https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
Quite a few hotels on the Vegas Strip have similar ads on their windows. Didn't notice too much of a difference while looking out from one.
I've seen those on the windows of buses before.
Chrysler HQ, Auburn Hills, MI:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.6545498,-83.235801,3a,75y,100.3h,87.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQeNblrUKz2CDVGKkWWkgCw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
It's Los Angeles, so what else can you expect.
There's a local Ford dealership that does that with a building that used to be a shore store: https://goo.gl/maps/1eXNG1aCf2GERxBe8
Osceola County, Florida is using signal control cabinets at signalized intersections to place ads. Funny thing is they're backlit at night.
Quote from: roadman65 on October 08, 2022, 11:56:08 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
State of society moment. Where everything in the future is an ad trying to sell you something. No thanks.
Quote from: JoePCool14 on October 14, 2022, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on October 08, 2022, 11:56:08 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
State of society moment. Where everything in the future is an ad trying to sell you something. No thanks.
Why do you hate capitalism?
It's possible to like capitalism but not ads.
Quote from: JoePCool14 on October 14, 2022, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on October 08, 2022, 11:56:08 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
State of society moment. Where everything in the future is an ad trying to sell you something. No thanks.
Pop ups too.
Then of course they complain about malware hidden in these pop ups that eventually steal your identity. Meanwhile the people in charge complain about the cyber theft process, but still let corporate big wigs advertise on the internet.
Quote from: abefroman329 on October 14, 2022, 12:06:58 PM
Quote from: JoePCool14 on October 14, 2022, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on October 08, 2022, 11:56:08 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
State of society moment. Where everything in the future is an ad trying to sell you something. No thanks.
Why do you hate capitalism?
Nice loaded question there. The answer is, I don't. Maybe I just think capitalism should have some limits, like no monopolies/duopolies or limits on excessive and tasteless advertising.
Quote from: JoePCool14 on October 14, 2022, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on October 08, 2022, 11:56:08 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
State of society moment. Where everything in the future is an ad trying to sell you something. No thanks.
Come on, after the 568,967th ad for Bud Light, maybe they'll finally get the holdouts on board.
Imagine how much cheaper the swill could be if they didn't spend so much on stuff like this.
Quote from: SectorZ on October 14, 2022, 01:10:14 PM
Quote from: JoePCool14 on October 14, 2022, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on October 08, 2022, 11:56:08 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
State of society moment. Where everything in the future is an ad trying to sell you something. No thanks.
Come on, after the 568,967th ad for Bud Light, maybe they'll finally get the holdouts on board.
Imagine how much cheaper the swill could be if they didn't spend so much on stuff like this.
Imagine how much cheaper EVERYTHING would be if advertising didn't exist, or was very minimal.
Quote from: jeffandnicole on October 14, 2022, 01:18:46 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on October 14, 2022, 01:10:14 PM
Quote from: JoePCool14 on October 14, 2022, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on October 08, 2022, 11:56:08 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
State of society moment. Where everything in the future is an ad trying to sell you something. No thanks.
Come on, after the 568,967th ad for Bud Light, maybe they'll finally get the holdouts on board.
Imagine how much cheaper the swill could be if they didn't spend so much on stuff like this.
Imagine how much cheaper EVERYTHING would be if advertising didn't exist, or was very minimal.
Is it possible that the product wouldn't sell as much and would therefore be more expensive?
Quote from: jeffandnicole on October 14, 2022, 01:18:46 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on October 14, 2022, 01:10:14 PM
Quote from: JoePCool14 on October 14, 2022, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on October 08, 2022, 11:56:08 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
State of society moment. Where everything in the future is an ad trying to sell you something. No thanks.
Come on, after the 568,967th ad for Bud Light, maybe they'll finally get the holdouts on board.
Imagine how much cheaper the swill could be if they didn't spend so much on stuff like this.
Imagine how much cheaper EVERYTHING would be if advertising didn't exist, or was very minimal.
