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minus-squarexoggy@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoTurns out we’re already doing a lot of compression at the file and filesystem level.
minus-squareOpisek@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoNot necessarily. For example, you can’t really compress encrypted files. You can certainly try but the result will likely be what the meme portrays.
minus-squareRandelung@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoTurns out pseudo random byte streams don’t really repeat that often.
Turns out we’re already doing a lot of compression at the file and filesystem level.
Not necessarily. For example, you can’t really compress encrypted files. You can certainly try but the result will likely be what the meme portrays.
Turns out pseudo random byte streams don’t really repeat that often.