• thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Oh cool, thanks. So is this like an anti-aliasing joke or something? Like “if you discretize a small number of pixels, Rick Astley will appear pixelated, but if you interpolate between them, the image will appear clearer?”

    • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de
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      3 months ago

      Not quite, I think it means the source material is continuous instead of discrete. No interpolation.

      But honestly at this point we’re reading too much into it.

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        3 months ago

        Oh that makes sense. It’s hard to get straight what the interpretation should be though because of course the higher-res image is also discrete, just more pixels.

        And like… Also why Rick Astley? I’m okay with “why not?” as the explanation there, but I feel like I’m missing something else there too.

        But honestly at this point we’re reading too much into it.

        Yes yes overanalyzing math memes is how I’m compensating for a poor high school experience.