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  • L Lost User

    Chris Maunder wrote:

    I can't handle the new font.

    I updated my Nexus 7 to Android 5.1.1 a couple of days ago, Google is still in the old font at start up. Looks much better than the new shite. Gay is the word I think you are looking for to describe it.

    Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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    OriginalGriff
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    Michael Martin wrote:

    I updated my Nexus 7 to Android 5.1.1 a couple of days ago

    Which version is the Nexus 7? And if it doesn't give you loads of grief, can you let me know? When I put it on my 2012 version (the one with the single camera) it locked up often, reset itself frequently, and was a general purpose Elephanting PITA. I went back to 4.4 and it's been fine since.

    Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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    • C Chris Maunder

      I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

      cheers Chris Maunder

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      Pete OHanlon
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      It's fair to say, Google's use of the word isn't the first time this spelling was used. Google was used as the name of a bun by Enid Blyton in the Faraway Tree. Link[^]

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        Michael Martin wrote:

        I updated my Nexus 7 to Android 5.1.1 a couple of days ago

        Which version is the Nexus 7? And if it doesn't give you loads of grief, can you let me know? When I put it on my 2012 version (the one with the single camera) it locked up often, reset itself frequently, and was a general purpose Elephanting PITA. I went back to 4.4 and it's been fine since.

        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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        Lost User
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        OriginalGriff wrote:

        Which version is the Nexus 7? And if it doesn't give you loads of grief, can you let me know?

        Got 3 x Gen I and 1 x Gen I with SIM slot. All running 5.1.1 though not being used extensively. The Missus just plays shite games on hers, both kids had to get iPad Airs for school. I have the SIM slot one and it sits in my work bag and comes out when I have to check something that the phone won't do for or I want to piss about myself. <EDIT> I had upgraded to 5.0.2 then 5.1 prior to 5.1.1 and they all seemed to be fine. </EDIT>

        Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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        • C Chris Maunder

          I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

          cheers Chris Maunder

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          kmoorevs
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          I don't like it either. Seems like they are drinking the kool-aid of minimalist design (flat/ugly) like MS! But...it's still free, and my search engine of choice. :)

          "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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          • C Chris Maunder

            I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

            cheers Chris Maunder

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            Amarnath S
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            ... shrink it to 305 bytes in its special variant[^]. And the best way way they chose was to - 'Remove all serifs'.

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            • P Pete OHanlon

              It's fair to say, Google's use of the word isn't the first time this spelling was used. Google was used as the name of a bun by Enid Blyton in the Faraway Tree. Link[^]

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              It is seriously scary :~ that you know that!!!

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              • K kmoorevs

                I don't like it either. Seems like they are drinking the kool-aid of minimalist design (flat/ugly) like MS! But...it's still free, and my search engine of choice. :)

                "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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                MarkTJohnson
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                Almost like they (Google and MS) are trying to go back to Windows 1.0.

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                • C Chris Maunder

                  I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

                  cheers Chris Maunder

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                  dandy72
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                  The Bing font hasn't changed in quite a while. Just sayin'... :-D

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                    It is seriously scary :~ that you know that!!!

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                    Pete OHanlon
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                    It really isn't. I read the books to my daughters when they were younger.

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                    • K kmoorevs

                      I don't like it either. Seems like they are drinking the kool-aid of minimalist design (flat/ugly) like MS! But...it's still free, and my search engine of choice. :)

                      "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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                      hakahme
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                      "Minimalist" - has the lowest common denominator ever been an improvement? X|

                      "People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." - Isaac Asimov

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                      • L Lost User

                        Chris Maunder wrote:

                        I can't handle the new font.

                        I updated my Nexus 7 to Android 5.1.1 a couple of days ago, Google is still in the old font at start up. Looks much better than the new shite. Gay is the word I think you are looking for to describe it.

                        Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                        bryce
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                        Michael Martin wrote:

                        Gay is the word I think you are looking for to describe it.

                        interesting. coz gay blokes generally dress better that straight blokes

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                        • C Chris Maunder

                          I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

                          cheers Chris Maunder

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                          Espen Harlinn
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                          Chris Maunder wrote:

                          I can't handle the new font.

                          It looks kind of 'metroish' ...

                          Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                            Chris Maunder wrote:

                            I can't handle the new font.

                            It looks kind of 'metroish' ...

                            Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                            jarvisa
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                            I think the manufacturer of these fridge magnets should sue for breach of copyright. http://www.creoff.net/static/img/labs/screenshot_fridgemagnets.jpg[^]

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                            • C Chris Maunder

                              I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

                              cheers Chris Maunder

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                              Gary Wheeler
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                              It's difficult to believe that a not-small group of adults masturbated together for over a week on that logo.

                              Software Zen: delete this;

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                              • G Gary Wheeler

                                It's difficult to believe that a not-small group of adults masturbated together for over a week on that logo.

                                Software Zen: delete this;

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                                MKJCP
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                                Ewww. So that's what the "goo" root of the word is. But this makes sense since the webs is so much mental masturbation.

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                                • C Chris Maunder

                                  I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

                                  cheers Chris Maunder

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                                  bkebamc
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                                  It's worse than that. Having contemplated Rothko, my conclusion is that someone intended for the thing to cause eye pain.

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                                  • L Lost User

                                    Chris Maunder wrote:

                                    I can't handle the new font.

                                    I updated my Nexus 7 to Android 5.1.1 a couple of days ago, Google is still in the old font at start up. Looks much better than the new shite. Gay is the word I think you are looking for to describe it.

                                    Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                                    Old Ed
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                                    Gay? As in happy/excited or attracted to fonts of the same type? All good either way.

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