Ledante's annual joke

Unlike the daily doses of humor that Kim_Johnson provides for us, I tend to only tell the one joke a year and it is the same joke every year, regarding my new year’s resolution… I mentioned that mine was 300dpi

But I don’t think most of you got the joke, so I am going to have my TA explain it to you

#1 rough sketch

Print resolution is three hundred dots per inch, often abbreviated to 300dpi. There is some dispute over screen resolution, which is either 96dpi or 72dpi. I've heard it both ways...

DPI is a relative measurement, as it is predicated on inches. Notice the TA is showing you how the same pixel dimensions would translate into different dpi measurements

Albert Herdianto Widjojo says:

January 20, 2018 at 8:52 am

Putting sketches earlier once in a while is an interesting variation!

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 21, 2018 at 2:42 am
  
  I like to mix things up every now and again…
  
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Lisa Isabella Russo says:

January 20, 2018 at 11:12 pm

Dots per inch are an interesting metric.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 21, 2018 at 2:39 am
  
  DPI/PPI is not a good system because it is relative. I prefer an absolute unit…
  
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#2 final version

At any rate, I prefer to work in pixels since those are absolute values and do not change regardless of what dpi you use. But that's my new years resolution joke explained

Of course, you know what they say about jokes you have to explain...

Lisa Isabella Russo says:

January 20, 2018 at 11:13 pm

I often enjoy your explanations as much as the joke, this one is beautifully illustrated!

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 26, 2018 at 2:02 am
  
  I’ve noticed there is some confusion surrounding these conventions, so I’ve attempted to provide some demystification on the subject….
  
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Alex Ledante says:

January 31, 2018 at 1:06 am

Any number of ways: I can start out traditional and then finish it up digitally or I can do it all on the machine. Photomanipulation is another way, or generating an image using some app and then altering it also works… Whatever blows your skirt up

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Alex Ledante says:

February 8, 2018 at 11:28 pm

DPI is just a unit of measurement- it simply describes how large an image would be in certain contexts, that’s all…

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fantastic and professional image! ##joke

Alex Ledante says:

April 11, 2018 at 6:38 am

I am glad you enjoyed my little new years joke

I am glad to hear it. Did this help you understand DPI?

Alex Ledante says:

January 31, 2018 at 1:07 am

try using a tripod or resting your camera on a solid surface before taking the picture, see what happens then

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Alex Ledante says:

February 8, 2018 at 11:31 pm

Which is why I don’t really like DPI… You can discuss a piece which is 8.5*11@300dpi but I just prefer to talk about absolute values- 3300*2550 pixels

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  February 12, 2018 at 2:22 am
  
  It’s a matter of preference- I prefer absolute values to relative values, Just as I prefer to use cardinal directions instead of relative directions

What charming illustrations for your joke…

Alex Ledante says:

January 21, 2018 at 2:35 am

it isn’t a very good joke but hopefully the visual aids make up for that

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This is an interesting discussion, but the funny thing is how students are hard to concentrate on the understanding with such TA!

Alex Ledante says:

January 21, 2018 at 2:36 am

Yeah, I’m pretty sure many of the students are only there for the TA. Attendance really drops when I teach the class…

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- Albert Herdianto Widjojo says:
  
  January 21, 2018 at 10:18 am
  
  I think it’s a good idea if your photo and your TA are put on the registration form so that it can be known early on from the students’ interest to their future teachers…
  
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  - Alex Ledante says:
    
    January 22, 2018 at 3:36 am
    
    Miskatonic U is meant to be a serious campus, the students should be much more academically inclined
    
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    - Albert Herdianto Widjojo says:
      
      January 22, 2018 at 8:56 am
      
      That’s fine, but if all the teachers are like your TA and also Miho, Frazetta woman or any other, such standard will be a tough struggle!
      
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jasmine says:

April 11, 2018 at 4:28 am

fantastic and professional image! ##joke

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  April 11, 2018 at 6:38 am
  
  I am glad you enjoyed my little new years joke
Alex Ledante says:

January 30, 2018 at 12:43 am

I am glad to hear it. Did this help you understand DPI?

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 31, 2018 at 1:07 am
  
  try using a tripod or resting your camera on a solid surface before taking the picture, see what happens then
  
  1
- Alex Ledante says:
  
  February 8, 2018 at 11:31 pm
  
  Which is why I don’t really like DPI… You can discuss a piece which is 8.5*11@300dpi but I just prefer to talk about absolute values- 3300*2550 pixels
  
  1
  - Alex Ledante says:
    
    February 12, 2018 at 2:22 am
    
    It’s a matter of preference- I prefer absolute values to relative values, Just as I prefer to use cardinal directions instead of relative directions
Lisabella Russo says:

January 20, 2018 at 11:20 pm

What charming illustrations for your joke…

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 21, 2018 at 2:35 am
  
  it isn’t a very good joke but hopefully the visual aids make up for that
  
  1
Albert Herdianto Widjojo says:

January 20, 2018 at 8:56 am

This is an interesting discussion, but the funny thing is how students are hard to concentrate on the understanding with such TA!

1
- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 21, 2018 at 2:36 am
  
  Yeah, I’m pretty sure many of the students are only there for the TA. Attendance really drops when I teach the class…
  
  1
  - Albert Herdianto Widjojo says:
    
    January 21, 2018 at 10:18 am
    
    I think it’s a good idea if your photo and your TA are put on the registration form so that it can be known early on from the students’ interest to their future teachers…
    
    1
    - Alex Ledante says:
      
      January 22, 2018 at 3:36 am
      
      Miskatonic U is meant to be a serious campus, the students should be much more academically inclined
      
      1
      - Albert Herdianto Widjojo says:
        
        January 22, 2018 at 8:56 am
        
        That’s fine, but if all the teachers are like your TA and also Miho, Frazetta woman or any other, such standard will be a tough struggle!
        
        1

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