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		<title>internet exploder keeps a whopping 10% market share</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actually it surprises me that the internet exploder users still make up a 10% percent share on my blog. My personal experience tends to be different. More often than not it looks a little like seen below. (image source) Anyhow, the 10% internet explorer usage fits nicely with another or my stats from Google Analytics: [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2052/2189445116_e98772a95c.jpg?v=0" /><br /><br />Actually it surprises me that the internet exploder users still make up a 10% percent share on my blog. My personal experience tends to be different. More often than not it looks a little like seen below.<br /></p>

<div><img src="http://thewayiseetheworld.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/cba56d2d8545c3b1818ab1c3c1ba58de_img_6671s.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://thewayiseetheworld.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/a-thing-of-beauty/">(image source)</a><br /></div>

<p><br /><br /><br />Anyhow, the 10% internet explorer usage fits nicely with another or my stats from Google Analytics: <br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2233/2188664043_67c3a41049.jpg?v=0" /><br /><br />The &#8216;Connection Speed&#8217; distribution numbers for modem users are actually an exact match to the Internet Exploder numbers. Hmm, coincidence? <br /><br />Maybe, but just in any case, let me give a warm hello to the seemingly web-savvy internet wizzards still surfing the net on their modem lines with Internet exploder and Windows. God luck, but rest assured you&nbsp; won&#8217;t find &#8216;optimized for IE&#8217; stuff here. <br /><br />have fun<br /><br />p.s.: yes, i spoiled actual visitor numbers. You just don&#8217;t know the timeslot.<br />&nbsp;<br /> <br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/apple" rel="tag">apple</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/marketshare" rel="tag">marketshare</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/google" rel="tag">google</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/analytics" rel="tag">analytics</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/IE" rel="tag">IE</a></p>
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		<title>Update: Your Joost invites are about to expire</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update: Do NOT trigger the password reset! username: first-come-first-serve-to-sofasportlers@sebrink.de password: super-secret Update: someone reset the password(don&#8217;t do it!): URL: https://www.joost.com/ username: first-come-first-serve-to-sofasportlers@sebrink.de password: supersecret have fun Joost update: In response to your request we have reset your password.Click the link below to create a new password: https://www.joost.com/forgot/PTYytfWTrzU8D6EwDU4iwGtPH73jmv0gYKlznc.Mh0smuFMQA0jcr0.html If link doesn't work, you can try copy-pasting [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Update: Do NOT trigger the password reset!
<pre>username: first-come-first-serve-to-sofasportlers@sebrink.de</pre>
<pre>password: super-secret</pre>
Update: someone reset the password(don&#8217;t do it!):</p>

<p>URL: https://www.joost.com/
username: first-come-first-serve-to-sofasportlers@sebrink.de
password: supersecret</p>

<p>have fun</p>

<p>Joost update:
<pre>In response to your request we have reset your password.Click the link below to create a new password:</pre></p>

<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.joost.com/forgot/PTYytfWTrzU8D6EwDU4iwGtPH73jmv0gYKlznc.Mh0smuFMQA0jcr0.html">https://www.joost.com/forgot/PTYytfWTrzU8D6EwDU4iwGtPH73jmv0gYKlznc.Mh0smuFMQA0jcr0.html</a>  If link doesn't work, you can try copy-pasting it into your browser's address window, or retype it there.  Best regards,The Joost team</p>
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		<title>Your Joost invites are about to expire, Huh?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[the joost folks start spamming to rush us its beta testers into sending invitations. So hurry &#8211; time&#8217;s running out :) To use your tokens, go to https://www.joost.com/betatest/invitations.html before March 22 and fill in the form. We&#8217;ll send out your invitation straight away. ok, they asked for it and who am i to obey? To [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the joost folks start spamming to rush us its beta testers into sending invitations.<br /></p>

<blockquote>So hurry &#8211; time&#8217;s running out  :) <br /><br />To use your tokens, go to https://www.joost.com/betatest/invitations.html before March 22 and fill in the form. We&#8217;ll send out your invitation straight away.<br /></blockquote>

