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		echoangle 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ... But it seems like you only need the stagger and overlap because you’re using circles in the first place. Would it look worse if you just divided the rectangle into 6 squares without any gaps or overlap?

zestyping 2 days ago | [–]

My thought exactly. The sampling circles only enable you to (awkwardly) solve a problem that was fabricated by using circles in the first place.

panki27 2 days ago | [–]

I wondered the same thing, but characters usually don't reach the edges, so I guess circles fit the average character better?

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