A picture is worth 140 characters

Ghoulish Delight · 05-21-2009, 01:24 PM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/quasimo...n/photostream/This is kinda cool[/url].

A guy has developed a file encoding method, using Chinese characters for some nitty gritty technical reasons, that allows him to encode an image into 140 characters, thus making it tweetable.

Obviously a lot of data is lost in such an encoding, but for a first stab the results are pretty cool. Here's how the 140 character encoding of a photo of the Mona Lisa looks when translated back into an image file:

Chernabog · 05-21-2009, 02:02 PM

I still think I'd rather have my nuts shaved by a lawnmower than participate in anything twitter-related.

But I digress...

Kevy Baby · 05-21-2009, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Chernabog

I'd rather have my nuts shaved by a lawnmower ...

Shouldn't this post be in the "My favorite fantasies" thread?

CoasterMatt · 05-21-2009, 02:34 PM

Ya know, Chernabog, that is probably a fetish-group out there, somewhere...

scaeagles · 05-21-2009, 02:45 PM

MBC told me based on his experiences it isn't worth trying it, Chernabog.

Cadaverous Pallor · 05-21-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Chernabog

I still think I'd rather have my nuts shaved by a lawnmower than participate in anything twitter-related.

But I digress...

Posting in this thread is participating in something twitter-related.

Neat-o, can't wait to see other masterpieces done like this.

Ghoulish Delight · 05-21-2009, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

MBC told me based on his experiences it isn't worth trying it, Chernabog.

Golly, and here I thought all of those times I laughed at something I read or wrote on twitter were real, and all the things my friends communicated to me over it actually imparted information to me. And the poor deluded soul I linked to in the OP actually thinks he's doing something fun and creative by taking on a difficult mental challenge. That dumb fvck, doesn't he know he shouldn't have even tried?!

Hey, here's an idea. If the topic of a thread doesn't interest you...don't fvcking post in it.

Morrigoon · 05-21-2009, 03:23 PM

I believe the "isn't worth trying" was related to the scrotum vs. lawnmower comment, GD

katiesue · 05-21-2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

I believe the "isn't worth trying" was related to the scrotum vs. lawnmower comment, GD

I took it that way as well.

Cool link GD.

Ghoulish Delight · 05-21-2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

I believe the "isn't worth trying" was related to the scrotum vs. lawnmower comment, GD

Okay, you're probably right about that.

But I'm still miffed that this thread was insta-derailed, so my last statement stands.

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