Alt text:
People may complain about readability, but even with jpeg compression, extracting the data points is usually computationally feasible if there aren't too many of them.
xkcd #2864: Compact Graphs
Alt text:
People may complain about readability, but even with jpeg compression, extracting the data points is usually computationally feasible if there aren't too many of them.
11 Comments
ThatOneKirbyMain2568@kbin.social · 18 pts · 2y
Massive waste of space. Should've used a smaller font size.
randomaccount43543@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y
https://explainxkcd.com/2864
XbSuper@lemmy.world · -22 pts · 2y
If it needs explanation, it's not a good joke.
stebo02@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 2y
that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard
SciPiTie@iusearchlinux.fyi · 9 pts · 2y
You are one of today's lucky 10.000!
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1053:_Ten_Thousand
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2y
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y
Are you kidding? Half the fun of Randall's comics is learning something new from them!
celeste@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y
That assumes every human being has the same base of knowledge and people have to cater to that to tell a good joke. You can just not like it.
Kichae@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 2y
Yes, yes, you're quite right. Things must be accessible to 2 year olds, or they're not worth doing. Or if they're not accessible to someone, they should have no direct means to understand them.
Now carry on believing all of that, if that's what you wish.
Wutchilli@feddit.de · 12 pts · 2y
The fact that this is actually usable with different colored glasses amazes me.
Donjuanme@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
I'm amazed nobody had posted this one.. I'll have to try my own hand at posting next time! Thanks for the inspiration!