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Re:Jacob Ziv has died (the Z in LZ compression) by xattt on Sunday March 26, 2023 @06:15PM (#35320217)
> For some reason, it seems the former USSR is highly prominent in compression algorithms.

I’d take a wild guess that it has to do with making more with having less, such as access to larger storage volumes or broadband.

Specific to compression, when you’re “tech poor”, the time you spend waiting for data to get processed is essentially free.

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Re:Jacob Ziv has died (the Z in LZ compression) by usr1106 on Sunday March 26, 2023 @08:18PM (#35321257)
At the time those algorithms where developed even computers / networks in the West were painfully slow, compression always had its use.

zstd is developed at Facebook, not known for a lack of computing resources.

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Re:Jacob Ziv has died (the Z in LZ compression) by rbanffy on Monday March 27, 2023 @05:47AM (#35324703)
Still, even if you can reduce data footprint on Facebook by 1%, that's the GDP of a small planet right there.
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