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    The text on your monitor looks smooth, but a microscopic examination reveals a jagged staircase of tiny red, green, and blue light bars. To eliminate blurry edges and create the illusion of perfect curves, software engineers exploit a technique known as sub-pixel rendering. By hijacking the individual color channels within a single pixel, algorithms can mathematically triple the horizontal ... Read more

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    Series series Gender and American Culture
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