Word: genericism
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...From generic cereals and a new bagel supplier to more fresh fruit and seasonal specialities, the main motivation behind many of these changes was to increase the freshness of HUDS food and make some menu options healthier...
...variety of scene modes to work with, but few are as defined as the S1's. A flash setting called Back Light ensures that you have proper fill flash when shooting, say, portraits on top of a sunny mountain pass. Under the heading Landscape, you can choose from a generic mode or a number of modes with guidelines?actual lines you see on the 2.5-in. viewfinder that help you line up your shot. A Close Up option lets you get in closer than you would normally be able to, even with the little macro-lens flower turned on. (That...
Xbox headquarters is a surprisingly unimpressive place, a generic office park in Redmond, Wash., across the road from a large gravel pit. Microsoft's inspiring name for this low-rent nerd farm is the Millennium campus, and it's where the company's money-losing projects live. Not for them the manicured lawns and sculpted berms and softball fields and fancy cafeterias of Microsoft's main campus. They get the gravel...
...snapshot looked phenomenal on photoworks.com's otherwise generic white canvas tote bag, $30. Also available: 6-in. ceramic tiles, $16, and 252-piece jigsaw puzzles...
...final understated touch is Daniel's singing. Most of the songs appear to be about love, or a lack of it, although his lyrics are pretty vague. ("I'm looking through you/ You know who you are," he offers on My Mathematical Mind.) When something as generic as "I got a feelin' it didn't come free/ I got a feelin' and then it got to me" floats by, you might wonder a bit about his depth, but in Daniel's dry croak, generalities and absurdities seem to take on meaning. He sounds a bit like Paul Westerberg, but Daniel...