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__abc
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I challenge your assumption that the average person knows how to spoof user agents.
ricardobeat
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The average person is not using Opera :)
devb0x
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I agree.. plus I'm using Opera as I type this.
chris_wot
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It could be worse. You might be using Dillo.
exterm
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Actually that's quite easy in Opera. There is a dropdown box to select different user agents called "Browser Identification".
__abc
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I understand that the HN audience finds it incredibly simple to do. My point being, go ask your family members who don't frequent HN (or sites like it) what a user-agent is.
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