Gotta love slashdot! An article mentions hardware, even just in passing, and some ass has to ask if it runs linux.
qwery823... it starts with the first piece of litter. Insted of assuming someone else will litter anyway, keep the junk in your pocket and hope the next schmuck does the same.
I haven't done the market research myself, but I would guess that their lack of enthusiasm was due to the nature of your proposed channel.
Not only would the average reader of that channel need to be interested in "the status of nuclear nonproliferation worldwide", but they would have to be so consumed by it that they feel compelled to read about it on their handheld.
Though I don't question the enthusiasm of such readers, I don't know if there is much of an intersection between the set of people that use palm handhelds, and the set of people who love to read about "the status of nuclear nonproliferation worldwide".
Though he is probably writing software, his question is about solving a problem. I don't see where you get "programming structure" from.
This question seems relevant to me, because of the increasingly visual nature of the WWW. Getting more information on this particular topic could be very handy in the field of usability. Too much software (especially on the web) is really lacking in that department.
Since I suspect there are many software developers/engineers among the slashdot crowd, I think this question does matter.
I think they make it pretty clear in the review that the voice recognition technology does not need to learn any speech patterns.
"Unlike a software product like IBM's ViaVoice, which needs to learn each individual user's particular speech patterns over time through regular use, VoiceNav requires no such learning input. That's a heck of an accomplishment if it works well."
Don't worry. It already is shortened in the minds of many folks. If you saw a crew member on a star trek episode hand-editing text files in various scattered locations you wouldn't think that the future has too much to offer.
When will people realize that you can soup up an old muscle car that you bought for $500 as much as you want but hour-for-hour, pound-for-pound, it still wasn't a good value, because you have to spend HOURS upon HOURS trying to get it to do what modern cars accomplish with ease. It's hard to believe that not every linux zealot is into S and M.
The forces at work here aren't _really_ concerned with raising the quality of life. They want to lay the foundation for efficient communication lines. Cheap labor won't always be in the places it is now. It will spread, it will become necessary to keep in close contact with with the factories, plants, etc.
Who do you think made the tools that the script kiddies use? Obviously, not stupid people... at least people smart enough to know that if made readily available, the software could and would be used maliciously.
The reason web developers don't take lynx into account is because it's hard enough making everything work with Netscape and IE.
Standardization is essential. Will it happen? No. It's too much of a hassle from all the parties involved. It's also not necessarily the best thing for the "cleints".
The sites want to give you flashy javascript-laden, pumped-up flash 4, (etc) pages. They're nicer to look at.
With the proliferation of broadband internet access, why not? (don't complain about page render time, get a new computer) SO the people that suffer are the "fringe folks" who like to use lynx, or insist on using older versions of netscape, or any version of Opera, or (gasp, Netscape on Unix) =).
The __business__ decision to make pages like this is for the benefit of the consumer (according to the companies).
So who pays the price?
1) The web developers (who get paid well enough to endure the headaches of netscape and the likes).
2) You (if you like Unix/Linux, or any of the aforementioned browsers).
I'm sorry to say it, but I don't think companies are going to start making their pages for lynx any time soon. Your only hope will be those geared for mobile devices that have little or no graphics.
Until that becomes commonplace, you know you can:
a) go to another page
b) use another browser (or OS as the case may be), or
c) refuse to use the service that is offending you by their non-compliance.
What you shouldn't do (notice it's absence from the above list) is complain. It'll be about as effective as options a - c.
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You should see the hard drive some dude screwed to a painting.
If it wasn't for the symbols you get to stick on the keys, I don't think this keyboard would have been posted at all.
yay!
when you say "You know your a geek..."
Gotta love slashdot! An article mentions hardware, even just in passing, and some ass has to ask if it runs linux.
... it starts with the first piece of litter. Insted of assuming someone else will litter anyway, keep the junk in your pocket and hope the next schmuck does the same.
qwery823
I get a Javascript error as soon as I get there. Yeah, Roogle's going places.
Driving in a square box with wheels should be fine for you then.
no no ... stupid
useless comment...
"Money is not the reason why I use Linux. Time is."
Are you going to live forever?
I haven't done the market research myself, but I would guess that their lack of enthusiasm was due to the nature of your proposed channel.
Not only would the average reader of that channel need to be interested in "the status of nuclear nonproliferation worldwide", but they would have to be so consumed by it that they feel compelled to read about it on their handheld.