<p>ok, they asked for it and who am i to obey? To speed up and simplify things a bit i send an invitation to myself and give it to you. Here you get the beefy part of their invitation reply, go use it in what ever way you&#8217;re please to do:<br /><pre wrap="">To get started, please visit <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.joost.com/betatest/">https://www.joost.com/betatest/</a> and login with your invitation beta access details:<br /><br />Username: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:first-come-first-serve-to-sofasportlers@sebrink.de">first-come-first-serve-to-sofasportlers@sebrink.de</a>     (Case sensitive!)<br />Password: 96ffdayj     (Case sensitive!)<br /><br />After you've logged in, visit <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.joost.com/betatest/settings/">https://www.joost.com/betatest/settings/</a> to choose your own password.<br /></pre>first come first serve, but i suggest the first one to choose a password just uses <code>jyadff69</code> than all the followers can use the same account. you decide.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sofasportler.de/dirk.blog/2007/02/17/may-the-revolution-begin-joost-mac-osx-beta-released/">the mac client is actually quite nice</a> and <a href="http://www.joost.com/blog/2007/03/joost-around-the-corner.html">according to their own rumours</a> a massive openening up and lots of invitation ar just around the corner. <br /><br />have fun<br /><br /><br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/joost" rel="tag">joost</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/free" rel="tag">free</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/invitation" rel="tag">invitation</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/video" rel="tag">video</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/iptv" rel="tag">iptv</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/marketing" rel="tag">marketing</a></p>
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		<title>Falsches Spiel mit echtem Geld im SecondLife</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ich mag Zahlen und es freut mich immer auf Leute zu stossen die vernünftig damit um gehen können. In &#8220;The Linden dollar Game&#8221; weist Randolph Harrison die unseriöse Grundlage der SecondLife Ökonomie nach. Mit der ganzen Kühle des anlytischen Arguments erklärt er warum SecondLife keine Ökonomie sondern ein HYIP Schema ist, in Deutschland besser bekannt [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ich mag Zahlen und es freut mich immer auf Leute zu stossen die vernünftig damit um gehen können. In <a href="http://randolfe.typepad.com/randolfe/2007/02/intersecting_tr.html">&#8220;The Linden dollar Game&#8221;</a> weist <a href="http://randolfe.typepad.com/about.html">Randolph Harrison</a> die unseriöse Grundlage der <a href="http://secondlife.com">SecondLife</a> Ökonomie nach. Mit der ganzen Kühle des anlytischen Arguments erklärt er warum SecondLife keine Ökonomie sondern ein <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyip">HYIP</a> Schema ist,  in Deutschland besser bekannt unter dem Namen <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_scheme">Piloten- oder Pyramidenspiel</a>. Solch provokanten Thesen verhallen natürlich <a href="http://valleywag.com/tech/second-life/virtual-worlds-supposed-economy-is-a-pyramid-scheme-230813.php">nicht</a> <a href="http://valleywag.com/tech/second-life/second-life-headed-for-currency-collapse-238391.php">ungehört</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/search/harrison+secondlife">in der</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogosphere">Blogsphere</a>.</p>

<p><a target="_new" href="http://randolfe.typepad.com/randolfe/WindowsLiveWriter/IntersectingTrilateralSidesonaPolyagonal_C001/LdollarDemandTrends9_5.jpg"><img width="240" height="194" border="0" style="border-width: 0px; padding: 0pt 0.5em 0.5em 0pt; float: left" src="http://randolfe.typepad.com/randolfe/WindowsLiveWriter/IntersectingTrilateralSidesonaPolyagonal_C001/LdollarDemandTrends_thumb7_5.jpg" /></a>Und dann hat er auch noch so schöne Charts. Die mag ich ja fast noch lieber als nackte Zahlen. Entscheidet selbst, schon ohne jedwede weitere Information zu dem Chart auf der linken Seite wird doch sofort ersichtlich, dass dort wohl irgentwas auseinander läuft. Anspruch und Realität, Traum und Wirklichkeit. Die <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartanalyse">technische Analyse der Börsenkurse</a> erscheint mir im allgemeinen nur wenig vertrauensbildender als das betrachten der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanenz">Permanenzen</a> beim Roulette. In diesem Fall allerdings machen ein paar technische Betrachtungen durchaus Sinn.</p>

