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minus-squareKanda@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoIf nothing is lost, what did you compress away? Decompression is magic, I ain’t gotta explain shit
minus-squareKayana@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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
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