Want to work at Opera, go to www.opera.jobs. That’s definitely an interesting way for Opera to get notice among job seekers. 
(Some of Opera’s employees)
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Q: What is Opera?
A: Opera is one of the most powerful Web browsers around. A Web browser is the program that allows you to view Web pages. Opera is well known for innovation for PC browsers and bringing the full web to mobile phones and devices.
Q: Is Opera free?
A: Absolutely free.
Q: Why should I download a browser? Doesn't my computer already come with one for free?
A: It's about getting more out of the time you spend on the internet. Opera is designed to be much faster than these browsers and gives you powerful features that the default browser lacks. Default browsers like Internet Explorer are also more likely to be subjected to dangerous software such as viruses and spyware.
Q: Will Opera keep me safe from fraudulent websites and malicious hackers?
A: According to Secunia, a respected firm that tracks security in browsers, Opera has the best reputation and track record when it comes to browser security. Keeping our users safe from security vulnerabilities, fraudulent websites, and malicious hackers is a top priority for Opera. Opera is maintained by hundreds of engineers, developers and security experts who are constantly looking to make the browser even safer.
Q: Doesn't Opera copy all of their features from other browsers?
A: Absolutely not. In fact, many of the features that are popular in other browsers today were invented and pioneered by Opera a long time ago. Opera invented the precursor to tabs (in 1994), Page Zoom (1994), was the first browser to block pop-up ads (2000), first to add a Search field in the browser toolbar (2000), Sessions (1996), deleting private data (2000), Mouse Gestures (2000), User JavaScript (2005), BitTorrent support (2005), Widgets (2006), Speed Dial (2007), and much more.
Q: Does Opera support extensions, such as those found in Firefox?
A: Much of the functionality provided through Firefox extensions is already built directly into Opera, so you don't have to download additional extensions in Opera. In addition, Opera is highly customizable and supports all standard plug-ins.
Q: Can I also use Opera on my mobile phone?
A: Yes. And your Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS or almost any connected device and mobile phones. Opera Mobile oftens comes preinstalled from the manufacturers, but if it doesn't you can install Opera Mini which runs on nearly all phones.
Q: This all sounds great, so how do I download Opera?
A: -- Opera on your computer
-- Opera Mini on your phone
-- Opera Mobile on your phone
-- or learn more about Opera at www.opera.com
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Interesting, but I don’t want to move to any of the countries where jobs are available. But every time I look there are new locations so maybe someday they will have a Canadian or New Zealand office… or even a Greenlan one (as if). I think they should open an office in Edmonton (just to piss off the guys in Toronto and Calgary)… or Saskatoon (cheape real estate).
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Note: Sorry about some of the comments being “eaten up”. I tried using the Akismet software for fighting the hundreds of comment spam that I get each day. I got tired of deleting the spam comments.
For now I’ll go back to keyword moderation, where I have defined a set of keywords that are most commonly used in comment spam.
If your comment was eaten up, try posting again now.
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What about a CAPTCHA system? It works very well on my blog, and my website gets hit by bots all the time.
Another good idea I saw was a verification system that asked each poster a random question, and required them to type in the correct answer. The questions and answers were easy to customize. Unfortunately, this was for phpBB 2.0.x and not Wordpress…
Anyway, my original comment was something along the lines of not being able to get a job at Opera Software due to the fact that I don’t want to relocate. I’d love to work for them, but I doubt that they would make such an exception for me.
I’d especially like to test Opera on an array of various platforms. I think it would be fun to install 5 or 6 operating systems on my computer, and run tests to make sure the latest internal builds all functioned peroperly on them…
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Daniel: It wouldn’t hurt to add a Spam Poison button - http://www.spampoison.com/
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GT500, I’ve tried to avoid CAPTCHAs, since I want to encourage my readers to comment.
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BAMAToNE, thanks. I’ll check it out later. I’m on my way out to the AJAX World conference in New York.