Jim Charter wrote:

> Xplo Eristotle wrote:
> 
>> Since I have enough bandwidth to download them in a reasonable space 
>> of time, I'd like others to post minimally-compressed or lossless 
>> images here.
>>
>> Therefore, I will post such images in the future.
>>
>> Please be considerate towards me and do not overcompress your images.
>>
>> (playing devil's advocate, here, though I do prefer minimally 
>> compressed or lossless images) 
> 
> Certainly to post poorly compressed, artifact plagued images is as much 
> a waste of resources as anything else.  There are several ways to 
> comprimise without suffering artifacts.

Not really. Any lossy compression will result in artifacts. What you 
mean to say is that the artifacts will be within an acceptable range.. 
but what that range IS, is completely subjective.

It's easy to put someone in a negative light by suggesting that they're 
being inconsiderate toward those with less bandwidth or storage space, 
but technology DOES march on, and it seems just as inconsiderate to me 
to insist on holding back those marching along with it because you can't 
or won't keep up.

Or to look at the issue another way, as Calvin (of Calvin & Hobbes) had 
it: "a good compromise leaves everyone mad."

-Xplo

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