Episode 94: According To Brogan's Day Rate

Comment by fairuse on March 9, 2010 at 2:35am

Hello Folks,
At the risk of being called odious by commenting before listening to the show I shall comment anyway. Before I address the 'cast I have a comment on "Stories to Watch"; Billboards and driver distraction. Absolutely hideous? Yes. Distraction? Well,that depends on who is driving - me not so much.

Don't have moving panel type or LED type Billboard photos handy. More later on Billboards.

BOT (BackOnTopic)

After a quick read of the show's abstract I think I understand you! Well, you can add this .. While I was signing for a commenter posted a list of services Roger Ebert should have. A very pricey list too. Me thinking an example, upgrade forum Media Gallery, with hours, rate & totals would help OP understand the resources needed. Long story shortened : I think the comment is trapped in moderation, I looked. MY tone was ok: maybe just misunderstood. Still paid the cover charge to Roger Ebert's CwF experiment. Maybe showing total due [ > $2000 ] as Intel hex dollars and PDP11 octal euros was a bad idea.

Will listen to show 94 in daylight after my "Monster in a box" shift ends (Apologies, Spalding Gray).

Comment by fairuse on March 26, 2010 at 3:58am

Digital Billboards as Dangerous as Texting for Drivers

Before I get started I would like to say my first comment on billboards is a fine example of the need to slow down and proof read. Sorry. I shall leave it as it is.

Billboards, texting and driving are all distractions to the person driving. Are the digital billboards as dangerous as texting? No, texting is by far the most dangerous thing you can do while driving. The eyes can scan all mirrors and speedometer in fractions of a second. Typing takes the eye off the area around the auto for seconds and we all know what happens then - you drive into a train or worse.

Billboards on the other hand are in the same plane as the mirrors, or if you will, the driver's eyes-on-the-road sight plane. Do the digital billboards distract? Yes. The most eye catching is the bright blue with motion type. The least distracting is the old red on black 'bank' style. Of course the banks are moving to the bright blue background with high contrast lettering.

I figured this out while driving around town dog tired. Every single one of those bright signs captured my eye and It took a second to refocus on the traffic in front of me.

My take on this question is complete.

Comment by Bob Knorpp on March 26, 2010 at 7:54am

LOL.... Thanks and no worries.. Just stay outta my way while I'm driving. ;)

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