But then it would cost more to rent/operate those buildings, and that additional expense would have to come from somewhere.
Quote from: abefroman329 on October 14, 2022, 12:06:58 PM
Quote from: JoePCool14 on October 14, 2022, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on October 08, 2022, 11:56:08 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
State of society moment. Where everything in the future is an ad trying to sell you something. No thanks.
Why do you hate capitalism?
You realize the post box has a character limit, right?
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 14, 2022, 05:50:52 PM
Quote from: abefroman329 on October 14, 2022, 12:06:58 PM
Quote from: JoePCool14 on October 14, 2022, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on October 08, 2022, 11:56:08 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
State of society moment. Where everything in the future is an ad trying to sell you something. No thanks.
Why do you hate capitalism?
You realize the post box has a character limit, right?
I read that as he forgot the /s.
Quote from: Big John on October 14, 2022, 06:13:29 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 14, 2022, 05:50:52 PM
Quote from: abefroman329 on October 14, 2022, 12:06:58 PM
Quote from: JoePCool14 on October 14, 2022, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on October 08, 2022, 11:56:08 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
State of society moment. Where everything in the future is an ad trying to sell you something. No thanks.
Why do you hate capitalism?
You realize the post box has a character limit, right?
I read that as he forgot the /s.
No, I think Scott wants to answer legitimately but can't fully explain himself in 25,000 characters.
Quote from: 1 on October 14, 2022, 06:06:26 PM
This isn't the "minor things that bother you" thread.
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Quote from: 1 on October 14, 2022, 06:19:02 PM
Quote from: Big John on October 14, 2022, 06:13:29 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 14, 2022, 05:50:52 PM
Quote from: abefroman329 on October 14, 2022, 12:06:58 PM
Quote from: JoePCool14 on October 14, 2022, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on October 08, 2022, 11:56:08 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
State of society moment. Where everything in the future is an ad trying to sell you something. No thanks.
Why do you hate capitalism?
You realize the post box has a character limit, right?
I read that as he forgot the /s.
No, I think Scott wants to answer legitimately but can't fully explain himself in 25,000 characters.
That makes a helluva lot more sense than any explanation I could think of.
For real, Karl Marx couldn't even adequately answer "why do you hate capitalism?" in three books, and he died before he was done answering the question. So...
In Cedar Rapids or Cedar Falls or someplace that I can't find anymore, someone painted the sign for a business front of a drive-in screen that now faces a freeway. Sacrilege!
As for signs painted over windows, I hate it when a great view is blocked by ads with little holes to look out of. It's like being stuck inside a microwave oven.
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on October 16, 2022, 09:32:39 PM
It's like being stuck inside a microwave oven.
*shudder* Yeah, I never want to experience that again.
Quote from: kphoger on October 14, 2022, 01:19:55 PM
Quote from: jeffandnicole on October 14, 2022, 01:18:46 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on October 14, 2022, 01:10:14 PM
Quote from: JoePCool14 on October 14, 2022, 10:55:07 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on October 08, 2022, 11:56:08 PM
https://goo.gl/maps/rq6NU64oUQtuhRnL9
Never saw window walls used to advertise before.
State of society moment. Where everything in the future is an ad trying to sell you something. No thanks.
Come on, after the 568,967th ad for Bud Light, maybe they'll finally get the holdouts on board.
Imagine how much cheaper the swill could be if they didn't spend so much on stuff like this.
Imagine how much cheaper EVERYTHING would be if advertising didn't exist, or was very minimal.
Is it possible that the product wouldn't sell as much and would therefore be more expensive?
At this point: Just send everyone a 25 cent coupon, and be done with it.
* void where prohibited
** overconsumption of our product is unhealthy, may cause voiding where prohibited
What would happen if a state passed a law prohibiting voiding where prohibited?
