Microsoft shot real lasers through a window to make Windows 10's wallpaper — surprisingly the iconic art wasn't computer generated
Microsoft shot real lasers through a window to make Windows 10's wallpaper — surprisingly the iconic art wasn't computer generated
Mirrors, lasers, and smoke machines were used by designer Bradley Munkowitz (GMUNK).
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And then put it into an os that sloppily compresses its wallpapers before displaying them
198 2 Replythis pisses me off so much. You can set an HDR wallpaper too, but only if you insert a special file into its place to trick Windows into working properly
71 0 ReplyOh this unlocked a memory of the hassle I went through trying to get rid of jpeg artifacts on my wallpaper on windows 7. It really pissed me off.
43 0 ReplyOh? I would like to know more.
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The compression artifacts always led me to believe it was computer generated.
34 0 ReplyLiterally why would it do that
27 0 ReplyIt was written 25 years ago and untouched since probably.
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Hahaha that's exactly what came to mind. Glad I'm not the only one!
13 0 ReplyIt's kinda weird how much of a performance difference the wallpaper makes. I once installed Linux mint on an old laptop and the perf of managing windows and some other things was terrible until I changed the wallpaper to a plain color.
Meanwhile windows will still lag switching between desktops if they have different wallpapers, even on high end computers
8 0 ReplyAfter using Linux for a while all the window animations of windows start to look jarring too
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Kinda weird to think this will be the last version of Windows I use.
85 1 ReplyI mean they fucking advertised it as such when I bought it
121 0 ReplyOh man I forgot about that!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_service
Remember all those great updates to windows 10 that brought cool new features such as... Yeah, I don't either.
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For me it was Windows 7.
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Quite a cool wallpaper. Makes me why they decided not to include it anymore.
60 0 ReplyYou accidentally a word.
44 0 ReplyLmao nice catch!
8 0 ReplyThey why, it's a verb now! You can why too.
6 0 ReplyHere. you DROPPED sth.
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its very 'close encounters'. i like it better than i like the operating system.
55 0 ReplyI agree, the wall paper is actually really nice. The rest of the system, not so much.
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Ngl, I genuinely find the Windows 11 wallpaper (which is not what this article is about) very beautiful.
29 1 ReplyI like the one that looks like Pringles, yum
17 0 ReplySame, that’s what I’ve got on my work win 11 machine.
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I guess I'll be missing out for the rest of my life
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19 0 ReplyThat's what happens when you shoot a laser though Windows lol
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Never knew and that's how spot on Mr. GMUNK had it, very impressed. Only saw it a gazillion.5 times so I never really had a chance.
13 0 ReplyAnd it's still worse than a picture of a hill in Sonoma
20 7 ReplyThat's okay, if you want a quick nostalgia trip, just open one of the many control panels. Use the one according to the Windows era you want.
27 0 ReplyAt least it isn't a big blue mitochondria
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Did they do it for the light version too?
11 0 ReplyI think the newer wallpaper is artificial.
This wallpaper isn't default anymore since a few years back.
7 2 ReplyThat wasn't the question.
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Meanwhile we're shooting penguins with lasers for our wallpapers...
6 0 ReplyI've used Ubuntu for a while a couple of years ago, and honestly, for daily usage and some light editing worked quite well. The gaming was an issue back then, but since i've brought a Steam Deck, i've stopped bothering playing games on windows anyway. Right now I'm looking around for others Linux disto. I've just installed Fedora on a 10 year old laptop and for now it works like a charm.
12 46 ReplyWho asked huh ?
38 5 ReplyI use arch btw
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What does this have to do with the article?
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