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Kilvayne t1_ix209qf wrote

It is a shame they couldn't have sighted it in GIF. Then we would have been able to see it walk around and stuff!

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gcruzatto t1_ix25gfp wrote

No losses though. Better image than JPEG

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Kilvayne t1_ix27axt wrote

Loss meme be gone, we are lossless around these parts!

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moeburn t1_ix44dkw wrote

> Better image than JPEG

Only for straight clean lines like digital graphics. Not for gradients like natural photography, JPG is still superior there.

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cmVkZGl0 t1_ix4n5w3 wrote

Jpeg is still old as hell. It needs to die! They have come out with numerous replacements for it but none of them seem to catch on... It seems that with all digital consumer technology, you better get it right the first time because nobody will give a shit after (only hope is somebody like apple Google etc start using).

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throwaway6560192 t1_ix7e3yv wrote

WebP seems to be catching on. The image in the article is actually a WebP (and the file is hilariously named .jpg.webp)

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puddlejumpers t1_ix28cf6 wrote

I am disappointed that I had to scroll back up because this joke didn't click at first.

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fibojoly t1_ix3wscd wrote

I'm here for the unavoidable picture file format jokes, and I'm not disappointed!

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ysirwolf t1_ix3u70l wrote

It wasn’t invented at the time, pngs have only been around for 140 years

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TERMINATORCPU t1_ix290ac wrote

Fully agreed, but the point it is that is alive and not extinct.

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Endeavor305 t1_ix1zewu wrote

It's not the first time It's been sighted in 140 years. It's the first time It's been sighted by someone who knew what it was looking at.

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PMzyox t1_ix27adi wrote

Maybe that’s the real conspiracy. What % of people know what they look like and would have been like “by golly, I believe that’s the long extinct black naped pheasant-pigeon over there”? Thinking it’s probably a low percentage, at least for the last 140 years.

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Grow_away_420 t1_ix34oa8 wrote

I'd wager only about 5% of people could go outside and identify 5 plants that aren't common horticultural bullshit. Birds, probably even less.

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GozerDGozerian t1_ix3bf7c wrote

I dunno. A lot of birds could probably identify way more than 5 plants.

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zipykido t1_ix2hmog wrote

Like those clams they thought didn't exist anymore.

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thxsocialmedia t1_ix3ttud wrote

I dunno, did you see the earlier video of the scientists when they first realized they caught its image? I believe people were really looking hard for this thing. Anybody less lazy who might provide a link?

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BetterBagelBabe t1_ix4wvug wrote

I think they mean that it’s the first time it’s been seen by scientists as opposed to the locals who told the scientists where they sometimes heard the birds.

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apenature t1_ix2tnlw wrote

PNG = Papua New Guinea

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GozerDGozerian t1_ix3bgl7 wrote

Pacific North Guest?

Purified Natural Gas?

Personal Nudity Goggles?

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usafnerdherd t1_ix4c213 wrote

Pornographic National Geographic

Psychotropic Nuclear Gerbils

Panamanian Nutritional Gourd

Presbyterian Name Generator

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GozerDGozerian t1_ix4xt8q wrote

> Psychotropic Nuclear Gerbils

Ok I can play shitty guitar, weird synth, and painfully sorta sing. Anybody else wanna start this band?

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usafnerdherd t1_ix5lnz5 wrote

No way, man. I own the rights. You’re gonna have to give me at least half your fries if you think I’m gonna part with this sweet sweet intellectual property.

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GozerDGozerian t1_ix6c9hc wrote

Well I hope you like curly fries…

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usafnerdherd t1_ixb6qr2 wrote

After some careful consideration… the fries are likely cold but it’s a deal!

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IdahoVandal t1_ix4pgg3 wrote

Glad someone else immediately thought PNW, but I went for Pacific North G'west, maybe like the Australian PNW?

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fibojoly t1_ix3wxoi wrote

It's clearly Portable Network Graphics.

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zephyy t1_ix219mr wrote

Don't see the big deal, it's just an image format.

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Amiiboid t1_ix23qmt wrote

But it’s lossless, so we don’t have to worry about them going extinct now.

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CritaCorn t1_ix2fkfe wrote

Future Article: PNG spotted for the first time in 140 years

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lateforcourt t1_ix2c257 wrote

This was not on my 2022 bingo card.

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BetterBagelBabe t1_ix4x8k7 wrote

I didn’t even know it was an option but it’s much better news than most politics and environmental stuff

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PuellaBona t1_ix2pwyi wrote

While the photographs may have been saved in a png format, the bird was sighted in Papa New Guinea.

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thorkun t1_ix38obv wrote

Thank you, I fucking hate when people expect everyone to know a non-universal acronym. Especially when you can't just google it, googling PNG does absolutely nothing.

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My_Penbroke t1_ix20asx wrote

Spotted, and promptly shot and cooked. It was delicious.

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jmremote t1_ix24p81 wrote

I had a few in my days, they are too gamey

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Spudtron98 t1_ix391ux wrote

PNG is such a difficult place to traverse that I’m not surprised that this thing could go missing for a century.

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IAmTheClayman t1_ix2qm1w wrote

Good. They were really obnoxious going on and on about .TIFF

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klone_free t1_ix5a7d0 wrote

Thank God all I could find them in was jpg

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gaberax t1_ix2bpdi wrote

Where the fuck you been?

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Hall-Double t1_ix2v1x3 wrote

This is wonderful, instead of on the verge of extinction.

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MothBallInspector t1_ix349qi wrote

If you want to smile lookup the video of the photo being captured and shown. An excitement that isn’t often seen.

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vh1classicvapor t1_ix3i1cs wrote

Do I look like I know what a PNG is? I just want a picture of a got dang pheasant!

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wolfofoakley t1_ix4cdul wrote

Things like this is why I can see some people hope other creatures (like the tasmanian tiger) are also just hiding in small populations

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AztecWhistle9989 t1_ix9ce65 wrote

Thylacine and Ivory Billed Woodpeckers are next hopefully. Thylacine are rumored to be hiding out in PNG.

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mirepoix1 t1_ix40yib wrote

Will probably taste like chicken

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Burnrate t1_ix3bti7 wrote

Just because you converted it from a jpg doesn't mean it's news worthy

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treebeardsUncle t1_ix3dyen wrote

Don't worry, y'all, someone will shoot it soon.

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MrDeckard t1_ix3sf63 wrote

Call me when it's a bitmap I'm an insufferable hipster

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pegothejerk t1_ix1z4f8 wrote

Which begs the question, does it taste good?

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