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The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by drusepth »

zython wrote: post #10
hgq wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

How's that infantile ? As far as I can see all the people are more or less drawn anatomically correct and IMO it looks good. Have you ever seen something drawn by an infant ?

I would imagine the OP you're responding to was referring to the "drawings" of text, which look straight out of one of those kindergarten "write this letter 100 times to practice it" books.

The people/illustrations are pretty good, and wouldn't be out of the ordinary accompanying regular text.

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by code_duck »

jimmaswell wrote: post #23
r00fus wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 wa…

Why would you rather do dishes than use free plastic cutlery/containers?

‘Free’ plastic cutlery is being rolled into the price of the dinner, for one. Some people also pay for garbage disposal.

Then there is the ecological issue of using and disposing of cutlery and plates after one use. Why would the harm of that need to be explained in 2019? Most household waste in the US goes to landfills.

Another issue is personal health. Plastic is continually emitting tiny amounts of toxic chemicals and leaching plasticizers and other endocrine disrupters/suspected carcinogens into the air and anything it comes into contact with. This differs from the glass and ceramic dishes that I purchase for use at home.

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by code_duck »

drusepth wrote: post #22

This literally gave me a headache to read. I assume they made the article look like a 6 year old drew/wrote it because they thought it wouldn't be long enough (page-wise) without 10000pt font? I wish there were a day to send feedback to the NYT saying "please do not do this again".

It reminds me of the style of a popular cartoonist/author who contributes to the New Yorker.

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by bgun »

drusepth wrote: post #22

This literally gave me a headache to read. I assume they made the article look like a 6 year old drew/wrote it because they thought it wouldn't be long enough (page-wise) without 10000pt font? I wish there were a day to send feedback to the NYT saying "please do not do this again".

Reading handwriting gives you a headache?

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by darkpuma »

jimmaswell wrote: post #23
r00fus wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 wa…

Why would you rather do dishes than use free plastic cutlery/containers?

Why would you rather pollute the environment with more thrown away plastic crap than spend 20 seconds by a sink to clean a fork? Even if you recycle the plastic fork (few people bother to, since the fork is already associated with food waste they throw it into the trash along with the food waste) the energy cost of recycling that plastic is still inexcusable when you could have avoided the entire thing by simply owning your own fork.

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by nicoburns »

jimmaswell wrote: post #23
r00fus wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 wa…

Why would you rather do dishes than use free plastic cutlery/containers?

Because it's better for the environment. Washing dishes is barely any effort. Do you have no concern for the planet at all?

Re: The $0.006 Object in a Sushi Container

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Post by code_duck »

Retra wrote: post #28
zython wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How's that infantile ? As far as I can see all the people are more or less drawn anatomically correct and IMO it looks good. Have you ever seen something drawn by an infant ?

The criticism is not because it is "by" an infant, but "for" an infant.

I’m skeptical that that is actually the intended audience, though
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