Glad to know I'm not the only one who finds it difficult to wade through capitalized disclaimers; I'm glad when they let me paste it into a text editor so I can lowercase it.
I know I've seen at least some EULAs that use bold text to make a section more 'conspicuous'; it's still not the most readable, but it's a whole lot easier to process than all caps.
Otherwise, game developers could put all the nasty content into a 'locked' hack that they could later 'anonymously' have someone post the patch to.
Anyone remember the Sega version of Mortal Kombat? The gore and fatalities were all programmed into the game, but they were only unlockable by entering a code on the game's intro screen, thus allowing it to get Sega's pre-ESRB equivalent of a 'Teen' rating.
About a year and a half ago, I was able to listen to AOL's Netscape Radio on a Mac with Mozilla and RealPlayer. (Yeah, I know, RealPlayer is annoying and all, but still, it was possible to listen to the stations with something available for Mac.)
Unfortunately, they must have realized this actually increased the potential amount of listeners, as they now require you to download a proprietary Windows-only client in order to listen...
Not surprisingly, that's been the focus of their ad campaigns here in the States as well.
What really bothers me is that AOL is STILL using Internet Exploiter for their rendering engine. Why don't they just switch over to using Gecko already, especially considering they were one of Mozilla's original sponsors?
Oh, right. Then millions of users will suddenly complain when all these horribly invalid sites suddenly break; never mind that it's really the fault of clueless web 'designers' who can't be bothered to test their sites in more than one browser. You just can't win...
I got "NUCKX", because I not only got petals and leaves confused, I also have problems remembering left from right, especially when the perspective is reversed. And you're right, the "N" was rather hard to see without squinting.
I can only imagine how bad this is for people without English as their primary language! >_
Hm. I've always been able to access BofA's online banking with no difficulty in Mozilla, at least for my account here in Georgia. Is the situation different in different states?
I can most definitely confirm the comment that some lyrics site I was browsing yesterday tried to launch an Mozilla update to install that garbage. I was totally shocked as well...
Of course, I didn't actually *install* it, and Mozilla's still a lot more secure than M$IE in that respect, but still, it worries me that the pr0n-spyware companies are catching on.
Indeed. A lot of the letters look very similar in Palmer script; I've always had trouble writing 'F'/'T' and 'b'/'f' where they were distinguishable. And it's difficult to form many of the letters, especially with the fine motor skills (or lack thereof) of a third-grader...
I, too, have ended up with my own sort of "print-cursive" combination, with its own idiosyncrasies (e.g., a two-storied lowercase 'a' to make it more distinguishable from an 'o'). It's actually quite efficient, combining the simplicity of print with the 'flow' of cursive, and it's much easier for me than writing in purely print or cursive. And my Pocket PC's handwriting recognition generally does a good job with it, even when it gets rather sloppy...
I've taken quite a few AP exams, writing all the essays in a sort of "flowing print", as others have described it. The letter forms resemble those of block letters (none of that curly, flowy Palmer style), but they're joined together as in cursive; I rarely lift my pen in mid-word.
Had I written these essays in "true" cursive, it would probably have taken twice as long and/or been half as legible, and my hand wouldn't have ached any less. My cursive writing has always been rather slow and sloppy, no matter how much they tried to teach me how to write "properly"; I've always preferred my personal style of writing, as mentioned above.
But you'll soon be able to use the much nicer-looking Vera Sans Mono for all your pre-formatted text needs! So much nicer-looking than ugly old Courier...
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Even funnier: MSN's redesign now causes IE/Mac to freeze up entirely.
And naturally, the default home page for IE is msn.com...
Glad to know I'm not the only one who finds it difficult to wade through capitalized disclaimers; I'm glad when they let me paste it into a text editor so I can lowercase it.
I know I've seen at least some EULAs that use bold text to make a section more 'conspicuous'; it's still not the most readable, but it's a whole lot easier to process than all caps.
Otherwise, game developers could put all the nasty content into a 'locked' hack that they could later 'anonymously' have someone post the patch to.
