No, because heroin causes more of a physical addition in addition to the mental. Heroin alters the chemistry of your mind. A game is a game. Discipline, it's about knowing when to say when with a game.
Maybe the question should be "why don't developers provide a test before someone can play to confirm they won't get addicted"
Then it will be followed by a cheat guide to pass the test.
Then to counter this cheating, you will have to go to an approved center to take an exam to play the game, and certify you are sane. Now, you will be required to show id, ssn, and two utility bills, past three months of paystubs all to prove you are who yuo are, and they you have a place of residence and can prove to be a useful member of society. Oh yeah, don't forget the drug test.
People, how much control you want in a society of freedom?
The user decides to continue and forget about life, then it's not the fault of the developer. The person has CHOSEN to forget the real world, for the virtual one. Don't blame the developer if the user neglects life.
It's obvious users like these are missing something from their real lives that they escape so easily into the virtual one.
As the user logs in, monstrous soudns eminate from his machine. Once his avatar arrives in teh virtual world, he is greeted by level 10 demilawyers from the lands of ligitation.
"We shall smite you, puny game player for blasphemous lies that our gods have misplaced your goods"
User's avatars is dismembered by the mighty lawyers, and they perform the dance of death on the player's avatar's parts.
Sometimes new things do not get a good chance when they first come out so it becomes more of a cult following. Therefore it's less of a chance of a good sell, and return on investment.
People like franchises/sequels.
Some new games are just reinventions of old ideas.
How new can you get? Many games are similar to each other. We have FPS, RTS, Platformers, RPGs, fighting, sports, card, 2d scrollers, etc. Each genre has their style, and everyone sticks to the style that works.
I'm curious to see a report on other platforms, including SNES, and alot of the older systems. I wouldn't be suprised to see the percentage of new games shrink overtime.
The BSA did a such of open ftp servers, and sent letters to the admins hosting files with the name 'office' in it, accusing them of pirating MS software.
This is a very good example of groups not doing a good job. Assumption is the mother of all fudges. If you're going to try and automate a process like this, make sure you remove false-positives from the equation, or else you will piss people off.
I meet this girl on irc, and I thought we were hitting it off great. We were talking dirty by the 3 convo, cybering by the 5, then she said you wanna me IRL by the 7th. I thought cool, I'm getting laid....
Well miss thing capped my advances once I was sliding my hand down her pants. I said, "baby, it's just like IRC, the only difference is you get to reach out and touch some one." Then she slapped me. So yeah, I've been capped by broad-band.
I recall they are an organization sponsored by big names in the IT industry, that could possibly emplore such an idea. Their idea is to proviude enterprise class testing to help advance the linux community. I don't see why this couldn't be an extension of it.
I'm sure a nicely worded, thought out paper explaining the benefits would at least get a response, and possibly spike some interest.
Am I paying for the CD media itself?
Yes. You are paying for the physical cd, in addition to the artist's value to the item. Same is true with software, the downloadable version is usually cheaper, by $10 or more dollars because you don't get the pretty box.
Am I paying for the right to play that particular CD media?
Yes, you play that CD for personal use.
Am I paying for right to listen to that particular recording without relying on mass media outlets that already paid RIAA copyright holders through ASCAP?
You're not paying for the right necesarily, because if you borrowed a CD from a friend, you didn't exchange money with your friend to listen to it. I might be missing the point of this question though.
What happens if I own the same recording in multiple digital formats? The same, I guess, would apply if I had a tape/cd version of an album, or a Mac and PC version of a software. My license is specific for that platform. In the case of the tape/cd, it should be identical.
What happens if a particular copyrighted material is on several of my media and comes from same master source? If you are referring more to backing up the content, that should be perfectly legal. You have the right to backup your stuff in case of loss or damage.
What if my media is damaged, should I not be able to request replacement? If it is damaged when you purchased it, such as unable to be player in a device, or cracked, or broken, then yes you should get a replacement for the damage product, so long as the damage was no fault of your own.