<p>Es gibt viele Dinge die man aktuell zu SL sagen könnte, aber das erscheint mir müssig. Das wird sich schon von alleine klären und mir gefiehlen eben die schönen Infographiken.</p>

<p>Bermerkenswert ist vieleicht noch die Tatsache, dass laut <a href="http://valleywag.com/tech/second-life/second-life-headed-for-currency-collapse-238391.php">Valleywag</a> erst die &#8220;<span style="font-style: italic">Herrison</span> <span style="font-style: italic">was apperently forced to abandon his research&#8221;</span> Aktvitäten die Grund dafür waren das er motiviert wurde die SL Ökonomie nach allen Regeln der Zunft ausseinanderzunehmen. Ist ja auch eine Menge Arbeit. Deswegen auch hier noch ein paar charts:</p>

<p><a href="http://randolfe.typepad.com/randolfe/WindowsLiveWriter/IntersectingTrilateralSidesonaPolyagonal_C001/changeinhoursperplayer_3.jpg"><img width="240" height="135" border="0" style="border: 0px none ; float: left" src="http://randolfe.typepad.com/randolfe/WindowsLiveWriter/IntersectingTrilateralSidesonaPolyagonal_C001/changeinhoursperplayer_thumb%5B1%5D_3.jpg" />Take note of the consistent decline in hours per total unique player, barely breaking even from mid 2005 until only last month (January 2007) in an amazing reversal.  Historical trends predict future months will return to hours per unique player declines.</a></p>

<p><a href="http://randolfe.typepad.com/randolfe/WindowsLiveWriter/IntersectingTrilateralSidesonaPolyagonal_C001/poplgrowthratepredict6_5.jpg"><img width="240" height="117" border="0" align="right" style="border-width: 0px" src="http://randolfe.typepad.com/randolfe/WindowsLiveWriter/IntersectingTrilateralSidesonaPolyagonal_C001/poplgrowthratepredict_thumb4_5.jpg" /></a><strong style="font-style: italic">Growth, Growth, Growth</strong><br style="font-style: italic" /><span style="font-style: italic">Linden has boasted unbelievable growth numbers, even proudly displaying them on their Second Life home page.  In fact, </span><a target="_blank" style="font-style: italic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Shirky">Clay Shirky</a><span style="font-style: italic"> didn&#8217;t believe the numbers, and challenged them in myriad forums (earning him fierce sometimes slanderous attacks from the Second Life faithful).</span></p>

<p><span style="font-weight: bold">Don&#8217;t mess with the Blogosphere!</span> möchte man da doch raten (<a href="http://gapingvoid.com">learn more</a>).</p>

<p>SecondLife ist also ein Pilotenspiel, <span style="font-style: italic">&#8216;so what?&#8217; </span>Mich jedenfalls stört das nicht. Genausewenig wie ich Geld in Pyramidenspiele stecke werde ich meine Geld im SL verlieren. Virtuall Reality gibt es ja nun schon recht lange, aber nie hat es so richtig gezündet. Diesmal bin ich der Meinung, 3D ist gekommen ist um zu bleiben. Der Hype wird verschwinden, vieleicht auch LindenLabs und SL, aber das 3D Bewusstsein scheint mir endgültig angekommen zu sein.</p>

