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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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