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Conference Rooms A, D, B, C

ohaiyoo — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:34:31 +0000

We’ve needed way finding signage in our new building ever since we’ve moved in October. Over the weekend they thankfully added placards on each floor near the stairs showing which direction the conference rooms are. But, I’m totally flabbergasted on how they decided to order them.

Though this is totally needless, I will do it to satisfy my inner need to make things right.

Here is how I would change the sign

<	Conf. Room 4N A Conf. Room 4N B Conf. Room 4N C Conf. Room 4N D
^	Conf. Room 4N E Conf. Room 4N F CAPA Project Room Conf. Room 4NW A Conf. Room 4NW B Conf. Room 4NW C

Come on people, this isn’t that hard.

Charlie Brown Christmas Easter Egg

ohaiyoo — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:35:30 +0000

While editing down the Peanuts Christmas specials that aired on Monday night I noticed a fun easter egg in the Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales. In the Linus tale he writes a Christmas card to a girl in his class; and when it’s returned you can make out the city: Sparkyville. That’s pretty cool in my book.

Turn Off Electronic Devices

ohaiyoo — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:42:31 +0000

Just saw this for the first time on a flight from Chicago to Minneapolis.

My Brazilian Embaer 175 had a “Turn Off Electronic Devices” light instead of no smoking, which is brilliant. In looking into the details a little further, it appears that they could only safely make this change as late as 1989 for flights under 2 hours, 1990 for under 6 hours and 2000 for all flights (in the US). I had no idea you could have flown a plane as late as 1989 with someone right next to you smoking away. Next it’s going to be the rise and fall of cell phones on planes…