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I am going to be that guy and say: Poorly compressed JPEG images for text examples?

by yoz-y 10y ago

breeze_em_out 10y ago
Every time I see that shit I think, "Man, I'm glad we learned how stupid that is." but then immediately after I realize that people are still doing it all the time, because I think that same thought all the time. People are so STUPID! "Oh my god breeze, you are so rude, just because people programming critical infrastructure systems literally can't copy and paste things doesn't mean they're stupid!" -- Stupid people' Why yes. Yes, it actually does. That you don't like me saying it, doesn't make it any less true, and in fact gives me great pleasure in saying it.
- pjmlp 10y ago
  I get emails all the time where people use word or powerpoint documents with just one single image pasted inside, instead of attaching it to the email or sending it in HTML format.
  - coldtea 10y ago
    If a brain surgeon sends such an email to a programmer, does it mean that the surgeon is "SO STUPID" as the parent says?
    - pjmlp 10y ago
      A brain surgeon might be excused, but not the guys from customer's IT department or other fellow developers in offshored teams, they should know better.
- coldtea 10y ago
  Or much smarter than you, but wanted to show the examples with syntax highlighting but couldn't be bothered to get some editor that exports as HTML or some plugin (both of which might not even be allowed/quick to install on the CMS they use). As for the extra compression, they could just not care as the text is still visible enough, it's not supposed to be a textbook, and it's small and loads fast.
- sctb 10y ago
  Would you please stop posting like this and (re-)read the guidelines? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - breeze_em_out 10y ago
    I prefer to be censored by dang, is he available? edit: I've also not broken any guidelines, you're just upset that I'm right. I understand.

I am going to be that guy and say: Poorly compressed JPEG images for text examples?

by yoz-y 10y ago

I am going to be that guy and say: Poorly compressed JPEG images for text examples?

Every time I see that shit I think, "Man, I'm glad we learned how stupid that is." but then immediately after I realize that people are still doing it all the time, because I think that same thought all the time. People are so STUPID! "Oh my god breeze, you are so rude, just because people programming critical infrastructure systems literally can't copy and paste things doesn't mean they're stupid!" -- Stupid people' Why yes. Yes, it actually does. That you don't like me saying it, doesn't make it any less true, and in fact gives me great pleasure in saying it.

pjmlp 10y ago
I get emails all the time where people use word or powerpoint documents with just one single image pasted inside, instead of attaching it to the email or sending it in HTML format.
- coldtea 10y ago
  If a brain surgeon sends such an email to a programmer, does it mean that the surgeon is "SO STUPID" as the parent says?
  - pjmlp 10y ago
    A brain surgeon might be excused, but not the guys from customer's IT department or other fellow developers in offshored teams, they should know better.
coldtea 10y ago
Or much smarter than you, but wanted to show the examples with syntax highlighting but couldn't be bothered to get some editor that exports as HTML or some plugin (both of which might not even be allowed/quick to install on the CMS they use). As for the extra compression, they could just not care as the text is still visible enough, it's not supposed to be a textbook, and it's small and loads fast.
sctb 10y ago
Would you please stop posting like this and (re-)read the guidelines? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- breeze_em_out 10y ago
  I prefer to be censored by dang, is he available? edit: I've also not broken any guidelines, you're just upset that I'm right. I understand.