<p>more to come</p>

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		<title>May the revolution begin: Joost Mac OSX beta released</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When i blogged last year about Joost the iptv project formerly know as &#8220;The Venice Project&#8221;, Falko rightfully commented the contradiction of a revolution not beeing started from a Mac. So, here they are: Joost Mac OSX Beta released. After a 30MBytes download you drop it on your disk and start right away. It just [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When <a href="http://www.sofasportler.de/dirk.blog/2006/12/19/welcome-to-the-venice-project/">i blogged last year about Joost the iptv project formerly know as &#8220;The Venice Project&#8221;</a>, Falko rightfully commented the contradiction of a revolution not beeing started from a Mac. <br /><br />So, here they are: <a href="http://www.joost.com/blog/2007/02/joost-beta-for-mac-intel-is-here%21.html">Joost Mac OSX Beta released</a>. After a 30MBytes download you drop it on your disk and start right away. It just plain f&#8230;ing works, &#8220;&#8230;behaving very much like a Mac application&#8221; like they promise with the release notes. <br /><br />You get full screen video with ok quality, transparent control overlays and widgets. It is beta&nbsp; a and you can see. The font rendering is not perfect and the app crashed on exit, but that is not something holding you back from using it and is honestly mentioned in the release notes. The content seems to be limited though and the widgets just cover the bare basics: video rating, chat, IM(jabber/gmail) and a clock(sounds like hours of fun). They must open up on the widgets(are they already? Don&#8217;t know) and improve contentwise, but that seems feasible to me. <br /><br />A cute little detail in the end. When switching off you got to see the video collapsing and see a dimishing white little spot like from the cathode ray tubes. Only a little gfx coder gimmick or might it be a little wink toward collapsing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">Tubes</a>?<br /><br />Before you ask, while Joost seems to be open now, the Mac OSX still needs your beta registration, and i don&#8217;t have invitation codes left. <br /><br />have fun&nbsp; <br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/iptv" rel="tag">iptv</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/joost" rel="tag">joost</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/the-venice-project" rel="tag">the-venice-project</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/mac" rel="tag">mac</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/osx" rel="tag">osx</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/beta" rel="tag">beta</a></p>
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		<title>The future is complex</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know, Prediction is very difficult, especially if it&#8217;s about the future.&#8211;Nils Bohr, Nobel laureate in Physics agreed, but one thing is certain: it becomes way more complex than it used to be.I recently just skimmed this 2007 Web Predictions and by quickly counting every major trend they identified in their post i figured out [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know, <br /></p>

<blockquote>Prediction is very difficult, especially if it&#8217;s about the future.<br />&#8211;Nils Bohr, Nobel laureate in Physics</blockquote>

<p><br />agreed, but one thing is certain: it becomes way more complex than it used to be.<br /><br />I recently just skimmed this <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/2007_web_predictions.php">2007 Web Predictions</a> and by quickly counting every major trend they identified in their post i figured out that I can&#8217;t keep up with the progress any more. I can dive into any given topic deep enough to cope with it, but not more all of them at once. Personally I&#8217;m unable to&nbsp; accumulate information that fast anymore, and maybe it&nbsp; is also impossible for a company. You can always hire people, but besides the difficulty of getting the right ones, you start loosing focus. Beeing <span style="font-style: italic;">&#8220;a jack in all trades, master in none&#8221;</span> is no viable solution. <br /><br />I recognize the pattern though. In the beginning, when i got started with the messy world of computers, i could keep up to date with all and every topic. Heck, there was only one (offline) magazine! &#8220;Byte&#8221;, and much later than came, <a href="http://heise.de/">heise C&#8217;t</a> for the german market.