Gigachad

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by Gigachad 1mo ago
I don’t think hardware decoders are used for images. They are light enough you can do it in software.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
There’s also a migration path where jpeg can be converted to jpeg xl losslessly. You can convert a jpeg to jxl then back to jpeg and its byte for byte identical.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
The iPhone actually uses JPEG xl for its DNG raw files now.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
This is probably going to be a key feature for web platforms. They can convert their massive backlogs to jxl for free space savings.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
JXL is moments away from having almost universal web support. Safari supports it already, Chrome and Firefox are already set to turn the flag on by default in the next releases.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
Gif is a weird one because it's silently been replaced while keeping the name around. Virtually every software using the term "gif" actually uses a h264/vp9 video with no sound. Modern video formats are so much better th
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
You should never transcode lossy source files because there is generation loss in quality. There is still a lot of reason for Apple to switch from HEIC to JXL for photos going forward since HEIC is patent encumbered so it will never see wid
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
Most people using dedicated cameras shoot in RAW, then use a program to process and export the photos afterwards. So camera manufacturer buy-in isn't super important. I've been exporting in JXL from Lightroom for a little while no
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
HEIF isn't an Apple owned format, most modern cameras have it as an option alongside JPEG now. The situation is JPEG is woefully outdated, lacking in HDR support and dated compression. HEIF is technically much better but patent encumbe
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
This is what’s done for phones, game consoles, and other devices where hackers have been ripping open in the past, but most other consumer devices haven’t utilised these modern security features yet. Once we start seeing websites that can b
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
Every risk the early AI researchers warned us about came true, the companies released it anyway and here we are.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
We are in a golden age of scams and fraud. I don't like the chances of Google seeing any liability for this stuff any time soon.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
Scooters just don't have the geometry to ride fast safely, they are incredibly prone to flicking the front wheel out and chucking the rider on the ground. The only way they can be ridden safely is riding relatively slowly. "Hasn&#
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
If the batteries are a full pack which contain their own internal charge controller, etc. Raw cells can't communicate anything. The problem is the consumer can't tell the difference between a well engineered pack and one that will
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
For now, but I think eventually the hardware companies will catch on and build everything much more locked down with signed firmwares, keys burned in to the chip, encrypted communications with accessories, etc.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
When it comes to ebike batteries I think the alarmism is actually valid considering how often we see explosive fireballs on trains and in apartment buildings coming from cheap no brand ebike batteries. High capacity batteries are incredibly
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
> so controlling they are the only US company blacklisted by the US government Their control here was refusing to make fully automated killing machines. They simply required someone to have to press the button.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
I had this same control panel in Australia. The actual AC unit was part of the strata common property and I think somehow shared between multiple units on the floor.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
My ideal system would be something that does matter over thread with zero external internet access. Matter over thread devices are all standardized so no proprietary app required, and the newer iphones have a thread radio built in so you ca
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
Oh that's awesome, Looks like I'll just wait and see then.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
That's real work and requires real skill. The parent comment example prompt just doesn't work.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
I wish Streetcomplete had an ios app. The ios editors are all far too cluttered and hard to use on mobile. I've almost been considering making my own editor like streetcomplete but as a web app so it's cross platform.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
I highly suspect Apple and Google maps are auto tracing satellite images. Apple maps has perfect coverage of every road marking on their maps that exactly lines up to the satellite images. I believe most consumers of OSM just discard data l
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
I’d you have a 5G phone and plan but see 4G, that usually means you are at the very edge of coverage. Thats not the experience 4G was or still is if you are in a well covered area (which would have 5G available as well)
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
My experience is most restaurant websites are either outdated, offline, or hacked and showing some malware page. While the social media page is up to date. While all of then problems you list are real, small restaurant owners don’t have the
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
UX is one of the things AI isn’t good at. You can ask it for specific changes but just “make it nicer” is unlikely to work.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
You don’t even need a cdn. The cheapest vps can handle HN load serving static pages. The problem tends to come when it’s some inefficient dynamic page triggering db calls to load a blog post.
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
Blocking datacenter builds is the right thing to do right now. Whether the general public has the right vocabulary to explain why is not so important when the people in charge are actively evil and tasked with the exact opposite of their cl
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
It's not a boomer thing other than the old people in power happen to be boomers right now. But it is related to them being at the end of their lifespan. The greed is so incredibly short sighted because they only have a few years left t
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by Gigachad 1mo ago
It makes sense if you are a boomer wanting to extract everything possible for yourself with zero regard for even 10 years in the future where you will most likely be dead.

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