child, you want to be a monochromist?

@prahou didn't you forget a colour there?

777777 should have been the rabbit, not cccccc ;) see rio(1)

@prahou no, i actually quite like color, it provides great beauty

Was just complaining an hour ago that all the cars on the road are boring because they're all monochrome now :p

@pixx @prahou and when they have colour, it's always some really muted colour like a dark blue or that beige that seems to be popular with some new cars like the Dacia Duster and some Mazdas

@reiddragon
There's a few nice reds and blues and the very occasional other color but it's so awful now in general

@prahou

@pixx @prahou they're almost always dull shades like they're ashamed to have colour, though

@reiddragon
There's a few that are nice shades is what i meant

Just not many :=
@prahou

@pixx that's allowed

hwat

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cccccc looks like a rabbit, Rio's default background color is 777777.

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@thedaemon @pmjv oh i get it now lol

protective coloring to escape predators. if you have a brightly-colored vehicle, you're more likely to get pulled over for speeding and then shot

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@khm @pixx @reiddragon

@prahou @khm @pixx @reiddragon

That hurts my eyes. XD

@rl_dane @khm @pixx @reiddragon it's supposed to!

@prahou This is a beautiful piece.

@t36s thanks! i worked hard on it!

@prahou okay so i don’t know too much about color/grayscale but shouldn’t the one labeled “b8b8b8” instead be something like 3a3a3a or 3f3f3f?

@pixx @prahou maybe where you live; over here it's mostly just a few new Mazdas that are a nice red, a few older Mazda3s that are a nice electric blue, and the occasional ricer cars like an MX-5 or E30 that's always a crazy colour

@reiddragon

I've seen a buncha nice colors where i am i think in part because there are more _older_ cars

@prahou

@reiddragon @pixx @prahou

Stupid car trends:

2000s: Oversized manufacturer badges
2010s: Oversized front grilles
2020s: Muted, dull colors
2030s: Three wheels??!? (Reliant Robin, here we come!)
2040s: Flintstones cars??
2050s: No seats??
2060s: Rear wheel (only) steering?
2070s: Backward-facing driver's seat?

@rl_dane

...actually. hear me out.

We've already started putting more and more cameeas in cars. They're getting cheaper.

Replace the windshield with a real time camera view. Have it face the interior. It'll feel like you're driving forwards.

In case of an accident, you now have way more padding without problems!!!

@reiddragon @prahou

@rl_dane
Also, if we had self driving, why would we want seats?

Gimme a mattress.

@reiddragon @prahou

@pixx @rl_dane @reiddragon @prahou also no chance to communicate with people on the outside, although modern windshields already make that difficult

@kabel42
No, just use a mic plus speaker :p
@rl_dane @reiddragon @prahou

@rl_dane
Also hypothetically if we could eke out 10 mpg by reducing the material needed to protect the front seats that absolutely would make this worth it
@reiddragon @prahou

@shroomie me neither! for 2bit, the palete can be any 4 colors. these are just what i use.

@pixx @rl_dane @reiddragon @prahou I don't nearly trust software enough for that to ever be a possibility... lol.

Not to mention, human eyesight (with glasses/contacts if needed) is pretty stellar -- we basically see in HDR, no? That would be pretty important when dealing with bright lights.

And with windshields, when something gets on the windshield, you can lean around it and still see outside. But if something got on the camera(s).... Even if you had multiple, it would be a worse situation.

@golemwire

That's okay; since we'll have mote train and bus service and need half as many cars, it's not a huge issue if sight is blocked for a second while the windshield wipers sweep off the bugs 😜

@rl_dane @reiddragon @prahou

@prahou @khm @pixx @reiddragon

Reminds me of the WWII-era ship camouflage.

@rl_dane @khm @pixx @reiddragon yep, it's exactly that

@golemwire

That's okay; since we'll have mote train and bus service and need half as many cars, it's not a huge issue if sight is blocked for a second while the windshield wipers sweep off the bugs 😜

@rl_dane @reiddragon @prahou

@prahou
"Camo isn't supposed to hide the fact that you're there, it's supposed to hide your borders so it's harder to actually hit you" is one of the things that set off a light bulb moment and got rid of a lot of skepticism for me lol
@rl_dane @khm @reiddragon

@pixx @reiddragon @prahou

Does it come with an IV drip of Dramamine? XD

@rl_dane

I'd prefer dyphenhydramine ;)

And self driving.

Self driving is one of those things I'd actually kinda love *if* a) it was at least as good as me, for realsies and b) i could still drive when i wanted to

I don't think we'll have a) met within my lifetime and, if we do, i think it won't be long before b) becomes illegal.

@reiddragon @prahou

@pixx @reiddragon @prahou

Look, dude, you can have your shag car if you want, but you don't have to brag about it. ;)

@rl_dane
😂
@reiddragon @prahou

@golemwire @pixx @reiddragon @prahou

Eh, with modern camera tech, cameras can react to bright lights way faster than the human eye, and can recover way, way faster.

With a camera vision system, you never need be blinded by idiots' LED headlights ever again.

@rl_dane
...dammit man i was JOKING

But now i want this on my BIKE

Seriously fuck led headlights. I want them banned. They've almost gotten me killed biking at night twice already. (Side roads with no street lights, from no lighting to literally blind super quick)

@golemwire @reiddragon @prahou

@rl_dane

(I'd still use the train most times but where it's not possible, handing over control while napping is better than a hotel arguably?)

@reiddragon @prahou

@pixx @rl_dane A post so nice, you sent it twice ;D

@golemwire
No, my client did :p

It thought the first one didn't go through 😅
@rl_dane