Low-calorie sweetener brand NutraSweet just introduced a new packaging:
Seem familiar? Yes, the colors of the packets match the competition (Sweet ‘n Low, Equal, Splenda). Marketing genius?
Consider this: Allergy to phenylananine – which is found in aspartame (i.e. NutraSweet) – is quite serious. How long will it be until some groggy phenylketonuric accidentally grabs the wrong packet (right color though) for his coffee? Uh oh. You read it here first.
Via Brand New.
Looks like I started a monitor war. First it was, the poor engineer, thinking I was so cool with four. Then Jaco, who need to see x-rays and stuff beats me to the punch with nine. Now it’s Amanda and her telescope controlling setup ups the stakes with twelve screens – all from the top of a Hawaiian volcano, like a supervillain’s lair. Anyone else?
I saw this puzzle earlier today and thought it was clever enough to repost.
Without measuring and using only the information on the image, can you calculate the radius of the circle?
If you get the answer, say so in the comments, but don’t write the answer itself!
Well, here I am full of warm and fuzzy feelings with my beautiful multi-monitor rig, and along comes my brother (the one who is not even an engineer!) and emails me a photo of his rig.
Nine monitors total. And he claims they are FDA approved to boot, in case you wanted to eat one. Also, you can see that he uses the exact same phone I use at my office, which doesn’t mean anything but I wanted to point it out. He’s a couple of screens shy of recreating his own Circle-Vision 360°, which is cool but is no Space Mountain (not even a Pirates of the Caribbean).
It is still unclear how many screens are driven by the same computer.
In one day I run into two articles extolling the virtues of semen. I stress the term “run into”. I was not searching or looking for anything in particular.
And if this is not enough for you, I am told it is also often used as one of the main ingredients in baby making!
Things have been slow around here, so to make sure I keep you entertained I share this video:
More and more I’m disgusted by the excessive photograph retouching that goes on on a daily basis (also known as “photoshopping”) in all sorts of advertisement. The idea is to turn the already attractive models into beings with biologically impossibly long legs and small waists, while promoting a large dose of eating disorders, self-image problems, and impossible expectations from real people. And all just to sell a little more. I also hate the fact that I am basically being lied to.
A few notes of interest in this front.
1. Kudos to singer Britney Spears, who released the before and after photos of her recent photo shoot for a Candie’s campaign. Here’s a cool animated gif comparing the photos:
2. Kudos to France, who are mulling a law that would make it a requirement to add a warning on any retouched photo, indicating that it was, indeed retouched.
3. Kudos to French magazine Marie Claire, whose April edition was “Photoshop-free”. And the girls still look attractive! They also featured Jessica Simpson both Photoshop and makeup-free in their cover.
4. Part of the problem is that nowadays any idiot has access to a computer powerful enough and software powerful enough to do some serious retouching. Exhibit A: Funny yet sad blog dedicated to retouching gone bad is worth a visit: PhotoshopDisasters.
5. Part of the problem is that nowadays any idiot has access to a computer powerful enough and software powerful enough to do some serious retouching. Exhibit B: The MKX® Photo Central | Digital Magic.
I suspect this is used on me.
