New shade of green for AskMe? January 17, 2007 12:18 PM Subscribe
Am I going crazy, or has Ask MeFi turned a darker shade of green recently?
The following is entirely subjective:
Looks the same to me !
posted by R. Mutt at 12:25 PM on January 17, 2007
Looks the same to me !
posted by R. Mutt at 12:25 PM on January 17, 2007
Today:
background-color:#426746;
January 22nd, 2004:
background-color:#426746;
It's just you.
posted by cortex at 12:32 PM on January 17, 2007
background-color:#426746;
January 22nd, 2004:
background-color:#426746;
It's just you.
posted by cortex at 12:32 PM on January 17, 2007
Do you ever worry about what your furniture is up to when you are away from home?
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 12:33 PM on January 17, 2007 [8 favorites]
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 12:33 PM on January 17, 2007 [8 favorites]
At first I thought you were speaking metaphorically, hinting at the dark subconscious of the hive mind, which you had noticed was asking and answering questions with an evil-er taint than a couple weeks ago.
posted by bobobox at 12:34 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by bobobox at 12:34 PM on January 17, 2007
I'm also on a different computer than I usually use, but everything else looks the way I remember it.
Different screen calibration or ambient lighting is almost certainly the culprit. Barring that, it's elaborate conspiracy theories or a sudden change in your personal optics.
A big green wash may seem more noticably different than, say, the relative tones of a higher-contrast page when changing display hardware—the relative values of a white+color theme will still seem about right, even if the actual light being produced is altogether shifted.
posted by cortex at 12:36 PM on January 17, 2007
Different screen calibration or ambient lighting is almost certainly the culprit. Barring that, it's elaborate conspiracy theories or a sudden change in your personal optics.
A big green wash may seem more noticably different than, say, the relative tones of a higher-contrast page when changing display hardware—the relative values of a white+color theme will still seem about right, even if the actual light being produced is altogether shifted.
posted by cortex at 12:36 PM on January 17, 2007
cortex: "background-color:#426746;"
You forget that the number 4 has decreased in value by about 20% over the past two years. This would make AskMe a bit darker and at the same time a bit more vividly green.
posted by Plutor at 12:39 PM on January 17, 2007
You forget that the number 4 has decreased in value by about 20% over the past two years. This would make AskMe a bit darker and at the same time a bit more vividly green.
posted by Plutor at 12:39 PM on January 17, 2007
has Ask MeFi turned a darker shade of green recently?
AskMe looks the same, but Jobs has turned a whiter shade of pale.
posted by amyms at 12:40 PM on January 17, 2007
AskMe looks the same, but Jobs has turned a whiter shade of pale.
posted by amyms at 12:40 PM on January 17, 2007
has Ask MeFi turned a darker shade of green recently?
As in, has it been taken over by evil environmentalists?
posted by brundlefly at 12:43 PM on January 17, 2007
As in, has it been taken over by evil environmentalists?
posted by brundlefly at 12:43 PM on January 17, 2007
a darker shade of green
You're racist against Martians [NOT RACIST]
posted by sleevener at 12:50 PM on January 17, 2007
You're racist against Martians [NOT RACIST]
posted by sleevener at 12:50 PM on January 17, 2007
Everybody says you're going crazy.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 12:58 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 12:58 PM on January 17, 2007
You really SHOULD worry about your furniture while you are away.
posted by weretable and the undead chairs at 1:00 PM on January 17, 2007 [8 favorites]
posted by weretable and the undead chairs at 1:00 PM on January 17, 2007 [8 favorites]
Try zooming the text size up a notch, with more white text filling the screen, your brain will fool you into thinking the green background is just that bit lighter.
posted by Lanark at 1:10 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by Lanark at 1:10 PM on January 17, 2007
bobobox: At first I thought you were speaking metaphorically, hinting at the dark subconscious of the hive mind, which you had noticed was asking and answering questions with an evil-er taint than a couple weeks ago.
This was intentional.
And thanks for the numbers, cortex. I guess it is indeed just the difference between my lovingly-calibrated LCD panel and my girlfriend's laptop. Having a west-facing window at a different angle respective to the display probably doesn't help, either.
posted by Spike at 1:11 PM on January 17, 2007
This was intentional.
And thanks for the numbers, cortex. I guess it is indeed just the difference between my lovingly-calibrated LCD panel and my girlfriend's laptop. Having a west-facing window at a different angle respective to the display probably doesn't help, either.
posted by Spike at 1:11 PM on January 17, 2007
At first I thought you were speaking metaphorically, hinting at the dark subconscious of the hive mind, which you had noticed was asking and answering questions with an evil-er taint than a couple weeks ago.
