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I wonder if the fact that it's unclear is in intentional, or if it was somehow a mistake [[User:Zachweix|Zachweix]] ([[User talk:Zachweix|talk]]) 13:46, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 
I wonder if the fact that it's unclear is in intentional, or if it was somehow a mistake [[User:Zachweix|Zachweix]] ([[User talk:Zachweix|talk]]) 13:46, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
  
Is it just me, or has the image got some graphical artifacts?[[User:Cyclic3|Cyclic3]] ([[User talk:Cyclic3|talk]])
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Is it just me, or has the image got some graphical artefacts?[[User:Cyclic3|Cyclic3]] ([[User talk:Cyclic3|talk]])
  
 
It's not just you! [[Special:Contributions/141.101.96.221|141.101.96.221]] 13:52, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 
It's not just you! [[Special:Contributions/141.101.96.221|141.101.96.221]] 13:52, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
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Maybe we should pre-emptively add the original image to the trivia section. [[User:Blacksilver|Blacksilver]] ([[User talk:Blacksilver|talk]]) 15:07, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 
Maybe we should pre-emptively add the original image to the trivia section. [[User:Blacksilver|Blacksilver]] ([[User talk: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. [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 15:10, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
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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? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.132.95|172.68.132.95]] 15:09, 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? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.132.95|172.68.132.95]] 15:09, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
:Nope, I guess not, lol[[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.224|172.69.22.224]] 14:56, 10 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.
 
[[User:Dromaeosaur|Dromaeosaur]] ([[User talk: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? [[User:Cyclic3|Cyclic3]] ([[User talk: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. [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 15:28, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 
::Zooming makes some browsers load the 2x image, which had less artifacts than the normal image, "fixing" it. No interpolation was needed. You can test it by zooming (it it still don't loads the 2x version try reloading the page). {{unsigned|162.158.63.166}}
 
:::Not in Chrome at least. And I would also not expect my browser to load a new image just because I zoomed. And I can't try it anymore anyway, because the image is fixed now. [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 10:58, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 
::::I use Chrome. You can still test the zoom feature, which still works with the current image as there's a 2x version: zoom to 200%, probably the image will get blurry (as, as you said, Chrome don't loads the higher resolution image automatically). Then reload the page then it will load the 2x version (which isn't blurry).
 
 
Any chance of steganography? {{unsigned|172.68.150.82}}
 
:What? What does that have to do with this comic? And what are you expecting to happen or have happened? [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 15:37, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 
 
Hey, it's just been fixed! I'll start uploading the new one now. [[User:Jacky720|That's right, Jacky720 just signed this]] ([[User talk:Jacky720|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jacky720|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? [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 16:07, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 
::The comic image always has to be updated and the file name must NOT be changed. The name is the same as the comic name and appears automatically in some lists. While someone already had done the proper update I've changed the link at this explanation back to the original and deleted the now unnecessary duplicate. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 18:07, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 
 
 
I removed this portion from the explanation - not sure that it is needed.  (But here if want to improve/add back.)
 
"To reduce the chances that their listeners will skip or fast-forward through ads,"
 
Another reason for having the host read the advertisement would be cost reduction.
 
This style of advertisement is very similar to what is common on radio, and used to be very common in the early days of radio and television.  (Again, not sure worth saying in the article.)  [[Special:Contributions/172.68.142.77|172.68.142.77]] 05:09, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
 
 
 
'''Post Office'''
 
 
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. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.10|162.158.75.10]] 17:34, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 
:There is no way that this is referencing Postmates.  It's definitely Stamps.com -- which advertises on nearly every podcast I listen to.  It also makes more sense -- the Stamps.com ad directly references avoiding going to the post office. Casper and Meundies also have to be correct -- listening to podcasts, that's basically all I hear.
 
[[User:Joefresco|User:Joefresco]] ([[User talk:User:Joefresco|talk]]) 18:03, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 
:: I have heard a lot of adds about tommyjohn on Pod Safe America (https://medium.com/crookedmedia/crooked-codes-866128fda384) and Mack Weldon as well. They also have advertisements for Helix Sleep another mattress. I think there is a good reason the comic doesn't mention company names but product categories.--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.208|108.162.216.208]] 18:44, 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 [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 15:18, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 

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