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In a genius stroke of irony, the claim that binarization has some inherent effect on things the author implies are "more than binary"... is expressed in good ol
by microcolonel 8y ago
In a genius stroke of irony, the claim that binarization has some inherent effect on things the author implies are "more than binary"... is expressed in good old UTF-8.
- tlb 8y agoUTF8 does lose a lot of nuance. Compare a quality handwritten letter like http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/01/your-pal-john-k.html http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/01/your-pal-john-k.html with the transcript (in UTF8) below.
- lern_too_spel 8y agoJPEG captured that nuance nicely. HTML captured the nuance of John K's letters to other kids pretty well, too. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/arianelange/john-kricfa...
- bitwize 8y agoThis letter takes on new dimensions of horror, in light of recent news that faith wasn't the only thing John was putting in the younger generation of cartoonists. The fact that he was a bitter jerk known for working poorly with others and missing deadlines, who thought only he was the rightful heir to the secrets of cartooning and animation, and who grew increasingly resentful that good work was being produced, on time, by people who weren't influenced by Bob Clampett, Tex Avery, Ralph Bakshi, or himself doesn't help his case. I get that you were linking to the letter only as an example of handwriting, but the story behind the letter has since taken on a much darker turn.