tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post52433157116238055..comments2023-12-13T11:23:27.848-05:00Comments on Ponderings over the pond: Stamp of the Day: CrayonsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-6036784555779362072007-08-09T08:47:00.000-04:002007-08-09T08:47:00.000-04:00Funny because that box(and all later ones) were su...Funny because that box(and all later ones) were such a part of growing up I just "saw" it as green because that is what I remember. When you said it was black I had to go back and look at the pic in the post to make sure it wasn't green!PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142532968938103536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-51201009340821263202007-08-07T17:02:00.000-04:002007-08-07T17:02:00.000-04:00Yes, I can see a difference - the green text on th...Yes, I can see a difference - the green text on the box is dark, dark green (looks black at first), and the 32 is pitchblack. <BR/><BR/>So this is the usual thing - easy on Macs and terrible to deal with on PCs. Go figure! <BR/><BR/>We have a Mac screen 5 years old at work that has a blue tint in one corner. We sent it in to be fixed on warranty by the computer guys refused to see it, so we LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135583903768049008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-59574551199677770002007-08-07T16:02:00.000-04:002007-08-07T16:02:00.000-04:00As the quote goes: "You think this is simple, but ...As the quote goes: "You think this is simple, but just wait until I have explained it!"<BR/><BR/>The dark green is very dark. Can you see any difference between the logo and the "32" on the stamp, or are they both just as black?<BR/><BR/>"O.K., can you tell us how to calibrate our screens?"<BR/><BR/>On Windows XP without buying software and hardware to do it? No, I can't. This is an area where O.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00813493027866797701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-32921263474768522852007-08-07T14:04:00.000-04:002007-08-07T14:04:00.000-04:00but, but, but!!!!I can see the green text in the t...but, but, but!!!!<BR/><BR/>I can see the green text in the title of the post, I can see a little green frog icon on my desktop, and my 'rosling' picture that is my screen background (by O.K., of course) is also green. <BR/><BR/>O.K., can you tell us how to calibrate our screens? Maybe this is DELL's fault?LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135583903768049008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-70202554219508520932007-08-07T13:50:00.000-04:002007-08-07T13:50:00.000-04:00Windows XP has a very similar color scheme as Fish...Windows XP has a very similar color scheme as Fisher Price toys. And if you don´t turn all the sounds off it sounds like a toys too!<BR/><BR/>I can see the green, but only barely, it´s very dark. But then I know my big old fat (not flat!) screen is aging quickly. Soon I vill need a new one, or a portable computer. The pictures are always better on OK:s computer or on my screen at work (2 year oldEHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275671822465334645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-8860437349142867192007-08-07T12:23:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:23:00.000-04:00Well, I wouldn't blame USPS too much. I'm looking ...Well, I wouldn't blame USPS too much. I'm looking at the picture on my other newly calibrated screen and the text and logo are dark green. Someone forgot to turn on the greens before they shipped your display... <BR/>You can't trust that what you see are the accurate colors on an uncalibrated screen or when looking at at picture without a color profile.O.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00813493027866797701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-72923728817563135212007-08-07T11:34:00.000-04:002007-08-07T11:34:00.000-04:00I figured it out - the lack of green is the US Pos...I figured it out - the lack of green is the US Postal Service's fault. The original box had dark green text on the front, not black like here, so the whole color scheme is off on the stamp. Someone turned off the green when they designed the stamp. That explains it.LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135583903768049008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-13998805461034599962007-08-07T08:40:00.000-04:002007-08-07T08:40:00.000-04:00I know, I was thinking of the default color scheme...I know, I was thinking of the default color scheme. A friend of mine calls MacOS X "My little pony"-OS... ;)<BR/><BR/>The crayon looks dark green on my screen. It used to be calibrated but the backlightning has changed a lot in color temperature since then. There's no embedded color profile in the picture either so there's no way to be sure. Correct colors on the web doesn't really work O.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00813493027866797701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-63087249811196508342007-08-07T07:07:00.001-04:002007-08-07T07:07:00.001-04:00Windows XP: you can set your color scheme - I have...Windows XP: you can set your color scheme - I have the blue one on.LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135583903768049008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-82046106149488458042007-08-07T07:07:00.000-04:002007-08-07T07:07:00.000-04:00The Spiderman review is hilarious!I know green was...The Spiderman review is hilarious!<BR/><BR/>I know green was in the original box, but on the stamp there is no real green. Or maybe it was and it looks black?<BR/><BR/>Maybe our whole society is toddlerified? Look at today's magazine colors, book covers, cereal boxes - you have the toddler colors there too.LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135583903768049008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-90689109014922759012007-08-07T01:27:00.000-04:002007-08-07T01:27:00.000-04:00There is a green, next to the orange!The colors in...There is a green, next to the orange!<BR/>The colors in 1903 were black, brown, orange, purple, blue, green, red and yellow according to crayola.<BR/><BR/>But you don't always need geen to make nice <A HREF="http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-19662539542790_1960_1584773" REL="nofollow">pictures</A> with crayolas.<BR/><BR/>Spiderman reviews crayolas selection of colors <A HREF="http://O.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00813493027866797701noreply@blogger.com