If I already own let's say Metallica S&M DVD set, am I legally allowed to borrow a friend's S&M CD set, since both media are mixed from the same source [and possibly covered by the same license]? No because it's like Mac and PC software. I have a license for that platform, not the other. And even though it is derived from the same or similar source, that has no bearing on the final product. It's two distinct products.
What are the quality tolerances and who sets them? At which point is the original recording no longer subject to copy limitations? What happens if my used media is scratched? When the copyright holder losses the copyright, then the copy limitation should be lifted. As for quality adn scratching, I'm not sure what you mean here, unless you're referring to making copies of lesser quality versions of the product. If that's the case, then that's still falls under the usual guidelines. If you redistribute without the copyright holder's permission, you in trouble.
I am inclined to believe that the acquiring party simply acquires a license for a particular recording. It is currently implied, at least in my understanding, that the license is perpetual and as such a license holder is entitled to the ability to use the licensed object perpetually, regardless of the media it was originally supplied on or the media player of choice at the moment. If my understanding is correct, and the content is licensed to the consumer, then where is the full license agreement? There is none. Retailers are coming into this sitaution that developed over the past 10 yrs, with things such as VHS to DVD, and cassettes to CD. I would love to see that ability to convert, but then the retailer/manufacturer will then be forced ot eat the costs, because now the old media is out of date, and frankly, it's unfair to expect the manufacturer to deal with the cost. If you decided to buy that tape back then, that was your decision then. Because there's a newer format now, that probably didn't exist then, isn't anyone's fault. As such, you shouldn't expect a perpetual license to receive the content in a new medium. If you have the original item you purchased, then you can still use it.
By the [above] argument, should we not consider it to be a shrink-wrap and thus largely unenforceable EULA?
Despite the stolen analogy, the guy above is absolutely right.
Why should I, a purchaser (if I spent the money) and user of a product who acquired said product from a distributor who is responsible for the software bundling/creation, be responsible for it's illegal origins?
It's the vendors who should be penalized for the wrong doing, not the user. If Microsoft added software to the Windows without the proper licensing, then Microsoft should be to blame, not I. If GM steals an IP idea from another auto maker and puts it into my new car, it's not I who has to cough up the car, it's GM who has to pay the penalty.
So why is it that SCO thinks the user gets the penalty, and not the originator of the software?
I'm so glad someone finally asked this important question.
Now, it's just a matter of waiting for the final outcome, and seeing what happens.
Research Experience: A year of research to determined Kansas was flatter than a well cooked pancake.
I would have to skip this candidate just on the conclusion that this person has no life and found a completely meaningless experiment that most likely will be proved to be incorrect by some other hapless soul.
Now if it were compared to say, Jennifer Lopez's arse, then we have some research there.
Seriously now, do I need 100 IPs? This is really sounding more like overhype than a realistic world outcome. This expectation that I need 100 is ridiculous.
I'm going to ramble a bit on possible examples to prove a point that each human does not need 100 IPs.
Let's look at it this way.
Why would a 1-2 yr old need 100 IPs?
Their tonka truck or barbie ferrrari now has upload capabilities?
The stroller digitally syncs the mileage to the home base station
The baby monitor is now using Wi-Fi to transmit data and allows for web cam uploads.
Hell the kid can't even grip the remote correctly! They can't even whip their own parallel port (read into it as you may).
Now lets look at the more tech savvy user.
My cellphone is now referenced by an ip instead of a phone number. By the way, I'm hosting a pr0n site from my cell phone.
My TV, Microwave and Washer/Dryer get updates from the web. You never know when yuo need to hack your rinse setting.
My car gets its fuel by email and has a built in webcam so you can see the bumper sticker on the car in front of me. If I'm caught speeding, the cop can email me my ticket directly to my car. They can tell me to pull over too. Wow.
According to the article Stanford Univ. has 17 million IPs compared to India's 2 million. The problem is the old allocation of the IP addresses. If a company can't use it, cough it up and reallocate.
Also, why would my own devices need dedicated IP addresses? If I'm on my home network, the machine gets an internal IP address. There's no need for my machine to use anything else. I don't run into issues playing online games. I currently use a Dynamic IP from my DSL provider to access my home box and I can port forward as needed.
