PhoenixFeathers/H16Translation

Between all the ToothyWikizen PhoenixFeathers fans, I think we should be able to decipher the blurred words on this strip:

Note that the stars below are only general indication of word length.

And your comments / corrections below.

Bother you all - SunKitten

: *ROTFL* Gomen, SunKitten... Although you really should have known we would try it :) Now, can you be convinced to make any comments as to our accuracy? :) --K

Panel 3

: Yozhik, I am unimpressed

Panel 5

: I suspect you are in need of more training

: ...and I wonder...

[you/yes]...? ***

: AC thinks "yes, I do".

This panel and the next are by far the most blurred and are still open to even more debate than the other frames... --K

Panel 6

: Your attitude does not please me

: You [seem]... to [only] [be]... your **** **... I might...

Much of the second bubble is lost, as indicated by "..."

Panel 7

: I might begin to suspect your commitment to the Committee

Panel 8

: It would be in your interest to convince me of your dedication

: Do you understand me?

: (Yozhik) ...no

Althought I think I agree with the above I am a little confused by Yozhik's response... Responding with 'no' makes very little sense in this circumstance... Unless I have really missed something. --K

PeterTaylor tried to cheat, but is experiencing problems. Can any Java bods (particularly those who mess around with Graphics objects a bit) see what he's doing wrong?

 import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.*;
 import java.awt.Image;
 import java.awt.image.*;
 import java.io.*;
 import java.net.URL;
 import javax.swing.ImageIcon?;

 public class Sharpen
 {
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
     {
         // Split URL to prevent wiki loading image.
         Image srcImg = new ImageIcon?(new URL("http://www.toothycat.net/" + "img/h16.jpg")).getImage();
         BufferedImage? src = new BufferedImage?(srcImg.getWidth(null),
                                               srcImg.getHeight(null),
                                               BufferedImage?.TYPE_INT_RGB);
         System.err.println("Active threads in group: " + Thread.activeCount());
         src.getGraphics().drawImage(
             srcImg,
             0,
             0,
             new ImageObserver?()
             {
                 public boolean imageUpdate(Image img, int flags, int x, int y, int w, int h)
                 {
                     System.err.println(flags);
                     if ((flags & ALLBITS) > 0)
                     {
                         try
                         {
                             float[] sharpen = {0, -1, 0, -1, 5, -1, 0, -1, 0};
                             Kernel kernel = new Kernel(3, 3, sharpen);
                             ConvolveOp? op = new ConvolveOp?(kernel);
                             BufferedImage? dest = op.filter((BufferedImage?)img, null);
                             FileOutputStream? fos = new FileOutputStream?("/tmp/sharp.jpg");
                             JPEGImageEncoder? encoder = JPEGCodec.createJPEGEncoder(fos);
                             encoder.encode(dest);
                             fos.close();
                             System.exit(0);
                             return false;
                         }
                         catch (Exception e)
                         {
                             e.printStackTrace?();
                             System.exit(-1);
                             return false;
                         }
                     }
                     else
                     {
                         return true;
                     }
                 }
             });

         System.err.println("Supposedly drawing");
         System.err.println("Active threads in group: " + Thread.activeCount());
     }
 }