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Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri

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386 points italophil | 3 comments | 10 Dec 25 00:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.653s | source
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thayne ◴[11 Dec 25 00:09 UTC] No.46225935[source]▶
> calling his predecessor Antony Blinken's decision to adopt Calibri a "wasteful" diversity move

And changing it back to Times New Roman isn't wasteful?

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donw[dead post] ◴[11 Dec 25 00:17 UTC] No.46225999[source]▶
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Jordan-117 ◴[11 Dec 25 00:28 UTC] No.46226091[source]▶
I'd say changing something for vague aesthetic reasons is far more wasteful than doing so to make things more accessible. Compare the cost of installing a curb cut vs. filling it back in because you think a straight curb looks "stronger."
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1. fsckboy ◴[11 Dec 25 01:19 UTC] No.46226486[source]▶
serif vs sans serif is not "a vague aesthetic reason", it's the most fundamental typeface choice you can make, moreso than monospace (which is an artifact of some 19th century technology) Rubio is an attorney, and there are many stylistic conventions in the legal and judicial space, why ruffle those feathers by flouting them? if you are given a style guide for your PhD thesis, do you follow it or do you futz endlessly with the fonts to show them what an independent thinker you are?
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2. diputsmonro ◴[11 Dec 25 04:34 UTC] No.46227700[source]▶
It seems like Rubio has chosen to futz endlessly with fonts rather than follow the established style guide.
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3. steve_adams_86 ◴[11 Dec 25 17:10 UTC] No.46234049[source]▶
People should be deeply concerned that Rubio even has time to think about this. How does he not have something better to do?