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chuho | 4 months ago

Images aren't like that for artistic effect, but for lower energy consumption.

> We further apply default typefaces, dithered images, off-line reading options, and other tricks to lower energy use far below that of the average website.

https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/about/the-solar-website/

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amelius|4 months ago

Ok, I didn't read that. But I still think it's _not_ a good idea to do that for a topic where personal safety is at stake. And besides, the quality is really too low anyway. I can barely recognize the thermocouples in those images.

aposm|4 months ago

How can I take your comment seriously if you didn't read the article? It looks like someone didn't actually make an effort to understand the context of the images.

creer|4 months ago

At the bottom of the page:

Battery status 63%, not charging Power used 2.69W Uptime 5 weeks, 11 hours, 36 minutes

Traffic from HN may be a problem today...

polshaw|4 months ago

>Uptime 5 weeks, 1 day, 3 hours, 46 minutes

Seems to have had no issue whatsoever! Even through the whole night period. Shows the depth of inefficiency of our 'advanced' systems.