I’m guessing this is from the latest episode - if so, this Community is becoming my primary source for knowing when a new episode drops.

Casually hands over receipt:

Have found it impossible to upload this file directly to Lemmy. It’s already a compressed WEBP file, but whatever settings I use, Lemmy insists on copying it and compressing it further, until there’s only about 5 pixels left. So the only options left are for the post to be a link to the external url, or for it to look like a comment post, but with an inline image squashed inside. Neither are ideal.

EDIT: My experience with Lemmy:

EDIT 2: Now have something a bit more acceptable, loaded directly to Lemmy.
Lemmy always seems to compress WEBP at 75% - I uploaded an image, it compressed it, I downloaded Lemmy’s version and re-up’d that, and it compressed it again. Presumably I could do this forever.

So, I created the original WEBP using the ‘lossless’ setting (it was about 2.5MB), uploaded that and let Lemmy convert it, and now it doesn’t look too bad. The only thing is I had to use the version I tested at enterprise.lemmy.ml, 'cos feddit.nl got confused by the transparent frames. So the trick seems to be: upload the least efficient version imaginable

I wasn’t trying to give you a hard time about it - I was just providing a alternative version of this meme (that was posted here a while back) with a jokey bit of text.

For clarity though: you’re not forbidden from reposting memes from other sites. Original content is preferred, but none of us can deny the popularity of the classic stuff. There might be some guidelines coming about them, and when/if we get flairs, we’ll ask for them to be tagged, but that’s about it.

Hey there OP with the OC, thanks for playing along with today’s theme. If you ever have any other suggestions for a Wednesday Theme, please feel free to get in touch (typically with me, RHO, or WhoRoger). So far, we’ve had Droids, Aliens, Pirates, Expanded Universe, D+ TV, and Rhymes. Things will cycle around of course, but if there’s anything else you want to dedicate a day too, we’ll do what we can (by which I just mean: create a sticky; have a crack at it myself; and hope someone else does too, but it’s something, at least)

Example 3: Best, um, Discourse

Example 2: Best 'Ships

Example 1: Best Dialogue

NSFW’ing stuff isn’t a particularly y good way to hide spoilers, btw (it’s not the same as it is on Reddit)

It will (probably) blur the image for anyone who’s set their account to view NSFW, but the majority of members here just won’t see the post at all.

To the extent that spoiler tags are supported, it might be better to include images as an inline link, surrounded by spoiler tags.

Test:

I’ve always wondered why this scene from “New York, I Love You” is used for Star Wars stuff.

Please try to be a bit less sweary. If the comments get out of hand on these sorts of posts, then we have to start asking posters to tag stuff as NSFW, and then a lot less people will see them.

(edit re: downvotes, well this is the last time I’ll ever try to reason with anyone, I guess)

I mean, if you’re trying to post an obscure meme, the very least you could do is not feature a mountain that Anakin Skywalker himself didn’t obliquely refer to in Skyewalkers: A Clone Wars Story.

If my tears can’t cure me, I doubt they’d do much for you.

Well that’s certain an expansion … of the type of vocabulary usually seen in Star Wars.

This being the Top Post of All Time suggests that everyone likes the idea of being appreciative of new content more than actually being appreciative of new content.

“Wait, you guys are using wheels?”

I heard an interview with Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Mothma in Rogue One and Andor) who, when asked what her favourite Star Wars film was, gave the uncool answer of RotJ, and as the interview was ending, could be heard frantically trying to correct herself - “Argh! I meant Empire!, I meant Empire … [fades out]”.

I’ve always been down on the third film because of “Death Star 2” (like, think of another thing George), and I never went to see the 40th anniversary re-release because it was the ‘Special’ edition. (Speaking of the OT and editions, I saw the ADYWAN fanedit of Empire recently - it’s the best one, IMHO).

I’m still transferring stuff between my phone and computer using FTP, like some caveman.

If you had to buy just one, a tractor or a forklift, for loading your palletised homelab, which would you go for?