I am 26 years old
I have been using computers since I was 8
I just found out that pixel is short for picture element
I am 26 years old 26 comments
@BrodieOnLinux @Mehrad @PaleRider But if you are actually looking for an answer, the etymology of voxel is vo(lume) + (pi)xel @Mehrad @PaleRider @BrodieOnLinux Im 41 years old, and I've been using computers since I was 8. I'm old enough to have known back in the day what pixel stands for, and then forgotten it until today. @Mehrad @Mehrad @BrodieOnLinux apparently it stands for "volume element" (as a reference to how the "pixel" word is constructed) TIL so many things π€― @Mehrad @BrodieOnLinux isn't voxel just volumetric pixel? As in a pixel with a volume. edit: apparently, it stands for volume element. @BrodieOnLinux I'm 27. @BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online checks out, yup. used yo call them dots until that Adam Sandler movie came out @BrodieOnLinux I'm 54, my first computer was TRS-80 when I was 9 and I knew this. heh. Being my age sometimes has weird advantages. ;) Ditto, but Sinclair ZX81. I learned programming from the book that came with it, and the chapter on graphics had to first explain what a pixel was. (Also: "remember, X is a cross.") @suetanvil @BrodieOnLinux Just a few lines of Plot and Draw in a loop and you could get some arty stuff on screen especially with Over 1, and the manual encouraged experimentation. And being able to save result to tape in screen$ format . @BrodieOnLinux I am 49 years old @BrodieOnLinux I'm 24 years old. BTW. Voxel is short for volumetric picture element @BrodieOnLinux This knowledge gave me the same feeling when you occasionally come across a VSauce Video/Short @BrodieOnLinux Wait its actually picture element wtf you learn something new everyday, how did i never learn this is insane to me and i been using computers since 3rd or 4th grade of primary school... @BrodieOnLinux I am 21 years old |
@BrodieOnLinux@linuxrocks.online I am 32 years old
I have been using computers pretty much since I was born
I just found out that pixel is short for picture element