<br /><br />After just&nbsp; a decade down the road, the web came and and funny enough, the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19961019152337/http://byte.com/">earliest online reference of Bye magazine covers 3D graphics for everyone</a>. That was in &#8217;96 and now 10 years later i come back doing stuff with SecondLife. History is repeating itself? Or is it just me running around in circles? <br /><br />have fun<br /><br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/market" rel="tag">market</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/trends" rel="tag">trends</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/predictions" rel="tag">predictions</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/future" rel="tag">future</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/secondlife" rel="tag">secondlife</a></p>
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		<title>update: iPhone look alikes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crux</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I joked a little about the absurd prospect of expecting the asian companies to patiently wait for Apple to launch their iPhone. But in a kind of actio-reactio reversed surprising quantum world move the response was there before the action. LG in conjunction with PRADA did launch a slick touchscreen device and PRADA might turn [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float: right;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/112/363662115_f564e7c18a.jpg?v=0" alt="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="171" width="223" /><a href="http://www.sofasportler.de/dirk.blog/2007/01/10/no-more-thing/">I joked a little </a>about the absurd prospect of expecting the asian companies to patiently wait for Apple to launch their iPhone. But in a kind of actio-reactio reversed surprising quantum world move the response was there before the action. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.lge.com/about/press_release/detail/PRO%7CNEWS%5EPRE%7CMENU_20328_PRE%7CMENU.jhtml">LG in conjunction with PRADA</a> did launch a slick touchscreen device and <a href="http://www.prada.com/">PRADA</a> might turn out out to be the perfect partner to get it right with successfully locking on to the luxury target group. <br /><br />Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I still believe in the iPhone becoming a huge success. There is a reason why there is hardly any mention of the software. Software makes all the difference nowerdays. I personally definitly won&#8217;t fuddling around with yet another stupid gadget. And it doesn&#8217;t have multitouch either.<br /></p>
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		<title>Aus für Amateure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crux</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Die Niederländer legen die Latte mächtig hoch in Sachen Webenwicklung. Peter Paul Koch berichtet über das neue Accessebilty Gesetz in Holland. Auf Quirksmode schreibt er schon seit Jahren für geordnetet Verhältnisse im Sachen CSS, HTML und Javascript. Er war einer der ersten, bei dem ich systematische Lösungen gefunden habe, die sich wohltuend von den cut-copy-paste [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Die Niederländer legen die Latte mächtig hoch in Sachen Webenwicklung. <a href="http://www.quirksmode.org/about/intro.html">Peter Paul Koch</a> berichtet über das <a href="http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2007/01/new_dutch_acces.html">neue Accessebilty Gesetz in Holland</a>. Auf <a href="http://www.quirksmode.org/">Quirksmode</a> schreibt er schon seit Jahren für geordnetet Verhältnisse im Sachen CSS, HTML und Javascript. Er war einer der ersten, bei dem <a href="http://www.sebrink.de/drops/">ich systematische Lösungen gefunden habe</a>, die sich wohltuend von den <span style="font-style: italic;">cut-copy-paste</span> Orgien der unzähligen <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_Cult_Science">Cargo-Cult</a> Adepten abhob. <br /><br />Das Gesetz ist zwar schon seit letztem Jahr in Kraft, aber wer liest sowas denn schon? Wie kann man auch ahnen das die Leute was von ihrem Handwerk verstehen und Regeln wie die folgenden festlegen:<br /></p>

