Talk:2096: Mattresses

Image quality

I wonder if the fact that it's unclear is in intentional, or if it was somehow a mistake Zachweix (talk) 13:46, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

Is it just me, or has the image got some graphical artifacts?Cyclic3 (talk)

It's not just you! 141.101.96.221 13:52, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

I see it too, I saved a picture in case he fixes it Catnerd8695 (talk) 14:09, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

Both "1x" and 2x versions are black and white, not grayscale, causing artifacts. The 2x image, being larger, have less artifacts. Maybe it's caused by some kind of bug, otherwise, if it was intentional, both versions would look similar.

Maybe Randall is having problems with his computer and had to scan the comic with a far less capable software tool than usual. Ianrbibtitlht (talk) 14:15, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

How does one contact him to let him know that he messed up when saving/editing/uploading/whatevering this comic? Fabian42 (talk) 14:16, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

Also, does he actually have a podcast? Fabian42 (talk) 14:18, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

I thought it might be a pun based on "new years resolution" but that would've been a couple of comics ago. Came here to see if anyone could explain it as there is normally reason behind his madness.--141.101.99.71 14:29, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

It's a 2-bit png, haven't seen one of those for over a decade 172.68.215.112 14:31, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

So you mean the only difference is that it has no greyscales? Fabian42 (talk) 14:36, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

Maybe we should pre-emptively add the original image to the trivia section. Blacksilver (talk) 15:07, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

I don't think so. If it stays, nobody will get notified of it and it might stay there for a very long time. And even if it changes, it will be wrong to say something like "it originally looked like this" until that actually happened. Fabian42 (talk) 15:10, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

Just a thought, it's not on purpose, is it? Something to do with the quality of the mattress vs. the quality of the image? 172.68.132.95 15:09, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

I think this refers to the fact that casper mattresses, meundies and stamps.com are heavy advertisers on many podcasts, and that podcast advertising is often made by the host and mixed with actual podcast content. Dromaeosaur (talk) 15:20, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

Zooming fixes the issue. Would it be possible for someone to rescale it properly, and then set that as the image, until Randall fixes it? Cyclic3 (talk) 15:25, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

No, it does not. Your browser or image viewer might interpolate between white and black pixels if you zoom in, but that's actually an even lower image quality. And you might not notice it too much if you only look at a single line. But no, zooming does not fix it. Fabian42 (talk) 15:28, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

Any chance of steganography? -- 172.68.150.82 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

What? What does that have to do with this comic? And what are you expecting to happen or have happened? Fabian42 (talk) 15:37, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

Hey, it's just been fixed! I'll start uploading the new one now. That's right, Jacky720 just signed this (talk | contribs) 15:46, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

Instead of uploading as a new image in the wiki, shouldn't we just update the existing image with the new file? Ianrbibtitlht (talk) 16:07, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

The named products are not from the comic and seem to reflect the writers bias. Besides postmates, it could as well be stamps.com. I am not sure, but I believe to remember that other matress and underware companies advertise on podcasts as well. --162.158.75.10 17:34, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

Floor

Next week there is actually a "flooring" fair in Hannover. Pretty fitting to the title text, but not very fitting to my plans for using trains, because that messes up their departure times.

German website for it: https://www.visit-hannover.com/Messen-Kongresse/Messekalender-Hannover/Messen-2019/DOMOTEX-Hannover-Service Fabian42 (talk) 15:18, 9 January 2019 (UTC)