Marketing speak / truth in advertising

Was shopping for printers today, and got to wondering if marketing speak was being treated as "fact"...

Here's what I found:

Manufacturer ((print-o-tron)) describes a printer on their own website / product page as:

"Resolution: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi effective output"

And then retailer ((cheap-price-deals-on-stuff)) has a listing which states:

"Black Print Quality: 1200 x 1200 dpi"

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Elsewhere on the ((print-o-tron)) website, they list a higher end printer which can handle color, faster output, etc...

Though now a distinction is made between fact and marketing speak:

"Resolution: Optical: 600 x 600 Enhanced: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi effective output"

Once again, retailer ((cheap-price-deals-on-stuff)) uses the same wording:

"Color Print Quality: 1200 x 1200 dpi"

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And then I decided to compare a different manufacturer, let's say ((ultra-printer9000)) ... According to the manufacturer ((ultra-printer9000)) website / product page for one of their printers:

"Resolution (black): Up to 600 x 600 x 2 dpi (1200 dpi effective output)"

But then looking to the retailer ((cheap-price-deals-on-stuff)) website:

"Black Print Quality: 600 x 600 dpi"

Art, and why I hate blogs (including my own)

This is what's up...

1. http://theprettiestboy.tumblr.com/post/33826689905/inky-made-a-pretty-thing-with-math
2. http://plus.google.com/107197601138755246940/posts/RaQ5F69cnxQ

Failed at "reblogging" twice in the same hour. I don't know how blogs and/or google plus and/or tumblr work... just whatever.

Why can't tumblr, google plus, facebook, and "blogspot AKA blogger.com" all just use the same sharing / reblogging / whatever they're called systems.

Why do I have to have a tumblr account to use their "reblog" feature, and then I can only reblog tumblr content from within the tumblr hosting bubble itself.

Why can't blogger / blogspot suck less. I really don't want to resort to hosting my own blog (or paying someone else to host it)

Why am I still awake.

Why do I keep asking rhetorical questions?

Why no question marks other than this one^

Internet Explorer MANDATORY update???

Since when is internet explorer a non-optional update? Was just doing a clean install of windows 7 in a VM to test something... What the hell is all this now?! According to windows update / microsoft...

Apparently, in microsoft's delusional opinion:

Internet explorer 9 is:

• Fast
• Clean
• Trusted
• Interoperable

... wow I didn't know that. I'm sold!!!

 (that was dripping with sarcasm if you couldn't tell)

The following is according to windows update (quote... as such, I don't take any responsibility for dumb fucking misrepresentations and hype)

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Windows Internet Explorer 9 for Windows 7

Download size: 19.3 MB

You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.

Update type: Important

Windows Internet Explorer 9 delivers web sites and applications that look and perform like native PC applications through the power of Windows.

          Fast: Internet Explorer 9 is all-around fast.  Designed to take full advantage of your PC’s hardware through Windows, Internet Explorer 9 delivers graphically rich and immersive experiences that are as fast and responsive as native applications installed on your PC.

          Clean: Internet Explorer puts the focus on the Web sites you love with a clean look and increased viewing area that makes your Web sites shine.  Intuitive and seamless integration with Windows 7 provides one-click access to Web applications pinned directly to your Taskbar.

          Trusted: Internet Explorer is the trusted way to the Web because it has a robust set of built-in security, privacy and reliability technologies that keep you safer and your browsing experience uninterrupted.

          Interoperable: Support for HTML5 and modern Web standards architected to take advantage of the GPU means that the same mark-up not only works across the Web, but runs faster and delivers a richer experience through Windows and  Internet Explorer 9.

More information:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=71727

Help and Support:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=71719