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Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri

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Re: Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri

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Post by nailer »

oneeyedpigeon wrote: post #505
moltopoco wrote: post #473

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The irony here is that Steve Jobs _did_ actually think about fonts. Sure, he certainly didn't think about Times New Roman, but I disagree with the idea that someone at the top should not have time to write a quick memo about trivialities if it bothers them.

(Part of) Steve Jobs' job was to deliver a great operating system, and part of that relates to how fonts are used. No part of the President's job involves picking a font, let alone legislating around it, unless there are actual political factors involved.

The secretary of state communicates with foreign countries, and part of that relates to how fonts are used. I am sure you are already aware of this.

Re: Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri

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Post by nailer »

sorenjan wrote: post #604
nailer wrote: post #388

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The global impression of the US is worth thinking about. The font is part of that.

You want to know what the global impression of the US is right now? Here's a translated quote from a newspaper today, from a source in our military: > – The US has the most qualified intelligence organizations in the world at its disposal. Both the CIA and the FBI have been politicized under the current regime. I find it difficult to see how we will be able to maintain the trusting cooperation we have had with the US…

> Both the CIA and the FBI have been politicized under the current regime.

The CIA and FBI were politicised well before the current regime. If you live in the US you will be aware of the Russiagate hoax.

Re: Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri

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Post by nailer »

seanhunter wrote: post #496
nailer wrote: post #388

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The global impression of the US is worth thinking about. The font is part of that.

Speaking as someone who is not from the US I can say that the global impression of the US is not helped by the secretary of state bikeshedding about fonts. There are important issues of foreign affairs that need thought and attention at this time.

I don't think it really took much time.

"Use a better font in all documnts from now on"

There you go.

Re: Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri

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Post by behnamoh »

tgma wrote: post #678
behnamoh wrote: post #666

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Nah, it's ugly and doesn't exude "professionalism" at all. For that you'd need a serif font, or at least a proper sans serif like Helvetica or SF Pro.

100% this. There are a lot of sans-serifs that are much more prestigious and timeless. Being the default in MSOffice also doesn’t help with professionalism as it makes it even more pedestrian.

Exactly! idk why I got downvoted...

Re: Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri

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Post by mgkimsal »

mgkimsal wrote: post #613
dionian wrote: post #596

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Funny how they make this joke about Trump when biden got caught on camera using cue cards and having reporters questions and headshots on a cheat sheet...

But it's not a joke. We've had a decade of reports with insiders indicating he doesn't read daily briefings. https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-looks-at-charts-in-int... Can he read? No doubt he can read some . I can't say he's illiterate . But functionally, he's nowhere near the reading and comprehension skills of what we should expect from a national leader.

Can't edit but... an adult who grew up in the US their entire life who can't read out "acetaminophen" or "yosemite" is certainly under-literate.

Re: Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri

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Post by innocentoldguy »

beepbooptheory wrote: post #640
mghackerlady wrote: post #627

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I've always heard this joke with the french instead of the dutch

This is a line from Michael Cain in Austin Powers: Goldmember (2002).

And, he delivers the line with such perfection.

Re: Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri

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Post by logifail »

adrian_b wrote: post #617
adrian_b wrote: post #514

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A meaningful testing of the differences between fonts is greatly complicated by the effect of the familiarity with the tested fonts. The differences between individuals which perform better with different fonts may have nothing to do with the intrinsic qualities of the fonts but may be determined only by the previous experience of the tested subjects with the tested fonts or with other fonts that are very similar to…

I have written the above posting before reading the complete research paper linked by the previous poster. After reading the complete paper, I have seen that the study is much worse than I had supposed based on its abstract. This study is typical for the font legibility studies made by people without knowledge about typography. I find annoying that such studies are very frequent. Whoever wants to make such a study sh…

> the study is much worse than I had supposed

The purpose of that research study wasn't to survey the entire history of sans-serif design(!), it was to answer a fairly focused question: does OpenDyslexic improve reading for the population it claims(or claimed) to help?

The answer appears to be no.

Re: Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri

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Post by rbanffy »

ndkap wrote: post #628
nabla9 wrote: post #523

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I think we all can agree that Comic Sans MS reflects the current US government best, both spiritually and aesthetically.

As an aside, I didn't know what Comic Sans looks like, so I searched on Google and it rendered the whole page in that font. I tried with other Fonts too like Arial and Times New Roman, and it did the same there. So cool!

Sadly, it doesn't work with the coolest niche fonts... https://www.google.com/search?q=ibm+3270

Re: Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri

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Post by rbanffy »

innocentoldguy wrote: post #687
beepbooptheory wrote: post #640

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This is a line from Michael Cain in Austin Powers: Goldmember (2002).

And, he delivers the line with such perfection.

I am yet to see Michael Caine fail at delivering his lines perfectly.
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