Speaking of color, and humorous variations on WYSIWIG, my favorite is WYSIWIP, which said that (pre-Windows, DOS) Microsoft programmers drink Coca Cola, whereas Mac programmers drink Mountain Dew: Coca Cola goes in brown and comes out yellow, whereas Mountain Dew goes in yellow and comes out yellow (What You See Is What You Pee).
:-0 Gary Mac programmers drink On Mar 17, 2013, at 11:27 AM, Steve Smith <sasm...@swcp.com> wrote: > > As for WYSIWIS... this has been a problem with *color* forever, and myriad > strategies have been adopted to mitigate it, from the Pantone(tm) color > specification system to elaborate attempts to resolve the mechanical/optical > as well as *perceptual* differences between reflective (print) and emissive > (computer screens) and between additive and subtractive color. And > referencing the "uncanny valley"... getting it "almost right" can be more > disturbing than merely "in the ballpark". ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
