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I was mildly surprised when John Carmack retweeted the original tweet. https://twitter.com/smashingmag/status/675624576630571009 https://twitter.com/smashingmag
by fbbbbb 11y ago
I was mildly surprised when John Carmack retweeted the original tweet. https://twitter.com/smashingmag/status/675624576630571009 https://twitter.com/smashingmag/status/675624576630571009
The state of the image (jpeg artifacts), was a dead giveaway that the comparison is worthless.
- pavel_lishin 11y ago> a dead giveaway that the comparison is worthless. Worthless to anyone who understand both how the NES and JPEGs work, but pretty worthwhile to someone who's just learning about it.
- codyb 11y agoYea, and the reference links were interesting too. The LZSS youtube video was an enjoyable watch.
- venning 11y agoTo be fair, the original tweet references "website weight" which is dependent on generic image formats, as the author here addresses. Being limited to generic image formats does add a lot of weight to sites, but also means all browsers can view them.