Ill gaurantee the greeks did not spell it Kerberos, since they didn't use those letters much at all. I can't include the greek letters in the post (or at least don't know how).
Cerberus is a Latin transliteration, rather than a "spelling" since you cannot spell a greek work without the greek letters. We transliterate it as Kerberos because our pronunciation of the letter C would tend towards a soft pronounciation if we spelled it like the Romans. Their letter C was always hard. Similar with the o or u.
Since alot of our literature is from the Romans, the latin spelling has persisted, and as with many latin words, we have changed the pronunciation and often say SERberous when we see "Cerberus".
However, neither Cerberos nor Kerberos are more greek than the other. It is still the Greek Mythological three headed dog protector of Hades.
Also, I would like to see every one of these "imposing" initiatives be imposed on government FIRST
Federal law already requires websites of government agencies and organizations to comply with an accessibility standard. That standard has become the guidline for many private/commercial websites.
An accessibility guideline could easily apply to sites that operate business in the US. Even more easily if the company which operates the site is located in the US.
I agree that something should be done. Particularly since I specialize in creating accessible sites and making existing sites accessible. ($$)
There are more things involved than just making sure a text reader can read the site. You should make sure that navigation menus make since and that content is easy to find among the navigation areas.
There are even more considerations when building complex forms and describing large datasets. But it is not difficult. It is just one more thing to learn about.
I think the idea of having fuel cells to power devices that were designed for standard sized cells would be very useful.
If it was this size of a AA battery and you could just pop it out and refill it from a volume container of fuel in a few seconds, that would be much more convenient than rechargable NiCad.
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Ill gaurantee the greeks did not spell it Kerberos, since they didn't use those letters much at all. I can't include the greek letters in the post (or at least don't know how).
Cerberus is a Latin transliteration, rather than a "spelling" since you cannot spell a greek work without the greek letters. We transliterate it as Kerberos because our pronunciation of the letter C would tend towards a soft pronounciation if we spelled it like the Romans. Their letter C was always hard. Similar with the o or u.
Since alot of our literature is from the Romans, the latin spelling has persisted, and as with many latin words, we have changed the pronunciation and often say SERberous when we see "Cerberus".
However, neither Cerberos nor Kerberos are more greek than the other. It is still the Greek Mythological three headed dog protector of Hades.
-Jacob
Federal law already requires websites of government agencies and organizations to comply with an accessibility standard. That standard has become the guidline for many private/commercial websites.
-Jacob
An accessibility guideline could easily apply to sites that operate business in the US. Even more easily if the company which operates the site is located in the US.
I agree that something should be done. Particularly since I specialize in creating accessible sites and making existing sites accessible. ($$)
There are more things involved than just making sure a text reader can read the site. You should make sure that navigation menus make since and that content is easy to find among the navigation areas.
There are even more considerations when building complex forms and describing large datasets. But it is not difficult. It is just one more thing to learn about.
-Jacob
I think the idea of having fuel cells to power devices that were designed for standard sized cells would be very useful.
If it was this size of a AA battery and you could just pop it out and refill it from a volume container of fuel in a few seconds, that would be much more convenient than rechargable NiCad.