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Post #35,712
by 3)
4/16/02 10:07:04 PM
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New Downloadable client?
So instead of saying "green pixel here, 27 more follow" the server says "Evil Boss <mood = x, speech = 'open source sux'> here". Lower bandwidth, but...

Hmmm, .PNG is slow, 2d client is free, 3d client is two bux, developement platform license shockingly expensive...

OK, it's a bit 1995, but could be fun.
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Post #35,808
by cwbrenn
4/17/02 5:22:44 PM
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New PNG slow?
Are we talking the graphics format? In my experience, slowness is offset by the fact that graphic files sizes are considerably smaller than GIF.
"We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?"
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Post #35,823
by 3)
4/17/02 8:13:07 PM
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New PNG is pixels
And that makes it slow.

As pixel-based formats go, it's real good.

I was kind of getting silly. If you convinced most of your readers to install a client that essentialy draws Ubersoft from simple instructions, it would reduce bandwidth considerably. My guess is that the instructions would be in the 1-2K range. But that's unlikely to happen for a number of reasons.

It would be cool, though.
I am not a man, I am a free number.
     Advice sought -- need a contingency plan for Ubersoft.net - (cwbrenn) - (37) - April 15, 2002, 02:13:53 PM EDT
         Maybe I am missing something - (boxley) - (3) - April 15, 2002, 02:37:48 PM EDT
             Interesting idea. - (cwbrenn) - (2) - April 15, 2002, 02:57:29 PM EDT
                 $7 bucks is $7 :) -NT - (boxley) - (1) - April 15, 2002, 03:03:52 PM EDT
                     Heh. True, true. - (cwbrenn) - April 15, 2002, 03:22:34 PM EDT
         Here's an idea - (drewk) - (4) - April 15, 2002, 02:44:01 PM EDT
             Front Page vs. archives - (cwbrenn) - April 15, 2002, 03:20:19 PM EDT
             Downloadable client? - (3)) - (2) - April 16, 2002, 10:07:04 PM EDT
                 PNG slow? - (cwbrenn) - (1) - April 17, 2002, 05:22:44 PM EDT
                     PNG is pixels - (3)) - April 17, 2002, 08:13:07 PM EDT
         Tip jar? - (kmself) - (7) - April 15, 2002, 03:09:26 PM EDT
             Kinda like Joes "Gotta dollar?" link hmmmm -NT - (boxley) - April 15, 2002, 03:12:37 PM EDT
             Yeah, I thought about that - (cwbrenn) - (1) - April 15, 2002, 03:16:51 PM EDT
                 Works for Mandrake... - (imric) - April 15, 2002, 04:09:48 PM EDT
             Public radio can work... - (Simon_Jester) - (3) - April 15, 2002, 04:45:11 PM EDT
                 Hmm. Well, perhaps - (cwbrenn) - (1) - April 15, 2002, 04:50:39 PM EDT
                     How about contacting "Think Geek"? -NT - (Arkadiy) - April 17, 2002, 11:57:13 AM EDT
                 Coffee mugs, t-shirts, baseball caps, that sort of thing? -NT - (imric) - April 15, 2002, 05:54:13 PM EDT
         Hhmmmm, try a few things - (orion) - April 15, 2002, 06:06:00 PM EDT
         What about true co-location? - (static) - (8) - April 15, 2002, 11:20:48 PM EDT
             Tell me more of this "co-location" - (cwbrenn) - (7) - April 16, 2002, 12:06:32 AM EDT
                 That sounds about it. - (static) - (6) - April 16, 2002, 01:27:04 AM EDT
                     Any BSD progs out there - (cwbrenn) - (5) - April 16, 2002, 04:43:43 PM EDT
                         Hm; does the CoLo run Debian GNU/BSD? Then Peter could go... - (CRConrad) - (1) - April 16, 2002, 05:06:28 PM EDT
                             well, I suppose my other option is - (cwbrenn) - April 16, 2002, 05:14:10 PM EDT
                         Use the source, Luke. - (static) - (2) - April 16, 2002, 11:47:07 PM EDT
                             yeah, but after I compiled it - (cwbrenn) - (1) - April 17, 2002, 01:59:43 AM EDT
                                 Well, see what you think. - (static) - April 17, 2002, 07:42:52 AM EDT
         The USA version of The Register needs Ubersoft. - (Silverlock) - (9) - April 17, 2002, 12:40:10 PM EDT
             oooo. That's a neat idea. - (cwbrenn) - (7) - April 17, 2002, 04:21:33 PM EDT
                 Maybe Andrew or Karsten can get you an intro - (Silverlock) - April 17, 2002, 04:41:46 PM EDT
                 Contact info - (Silverlock) - (5) - April 17, 2002, 04:44:57 PM EDT
                     Thank you! - (cwbrenn) - (4) - April 17, 2002, 05:21:13 PM EDT
                         Don't forget to mention IWE as your - (Ashton) - (3) - April 17, 2002, 05:59:53 PM EDT
                             Well, I dropped 'em a line - (cwbrenn) - (2) - April 18, 2002, 07:55:14 PM EDT
                                 A dupe from the prestigious addy - w/explanation?___:-\ufffd -NT - (Ashton) - April 18, 2002, 08:08:41 PM EDT
                                 C being pronounced as K, you're thinking of our DrooK (Kime) -NT - (CRConrad) - April 22, 2002, 05:54:11 AM EDT
             Seconded: also, US & UK might be sep. deals (?) - (Ashton) - April 17, 2002, 04:40:56 PM EDT

Truthful and transparent is great, but we don’t even have a coherent strategy to obfuscate.
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