<blockquote><ul><li>valid HTML 4.01 or XHTML 1.0</li><li class="odd">CSS and semantic HTML and separation of structure and presentation</li><li>progressive enhancement</li><li class="odd">the W3C DOM (instead of the old Microsoft <code>document.all</code>)</li><li>meaningful values of <code>class</code> and <code>id</code></li><li class="odd">meaningful <code>alt</code> attributes on all images</li></ul></blockquote>

<p>Und das gilt wohlgemerkt:<br /></p>

<blockquote>As of 1 September last year, every website built for a government agency is required by law to use [die so festgelegten Regeln]<br /></blockquote>

<p>, und von denen gibt es 125! In der Konsequenz bedeutet das die Vertreibung der Armateure aus dem Geschaeft mit öffentlichen Webseiten. Zum anderen aber macht es die Produktion teurer und Regierungen sind auch nur Kunden die am Ende immer Geld sparen wollen/müssen. Da per Gesetz aber alle bestehenden Regierungsseiten bis 2011 entsprechend angepasst werden müssen entsteht auf jeden Fall ein lukrativer Markt. Auf diese Weise werden qualifizierte Leute gefördert und der gesamten Branche ein Qualifizierungsanreiz aller erster Güte gegeben. Und Qualität ist ja noch immer das beste Geschäft, <a href="http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2007/01/new_dutch_acces.html">PPK auf jeden Fall scheint sich zu freuen</a>. Volkswirtschaftlich ist Qualifikation in Zeiten der Globalisierung sicher eine probates Mittel für ein an natürlichen Rohstoffen ja so reiches Land wie Holland. Davon sollte man lernen.<br /><br />Und nun, wer Traute hat, <a href="http://webrichtlijnen.overheid.nl/toetsen/">der kann sich ja mal selbst versuchen</a>. Ich weiss nicht welcher Affe mich geritten hat die full flash version der <a href="http://www.idmedia.com/">neuen Homepage meines Arbeitgebers</a> zu checken, aber hey! Die <a href="http://webrichtlijnen.overheid.nl/toetsen/report/7629/12015/">80% können sich sehen lassen</a>, dass ist <a href="http://webrichtlijnen.overheid.nl/toetsen/report/7615/12000/">deutlich besser als die 58%</a> für das <span style="text-decoration: underline;">P</span><a href="http://ajaxian.com/archives/dutch-government-websites-be-accessible-or-break-the-law">osting</a> auf <a href="http://ajaxian.com/">Ajaxian</a> zu dem Artikel in Quirksmode, und das ist ja schliesslich das Zentralorgan des Web2.0.<br /><br />My personal favorite: &#8220;<span style="font-style: italic;">meaningful values of </span><code style="font-style: italic;">class</code><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><code style="font-style: italic;">id",</code> ganz, ganz großartig, nachdem ich heute mal wieder rätsend darüber saß wofür wohl <span style="font-style: italic;">&#8220;pb-id&#8221;</span> stehen mag.<br /><br />cheers<br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/accessebilty" rel="tag">accessebilty</a>, <a class="performancingtags" href="http://technorati.com/tag/css" rel="tag">css</a></p>
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		<title>AllOfMp3: die spinnen die Amis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joe.sixpack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Au fein, endlich eine gelegenheit mal was über mein geliebtes AllOfMp3.com zu bloggen. Der lawsuit über 1.65 fantastillionen wird wohl auch dem letzten ahnunglosen AllOfMp3 bekannt machen. Klever. Ansonsten ist meine Liebe für AllOfMp3 ntürlich nur platonisch, ich habe niemals für 10cent einzele Songs oder für ca 1 Euro ganze Albem bei AllOfMp3 gekauft. Und [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Au fein, endlich eine gelegenheit mal was über mein geliebtes<a href="http://www.AllOfMp3.com/"> AllOfMp3.com</a> zu bloggen. Der lawsuit über 1.65 fantastillionen wird wohl auch dem letzten ahnunglosen AllOfMp3 bekannt machen. Klever. Ansonsten ist meine Liebe für AllOfMp3 ntürlich nur platonisch, ich habe niemals für 10cent einzele Songs oder für ca 1 Euro ganze Albem bei AllOfMp3 gekauft. Und ich bin natürlich auch nicht gegen den Schutz berechtigter Interessen der Musiker, aber wenn die gierigen Sesselfurzer von den Majorlabels anfangen 11jährige, die ihre U2 CD kopieren weil sie einfach keine 29,95Euro dafür ausgeben können, wie kriminelle zu behandeln, dann sind meine Sympathien sicher nicht auf ihrere Seite. <a href="http://blogs.allofmp3.com/allofmp3/2006/12/26/allofmp3-response-to-complaint-by-major-record-labels/">Die Antwort der Russen</a>? Kurz zusammengefasst: Alles Legal hier! Hehe, diese Chuzpe hat schon was, das gefällt mir. Klar, das ist ein Rückzugsgefecht, schon hat President Putin versprochen den Laden dicht zu machen. Aber die Jungs sind ja nicht blöd, mit <a href="http://www.alltunes.com/en-contact-info.shtml">allTunes</a> fangen sie schon mal an den nächsten download shop aufzumachen, denn wer weiss schon wie lange sich allofmp3 noch halten kann, und man braucht ja schliesslich alternativen, hehe. Haben sie ja schliesslich gelernt vom westen, ist ja nun keine Planwirtschaft mehr.</p>

<p>Ein wirklich sehr lesenswerter Einblick in die Machenschaften der Musikindustrie in diesem Zusammenhang ist der Artikel von Courtney Love: <a href="http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/14/love/">Courtney does the math</a>.  Das hilft bei sortieren der persönlichen Sympathien ungemein.</p>

<p>have fun</p>

<p>follow-up: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36574">Piracy, the better choice(tm)</a>, ein kleiner abriss über die gier der industrie und wie sie damit doch immer mehr auf die schnautze fliegen.</p>

<blockquote>If you try and purchase any of this (HD DRM) content, you descend into a DRM nightmare of incompatibility and legal mires. Your monitor will not work with your Blu-Ray drive because your PC decided that a wobble bit was set wrong. You just pissed away $6K on a player, media center PC and HD TV for nothing, you lose.</blockquote>

<p>oh man, ist der sauer.</p>

<blockquote>hands up everyone who personally knows someone who got sued by the RIAA. Now, hands up everyone who knows someone who downloaded music or movies. Any guesses which one is bigger? Piracy, the better choice &#8482;.</blockquote>

<p>2007, der Anfang vom Ende von DRM?</p>
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