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[mailto:infodesign-cafe-bounces@list.informationdesign.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ole E. Wattne<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 03 February 2009 11:32<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Discussions about information
design<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: InfoD-Cafe:
Recharging batteries: lack of a common visualvocabulary</span></font><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>perhaps the concept of «steam radio» could be elaborated upon? Is this
the latest in radio-technology?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>…who, by the way, completely agree on the idea of a common
batterycharger, digital clock and radio – especially car radio – grammar.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Other areas of everyday life where a grammar is required: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>- digital clocks. Moving to summer time is great feat of memory, manual
dexterity, deduction and luck, and my oven clock is only correct six months of
the year.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>- car radios: every car seems to have a different set of abbreviations:
PTY, AST, TP, TA, etc. But only rarely On and Off.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>In fact any radio is more complicated than the ones we used to have.
Not able to receive steam radio in the basement kitchen of our new home, I've
just ordered an internet radio. I'll need to tune it, so I think I won't make
any plans for the weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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12.0pt'>On 2 Feb 2009, at 18:46, Conrad Taylor wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This evening, I am recharging my batteries. No, that is not<br>
a metaphor. I have a bunch of Li-ion and NiMH rechargeable<br>
batteries. In anticipation of an expedition into <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wessex</st1:place></st1:country-region>,<br>
I am recharging them.<br>
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The dedicated Li-ion batteries for the Nikon D-200 SLR and the<br>
Panasonic NV-GS320 DV-cam. And the AA and AAA "Hybrio" NiMH<br>
cells that I use for my digital audio recorders, flashgun and<br>
LED torch (I have two chargers for such batteries).<br>
<br>
One of the chargers has a green LED that stays on until the<br>
batteries are charged, then it goes out. One has an orange<br>
LED that flashes until the batteries are charges, then it<br>
stops flashing. One has a light that simply stays on all<br>
the time to show the batteries are connected to the circuit,<br>
and you have to guess whether the batteries have been charged<br>
or not. One charger has a light that starts out one colour,<br>
and then changes to another colour when the battery is charged.<br>
<br>
"Why oh why oh why oh why..." can't we have some kind of<br>
visual vocabulary standardisation in this area? (!*@?)<br>
<br>
Conrad<br>
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(Who, mounted on a charger, fears a charge of hungry Li-ions)<br>
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