I agree with most of what you say about the PDA. I currently own and use the 5500, and it's a nice device, but yes I had to get more storage and a wireless access card, which drove up the price to past the $400 tag for the unit when I purchased it.
There are limitations to the small handheld, such as - software that has to be written for it (smaller selection when compared to a full O/S). - Can't run as many apps. - limited storage and ram. - some apps run slow. - harder to get things to work, such as some types of wireless connections. - needing special software to sync up at times.
But there are some benefits to having a small device.
1) easier to carry around.
2) easier for someone who commutes by packed trains alot (myself for example). So it's much more convinient to take out than the typical laptop, when you're standing.
I would like to switch to just using a small portable laptop, like the fujitsu p-2000, but I want the option of like a handheld extensino to it.
the poster asked about php for web development and I respond in terms of his request. I've done enough web development over the past 6+ years, with open source software specifically, to respond.
I like PHP alot for web development. I found it easier and less to code when compared to perl (I've done both for 3 years each). You've made a good choice with it. I haven't tried python, but i do hear good things about it.
One important advice I would give is.... learn from your repetition. Meaning.. if you see that you code very similar functions or code segments that very ever so slightly, maybe there's a new function in there, that could emcompass them all.
For example:
writing tables: I wrote a class to take an array of array, and spit out a table structure. Beats having to write echo statements with td tags, mixed with variables.
simple dababase functions: I've knocked out a number of lines using simple code that does the same 3 steps into one function.
object oriented code: definitely helps out.
apply theory/concepts to work: I've seen the Model/view/controller example applied to non java languages. As well you can use cool things like XML/XSLT to handle data/presentation, there by allowing for multiple display formats.
some times the elegance is in the hack. I rewrote an art project at the company I work for, using our product for the front end, and php for the backend within 6 hours. He originally wrote his from concept to product in a year. Not bragging, just saying. =)
Look into some of the templating engines, like smarty.php.net, it's srecommended at a number of sites (I haven't used it yet), but it will allow for cleaner code, and that's what is important. Accessing code you can easily fix, and change the presentation when needed.
You make CDs sound like VHS tapes. I current store my CDs in loose leaf binders, with CD sleeves. For example, I have a 2" thick binder, with 16 pages, with each page holding 8 CDs; it can hold up to 128 CDs, not including the booklets that may come with the CDs. I like the CD sleeves, and they aren't expensive if you know how to shop. If you go and buy the premade CD books, that will cost you money. If you get a loose leaf binder, and the sleeves, you will save 50% or more off the price of the premade books.
I'll put it to you this way. DVDs are a better solution, but I don't like their current prices; I'll wait till they come down to the cost of CDs.
What you need to do is.... House cleaning for CDs. That's right, you need to clean your room. Sorry to sound like your maternal one, but it's the honest truth. I have CDs i know I can throw out. When will you ever play that first version of *insert_first_iteration_of_computer_game_here* again? Sometimes, you just have to throw it out.
I have old computer books collecting dust. My book collection is a bit heavy considering. I have books double-stacled in bookshelves through out the house.
You could spend the time putting all the data to DVDs or Harddrives, or just deal with it and clean up your collection.
*now speaking in a motherly voice* Now stop asking slashdot questions, and go to bed, you have work tomorrow. And brush your teeth, I can smell the cheetos.
It would be nice if you had a real cross sampling and not a personal website. Stop driving traffic to your own site every morning and you might see what other sites see =)
Some references for further review: https://mall.kde.com/nf/2/browsers?sid=&s id= http://www.webreference.com/stats/browser.htm l http://awstats.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/awstats. pl? framename=mainright&output=browserdetail http://w ww.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.a sp http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/stat_trends .htm http://www.thecounter.com/stats/2003/May/browser .p hp
The first three listed will show IE lower because of their targeted audience.
IE has such a large percentage because of the users who use it... those who aren't tech savvy. These are the people who might game online, do some email, check out some news, and call it a night. Average people. This is why IE has such a large percentage.