Quote from: kphoger on October 17, 2022, 09:51:11 AM
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on October 16, 2022, 09:32:39 PM
It's like being stuck inside a microwave oven.
*shudder* Yeah, I never want to experience that again.
Personal experience?
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 17, 2022, 07:54:23 PM
What would happen if a state passed a law prohibiting voiding where prohibited?
Then they would be ripping off Section 7.8(b) of the Alanland penal code.
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 17, 2022, 07:54:23 PM
What would happen if a state passed a law prohibiting voiding where prohibited?
Well the void where prohibited provision would be void where prohibited.
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 17, 2022, 07:54:23 PM
What would happen if a state passed a law prohibiting voiding where prohibited?
Offenders would be violated.
Quote from: CoreySamson on October 17, 2022, 09:08:37 PM
Personal experience?
No, I was just in a funny mood when I posted that.
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on October 16, 2022, 09:32:39 PM
In Cedar Rapids or Cedar Falls or someplace that I can't find anymore, someone painted the sign for a business front of a drive-in screen that now faces a freeway. Sacrilege!
Wouldn't it have been far, far cheaper to project the ad on the screen that is daylight-visible rather than paint the screen itself?
That's not just sacrilege, that's financial incompetence.
Quote from: Road Hog on October 18, 2022, 11:54:24 PM
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on October 16, 2022, 09:32:39 PM
In Cedar Rapids or Cedar Falls or someplace that I can't find anymore, someone painted the sign for a business front of a drive-in screen that now faces a freeway. Sacrilege!
Wouldn't it have been far, far cheaper to project the ad on the screen that is daylight-visible rather than paint the screen itself?
That's not just sacrilege, that's financial incompetence.
Paint (or more likely in this case, screen-printing on something that is attached to the movie screen somehow) is a one-time, upfront cost. Running a projector costs money for electricity the whole time. And that supposes that the projection equipment is still usable and compatible with displaying a digital static image (I don't think old-timey film projectors had a "pause" button), that it wouldn't get washed out by the sun during the day, etc.
Quote from: Scott5114 on October 19, 2022, 01:06:18 AM
Quote from: Road Hog on October 18, 2022, 11:54:24 PM
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on October 16, 2022, 09:32:39 PM
In Cedar Rapids or Cedar Falls or someplace that I can't find anymore, someone painted the sign for a business front of a drive-in screen that now faces a freeway. Sacrilege!
Wouldn't it have been far, far cheaper to project the ad on the screen that is daylight-visible rather than paint the screen itself?
That's not just sacrilege, that's financial incompetence.
Paint (or more likely in this case, screen-printing on something that is attached to the movie screen somehow) is a one-time, upfront cost. Running a projector costs money for electricity the whole time. And that supposes that the projection equipment is still usable and compatible with displaying a digital static image (I don't think old-timey film projectors had a "pause" button), that it wouldn't get washed out by the sun during the day, etc.
Like with digital billboards, the image can alternate with other ads or even with PSAs with maximization of price points.
Drive-in light bulbs were 500 watts incandescent and the LED equivalent is 100 watts. Electricity is a drop in the bucket when compared to profit.
But who knows if the projection house was even there anymore (it may have been in the freeway right-of-way!). And even if it was, it's likely the projector was sold off long ago to another drive-in, or was left to rot for X decades. If getting an acceptable projector cost more than the few hundred bucks it takes to run off a giant banner...
Quote from: Road Hog on October 18, 2022, 11:54:24 PM
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on October 16, 2022, 09:32:39 PM
In Cedar Rapids or Cedar Falls or someplace that I can't find anymore, someone painted the sign for a business front of a drive-in screen that now faces a freeway. Sacrilege!
Wouldn't it have been far, far cheaper to project the ad on the screen that is daylight-visible rather than paint the screen itself?
That's not just sacrilege, that's financial incompetence.
If the daylight containment screen ever came to be (from simple projection rather than as an electronic sign) then drive-ins might have stayed healthier for a few more years.