Re: OT: Kodak Packaging

2001-05-15 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Very informative, if you read it, about some rather disturbing trends; and the Kodak packing is only a minor manifestation interesting enough article, but I think the Kodak packaging probably fits under the 'internationalisation' category that the article mentions. There are occasions

Re: OT: Kodak Packaging

2001-05-15 Thread Norman Baugher
You read books?! WOW, you ~are~ cool! G Norm Shel Belinkoff wrote: A truly sad commentary. True story: Last year my neighbor's brother was visiting him. One night he stopped by my place for a short visit. He noticed the bookshelves which contained a couple of hundred books, looked at

Re: OT: Kodak Packaging

2001-05-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Evan Hanson wrote: LOL, Shel I often get the same reaction when people see my collection off books and (gasp) literary journals. G A couple of years ago I was visiting a fellow in St. Louis. He's quite well off and has a large, well appointed home. I went into one of the rooms and saw

Re: OT: Kodak Packaging

2001-05-15 Thread Patrick White
How about a different explanation.. the user interface isn't so well designed? If it is meant to be used by common people, and the users have to constantly refer to the manual or re-ask a question, then that is usually a very good sign of a badly designed user interface. It implies

OT: Kodak Packaging

2001-05-14 Thread Joe Urmos
I realize that none of you aliterates are likely to read this, or even get to the bullet points, but here goes: http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23370-2001May13.html Very informative, if you read it, about some rather disturbing trends; and the Kodak packing is only a minor

Re: OT: Kodak Packaging

2001-05-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
A truly sad commentary. True story: Last year my neighbor's brother was visiting him. One night he stopped by my place for a short visit. He noticed the bookshelves which contained a couple of hundred books, looked at me, and asked Do you read those? He seemed quite relieved when I told him