[0des]

Curious if this is a commentary a propos a popular low-tech website we see around HN. I appreciate the dithering pattern, though I recognize it is not as efficient as, say, a compressed jpeg or a palette limited GIF.

[pricecomstock]

If you read the article, it is very clear and direct about being a commentary on Low Tech Magazine

[0des]

I did read the article, however the way I should have phrased it was that I was curious if the conversation the week prior from HN spawned this article. Always assume the most charitable interpretation before responding.

[jagger27]

Shouldn't dithered images also benefit from the limited palette?

[ape4]

Exactly, sending them as true color makes no sense

[city41]

I grabbed one of the dithered images off the article and saved it as an rgb png and as an indexed png with 255 colors.

rgb: 75kb

indexed: 35kb

So indexing does look like it could save a lot. I do wonder if it can still beat out say jpeg or webp though.