Though I don't question the enthusiasm of such readers, I don't know if there is much of an intersection between the set of people that use palm handhelds, and the set of people who love to read about "the status of nuclear nonproliferation worldwide".
Someone, please pull the images out of your cache and post them somewhere.
Though he is probably writing software, his question is about solving a problem. I don't see where you get "programming structure" from.
This question seems relevant to me, because of the increasingly visual nature of the WWW. Getting more information on this particular topic could be very handy in the field of usability. Too much software (especially on the web) is really lacking in that department.
Since I suspect there are many software developers/engineers among the slashdot crowd, I think this question does matter.
I think they make it pretty clear in the review that the voice recognition technology does not need to learn any speech patterns.
"Unlike a software product like IBM's ViaVoice, which needs to learn each individual user's particular speech patterns over time through regular use, VoiceNav requires no such learning input. That's a heck of an accomplishment if it works well."
Come on ... the kids that did this were nuts!
Why should it be any more complicated than that?
I think a better site to look at while we're on the topic is this one.
One step closer to a totally wired home. How long until you have to fight with your intelli-fridge for a chance to use the dreamcast?
... it is so cool that we get a chance to play with this kind of stuff.
Really though, these are exciting times we live in
Don't worry. It already is shortened in the minds of many folks. If you saw a crew member on a star trek episode hand-editing text files in various scattered locations you wouldn't think that the future has too much to offer.
When will people realize that you can soup up an old muscle car that you bought for $500 as much as you want but hour-for-hour, pound-for-pound, it still wasn't a good value, because you have to spend HOURS upon HOURS trying to get it to do what modern cars accomplish with ease. It's hard to believe that not every linux zealot is into S and M.
The forces at work here aren't _really_ concerned with raising the quality of life. They want to lay the foundation for efficient communication lines. Cheap labor won't always be in the places it is now. It will spread, it will become necessary to keep in close contact with with the factories, plants, etc.
I know, it's paranoid, but I see it coming.
Who do you think made the tools that the script kiddies use? Obviously, not stupid people ... at least people smart enough to know that if made readily available, the software could and would be used maliciously.
Bill and his team of angry armed monkeys have struck again. ..
What will stop him?
How many more angry microsoft-bashers will disappear before
Cheers, that's the slap in the face they needed.
Mean people suck.
Web development is my list of things I like to do. Also on that list is C, C++, Perl, and Java to name a few.
Newton also stood on the shoulders of others to lift himself up, but not to make himself feel better the way you have done.
It's pretty scary that projects like this are even necessary.
Good luck to all that join in on the project, but remember, "Big Brother is watching you".
That percentage is a joke. It tells you that out of all the people that HAVE TO USE netscape, 30-40% actually do.
I can't wait for netscape to be dead and gone. Too many development headaches to make those 14 people happy.
When mozilla is as robust and _not broken_ as IE, maybe then will I feel there is room in this world for more than one browser.
Microsoft, regardless of how they did it, did it right. I like using their browser, and I like developing for it.
The reason web developers don't take lynx into account is because it's hard enough making everything work with Netscape and IE.
Standardization is essential. Will it happen? No. It's too much of a hassle from all the parties involved. It's also not necessarily the best thing for the "cleints".
The sites want to give you flashy javascript-laden, pumped-up flash 4, (etc) pages. They're nicer to look at.
With the proliferation of broadband internet access, why not? (don't complain about page render time, get a new computer) SO the people that suffer are the "fringe folks" who like to use lynx, or insist on using older versions of netscape, or any version of Opera, or (gasp, Netscape on Unix) =).
The __business__ decision to make pages like this is for the benefit of the consumer (according to the companies).
So who pays the price?
1) The web developers (who get paid well enough to endure the headaches of netscape and the likes).
2) You (if you like Unix/Linux, or any of the aforementioned browsers).
I'm sorry to say it, but I don't think companies are going to start making their pages for lynx any time soon. Your only hope will be those geared for mobile devices that have little or no graphics.
Until that becomes commonplace, you know you can:
a) go to another page
b) use another browser (or OS as the case may be), or
c) refuse to use the service that is offending you by their non-compliance.
What you shouldn't do (notice it's absence from the above list) is complain. It'll be about as effective as options a - c.