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    Is It the Camera, or Are You Just Fat?

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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    08/10/09

    In reply to Is It the Camera, or Are You Just Fat?
    Say wut?
    I couldn't pay attention to the text... completely mesmerized by that incredibly cute fat cat...
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    Image of STFU_FPU! STFU_FPU!
    08/10/09

    In reply to Is It the Camera, or Are You Just Fat?

    took me back a few years
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    Bokusatsu_Tenshi promoted this comment STFU_FPU! was starred STFU_FPU! was unstarred
    Image of unojack unojack
    08/10/09

    In reply to Is It the Camera, or Are You Just Fat?

    Otter, a close friends cat weighing in at about 32 lbs! and yes the vet says he's healthy...
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    Bokusatsu_Tenshi promoted this comment unojack was starred unojack was unstarred
    Image of redman042 redman042
    08/10/09

    In reply to Is It the Camera, or Are You Just Fat?
    Pet owners that let their animals get this fat should not be allowed to own pets. There's nothing ok about this. You're supposed to manage their nutrition.
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    FredicvsMaximvs promoted this comment redman042 was starred redman042 was unstarred
    Image of MrBangBam MrBangBam
    08/10/09

    In reply to Is It the Camera, or Are You Just Fat?
    Myspace pictures are living proof that the camera can do a greater evil: detract 10-150 pounds. It's all about the angle and lighting.

    How can it be evil? I know of a girl who is HUMONGOUS in real life but in her myspace picture looks quite average. (Thank God this isn't Jezebel! :)) Imagine if you met her online, a nice young girl who seems to know a lot of people and all her girl friends describe her as "cute"(first warning sign). Her myspace/facebook pictures make her look pretty appealing and you dismissed the dark lighting and the odd angles as artistic creativity. You decide to meet her.

    BANG! BAM! That night, you are shocked to realize that you always had a fetish for chubby girls. You realize you are no longer normal, do not fit in the norms of society and decide to become a Gizmodo editor. THE END.
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    Edited by MrBangBam at 08/10/09 12:28 PM MrBangBam was starred MrBangBam was unstarred
    Image of Curves Curves
    08/10/09

    @MrBangBam: On line, we are all what we want to be.
    (I dont even go to Jezebel and I have no testicles to be sliced off.)
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    Image of MrBangBam MrBangBam
    08/10/09

    @Curves: You're completely right :). The joy of being online is that you create a separate personality and express your deepest emotions with no fear. It's just when the online and the real world are collided that the problem starts...
    My relief about not being in Jezebel is that my politically-incorrect statement would most likely lead to a de-starr+ban, very similarly to what happened to a lot of Jalopnik starred commenters only a week ago.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    08/10/09

    @MrBangBam: You have to know your audience. You dont make fun of El Caminos @ Jalopnik, you dont make fun of the IPhone @ Giz, etc. I stay away from Jez just because they dont post anything there that I am really interested in.
    BTW, I am curvacous and DAMN proud of it.
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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    08/10/09

    @Curves: Oh boy, the internet! That's where I'm a Viking!
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    Image of met2art met2art
    08/10/09

    In reply to Is It the Camera, or Are You Just Fat?
    In my opinion, as a "semi pro" photographer and Photoshopper, the problem is that "flat" lighting can create (or destroy) illusions very easily. Low quality video, such as VHS, has a very flat range with poor contrast ratios. This can give false depth cues, or create an unwanted range of shadows in low-light conditions. Moving to S-Video helps tremendously because of the seperate chroma and luminance channels, giving more depth and seperation, and allowing for better, and more consistent, lighting.

    Similarly, amateur photogs who use point-and-shoot cameras and rely on the built-in flash will get images that exacerbate weight problems. The harsh light floods the front of the subject, hiding depth cues, and also will bounce from nearby walls giving unwanted harsh "wrap" light to the side of the subject. This ends up creating the illusion of a wider subject, because we perceive the lit areas as being front-facing.

