Xatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoMicrosoft shot real lasers through a window to make Windows 10's wallpaper — surprisingly the iconic art wasn't computer generatedwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1333arrow-down114
arrow-up1319arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft shot real lasers through a window to make Windows 10's wallpaper — surprisingly the iconic art wasn't computer generatedwww.tomshardware.comXatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareLojcs@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up130arrow-down2·4 months agoAnd then put it into an os that sloppily compresses its wallpapers before displaying them
minus-squareTonyTonyChopper@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·4 months agothis pisses me off so much. You can set an HDR wallpaper too, but only if you insert a special file into its place to trick Windows into working properly
minus-squareBezier@suppo.filinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·4 months agoOh this unlocked a memory of the hassle I went through trying to get rid of jpeg artifacts on my wallpaper on windows 7. It really pissed me off.
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoOh? I would like to know more.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 months agoLiterally why would it do that
minus-squareAProfessional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·4 months agoIt was written 25 years ago and untouched since probably.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoYes but why? Is it so less data can be stored on disk because compressing raster files absolutely does not make them easier to display.
minus-squareFreshLight@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 months agoHahaha that’s exactly what came to mind. Glad I’m not the only one!
And then put it into an os that sloppily compresses its wallpapers before displaying them
this pisses me off so much. You can set an HDR wallpaper too, but only if you insert a special file into its place to trick Windows into working properly
Oh this unlocked a memory of the hassle I went through trying to get rid of jpeg artifacts on my wallpaper on windows 7. It really pissed me off.
Oh? I would like to know more.
Literally why would it do that
It was written 25 years ago and untouched since probably.
Yes but why? Is it so less data can be stored on disk because compressing raster files absolutely does not make them easier to display.
Hahaha that’s exactly what came to mind. Glad I’m not the only one!