[19:03] <JamesMc> Can anyone explain the reasoning behind the white text on semi-transparent white backgrounds trend that ubuntu has taken on for the last few releases?
[19:03] <JamesMc> e.g. http://i.imgur.com/LgYXM.png
[19:06] <JamesMc> I see it all over the place, and apart from the fact that I think it looks ugly, it makes it completely unusable