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DPI vs PPI: Calculate Resolution for Screens and Print
Learn the difference between image PPI and printer DPI, calculate pixels from print dimensions, and understand 300 ppi, CSS's 96 px per inch, viewing distance, and resolution metadata.
Mbps vs MB/s: Bits, Bytes, and Binary Prefixes Explained
Why does a 1 Gbps connection translate to 125 MB/s? Learn the difference between bits and bytes, decimal and binary prefixes, and why a 1 TB drive may appear as about 931 GiB.
Cents, Equal Temperament, and Just Intonation
The cent is a logarithmic unit for comparing musical intervals. Learn its formula, the mathematical difference between 12-tone equal temperament and just intonation, and practical tuning examples based on A4 = 440 Hz.
Image Scaling Algorithms: Nearest, Bilinear, Bicubic, and Lanczos
Why do enlarged images look blocky and reduced images lose fine lines? Learn how nearest-neighbour, bilinear, bicubic, Mitchell–Netravali, and Lanczos filters reconstruct and resample images.
A History of Voxel Art: From Comanche to Minecraft and MagicaVoxel
Trace voxels from scientific volume data to Comanche's terrain, Minecraft's editable block worlds, MagicaVoxel's .vox format, greedy meshing, and modern glTF delivery.