So how can the numbers change? Easy, give me $250Million, I'll make a call to apple, and get the open source browser on their desktop, in place of safari, next, I'll need some more money =) to start a with a that says 'Windows is out of itself, and the Penguin is in' for the new OSS marketing campaign. Following that, I would need some more money (yes I know, I can hear the bank break) and convince a number of game/application developers to port their programs to linux.
Now that's all for the first 6 months. Then afterwords we will have to hit the enterprise market, and convince them. I think I would retire after 2 years, just from the stress of it all, but will compensate myself accordingly of course. =)
1) Opera browsers do have a setting to state their browsers are MSIE, therefore, they contribute to the MSIE percentage in a small way.
2) MSIE has a 94%+ market share. It's pretty evident that their got the market share from the sheer availability on the desktop. The masses know little of what browser their use, they just know the icon half the time. So until that changes, but it won't change, the masses will continue to use what's already there at their finger tips, instead of downloading something else that does the same thing. Why take 3 steps, when you can take 1?
3) Until computer OEMs sell something else, it will dominate. What regular users are going to use Linux, *BSD, OS/2 (has to go there), BeOS... when their software isn't there. Companies aren't going to waste time developing for other platofmrs if the money isn't there. So until Linux gets to the point that my mother can use it (I'm not trying to start the desktop debate because I stand by linux since it IS my primary desktop), don't expect much of a change. Also, the sheer diversity and the nuances of each don't help the situation either. When it gets down to one or two major players for desktop dominance, ONLY THEN will we see the MORE SERIOUS linux competition for desktop dominance, and it WON'T NEED Win-Emulation to accomplish it.
Remember, we ARE the minority (referring to the mass slashdot community knowing more than the average user about computers). We are the enlightened, we are the Zion, while all the others are still living in the matrix. Until the awaken happens, I guess you better get used to those M$ products a little longer. =)
I would love to see more standard ways to do complicated/advance things with the browser, like IE does with ActiveX, VBScript, COM, and all the other jargon I don't like with their proprietary setup.
You really want to make a change.... make open source more united, more focused, and more friendly, as well as more of an innovator, than a replicator.
also, you weren't too specific about what type of video is she looking at, tv or computer monitor?
If she's using a tv, not sure what to recommend for that, but as a child, I would sit really close to the tv. Granted that might worsen the glacouma.
If it's a computer, you're referring to, then there's built in accessibility in windows. I know windows 2000 has it builtin, under Accessories, under Usability. It's caled Magnifier.
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No, because heroin causes more of a physical addition in addition to the mental. Heroin alters the chemistry of your mind. A game is a game. Discipline, it's about knowing when to say when with a game.
Maybe the question should be "why don't developers provide a test before someone can play to confirm they won't get addicted"
Then it will be followed by a cheat guide to pass the test.
Then to counter this cheating, you will have to go to an approved center to take an exam to play the game, and certify you are sane. Now, you will be required to show id, ssn, and two utility bills, past three months of paystubs all to prove you are who yuo are, and they you have a place of residence and can prove to be a useful member of society. Oh yeah, don't forget the drug test.
People, how much control you want in a society of freedom?
Self-control?
The user decides to continue and forget about life, then it's not the fault of the developer. The person has CHOSEN to forget the real world, for the virtual one. Don't blame the developer if the user neglects life.
It's obvious users like these are missing something from their real lives that they escape so easily into the virtual one.
As the user logs in, monstrous soudns eminate from his machine. Once his avatar arrives in teh virtual world, he is greeted by level 10 demilawyers from the lands of ligitation.
"We shall smite you, puny game player for blasphemous lies that our gods have misplaced your goods"
User's avatars is dismembered by the mighty lawyers, and they perform the dance of death on the player's avatar's parts.
*** Your account has been deleted ***
*** Have a pleasant day ***
"chirp chirp"
- Sometimes new things do not get a good chance when they first come out so it becomes more of a cult following. Therefore it's less of a chance of a good sell, and return on investment.
- People like franchises/sequels.
- Some new games are just reinventions of old ideas.
- How new can you get? Many games are similar to each other. We have FPS, RTS, Platformers, RPGs, fighting, sports, card, 2d scrollers, etc. Each genre has their style, and everyone sticks to the style that works.
