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LDAC(sh.itjust.works)

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Kanda@reddthat.com
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If nothing is lost, what did you compress away? Decompression is magic, I ain’t gotta explain shit

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Kayana@ttrpg.network
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If you want the magic explained, here’s a start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lempel%E2%80%93Ziv%E2%80%93Welch

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Natanael@slrpnk.net
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Newer fractional arithmetic encoding can get crazy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetric_numeral_systems

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Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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you compressed away redundant data, 1111111000000000011111111 -> (1x7)(0x10)(1x8)

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phlegmy@sh.itjust.works
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Keep your magic ways to yourself, wizard

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