This is what I thought too -- I mean, that "worst way for old people to die" thread is a massive bummer.
posted by Bookhouse at 1:12 PM on January 17, 2007
This is what I thought too -- I mean, that "worst way for old people to die" thread is a massive bummer.
posted by Bookhouse at 1:12 PM on January 17, 2007
Well I was trying to be nice, but now I am tempted to call you a retard for not mentioning that the site looked different when you looked at it using different hardware. Sorely, sorely tempted.
RETARD!!!!! There I said it.
[/temptation]
posted by Mister_A at 1:17 PM on January 17, 2007
RETARD!!!!! There I said it.
[/temptation]
posted by Mister_A at 1:17 PM on January 17, 2007
And now, I am forced to call myself a retard, as is the custom among my people, for skimming your post and assuming that you were a retard.
*calls self retard*
posted by Mister_A at 1:18 PM on January 17, 2007
*calls self retard*
posted by Mister_A at 1:18 PM on January 17, 2007
protocol harem.
posted by quonsar at 1:24 PM on January 17, 2007 [3 favorites]
posted by quonsar at 1:24 PM on January 17, 2007 [3 favorites]
I remember, I remember when, I remember when I lost my mind,
There was something so pleasant about that page
It was colored a green about the same as sage.
For a couple of weeks, without care,
Yeah, I was out of touch.
But it wasn't because I didn't care enough:
And the green was way too much
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Probably
posted by Terminal Verbosity at 1:26 PM on January 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
There was something so pleasant about that page
It was colored a green about the same as sage.
For a couple of weeks, without care,
Yeah, I was out of touch.
But it wasn't because I didn't care enough:
And the green was way too much
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Probably
posted by Terminal Verbosity at 1:26 PM on January 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
Terminal Verbosity, that brought a tear to my eye. Not because it was beautiful, but because it was painful.
I kid, it made me chuckle.
posted by Spike at 1:33 PM on January 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
I kid, it made me chuckle.
posted by Spike at 1:33 PM on January 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
I have noticed that cat and moustache questions get lots of answers.
posted by lee at 1:50 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by lee at 1:50 PM on January 17, 2007
This reminds me of a story an older engineer once shared...
It seems that way back in the 1950's, men used to wear hats every day to the engineering office. Apparently, some men took great pride in their hats, and were prone to bragging about the cost and fine quality of said hats. It was generally believed that dressing well was a good way to stand out amoung the hundereds of engineers and draftsman in the firm. But one individual went too far. Not only did he buy a nicer hat than the head engineer, he continuously bragged about the cost of his unique hat to anyone who listen.
Something had to be done. A collection was taken up. Three different sizes of the fancy hat were puchased, and the size tags altered. Each day one of the hats would be secretly rotated in place of the original fancy hat. Silence would descend on the drafting floor as the man dressed to go home each night .... putting on his hat, adjusting it, taking it off, looking at ... adjusting it, putting it back on..... fussing with it... wondering if .... adjusting his hat....
But as far as I know, the hat wasn't green.
posted by R. Mutt at 2:02 PM on January 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
It seems that way back in the 1950's, men used to wear hats every day to the engineering office. Apparently, some men took great pride in their hats, and were prone to bragging about the cost and fine quality of said hats. It was generally believed that dressing well was a good way to stand out amoung the hundereds of engineers and draftsman in the firm. But one individual went too far. Not only did he buy a nicer hat than the head engineer, he continuously bragged about the cost of his unique hat to anyone who listen.
Something had to be done. A collection was taken up. Three different sizes of the fancy hat were puchased, and the size tags altered. Each day one of the hats would be secretly rotated in place of the original fancy hat. Silence would descend on the drafting floor as the man dressed to go home each night .... putting on his hat, adjusting it, taking it off, looking at ... adjusting it, putting it back on..... fussing with it... wondering if .... adjusting his hat....
But as far as I know, the hat wasn't green.
posted by R. Mutt at 2:02 PM on January 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
My hat is nicer than all of yours.
posted by languagehat at 2:18 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by languagehat at 2:18 PM on January 17, 2007
My hat is made of ass.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:20 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 2:20 PM on January 17, 2007
AskMe is green? Since when?
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 2:25 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 2:25 PM on January 17, 2007
It still looks the same shade of white to me.
It's sort of a whiter shade of pale here.
posted by fixedgear at 2:30 PM on January 17, 2007
It's sort of a whiter shade of pale here.
posted by fixedgear at 2:30 PM on January 17, 2007
"This is what I thought too -- I mean, that "worst way for old people to die" thread is a massive bummer.
posted by Bookhouse at 4:12 PM EST on January 17
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Mildew?
posted by Cranberry at 4:16 PM EST on January 17
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Yes, I suppose mildew is one of the worst ways for old people to die.
posted by klangklangston at 2:38 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by Bookhouse at 4:12 PM EST on January 17
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[!]