    Somehting as simple as diffusing the flash with a small piece of tissue paper can alleviate this and help maintain a more pleasing white balance as well.
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    matt buchanan promoted this comment met2art was starred met2art was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    08/10/09

    In reply to Is It the Camera, or Are You Just Fat?
    Now it's just a matter of training the cat to say "Han, wonga jawa moofie jowoba ho ho ho"
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    Image of met2art met2art
    08/10/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I know that laugh...
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    Bigbadbikernerd promoted this comment met2art was starred met2art was unstarred
    Image of Curves Curves
    08/10/09

    In reply to Is It the Camera, or Are You Just Fat?
    Thats a Porky Puddy.
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    Curves was starred Curves was unstarred
    Image of frigg frigg
    08/10/09

    In reply to Is It the Camera, or Are You Just Fat?
    Remember, before you start making fun of that cat's girth, that is the cat that spent 18 months in microgravity aboard the ISS.
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    frigg was starred frigg was unstarred
    Image of zmjjmz zmjjmz
    02/23/09

    In reply to Academy Award Winning Films Distributed For Free At "Kopime" Stations
    I wonder if this thing counts how many times someone copies the movies and then emails the admin those stats.
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    zmjjmz was starred zmjjmz was unstarred
    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/23/09

    @zmjjmz: How would they know who grabbed them? My USB drive doesn't have any personal identifiers on it, and any personal info is encrypted.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/23/09

    In reply to Academy Award Winning Films Distributed For Free At "Kopime" Stations
    This thing is like a Glory Hole for movies...
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    Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/23/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: Correction. What I meant to say is that this thing is like a Glory Hole for your USB stick.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/23/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: Except you're more likely to know who/what's on the other end....


    or are you?

     Reply
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/23/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: Damn, that's so hot...
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    BeautifulAgony was starred BeautifulAgony was unstarred
    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/23/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Everytime I try the Glory Hole movie download all I get is Milk.
     Reply
    BeautifulAgony was starred BeautifulAgony was unstarred
    Image of AlteredBeast AlteredBeast
    02/23/09

    In reply to Academy Award Winning Films Distributed For Free At "Kopime" Stations
    ...did they spell Dark Knight as Dark Night?
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    AlteredBeast was starred AlteredBeast was unstarred
    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/23/09

    @AlteredBeast: It's forgivable, given that they are German.
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    Hello Mister Walrus was starred Hello Mister Walrus was unstarred
    Image of ripfire ripfire
    02/23/09

    @AlteredBeast: They allowed the k in Dark to spill over for efficiency.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/23/09

    @AlteredBeast: Well that's because The Dark Knight isn't on that USB stick. The Dark Night is a German scheisse video...
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    Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
    02/23/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: Same question.
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    DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was starred DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/23/09

    @DeusExMach: What question?
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    Image of AKAuser AKAuser
    02/23/09

    In reply to Academy Award Winning Films Distributed For Free At "Kopime" Stations
    Who the hell carries a USB stick with them everywhere? ;P
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/23/09

    @AKAuser: Blasphemy! You sir should be ashamed of yourself. What kind of gadget enthusiast are you?
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    Image of Amsterdaam Amsterdaam
    02/23/09

    @AKAuser: 16gb Cruizer Titanium, right here in my pocket.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/23/09

    @Amsterdaam: Hard to Kill: So you weren't just happy to see me?
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/23/09

    @AKAuser: I have a 32GB flash drive with me all the time, on my keychain. Most of my friends have them as well (ranging from 4GB and up).
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/23/09

    In reply to Academy Award Winning Films Distributed For Free At "Kopime" Stations
    Dark Knight was robbed!
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    Image of AKAuser AKAuser
    02/23/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: The Dark Knight needs Robin!
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/23/09

    @AKAuser: I think it was the lack of nipples.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/23/09

    @AKAuser: Oh no he doesn't.
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    Image of DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
    02/23/09

    @AKAuser: I thought the whole point of Robin was to make him less dark...
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    DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was starred DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/23/09

    @AKAuser: Only if he can have the Jason Todd version....


    But alas with Heath no more the joke's on us...

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/23/09

    @DeusExMach: But he didn't just lighten up. He got the whole rainbow..
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/23/09

    @DeusExMach: Why so serious?
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