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Curious if this is a commentary a propos a popular low-tech website we see around HN. I appreciate the dithering pattern, though I recognize it is not as effici
by 0des 5y ago
Curious if this is a commentary a propos a popular low-tech website we see around HN. I appreciate the dithering pattern, though I recognize it is not as efficient as, say, a compressed jpeg or a palette limited GIF.
- jagger27 5y agoShouldn't dithered images also benefit from the limited palette?
- ape4 5y agoExactly, sending them as true color makes no sense
- city41 5y agoI grabbed one of the dithered images off the article and saved it as an rgb png and as an indexed png with 255 colors. rgb: 75kb indexed: 35kb So indexing does look like it could save a lot. I do wonder if it can still beat out say jpeg or webp though.
- pricecomstock 5y agoIf you read the article, it is very clear and direct about being a commentary on Low Tech Magazine
- 0des 5y agoI did read the article, however the way I should have phrased it was that I was curious if the conversation the week prior from HN spawned this article. Always assume the most charitable interpretation before responding.