I submit an example of excellent communication between blind users and developers: Rockbox
An open source and advanced firmware for Archos, iRiver, and now lately iPod players, it has voice prompts for all menu options (and there's a lot of them), in different languages even, and you can add your own, such as names for directories or individual files. If you don't want to add them, it can still say e.g. "Directory 5", or spell out the name.
in TRUE 'free-market capitalism' true monolopies are rare and usually don't last very long because competition can spring up at a moment's notice.
Your emphasis on TRUE say a lot. You know, TRUE communism would be rather cool, unfortunately TRUE systems are fucked up by real life.
A system can look well and good on paper, but it also has to function in a real world, where people rarely think about what's best for others, constantly try to screw each other over, and always try to use the system to their advantage, leading to corruption. This goes for both producers and consumers.
In fact, consumers rarely even think about what's best for themselves.
V-chip, broadcasting laws, numerous parent organisations... where does all this come from? I'm wondering, why don't we have this amount of crying out on the east side of the pond? Is it because some Americans are really sensitive to this stuff, or is it because European stations play nice?
Ok, so I'm already betting on the former, but why is this, how did this situation arise?
<sarcasm> Is it that all the criminals went to Australia, and all the fundies went to America?</sarcasm>
But even intention isn't enough. A lot of people go in with the best of intentions and things still turn sour in the end. Sure, it's a promise to be together until the end, a promise that should be kept, and that's why it's flawed right from the start.
That's strange, because that's how it is in Korea. It burns all over in your mouth, then it goes away slowly, after a minute or so, as it gets more and more diluted. After the meal, there's generally no pain or burning in the mouth at all. In fact, the red pepper in Korea came from the west, but why have I never experienced this pleasant warming of the aft that I hear so much about... perhaps it can be neutralized as it passes through the intestines?
I feel the same way. I've never experienced any "ring of fire" at all, and I've spent a month in Korea, eating red-colored dinner tables. Is there some fundamental difference between Mexican and Asian hot spice?
And it's also for brick-and-mortar shops, in case everyone.. I mean someone, forgot to RTFA. That would mean you can search for prices that don't exist anywhere else on the net. As it says in the summary, "in order to create an online presence.", or in TFA: "Some retailers are yet to set up their own internet operations, even though consumer purchases online have soared."
This is a new thing, not just another pricecompare.com.
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I lean way back in my chair, feet on the table, arms resting on the chair seat and hands on the front of the seat, under my thighs (which are raised now). Wireless MX1000 mouse resting in the palm of my right hand, and a flick of the wheel/press of a button brings the next page for reading. Relaxed muscles and comfort while reading articles! It might look rather unprofessional in the workplace though.
An added bonus is that I can do basic mousing (OK/Cancel, gestures, moving stuff around) right on the seat, instead of having to place the mouse further away on some table surface.
Another thing to look at are those teflon stickers you can put on the mouse feet, to make them really slippery. I haven't used a mouse mat in a long time now. Any surface, even rough wood, works fine.
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You dope, he's your long-lost twin brother!
..whatever that means. I can at least input tags and submit them, does that mean I'm a golden chosen one?
An open source and advanced firmware for Archos, iRiver, and now lately iPod players, it has voice prompts for all menu options (and there's a lot of them), in different languages even, and you can add your own, such as names for directories or individual files. If you don't want to add them, it can still say e.g. "Directory 5", or spell out the name.
More info in the FAQ for blind and visually impaired users. (and a note to smartasses: blind users commonly use a screen reader to read webpages)
A system can look well and good on paper, but it also has to function in a real world, where people rarely think about what's best for others, constantly try to screw each other over, and always try to use the system to their advantage, leading to corruption. This goes for both producers and consumers.
In fact, consumers rarely even think about what's best for themselves.
"Oh noes, a lot of young people making out!"
V-chip, broadcasting laws, numerous parent organisations... where does all this come from? I'm wondering, why don't we have this amount of crying out on the east side of the pond? Is it because some Americans are really sensitive to this stuff, or is it because European stations play nice?
Ok, so I'm already betting on the former, but why is this, how did this situation arise?
<sarcasm> Is it that all the criminals went to Australia, and all the fundies went to America?</sarcasm>
...and watch it on the big screen TV's they bought!
But even intention isn't enough. A lot of people go in with the best of intentions and things still turn sour in the end. Sure, it's a promise to be together until the end, a promise that should be kept, and that's why it's flawed right from the start.
Or: Any sufficiently blurred image is indistinguishable from $DEITY.
the highest rates of prostate cancer are in.. ..ye gods! Bring me that suppository, stat!
It's geriatric exercise, never heard of it? Hell, I even found a linky to dubiously support my post!:
Drug for erectile dysfunction is redefining our ideas about sexuality among older couples, October 1998
No no, puberty is the horrible, disfiguring, and ultimately deadly disease.
So, what are the differences between Automatix and Easy (K)Ubuntu? Most importantly what are the big downsides of both?
That's strange, because that's how it is in Korea. It burns all over in your mouth, then it goes away slowly, after a minute or so, as it gets more and more diluted. After the meal, there's generally no pain or burning in the mouth at all. In fact, the red pepper in Korea came from the west, but why have I never experienced this pleasant warming of the aft that I hear so much about... perhaps it can be neutralized as it passes through the intestines?
I feel the same way. I've never experienced any "ring of fire" at all, and I've spent a month in Korea, eating red-colored dinner tables. Is there some fundamental difference between Mexican and Asian hot spice?
What? I can't count the times I've played through those games, all three of them.
Indeed. Based in this, I would guess that prostate cancer is virtually nonexistent in South Korea, and not to mention Thailand.
I loved the old mainframe computer, with the slow processors and limited memory.
Vodka is the clear solution to all problems.
No, what's that? World Wide Illuminati Intifada?
And don't forget the trolls, GNAA, and spelling errors compliatn with ISO Flaming Standards.
This is a new thing, not just another pricecompare.com.
You can pause the game.
An added bonus is that I can do basic mousing (OK/Cancel, gestures, moving stuff around) right on the seat, instead of having to place the mouse further away on some table surface.
Another thing to look at are those teflon stickers you can put on the mouse feet, to make them really slippery. I haven't used a mouse mat in a long time now. Any surface, even rough wood, works fine.