The questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread IV

[Godwynn]

Why did google change their favicon? The new one is gross and confusing.

What she said.

 

[Irish Caesar]

Why did google change their favicon? The new one is gross and confusing.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who dislikes it.

 

[Mowque]

I like it!

 

[Dachs]

Yeah, it's kinda weird looking. The Google Chrome icon is excellent, though.

 

[Brighteye]

Why do people constantly ask questions about stuff that has neither meaning nor application in history? Like "who would win, a Roman or a medieval army" or "who would win Alexander the Great or China". They're giving alternate history a bad name.

It certainly has meaning. As for application, what application does history have if not for comparisons to other times?

 

[Dachs]

It certainly has meaning. As for application, what application does history have if not for comparisons to other times?

What meaning? And comparisons between times are fine, but silly mashups like whose army would win between two vastly different time periods are...well, to go with the meme, silly. Perhaps I'll try to start a discussion on my manpower and social change idea.

 

[LucyDuke]

I like it!

I can't freakin' find Google in my tabs anymore! It's like some kind of freakin' pomo grocery store logo. Gah!

On the other hand, I'm pretty sure there's a way to work around it, I recall having done it before with others. Huh. If I remember I'll let y'all know. 'Cause that's just nasty.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

What do you call those printers which have the funny paper with holes on the side, and they tear apart from each other? I saw the name somewhere but can't quite remember....

 

[Godwynn]

What do you call those printers which have the funny paper with holes on the side, and they tear apart from each other? I saw the name somewhere but can't quite remember....

Feeder?

XCL

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I'm not sure, it could be, but I don't really think so.

 

[Godwynn]

I'm not sure, it could be, but I don't really think so.

We always called it a feeder, but I think the bigger name is "tractor feeder."

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

that may be it...thanks.

 

[Mise]

Why did google change their favicon? The new one is gross and confusing.

"Cutting edge" websites such as Google tend to change their brand imagery quite often. Giving the impression that they are constantly reinventing themselves is part of their consumer-facing marketing strategy.

 

[Phlegmak]

What do you call those printers which have the funny paper with holes on the side, and they tear apart from each other? I saw the name somewhere but can't quite remember....

I think you're talking about dot matrix printers. They were quite common 15 years ago.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

yes, I think that's it. thank you. i remember that when i was maybe 3 or 4, there was a printing shop down the road and they'd give me the old paper to draw on.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

I heard about a forum with just one guy talking to himself. What is this all about?

 

[Cutlass]

I heard about a forum with just one guy talking to himself. What is this all about?

extreme boredom.

 

[eastsidebagel]

Why isn't there a chewing gum with chocolate flavour?

 

[Phlegmak]

Why isn't there a chewing gum with chocolate flavour?

There probably is.

 

[Annex]

"They can't make chocolate-flavored chewing gum. Unfortunately, the cocoa butter in chocolate acts as an emulsifier on chewing gum base, making it extremely soft, negatively affecting the chewing quality of the product. "

from this site http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/chewgum.htm

dont know if its true or not, dont care.