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Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by darkpuma » Tue, Jan 08, 2019, 7:45 PM UTC

When did the venerable New York Times turn into a comic book?

Anyway, far from being an "important job" this is an example of inexcusable waste. Casually using throw-away plastic junk for something as pointless as "separating the flavors", when I'm just going to shove both of those things into my mouth anyway without bothering to rinse out my mouth and cleanse my palate with bland crackers, is beyond the pale. With our precarious global environmental situation, we should be criticizing not apologizing for frivolous waste like this.

And for this matter, stop giving me free plastic forks or chopsticks every time. I own my own reusable stainless steel utensils.

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by Forbo » Tue, Jan 08, 2019, 7:46 PM UTC

hgq wrote: post #3

I hope this crap of having drawings instead of actual text never catches on.

If they provided caption text so it wasn't as accessibility hostile then it might be somewhat excusable.

As it was, trying to read the handwriting was definitely annoying.

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by mlindner » Tue, Jan 08, 2019, 7:46 PM UTC

bahador wrote: post #4

hgq wrote: post #3

I hope this crap of having drawings instead of actual text never catches on.

The author is an artist/illustrator. That is her medium. http://wendymacnaughton.com/

An artist and illustrator can use fonts or create their own.

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by ryanmcbride » Tue, Jan 08, 2019, 7:47 PM UTC

civilian wrote: post #8

"traditional health benefits" means "bullshit health benefits", right?

yes

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by mturmon » Tue, Jan 08, 2019, 7:49 PM UTC

hgq wrote: post #6

bahador wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The author is an artist/illustrator. That is her medium. http://wendymacnaughton.com/

When I click in a newspaper link I expect to read text, not infantile drawings.

I wonder if Christoph Niemann's beautiful drawings could change your mind: https://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/02/yet-another-bra...

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by r00fus » Tue, Jan 08, 2019, 7:50 PM UTC

darkpuma wrote: post #11

When did the venerable New York Times turn into a comic book? Anyway, far from being an "important job" this is an example of inexcusable waste. Casually using throw-away plastic junk for something as pointless as "separating the flavors", when I'm just going to shove both of those things into my mouth anyway without bothering to rinse out my mouth and cleanse my palate with bland crackers, is beyond the pale. With o…

I really wish delivery services like DoorDash would present UI to opt out of cutlery and condiments (preferably as a default).

When I order a dinner for delivery to my home, I'm likely going to use my own plates/knives. If I'm ordering via phone or pickup, I can decline the default forks/chopsticks but using the UI it's nto possible without a "comment" and some restaurants don't even read that.

Yes there's already waste in the packaging but often that's compostable these days.

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by basil-rash » Tue, Jan 08, 2019, 7:50 PM UTC

bahador wrote: post #4

hgq wrote: post #3

I hope this crap of having drawings instead of actual text never catches on.

The author is an artist/illustrator. That is her medium. http://wendymacnaughton.com/

I don't think we should tell artists what they can/can't do, but I do think it would be reasonable for the New York Times to enforce that all content they host is made as accessible as reasonably possible, for some definition of that.

This could be made much more accessible by just including appropriate captions, and doing so would benefit a large part of the community.

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by nkrisc » Tue, Jan 08, 2019, 7:52 PM UTC

bahador wrote: post #4

hgq wrote: post #3

I hope this crap of having drawings instead of actual text never catches on.

The author is an artist/illustrator. That is her medium. http://wendymacnaughton.com/

Then I would suggest she work on her penmanship. I found it very difficult to read.

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by petre » Tue, Jan 08, 2019, 7:52 PM UTC

I'd like that with bamboo leaves thank you.

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by ryanmcbride » Tue, Jan 08, 2019, 7:52 PM UTC

Forbo wrote: post #12

hgq wrote: post #3

I hope this crap of having drawings instead of actual text never catches on.

If they provided caption text so it wasn't as accessibility hostile then it might be somewhat excusable. As it was, trying to read the handwriting was definitely annoying.

I don't have an issue with the format itself, but you're absolutely right that it's an accessibility nightmare. The worst part is that it's so easy for it not to be.

I thought maybe since there's no descriptive text alongside images, that there was probably something in the alt tags. However, the alt tags for each image are just empty quotes. For all intents and purposes this is just a blank page for anyone using a screen reader.

Hey everyone, use descriptive alt tags for your images. It takes 10 seconds and makes a big difference.