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Mildly interesting (if you're into techy nerdy stuff)

Discussion in 'Off-Topic English' started by leigen_zero, Aug 21, 2019.

  1. leigen_zero

    leigen_zero Morat Pacifist

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    So this came up on a social meedja page I follow that shares coding memes:
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    I know there are quite a few code monkeys on the forum so I thought I'd see what other people think.

    The floppy disc is pretty much relegated to the annals of history now, and the vending machine is still a massive and ubiquitous industry in Japan. Don't know about anyone else but I find it kinda interesting that now there are generations that have never even heard of the floppy disc, so as a result their perceptions of established icons are starting to reflect what is ubiquitous to them.
     
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    jherazob Well-Known Member

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    Image is broken, and when opening the URL it asks for some login, but for context i'm guessing it's this one:

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    Right? :)
     
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  3. Stuffist

    Stuffist Well-Known Member

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    ROTFLSHMSFOAIDMT

    And now crying for being old. It indeed raises a true question though: is it possible to design icons that will never become obsolete? I know it's a entire field of expertise, juste like the "Power" button or whatever, but it's difficult to imagine that obvious icons for us might become unclear for Star Trek next generations
     
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  4. leigen_zero

    leigen_zero Morat Pacifist

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    Yeah it's more or less the same one, weirdly it works fine for me (you can tell I'm a coder), FWIW here's a link to my original source:
    https://www.facebook.com/wesoftwarengineers/posts/1259522810882100

    One of the other aspects which our team's UX designer raised is just how much assumed knowledge goes into our visual designs, regardless of the original references becoming obsolete, like if an alien from zeta reticuli came a-visiting (and thus having zero prior knowledge), how the heck would he know which button is to save his spreadsheet.
     
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    Koin-Koin Well-Known Member

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    It's pretty much like assuming that apple-talk is alien protocol compatible...
     
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    Section9 Well-Known Member

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    ROFLMAO!!!

    (sure looks like a Japanese vending machine, too!)

    But what else would you use for 'save to (local) disk'? 'Save to cloud' would be pretty obvious, but save to disk?
     
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    Stuffist Well-Known Member

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    colbrook Grenade Delivery Specialist

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    jherazob Well-Known Member

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    Ayadan Knight of the TAG Order

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    And now, I'm realizing that if I have children, they might not know what's a USB key neither.
     
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    chromedog Less than significant minion

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    Of course it is. Appletech is ALL based off alien tech, that's the entire point of that film. Jobs didn't just rip stuff off from other humans ...
     
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  13. Stuffist

    Stuffist Well-Known Member

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    Well I would prefer more like a disk with the arrow, to indeed differentiate it from download but I didn't invest time in looking for the exact image I had in mind. 0:)
     
  14. Lothlanathorian

    Lothlanathorian Not a custom title

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    In video games, the rotating circle (or game icon of choice) is now the universal "game is saving" indicator. Some sort of ouroboros sounds like it would be ideal to me.
     
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    FireFangs Space Oni

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    Maybe we'll have to go back.....labeling....
     
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