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Title: Consider the Colorblind
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Published: Nov 28, 2015
Author: Dakmar, Aluminum King of the Entire East
Post Date: 2015-11-28 15:08:04 by Dakmar
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Views: 261
Comments: 21

Many years ago I was a third fiddle programmer on a new software package being developed. The OD had some weird monochromatic fixation so everything was some shade of green. Never being one to let my graphic design training from that high school class go to waste, I took it upon myself to fix the colors, patterning them on Windows 3.1 schemes.

The head honcho understood where I was going with that, so we standardized my colors. Made a big mistake when I showed too many co-workers how to change, still having nightmares about pink/purple combos some of the fairer sex came up with.

At some point, it occurred to me, that the colorblind might somehow be offended by the amount of time we were spending to appeal to multichromatic individuals, and we needed to focus on the basics of system design: to make as much money as we can. Rather than spend $150K on a study, you know what I did? I changed my display to black and white. Menu system was completely readable, but the weird, tucked in little corner fields were kind of hard to read. They were hard to read in color, too, I recollect...

Did Trump jump the shark with the cripple thing: ?

Donald Trump Mocks Reporter with Disability at Event

I'm frankly dissapointed, I was hoping one of the MSM goons would describe the NYT gimp as "handi-capable" :)

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#1. To: Dakmar (#0)

Handi-capable describes many, many people with physical challenges, thanks.

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2015-11-28   15:15:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: All (#0)

I think this will come back to hurt Trump if he is the GOP nominee next year.

That is how stupid this country has become.

"Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow

Dakmar  posted on  2015-11-28   15:16:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Lod (#1)

Handi-capable is a term the Maoist reformers invented to shame the people still using the old-fashioned term 'handicapped'.

Right up there with Afri-can-doers!

"Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow

Dakmar  posted on  2015-11-28   15:18:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Dakmar (#2)

The stupid-valve was turned wide open in 1964.

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2015-11-28   15:18:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Lod (#4)

I'd like to get Trump to box me over 17th Amendment questions, prolly not gonna happen

"Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow

Dakmar  posted on  2015-11-28   15:25:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Dakmar (#0)

Did Trump jump the shark with the cripple thing: ?

This one 'incident' compared to Hillary Clinton and her mouth since 1992??

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“With the exception of Whites, the rule among the peoples of the world, whether residing in their homelands or settled in Western democracies, is ethnocentrism and moral particularism: they stick together and good means what is good for their ethnic group."
-Alex Kurtagic

X-15  posted on  2015-11-28   15:28:02 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Lod (#4) (Edited)

A sneaky hi-karate face kick and Trump woulnd't ever want to take me on one-on-one ever again. :)

"Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow

Dakmar  posted on  2015-11-28   15:29:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Dakmar (#0)

Consider the Colorblind

When I was a young man in Chicago, I worked at this yarn store. I had a guy from the neighborhood help once when we had to move a bunch of yarn out of a warehouse. I held up a skein of green yarn and asked him, "What color is this?" He said it was "Grey." I told him it was green. He was color blind. ;)

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke

BTP Holdings  posted on  2015-11-28   15:31:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Lod (#4)

The stupid-valve was turned wide open in 1964.

Before I was born. Let's shut it!

"Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow

Dakmar  posted on  2015-11-28   15:32:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Dakmar (#7)

hi-karate

Isn't that aftershave? LOL

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke

BTP Holdings  posted on  2015-11-28   15:32:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: BTP Holdings (#10)

Isn't that aftershave?

It's drama! Shut up, pay attention!

"Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow

Dakmar  posted on  2015-11-28   15:34:40 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: X-15 (#6)

Hillary Clinton

Do you know that she was President of the Young Republicans in college where she met Bill Clinton? Her maiden name is Rodham, from Park Ridge, Illinois. ;)

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke

BTP Holdings  posted on  2015-11-28   15:36:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: Dakmar (#11)

It's drama! Shut up, pay attention!

No, this is drama, top this! freedom4um.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=185400

The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. - Dr. Eldon Tyrell

Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)

Esso  posted on  2015-11-28   15:37:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: Esso (#13)

That ain't Drama, that's...gross.

"Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow

Dakmar  posted on  2015-11-28   15:39:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: Esso (#13)

Aha, I knew the representatives from YeastPorn.Com would be here soon, can I get you a soda?

"Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow

Dakmar  posted on  2015-11-28   15:41:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: BTP Holdings, Dakmar, Turtle (#10)

hi-karate

Isn't that aftershave? LOL

Turtle buys every bottle that comes up for sale on eBay, he dumps it into a 55- gallon drum for the coming Apocalypse

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“With the exception of Whites, the rule among the peoples of the world, whether residing in their homelands or settled in Western democracies, is ethnocentrism and moral particularism: they stick together and good means what is good for their ethnic group."
-Alex Kurtagic

X-15  posted on  2015-11-28   15:43:07 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: Dakmar (#9)

Eighteen years after I was born and the sucker's frozen open.

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2015-11-28   16:11:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: Lod (#17)

We'll need marches and picnic baskets to undo the damage. And funny hats.

"Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow

Dakmar  posted on  2015-11-28   16:15:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: Dakmar (#18)

Don't forget the noise-makers! Whee.

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2015-11-28   17:03:11 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#20. To: Lod (#19)

And sodas, never forget the sodas, right?

"Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business." - Marlow

Dakmar  posted on  2015-11-28   17:07:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: X-15 (#16)

I also have about 100 gallons of Annie Green Springs.

"Have Brain, Will Travel

Turtle  posted on  2015-11-30   15:27:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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