Posted by 7macaw on December 1st, 2008

Nice bologna, actually, but design is rather creepy:

M-m-m, bologna!

M-m-m, bologna!

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Posted by 7macaw on November 27th, 2008

The sign is supposed to point to the Mexican food van:

Ay, no, you got it wrong! It's _that_ way!

Ay, no, you got it wrong! It's _that_ way!

Perhaps it was intended for another side of the intersection - but was moved for some reason. I guess they were too lazy to draw a proper arrow on the other side of the paper.

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Posted by 7macaw on November 26th, 2008

You know how they group related stuff in stores - like put a little shelf with chips near the beer isle? So when I buy some beer I might think: “Oh, look, chips! I’d like some with my beer”.

Here’s the same thing, but other way around:

Would you like some beer with that?

Would you like some beer with that?

I wonder how they suppose the customer will think. “OK, we’ve got some snacks, what else we might need? Oh, look! Beer! Let’s get wasted tonight!”.

Which may or may not be a fail - I guess if I liked getting drunk at random days and liked Bud (and not just Bud, but Bud Light! Yuck!) then I’d appreciate this layout.

//Drink responsibly :P

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Posted by 7macaw on November 24th, 2008

Seen at a mall - right across a Victoria’s Secret store, no less!

Am I too spoiled or does it resemble something...?

Am I too spoiled or does it resemble something...?

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Posted by 7macaw on November 21st, 2008

Looks like someone’s dictionary table is a little out of date:

Arrives from where?!

Arrives from where?!

(Strange, though, I didn’t think the cities large enough to have a flight to LAX just appeared unexpectedly).

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Posted by 7macaw on November 18th, 2008

iPod market share is quite significant - 70% or so. Why? There are plenty of other good mp3 players and most of them are cheaper.

Many iPod users say that the Apple’s device is just more convenient than other players. Every little detail is well-thought out. And it would seem the attention to details isn’t limited to the R&D department. The graphic designers are quite damn attentive, too, compare:

A great player, too, no doubt!

A great player, too, no doubt, but what's with the battery?

vs

Full charge!

Full charge!

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Posted by 7macaw on November 14th, 2008

Light rail stops tend to be located in the open air. There’s also such a thing as rain. People enjoy rains when looking at them from a comfortable shelter, but don’t enjoy them as much if left without a shelter. So, one thing that a light rail stop should protect from the rain is the bench where people sit, right?

Nope:

I'm sitting in the rain, just sitting in the rain, what a glorious feelin'!

I'm sitting in the rain, just sitting in the rain, what a glorious feelin'!

And it’s not like the architect forgot that it rains sometimes. When it comes to important things, like the light rail operator’s property, it is well protected:

The schedule should be protected at all costs!

The schedule should be protected at all costs!

Perhaps the bench and the schedule were swapped during the construction, but then again, it’s not the first landscape design fail that we saw in San Jose.

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Posted by 7macaw on November 12th, 2008

You know how they have perfume ads in magazines, with the page scented with the actual perfume being advertised? You can bring the magazine up you nose and check out how the product smells.

Well…

I don't want to smell him!

I don't want to smell him!

In this case to do that would mean smelling his chest! Ewww!

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Posted by 7macaw on November 11th, 2008

“For your protection, Aqua Fill machines are sanitized daily” - great, but how about this one? It doesn’t look like an Aqua Fill machine, it looks more of a Pacific Mist to me.

OK, Aqua Fill are sanitized, but how about this one?

OK, Aqua Fill are sanitized, but how about this one?

Following this logic, Ford dealerships could display a slogan like “All Toyota cars are very reliable!”.

Go figure.

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Posted by 7macaw on November 10th, 2008

It is great that Nutrition Information labels are required on all food items. However, they are somewhat flawed. For example, which one has more sodium:

Qucik, which is larger: 180/28 or 115/22.

Qucik, which is larger: 180/28 or 115/22.

OK, the left one is definitely fatter, but what about sodium?

OK, the left one is definitely fatter, but what about sodium?

And I don’t mean per arbitrary unit, I want to know how much salt per some common weight unit, like 100 grams, because I don’t eat “13 sandwiches” or “1 Package”, I eat more or less a constant amount of cookies with my tea. I also put several (maybe a non-integer number) slices of bologna in my sandwich if I see that the slices are kind of thin, so again, I want to know the fat/sodium/potassium/etc. amounts per a common unit.

These labels may be helpful to someone who has a strict limit of fat or calories or sugar to consume every day - such a person would just add up the provided amount per every manufacturer-specified unit of the product that she ate and try to keep the number below the limit. I believe most of us, however, just try to limit the bad stuff in general - e.g. eat food that has less sugar or sodium in it, without being too concerned about exactly how much sugar or sodium we eat.

Adding another column for “per 100 grams” values wouldn’t be too much of a hassle, but I am afraid the current system is too convenient for the manufacturers who want to hide the higher quantities of the bad stuff by messing with the definition of the “Serving Size”.

P.S. But kudos for at least including the “Serving Size” weight in proper units (i.e. grams).

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