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Re:I shaved 187MB off United Airlines' 439MB iOS app by throw10920 on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @12:08PM (#30443370)
Exactly - badness of waste is non-linear. An application that's 4x as large as necessary is more than twice as bad as one that's 2x as large as necessary.

A candy bar which is 5% packaging and 95% candy by mass is alright. A candy bar which is 50% packaging and 50% candy is horrifying.

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Re:I shaved 187MB off United Airlines' 439MB iOS app by fennecfoxen on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @12:52PM (#30444011)
It's not that scary.

https://www.sugarfina.com/valentines-day-mini-candy-trunk

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Re:I shaved 187MB off United Airlines' 439MB iOS app by fennecfoxen on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @10:23PM (#30449844)
... It looks like this link died a short while after I posted it so have the non-holiday equivalent: https://www.sugarfina.com/design-your-own-9-piece-mini-candy...
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