I'm curious to see a report on other platforms, including SNES, and alot of the older systems. I wouldn't be suprised to see the percentage of new games shrink overtime.The BSA did a such of open ftp servers, and sent letters to the admins hosting files with the name 'office' in it, accusing them of pirating MS software.
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This is a very good example of groups not doing a good job. Assumption is the mother of all fudges. If you're going to try and automate a process like this, make sure you remove false-positives from the equation, or else you will piss people off.
... with their haunted mansion ride?
I meet this girl on irc, and I thought we were hitting it off great. We were talking dirty by the 3 convo, cybering by the 5, then she said you wanna me IRL by the 7th. I thought cool, I'm getting laid....
Well miss thing capped my advances once I was sliding my hand down her pants. I said, "baby, it's just like IRC, the only difference is you get to reach out and touch some one." Then she slapped me. So yeah, I've been capped by broad-band.
=)
http://www.osdl.org/
I recall they are an organization sponsored by big names in the IT industry, that could possibly emplore such an idea. Their idea is to proviude enterprise class testing to help advance the linux community. I don't see why this couldn't be an extension of it.
I'm sure a nicely worded, thought out paper explaining the benefits would at least get a response, and possibly spike some interest.
Yes. You are paying for the physical cd, in addition to the artist's value to the item. Same is true with software, the downloadable version is usually cheaper, by $10 or more dollars because you don't get the pretty box.
Yes, you play that CD for personal use.
You're not paying for the right necesarily, because if you borrowed a CD from a friend, you didn't exchange money with your friend to listen to it. I might be missing the point of this question though.
The same, I guess, would apply if I had a tape/cd version of an album, or a Mac and PC version of a software. My license is specific for that platform. In the case of the tape/cd, it should be identical.
If you are referring more to backing up the content, that should be perfectly legal. You have the right to backup your stuff in case of loss or damage.
If it is damaged when you purchased it, such as unable to be player in a device, or cracked, or broken, then yes you should get a replacement for the damage product, so long as the damage was no fault of your own.
No because it's like Mac and PC software. I have a license for that platform, not the other. And even though it is derived from the same or similar source, that has no bearing on the final product. It's two distinct products.
When the copyright holder losses the copyright, then the copy limitation should be lifted. As for quality adn scratching, I'm not sure what you mean here, unless you're referring to making copies of lesser quality versions of the product. If that's the case, then that's still falls under the usual guidelines. If you redistribute without the copyright holder's permission, you in trouble.
There is none. Retailers are coming into this sitaution that developed over the past 10 yrs, with things such as VHS to DVD, and cassettes to CD. I would love to see that ability to convert, but then the retailer/manufacturer will then be forced ot eat the costs, because now the old media is out of date, and frankly, it's unfair to expect the manufacturer to deal with the cost. If you decided to buy that tape back then, that was your decision then. Because there's a newer format now, that probably didn't exist then, isn't anyone's fault. As such, you shouldn't expect a perpetual license to receive the content in a new medium. If you have the original item you purchased, then you can still use it.
Despite the stolen analogy, the guy above is absolutely right.
;=)
Why should I, a purchaser (if I spent the money) and user of a product who acquired said product from a distributor who is responsible for the software bundling/creation, be responsible for it's illegal origins?
It's the vendors who should be penalized for the wrong doing, not the user. If Microsoft added software to the Windows without the proper licensing, then Microsoft should be to blame, not I. If GM steals an IP idea from another auto maker and puts it into my new car, it's not I who has to cough up the car, it's GM who has to pay the penalty.
So why is it that SCO thinks the user gets the penalty, and not the originator of the software?
I'm so glad someone finally asked this important question.
Now, it's just a matter of waiting for the final outcome, and seeing what happens.
BTW, mod up the stereo thief.
Maybe I should have implied I was kidding.
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Or
I was j/k about the o/t posting here on
...in a single sentence?
Research Experience:
A year of research to determined Kansas was flatter than a well cooked pancake.
