JPEG does not support lossless compression. There was an extension to the standard in 1993 but most de/encoders don't implement that and it never took off. With JPEG XL you get more bang for your buck and the same visual quality will get you a smaller file. There would be no more need for thumbnails because of improved progressive decoding.
JPEG does not support lossless compression. There was an extension to the standard in 1993 but most de/encoders don't implement that and it never took off. With JPEG XL you get more bang for your buck and the same visual quality will get you a smaller file. There would be no more need for thumbnails because of improved progressive decoding.
It's not just like jpeg with extra channels. It's technically far superior, supports loss less compression, and the way the decompression works would make thumbnails obsolete. It can even recompress already existing JPEGs even smaller without additional generation loss. It's hard to describe what a major step this format would be without getting very technical. A lot of operating systems and software already support it, but the Google chrome team is practically preventing widespread adoption because of company politics.
The lava lamps are just a gimmick and evening filming a white wall (as long as the video is not overexposed) would be just as random/secure because of the avalanche effect of cryptographically secure hash functions and the thermal noise of cameras.
I rechecked the windows taskbar stuff and you are right there is no setting for that, the only way to change it would be to chnage the region date format which would change it everywhere not only in the taskbar
This line of thinking has a fault. You're punishing choice and options because they're alien.
I don't really have an issue with choice but people use computers to do specific tasks and what's important are solid defaults with the option to (in a simple manner) change some stuff later.
What kind of jeans should you buy? What kind of socks should you wear?
The ones that fit. I don't really have hugh demands for my socks. And I think that's a good example how regular people think about computers. They buy something and expect it to "just work" and not get in the way. Imagine entering a store asking for socks and instead of "they are over there" they start to ask you so many questions you never thought about and really aren't interested in. I don't want to answer questions about which yarn I like, and if I want different socks for left and right or the same ones. The exact ratio between length and width, etc. I don't care. Most people don't. Just give me "the black ones".
That doesn't mean there should only be one color and type of socks. If you are a sock enthusiast go for it. But that's exactly what happens with most Linux distros when you install them. Some ugly terminal user interface ask you about which package managers, desktop environments, while switching back and forth between fast running console log output and ugly TUI questions and everybody watching thinks you sre trying to enter the matrix.
Most people don't care. Just give me the stuff that work in 95% of the cases and has the best support or most stable, or whatever, so basically "black socks".
But there is a difference between making a claim about not drinking water and literally holding your hand up in a way you can't fake.