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VanderZwan has a link to various compression options in another subthread [1]. To be fair to lowtech magazine, the author does walk the walk, their office setu

VanderZwan has a link to various compression options in another subthread [1]. To be fair to lowtech magazine, the author does walk the walk, their office setup is powered off solar panels perched on the window ledges [2]. So I would hesitate to say it was green washing, rather than than just not finding the best compression technique. [1] https://blindedcyclops.neocities.org/low-tech-image-tests/gallery.html https://blindedcyclops.neocities.org/low-tech-image-tests/ga... [2] https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2016/05/how-to-go-off-grid-in-your-apartment.html https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2016/05/how-to-go-off-grid-i...

philipkglass 8y ago
I wouldn't denigrate Intel or Low Tech Magazine as greenwashers. They have put more resources into actual environmental efficiency than into advertising their efficiency. But they have both made some decisions that prioritize conspicuousness over effectiveness. I find it at least a bit difficult to believe that either Low Tech Magazine or Gauthier Roussilhe simply don't know any better about optimizing images for compactness at this point. Surely someone has tweeted advice to them even if they didn't originally know. Maybe that's my own failure of imagination.
- benj111 8y ago
  Low tech magazine is pushing an agenda ( not intended as an insult) so maybe. If you're leading from the front, I think its reasonable to tell others though. The solar powered website, to me feels like an experiment, so I'm not sure its fair to require it to be 100% 'correct' first time.
- DrOctagon 8y ago
  I view Low Tech Magazine's website as a thought experiment (even art) rather than a pure engineering endeavor. They do ask for feedback on improving the energy efficiency of the website but viewing it only as a series of optimisations is a very narrow view. The broader context is much more interesting.

philipkglass 8y ago

I wouldn't denigrate Intel or Low Tech Magazine as greenwashers. They have put more resources into actual environmental efficiency than into advertising their efficiency. But they have both made some decisions that prioritize conspicuousness over effectiveness. I find it at least a bit difficult to believe that either Low Tech Magazine or Gauthier Roussilhe simply don't know any better about optimizing images for compactness at this point. Surely someone has tweeted advice to them even if they didn't originally know. Maybe that's my own failure of imagination.

benj111 8y ago
Low tech magazine is pushing an agenda ( not intended as an insult) so maybe. If you're leading from the front, I think its reasonable to tell others though. The solar powered website, to me feels like an experiment, so I'm not sure its fair to require it to be 100% 'correct' first time.
DrOctagon 8y ago
I view Low Tech Magazine's website as a thought experiment (even art) rather than a pure engineering endeavor. They do ask for feedback on improving the energy efficiency of the website but viewing it only as a series of optimisations is a very narrow view. The broader context is much more interesting.