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HaraldvonBlauzahn
feddit.org
HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org Joined: 2025-04-04 |
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schwifty_squanch
lemmy.ml
schwifty_squanch@lemmy.ml Joined: 2026-07-25 |
Woah... I thought SATA was slow... |
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kibiz0r
midwest.social
kibiz0r@midwest.social Joined: 2023-07-14 |
Woah... I thought SATA was slow...
Speed is one thing. At least these are free of compression artifacts, and in many cases the data is redundant and signed, which are nice features. The prefetch and local caching also have some excellent characteristics. |
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goatinspace
feddit.org
goatinspace@feddit.orgJoined: 2025-06-16 |
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Ignotum
lemmy.world
ignotum@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-06-12 |
Speed is one thing. At least these are free of compression artifacts, and in many cases the data is redundant and signed, which are nice features. The prefetch and local caching also have some excellent characteristics.
English has an information density of like 1.2 bits per word if i recall correctly A short book written using arithmetic encoding might take a few extra months to read, but think of all the paper you'd be saving! |
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LongLive
lemmy.world
LongLive@lemmy.worldJoined: 2023-10-11 |
English has an information density of like 1.2 bits per word if i recall correctly Those books aren't just uncompressed, they're bloated and could be compressed a ton completely losslessly A short book written using arithmetic encoding might take a few extra months to read, but think of all the paper you'd be saving!
assigned summer reading: nursery rhymes. |
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Ramsesder13te
feddit.org
Ramsesder13te@feddit.org Joined: 2026-07-26 |
Too free, too open... |
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Ignotum
lemmy.world
ignotum@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-06-12 |
assigned summer reading: nursery rhymes. yay arithmetic encoded nursery rhymes oh...
And remember; using a calculator is cheating |
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prole
lemmy.blahaj.zone
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone Joined: 2024-06-11 |
English has an information density of like 1.2 bits per word if i recall correctly Those books aren't just uncompressed, they're bloated and could be compressed a ton completely losslessly A short book written using arithmetic encoding might take a few extra months to read, but think of all the paper you'd be saving!
Spoken like someone who has no concept of art or prose. Try compressing a Nabokov novel "losslessly". |
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heartSagan5
lemmy.zip
heartSagan5@lemmy.zip Joined: 2026-05-27 |
English has an information density of like 1.2 bits per word if i recall correctly Those books aren't just uncompressed, they're bloated and could be compressed a ton completely losslessly A short book written using arithmetic encoding might take a few extra months to read, but think of all the paper you'd be saving!
Hey, now. Stupid people need to be able to talk. |
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Ignotum
lemmy.world
ignotum@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-06-12 |
they're bloated and could be compressed a ton completely losslessly Spoken like someone who has no concept of art or prose. Try compressing a Nabokov novel "losslessly".
Spoken like someone who has no understanding of what lossless compression is? You can reproduce the exact words of the original Also it was a joke, as the books would be effectively impossible to read for a human reader |
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goatinspace
feddit.org
goatinspace@feddit.org Joined: 2025-06-16 |
Too free, too open...
No cameras in every corner (╯’□’)╯︵ ┻━┻ |
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