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Who is Lenna?

By United Fools in United Fools' Diary
Tue May 19, 2015 at 09:48:03 PM EST
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She is no mona lisa but why people show her picture?

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Who is Lenna? | 5 comments (5 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Because boobs. (none / 1) (#1)
by nate s on Tue May 19, 2015 at 10:04:39 PM EST

LMGTFY: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenna

doh! by mumble, 05/19/2015 11:44:15 PM EST (none / 1)

makes it better! $ by nate s, 05/20/2015 12:22:41 AM EST (3.00 / 3)

because, boobs ... (none / 1) (#2)
by mumble on Tue May 19, 2015 at 11:42:35 PM EST

Back in the day vision processing dudes needed a good sample image to work with. Someone had the latest copy of playboy, so that is what they used. Been the test image for image processing ever since.

Here is a boobs out version: http://2www.ecestaticos.com/imagestatic/clipping/24a/e47/f6c/24ae47f6c6ea80fd31f f514810921f4d.jpg?mtime=1427913622

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Teats always relevant $ (3.00 / 3) (#5)
by HackerCracker on Wed May 20, 2015 at 07:54:54 AM EST

Who is Lenna? | 5 comments (5 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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