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Comment by JonFish85 | Hacker News Reader

What sticker would make you feel better? China? Hungary? Designed in USA, made in China?

No flag whatsoever, really.

Though exploring that tangent a little, I wonder if there is a any sort of study on flags\countries and their association with quality (specifically engineering\tech). Off the top of my head I'd guess people associate places like Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Austria - I'm not sure why.

As a german i can tell you having the german flag on anything is a bit weird.

Yeah, but "Made in Germany" is usually printed with extra-large letters.

Yeah I recall reading that there's some uneasiness around flag flying and national pride in Germany - I think it came to my attention ahead of the World Cup in 2006.

I wouldn't go with Sweden.

A pirate flag might work.

Do not confuse Germany's prior superiority with made goods with their IT skills. As a German, I can tell you: We're becoming a 3rd world IT country real quick. Plus the USA is our best friend, including the NSA.

While that may be true (I do not know) it's still a connection I subconsciously make

>We're becoming a 3rd world IT country real quick.

How so? I usually think of Germany as being pretty good technologically.

The flag is definitely a bit weird.

Any flag is a bit weird.

This company is going to lose sales for something as trivial as a flag on an easily removable sticker.

I'm sometimes surprised to see HN - which freaking loves AB testing the colour of signup buttons - is resistant to people saying "I dislike this minor detail".

There should be a way for HN users to point out things they dislike about a product - politely, constructively, without undue negativity, and without derailing the thread with off-topic noodling about the website (unless the website is the product).

This is why I wish root level comments were collapsed by default. It might make it easier to completely ignore one that starts with "minor gripe, but...".

"This company is going to lose sales for something as trivial as a flag on an easily removable sticker."

Really? I can't imagine it'll HURT them. If they're proud of having it made in the US, who does that bother enough to say "man such a great product, but nope, not gonna buy it". I'd say it might have a marginal effect the other way, for people who like to buy US-made products, and almost no effect the other way.

A country is way to broad, you would have to put stickers of people or organizations with good reputation with regard to security on it, say Bruce Schneier or the EFF. But actually you should not do this either because you may evoke a false sense of security.

Or something that represents entropy. Maybe Ludwig Boltzmann or the entropy formula?

A truly random flag

ganja leaf sticker

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