I would have to skip this candidate just on the conclusion that this person has no life and found a completely meaningless experiment that most likely will be proved to be incorrect by some other hapless soul.
Now if it were compared to say, Jennifer Lopez's arse, then we have some research there.
Seriously now, do I need 100 IPs? This is really sounding more like overhype than a realistic world outcome. This expectation that I need 100 is ridiculous.
I'm going to ramble a bit on possible examples to prove a point that each human does not need 100 IPs.
Let's look at it this way.
Why would a 1-2 yr old need 100 IPs?
- Their tonka truck or barbie ferrrari now has upload capabilities?
- The stroller digitally syncs the mileage to the home base station
- The baby monitor is now using Wi-Fi to transmit data and allows for web cam uploads.
Hell the kid can't even grip the remote correctly! They can't even whip their own parallel port (read into it as you may).Now lets look at the more tech savvy user.
According to the article Stanford Univ. has 17 million IPs compared to India's 2 million. The problem is the old allocation of the IP addresses. If a company can't use it, cough it up and reallocate.
Also, why would my own devices need dedicated IP addresses? If I'm on my home network, the machine gets an internal IP address. There's no need for my machine to use anything else. I don't run into issues playing online games. I currently use a Dynamic IP from my DSL provider to access my home box and I can port forward as needed.
It's interesting how you say 'when/if' as opposed to just 'when'
Here are some recommendations for your comparable box.
- Shuttle SV-25 $185: case with 150W power suppley; motherboard with tv-out; nic; audio (surround sound); keyboard/video/mouse connections
- memory chip 64MB: $13
- hard drive 20GB: $50
- cpu celeron 700-1,400 Mhz: $40
Total comes to about $290.An Xbox is a modified celeron 733, with 64MB and 8GB HD. Not sure about the nic built into an xbox, I have a PS2. =)
You could also check out the walmart machines which use the VIA boards/chips and sell as low as $200.
Note, the shuttle tends to be higher price than buying a seperate case and board, so I would say shop around.
I agree with most of what you say about the PDA. I currently own and use the 5500, and it's a nice device, but yes I had to get more storage and a wireless access card, which drove up the price to past the $400 tag for the unit when I purchased it.
There are limitations to the small handheld, such as
- software that has to be written for it (smaller selection when compared to a full O/S).
- Can't run as many apps.
- limited storage and ram.
- some apps run slow.
- harder to get things to work, such as some types of wireless connections.
- needing special software to sync up at times.
But there are some benefits to having a small device.
1) easier to carry around.
2) easier for someone who commutes by packed trains alot (myself for example). So it's much more convinient to take out than the typical laptop, when you're standing.
I would like to switch to just using a small portable laptop, like the fujitsu p-2000, but I want the option of like a handheld extensino to it.
wow didn't know my resume was on the line here.
the poster asked about php for web development and I respond in terms of his request. I've done enough web development over the past 6+ years, with open source software specifically, to respond.
I like PHP alot for web development. I found it easier and less to code when compared to perl (I've done both for 3 years each). You've made a good choice with it. I haven't tried python, but i do hear good things about it.
One important advice I would give is.... learn from your repetition. Meaning.. if you see that you code very similar functions or code segments that very ever so slightly, maybe there's a new function in there, that could emcompass them all.
For example:
some times the elegance is in the hack. I rewrote an art project at the company I work for, using our product for the front end, and php for the backend within 6 hours. He originally wrote his from concept to product in a year. Not bragging, just saying. =)
Look into some of the templating engines, like smarty.php.net, it's srecommended at a number of sites (I haven't used it yet), but it will allow for cleaner code, and that's what is important. Accessing code you can easily fix, and change the presentation when needed.
How many CDs do you really have???
You make CDs sound like VHS tapes. I current store my CDs in loose leaf binders, with CD sleeves. For example, I have a 2" thick binder, with 16 pages, with each page holding 8 CDs; it can hold up to 128 CDs, not including the booklets that may come with the CDs. I like the CD sleeves, and they aren't expensive if you know how to shop. If you go and buy the premade CD books, that will cost you money. If you get a loose leaf binder, and the sleeves, you will save 50% or more off the price of the premade books.
