Why has the cake not already been provided? This was first published in April, and was perfectly argued. Cake now!
Absolutely stunned by this thoughtful, creative, personal gift from my @ucscscicomm.bsky.social students! Thank you!
Each roundel contains colors extracted from the cover art for one of my favorite LPs, listed at the bottom. There's a colored ring for each track.
OK, we can't teleport back to the 1980s. But I don't think you can go too wrong for value by buying a Sire Larry Carlton (I have a T-style and love it). Or a PRS SE. Or I'm sure many other good brands, who should not be getting cease-and-desist letters.
LPs from this thread I posted on Bluesky more than a year ago: bsky.app/profile/pete...
So top marks for internet research, as well as for dataviz/information design!
Seems to me like the type of "misunderstanding" that should lead to the resignation of the CEO, a U-turn, plus a renewed commitment to quality control and price cuts to reflect the fact that people were paying for a name on the headstock that is now tainted and devalued.
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