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On the Internet, what is a dead giveaway that someone is actually a kid? (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] 22 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

This 'compress' everything is such a waste of CPU and energy. Plus "oops, all your files are gone, tee hee". GZ everywhere is fucking stupid. More complexity for zero benefit.

- CTO at my previous company

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    To be fair: there are many things where compression is a waste of CPU time, like fonts and about 90% of non-text media as they're already compressed

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