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[-] msfroh@lemmy.ca 48 points 3 months ago

So when you zip some files and then unzip them, some of the bytes are missing? Really?!

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

It's only the zeros, so you're not really missing anything.

[-] Kanda@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago

If nothing is lost, what did you compress away? Decompression is magic, I ain't gotta explain shit

[-] Kayana@ttrpg.network 22 points 3 months ago

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago

Newer fractional arithmetic encoding can get crazy

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

you compressed away redundant data, 1111111000000000011111111 -> (1x7)(0x10)(1x8)

[-] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago

Keep your magic ways to yourself, wizard

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