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The whole idea here is that you do not need to fetch an extra image. The image is generated in code on the client side from the short string. So there is no net

The whole idea here is that you do not need to fetch an extra image. The image is generated in code on the client side from the short string. So there is no network connection needed, and the placeholder is there instantly.

867-5309 7y ago
then there must be some computational cost for the client
- DagAgren 7y ago
  Of course. The cost is fairly small, though, since you only need to generate very tiny thumbnails, and can then just scale them up.