchase of a notebook.

  3. Survey results regarding desktop Linux by jcherry · · Score: 1 · on What Does Open Source Need for Mainstream Desktop?
    Just recently, OSDL DTL conducted a survey regarding the acceptance of open source and Linux on the desktop. While there were definite biases in the survey (it hit the Ubuntu cycle), the results have been interesting. The top inhibitors of Linux on the desktop were:

    • Must be able to access ALL web content without major gyrations
    • Must be able to FULLY run Windows apps
    • The average user must be able to install and manage their applications

    Applications missing from Linux which would enable desktop use are:
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Macromedia flash
    • Macromedia director
    • Page Maker
    • Free Hand
    • Corel
    • dbase
    • AutoCAD
    • Quicken
    • (there are others, but these were the main ones)

    The concensus was that Linux is great for fixed-use applications like ATMs and airline kiosks. It is good for technical workstations (mainly used by nerds and geeks). And, it is good for transactional workers such as point of sale, bank tellers, etc. Linux is OK as a commercial desktop and it sucks for laptops and mobile professionals (poor power management, wireless, interfaces to mobile devices, ...).

    Check out the full survey results at:
    http://www.zoomerang.com/reports/public_report.zgi ?ID=L22FS3PB3TNW

    Essay responses in the survey can be seen at:
    http://developer.osdl.org/cherry/dtl/survey-report s-open.zgi.html

    The desktop market is not going to be an easy one crack. I must say that I agree with most of the comments that innovation in the desktop space will win over any attempts to copy MS. Linux has been playing catchup in the desktop space for too long. Both innovation in the desktop and killer apps are needed to move grandma off of her Windows machine.
  4. Slashdotted by Kevin+DeGraaf · · Score: 0 · on Blogspace vs. NPR
    It's pretty slashdotted...
    NPR's brutally stupid linking policy

    NPR joins KPMG and other bastions of cluelessness by requiring that anyone who wishes to link to the NPR site fill in this form. No matter how deep or shallow your link is, NPR requires you to fill in this form.


    Linking to or framing of any material on this site without the prior written consent of NPR is prohibited.


    Please use this form to request permission to link to npr.org and its related sites.



    Gosh, I hope they don't take away my tote bag.


    Really, it beggars the imagination to think that anyone in this day and age could be this fatally stupid. If you agree, drop a note to NPR's ombudsman.


    Karma whoring blah blah blah...
  5. NPR's brutally stupid linking policy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Redundant · on Blogspace vs. NPR
    NPR joins KPMG and other bastions of cluelessness by requiring that anyone who wishes to link to the NPR site fill in this form. No matter how deep or shallow your link is, NPR requires you to fill in this form.
    Linking to or framing of any material on this site without the prior written consent of NPR is prohibited.

    Please use this form to request permission to link to npr.org and its related sites.

    Gosh, I hope they don't take away my tote bag.

    Really, it beggars the imagination to think that anyone in this day and age could be this fatally stupid. If you agree, drop a note to NPR's ombudsman. Link Discuss