Mildew?
posted by Cranberry at 4:16 PM EST on January 17
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Yes, I suppose mildew is one of the worst ways for old people to die.
posted by klangklangston at 2:38 PM on January 17, 2007
It looks white to me, same as always. Yay simple!
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 2:45 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 2:45 PM on January 17, 2007
My hat is made of ass.
yes, but who's ass, flo, who's ass?
posted by jonmc at 2:55 PM on January 17, 2007
yes, but who's ass, flo, who's ass?
posted by jonmc at 2:55 PM on January 17, 2007
Sorry, Jon. I kicked ass, but I forgot to take names.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 3:00 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 3:00 PM on January 17, 2007
Am I destined to die a lonely death in the hallowed grey halls of MetaTalk, biding my time by posting irrelevant memories from my now dusty childhood?
Yes. If you had taken the time to read your service agreement, you would have known that.
posted by R. Mutt at 3:11 PM on January 17, 2007
Yes. If you had taken the time to read your service agreement, you would have known that.
posted by R. Mutt at 3:11 PM on January 17, 2007
yes, but who's ass, flo, who's ass?
I am pretty sure it is Sancho's.
Believe me when I say that Flo had something for his punk ass.
Poor donkey.
posted by weretable and the undead chairs at 3:15 PM on January 17, 2007
I am pretty sure it is Sancho's.
Believe me when I say that Flo had something for his punk ass.
Poor donkey.
posted by weretable and the undead chairs at 3:15 PM on January 17, 2007
As AskMe accelerates towards the speed of light, OF COURSE the colors will shift, and when it finally comes to rest, orbiting a brown dwarf star three galaxies over, you may perceive colors differently, but rest assured this is merly due to a change in the available light spectrum. (and some fundamental changes to the laws of physics in the last Colfusion service pack).
posted by blue_beetle at 3:35 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by blue_beetle at 3:35 PM on January 17, 2007
OMG UR LOSING UR SIGHT.
What is the smallest line that you can read?
A F R E Z P
Ð Ø Ú æ ß Ç
¶ þ µ ¿ « Å
¥ § ¤ ¢ Ã £
posted by Kirth Gerson at 3:45 PM on January 17, 2007
What is the smallest line that you can read?
A F R E Z P
Ð Ø Ú æ ß Ç
¶ þ µ ¿ « Å
¥ § ¤ ¢ Ã £
posted by Kirth Gerson at 3:45 PM on January 17, 2007
No one has mentioned SECAM yet.
Anyway, off to bed and ROYGBIV for me.
posted by ClanvidHorse at 4:00 PM on January 17, 2007
Anyway, off to bed and ROYGBIV for me.
posted by ClanvidHorse at 4:00 PM on January 17, 2007
heh heh heh. 420.
posted by localhuman at 4:03 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by localhuman at 4:03 PM on January 17, 2007
The exact opposite happened to me when I enabled the MeFi killfilter GreaseMonkey script and told it to skip the fandango_matt.
posted by George_Spiggott at 4:08 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by George_Spiggott at 4:08 PM on January 17, 2007
When I had my own personal am-I-a-crazy-person? question a month or so ago, I instant messaged Matt directly. That way only he thought I was a crazy person, instead of the whole community.
posted by Kwine at 4:08 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by Kwine at 4:08 PM on January 17, 2007
That was pretty goddam selfish of you, Kwine.
posted by cortex at 4:24 PM on January 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by cortex at 4:24 PM on January 17, 2007 [1 favorite]
Well, he told me he'd leak the news to the cabal. Guess that shows what side of the line you're on.
posted by Kwine at 4:54 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by Kwine at 4:54 PM on January 17, 2007
As AskMe accelerates towards the speed of light, OF COURSE the colors will shift, and when it finally comes to rest, orbiting a brown dwarf star three galaxies over, you may perceive colors differently
I'm looking forward to it! But what I really want to know is, will the election be over by then?
posted by languagehat at 5:15 PM on January 17, 2007
I'm looking forward to it! But what I really want to know is, will the election be over by then?
posted by languagehat at 5:15 PM on January 17, 2007
I'm looking forward to it! But what I really want to know is, will the election be over by then?
In Earth time we'll have been gone for at least 200 millennia, so I'm hoping yes.
posted by chrismear at 5:44 PM on January 17, 2007
In Earth time we'll have been gone for at least 200 millennia, so I'm hoping yes.
posted by chrismear at 5:44 PM on January 17, 2007
there's not going to be any election. haven't you been reading those signing statements?
posted by quonsar at 5:49 PM on January 17, 2007
posted by quonsar at 5:49 PM on January 17, 2007
Green turning darker is a symptom of too much masterbation. Please refrain from excessive onanistic activity.
posted by Skygazer at 10:43 AM on January 18, 2007
posted by Skygazer at 10:43 AM on January 18, 2007
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posted by Spike at 12:19 PM on January 17, 2007