Should haven't written that this morning without some coffee in me. My apologies for offending anyone and getting that wrong.

Looks like it's holding a paint can. I have to agree on its tackiness, and the cell tower thing is disgusting. I think I'd rather it not burn at all. The memorial would be just as effective without the flame, especially considering how many Russian lives were lost in WWII.

@Vidikron

Yeah, I see your point, guess I'm just really sensitive today... ;) Just used to reading things on here with a sarcastic voice in my head.

@kinless

Whether or not it's a consistency thing, for this particular application it didn't make sense. It has been like this for YEARS. And I'm a designer, so I use shortcuts constantly, but hitting a three-key combo (and an awkward one at that, but maybe because I'm left-handed) compared to one click is just plain annoying. Learn to not assume so much just for the pure satisfaction of bashing someone.

YES! I'm so pissed about this, never before have I dealt with such a blatant bug. I hope they fix this soon.

Oh man, all my disks seemed to stop working, wish I could crank up the ole machine!

Great idea, too bad the end result based on the image above still looks like crap. It would still require a lot more color correction at this point to get a more desirable result I'd say.

I've been using a first-gen MacBook since it first came out, as a pro designer. Depending on what type of work you're doing, the machine has gotten me through web design, from PS to coding, catalog design, some print design, etc. Generally doing web design these days means you don't need a high-end machine as the files are easily handled. As far as the print design work, if you're dealing with just vector work (1+ color packages etc) there's no problem. It's when you get into hefty PS work (1-2GB files) that you'll see issues, and even then these machines can handle it with enough RAM and a scratch disk.

Hook up a second monitor & keyboard/mouse, external scratch-disk and blammo, you have an inexpensive rig but still have mobility. These newer 13" machines really shine with the drop of the intergrated graphics card (the one deal-killer before) and the added FW800/SD reader. Nice to see lower price points as well, Snow Leopard will make this a solid choice.

A good example of a lowercase L in a san-serif form is in the typeface Bliss (http://www.typography.net/type/bliss). Note the subtle serif-like curve at the end similar to most lowercase T's. One of my latest faves. Some reason for simplifying areas like this are directly related to screen-reading and DPI. I'm sure it was mulled over during the design process, but ultimately most people are accustomed to this not being an issue (such as in Arial and Helvetica).

On that note, I have a lot of respect for Font Bureau. Even had the opportunity to hear from them back in college at a speaking engagement. I think it's great to see a font house get commissioned for such work. As a designer, I'm well aware of how often typeface designers' work gets circulated like downloaded music (without a great way to stop it or offset it with physical copies).

@Zak grow up dude, you're constant bashing is annoying.

And no, this isn't that great of an 'innovation'. It's taking existing tech and making something completely worthless for lazy people. Get a bike, doesn't have a mileage limit and doesn't need to charge (which by the way, if you live in a city like I do, you realize immediately that you're SOL to charge this thing).

And for bikers: Most think they're above the law... going down one-ways the wrong way hitting unsuspecting pedestrians, not stopping at stop signs, etc. etc. So while I have sympathy towards having the dumb-ass things in your lane, just one more thing they have to deal with, like we do with them on our sideWALKS.

Anyway, go die GM, so useless.