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The image you can't submit to journals anymore

BobbyBroccoli

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BobbyBroccoli explores the history of the famous Lenna test image from Playboy and why academic journals have banned its use.

The most widely-used image in academic history is no longer accepted in journals. So what happened? I'm on Twitter and Patreon: twitter.com/bobbybroccole patreon.com/bobbybroccoli Voiceovers provided by: @HeavyEyed @hotcyder @Darkfry @Your Awful Sons Kevin from PixelLit (pixellitpod.com) Music in order: Mydnyte by Noir Et Blanc Vie Six Seasons by Unicorn Heads Namaste by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: audionautix.com/ No Good Right by Freedom Trail Studio September Pass by Asher Fulero Sonic by Lish Grooves Stranger Danger by Francis Preve Lasting Hope by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100… Artist: incompetech.com/ Space Coast by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena

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What people say. Recommended as an excellent and comprehensive documentary explaining the history and controversy surrounding the Lenna image in computer science.

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u/Xuvalin r/programming • Recommends

On “Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals”

Here's a pretty good youtube documentary about Lena: link to this video Overall, I think it's a good move. There's other pictures that do Lena's supposed job better, without the added side-dish of creepy.
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u/Successful-Peach-764in r/programming • Recommends

On “Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals”

Bobbybrocolli has a good video on it, interesting if you have 30 mins to kill - link to this video
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u/flyin1501in r/programming • Recommends

On “The most famous picture used as a standard in computer science is nudes from Playboy!”

See this video (The image you can't submit to journals anymore) for a comprehensive overview, and why "seems like it's getting upset over nothing" is a take that causes communications to break down. The image triggers harassments and isn't worth the limited amount of lolz. Absent a magical fix to harassments, it is beneficial to consider it inappropriate and stop using it.
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u/Crysambrosiain r/programming • Recommends

On “The most famous picture used as a standard in computer science is nudes from Playboy!”

See Bobby Broccoli’s **excellent** video for a detailed explanation of why most journals dont’t like it or outright forbid it’s use now (it’s more complex than you’d think) : link to this video
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u/bloody-albatrossin r/programming • Recommends

On “The most famous picture used as a standard in computer science is nudes from Playboy!”

Recent video essay about this topic with interesting background information (33 minutes): link to this video
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u/DaaneJeffin r/programming • Recommends

On “RIP: Kathleen Booth, the inventor of assembly language”

relevant video
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u/UpsetKoalaBearin r/programming • Recommends

On “Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals”

Bobby Broccoli also covered Lena. link to this video
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u/Erik1801in r/GraphicsProgramming • Mentions

On “Magik spectral Pathtracer update”

The 2nd image almost certainly got its inspiration from Lenna, who has not seen the BobbyBroccoli video, but i will say it was not my intention. The screenshot in question came from the Graphics Programming discord. I am sure you are a member there, you can find it in the "Film simulation - tinyfilm" community project made by me on the 27.05.2025 02:41. I will also say i have not thought a lot about the deeper implications / reinforcing action this has. Though i imagine it is a lot easier to not think about it when you did not have any negative experiences. My main goal was to make fun of myself really. And i wont stand here saying there is any technical reason to include such a photo. I…
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