Anyone remember the Sega version of Mortal Kombat? The gore and fatalities were all programmed into the game, but they were only unlockable by entering a code on the game's intro screen, thus allowing it to get Sega's pre-ESRB equivalent of a 'Teen' rating.
Same goes for T-Mobile Prepaid and Virgin Mobile.
About a year and a half ago, I was able to listen to AOL's Netscape Radio on a Mac with Mozilla and RealPlayer. (Yeah, I know, RealPlayer is annoying and all, but still, it was possible to listen to the stations with something available for Mac.)
Unfortunately, they must have realized this actually increased the potential amount of listeners, as they now require you to download a proprietary Windows-only client in order to listen...
Sad thing is, I did get it. And immediately groaned. :-p
Not surprisingly, that's been the focus of their ad campaigns here in the States as well.
What really bothers me is that AOL is STILL using Internet Exploiter for their rendering engine. Why don't they just switch over to using Gecko already, especially considering they were one of Mozilla's original sponsors?
Oh, right. Then millions of users will suddenly complain when all these horribly invalid sites suddenly break; never mind that it's really the fault of clueless web 'designers' who can't be bothered to test their sites in more than one browser. You just can't win...
Then, of course, there's their Multi-Track Music Studio, which seems to show quite a bit of audacity on Luxuriousity's part, if you get my drift. :)
I got "NUCKX", because I not only got petals and leaves confused, I also have problems remembering left from right, especially when the perspective is reversed. And you're right, the "N" was rather hard to see without squinting.
I can only imagine how bad this is for people without English as their primary language! >_
That makes me wonder-- is Goodger the opposite of badger?
Hm. I've always been able to access BofA's online banking with no difficulty in Mozilla, at least for my account here in Georgia. Is the situation different in different states?
Judging from a Google search, DVDA, despite the naughtier alternative meaning, does in fact seem to be commonly used as an abbreviation for DVD Audio.
I think someone needs to sen this person ha dictionary...
I don't know what version of Windows you're running, but I always thought it was Delta-India-Romeo. ;-)
Actually, I just went back through my history file to find the culprit site, and here it is:
http://www.musicsonglyrics.com/
This site calls a JavaScript from searchbarcash.co (here's the javascript source that installs it) which in turn attempts to install an XPI from flingstone.com. Both of the aboved domains are aliases for blazefind.com-- a known spyware provider whose parent company is also responsible for XXXToolbar.
Oh, and just for safety's sake, I'll add the requisite warning: don't click on the links without taking appropriate precautions...
I can most definitely confirm the comment that some lyrics site I was browsing yesterday tried to launch an Mozilla update to install that garbage. I was totally shocked as well...
Of course, I didn't actually *install* it, and Mozilla's still a lot more secure than M$IE in that respect, but still, it worries me that the pr0n-spyware companies are catching on.
Indeed. A lot of the letters look very similar in Palmer script; I've always had trouble writing 'F'/'T' and 'b'/'f' where they were distinguishable. And it's difficult to form many of the letters, especially with the fine motor skills (or lack thereof) of a third-grader...
I, too, have ended up with my own sort of "print-cursive" combination, with its own idiosyncrasies (e.g., a two-storied lowercase 'a' to make it more distinguishable from an 'o'). It's actually quite efficient, combining the simplicity of print with the 'flow' of cursive, and it's much easier for me than writing in purely print or cursive. And my Pocket PC's handwriting recognition generally does a good job with it, even when it gets rather sloppy...
"You can wordify anything if you just verb it." - Bucky Katt from Get Fuzzy
I've taken quite a few AP exams, writing all the essays in a sort of "flowing print", as others have described it. The letter forms resemble those of block letters (none of that curly, flowy Palmer style), but they're joined together as in cursive; I rarely lift my pen in mid-word.
Had I written these essays in "true" cursive, it would probably have taken twice as long and/or been half as legible, and my hand wouldn't have ached any less. My cursive writing has always been rather slow and sloppy, no matter how much they tried to teach me how to write "properly"; I've always preferred my personal style of writing, as mentioned above.
To each his own, I guess...
But you'll soon be able to use the much nicer-looking Vera Sans Mono for all your pre-formatted text needs! So much nicer-looking than ugly old Courier...