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minus-squareKanda@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down17·6 days agoIf nothing is lost, what did you compress away? Decompression is magic, I ain’t gotta explain shit
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up16·edit-26 days agoyou compressed away redundant data, 1111111000000000011111111 -> (1x7)(0x10)(1x8)
minus-squarephlegmy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 days agoKeep your magic ways to yourself, wizard
minus-squareKayana@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 days agoIf you want the magic explained, here’s a start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lempel%E2%80%93Ziv%E2%80%93Welch
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoNewer fractional arithmetic encoding can get crazy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetric_numeral_systems
If nothing is lost, what did you compress away? Decompression is magic, I ain’t gotta explain shit
you compressed away redundant data, 1111111000000000011111111 -> (1x7)(0x10)(1x8)
Keep your magic ways to yourself, wizard
If you want the magic explained, here’s a start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lempel%E2%80%93Ziv%E2%80%93Welch
Newer fractional arithmetic encoding can get crazy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetric_numeral_systems