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Ah, the pitter patter of tiny feet in huge combat boots. Shut up!

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Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.

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Volans - Jul 26, 2005 2:18:38 am PDT #2848 of 10002

move out and draw fire

Hey Cindy...I was actually debating putting that in BBaBB++ or here, but I figured it somewhat had to do with the direction of the board.

Anyway, "whiskered" means the font has been designed for or optimized for viewing on a monitor. It's kind of like anti-aliasing. You know how some fonts get all jaggy at different sizes? So Verdana is supposed to be a lot easier to read on screen than Times New Roman, for example.

Topic!Cindy - Jul 26, 2005 2:23:52 am PDT #2849 of 10002

What is even happening?

Hey Cindy...I was actually debating putting that in BBaBB++ or here, but I figured it somewhat had to do with the direction of the board.

Oh, to be clear, I was only calling what I wanted to ask "Natter"--I just knew mine was a nosy question.

Anyway, "whiskered" means the font has been designed for or optimized for viewing on a monitor. It's kind of like anti-aliasing. You know how some fonts get all jaggy at different sizes? So Verdana is supposed to be a lot easier to read on screen than Times New Roman, for example.

Ah, okay. I like Verdana, myself. I think it is clean looking.

Volans - Jul 26, 2005 2:26:19 am PDT #2850 of 10002

move out and draw fire

I like it too, WAY better than TNR. Which is why I was wondering why DX and others (Plei?) dislike it so intensely.

The baby is on his back holding his toes and burbling. It's textbook baby, and totally adorable.

DXMachina - Jul 26, 2005 2:47:02 am PDT #2851 of 10002

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

There are also other fonts designed for easy readability on screen (Trebuchet MS, for example) that I prefer the look of. Plus, most of the time we're presenting the font at sizes where the whiskering really doesn't matter all that much anyway.

Anne W. - Jul 26, 2005 3:00:32 am PDT #2852 of 10002

The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Chiming in with the organic fruit and farmer's market love. I bought a quart of blackberries at my local FM. Those suckers are about 1 1/2 inch long and are as sweet as candy.

There's also a vendor there that has organically raised free range chicken and pork. That's next on the list to try.

Sue - Jul 26, 2005 3:02:05 am PDT #2853 of 10002

hip deep in pie

Happy Birthday Kat!

Jesse - Jul 26, 2005 3:04:00 am PDT #2854 of 10002

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Happy birthday, Kat!!

Anne W. - Jul 26, 2005 3:04:50 am PDT #2855 of 10002

The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Happy birthday, Kat!

Tom Scola - Jul 26, 2005 3:08:10 am PDT #2856 of 10002

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Happy birthday, Kat!!

Volans - Jul 26, 2005 3:17:42 am PDT #2857 of 10002

move out and draw fire

most of the time we're presenting the font at sizes where the whiskering really doesn't matter all that much anyway

True. I was just wondering...

Farmer's Market plus for the DCistas: Friends of mine sell organic/free-range chicken, beef, and pork (including sausages) at many of the area FMs, including Arlington. "Smithfield Farms" from Berryville. Their products are SO tasty!

(Still trying to get them to advertise with "You've Got to Get Your Hands on our Tasty Meat!")

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