Where do all the bytes come from?

Re:Where do all the bytes come from? by fbbbbb on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @01:45PM (#10739559)

I was mildly surprised when John Carmack retweeted the original tweet. https://twitter.com/smashingmag/status/675624576630571009

The state of the image (jpeg artifacts), was a dead giveaway that the comparison is worthless.

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Re:Where do all the bytes come from? by pavel_lishin on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @06:52PM (#10741386)

> a dead giveaway that the comparison is worthless.

Worthless to anyone who understand both how the NES and JPEGs work, but pretty worthwhile to someone who's just learning about it.

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Re:Where do all the bytes come from? by codyb on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @08:47PM (#10741835)

Yea, and the reference links were interesting too. The LZSS youtube video was an enjoyable watch.

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Re:Where do all the bytes come from? by venning on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @11:53PM (#10742459)

To be fair, the original tweet references "website weight" which is dependent on generic image formats, as the author here addresses. Being limited to generic image formats does add a lot of weight to sites, but also means all browsers can view them.

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