I'll put it to you this way. DVDs are a better solution, but I don't like their current prices; I'll wait till they come down to the cost of CDs.
What you need to do is.... House cleaning for CDs. That's right, you need to clean your room. Sorry to sound like your maternal one, but it's the honest truth. I have CDs i know I can throw out. When will you ever play that first version of *insert_first_iteration_of_computer_game_here* again? Sometimes, you just have to throw it out.
I have old computer books collecting dust. My book collection is a bit heavy considering. I have books double-stacled in bookshelves through out the house.
You could spend the time putting all the data to DVDs or Harddrives, or just deal with it and clean up your collection.
*now speaking in a motherly voice*
Now stop asking slashdot questions, and go to bed, you have work tomorrow. And brush your teeth, I can smell the cheetos.
It would be nice if you had a real cross sampling and not a personal website. Stop driving traffic to your own site every morning and you might see what other sites see =)
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Some references for further review:
https://mall.kde.com/nf/2/browsers?sid=&
http://www.webreference.com/stats/browser.ht
http://awstats.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/awstats
http://
http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/stat_trend
http://www.thecounter.com/stats/2003/May/browse
The first three listed will show IE lower because of their targeted audience.
IE has such a large percentage because of the users who use it... those who aren't tech savvy. These are the people who might game online, do some email, check out some news, and call it a night. Average people. This is why IE has such a large percentage.
So how can the numbers change? Easy, give me $250Million, I'll make a call to apple, and get the open source browser on their desktop, in place of safari, next, I'll need some more money =) to start a with a that says 'Windows is out of itself, and the Penguin is in' for the new OSS marketing campaign. Following that, I would need some more money (yes I know, I can hear the bank break) and convince a number of game/application developers to port their programs to linux.
Now that's all for the first 6 months. Then afterwords we will have to hit the enterprise market, and convince them. I think I would retire after 2 years, just from the stress of it all, but will compensate myself accordingly of course. =)
You make too many assumptions.
1) Opera browsers do have a setting to state their browsers are MSIE, therefore, they contribute to the MSIE percentage in a small way.
2) MSIE has a 94%+ market share. It's pretty evident that their got the market share from the sheer availability on the desktop. The masses know little of what browser their use, they just know the icon half the time. So until that changes, but it won't change, the masses will continue to use what's already there at their finger tips, instead of downloading something else that does the same thing. Why take 3 steps, when you can take 1?
3) Until computer OEMs sell something else, it will dominate. What regular users are going to use Linux, *BSD, OS/2 (has to go there), BeOS... when their software isn't there. Companies aren't going to waste time developing for other platofmrs if the money isn't there. So until Linux gets to the point that my mother can use it (I'm not trying to start the desktop debate because I stand by linux since it IS my primary desktop), don't expect much of a change. Also, the sheer diversity and the nuances of each don't help the situation either. When it gets down to one or two major players for desktop dominance, ONLY THEN will we see the MORE SERIOUS linux competition for desktop dominance, and it WON'T NEED Win-Emulation to accomplish it.
Remember, we ARE the minority (referring to the mass slashdot community knowing more than the average user about computers). We are the enlightened, we are the Zion, while all the others are still living in the matrix. Until the awaken happens, I guess you better get used to those M$ products a little longer. =)
I would love to see more standard ways to do complicated/advance things with the browser, like IE does with ActiveX, VBScript, COM, and all the other jargon I don't like with their proprietary setup.
You really want to make a change.... make open source more united, more focused, and more friendly, as well as more of an innovator, than a replicator.
they work wonders, about 5-10 dollars US.
also, you weren't too specific about what type of video is she looking at, tv or computer monitor?
If she's using a tv, not sure what to recommend for that, but as a child, I would sit really close to the tv. Granted that might worsen the glacouma.
If it's a computer, you're referring to, then there's built in accessibility in windows. I know windows 2000 has it builtin, under Accessories, under Usability. It's caled Magnifier.
I think you forgot the 'bitch and moan to self' part between 6&7, and 9&10, and possibly a few other places in betweem.