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- Human brain compresses working memories into low-res ‘summaries’ https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2022/04/12/human-brain-compresses-working-memories-into-low-res-summaries/ 323 comments
- How JPEG Compression Works https://medium.com/geekculture/how-jpeg-compression-works-a751cd877c8c 2 comments coding
- How JPEG Compression Works https://medium.com/geekculture/how-jpeg-compression-works-a751cd877c8c 2 comments frontend
- How JPEG Compression Works https://medium.com/geekculture/how-jpeg-compression-works-a751cd877c8c?sk=ffdd18e2fb8e8d42ccb029c6c0a75484 19 comments programming
- Cloudfront Compress Objects Automatically not working https://s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/www.peervadoo.com/assets/img/ill/ill1.jpg 6 comments aws
- Xthinner Now Working with Bitcoin Cash Mainnet Blocks: 99.54% Compression https://coinspice.io/news/xthinner-now-working-with-bitcoin-cash-mainnet-blocks-99-54-compression/ 47 comments btc
- "How does compression work?" http://inventwithpython.com/blog/2012/08/17/how-does-compression-work/ 27 comments programming
- PostgreSQL Begins Working On Zstd Compression Support https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=PostgreSQL-ZStd-Start 110 comments programming
- A visual explanation of how compression algorithms work https://unwttng.com/compression-decompressed 7 comments coding
- A visual explanation of how compression algorithms work https://unwttng.com/compression-decompressed 194 comments programming
- Do Compression Garments Really Work? http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2011/02/do-compression-garments-really-work/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cyclingtipsblog%2FTJog+%28Cycling+Tips%29 4 comments bicycling
- This sub when the compression tricks/bugs no longer work :) https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/workflow.png 127 comments factorio
- How to test your compressed belt smelting (because yours probably doesn't work) https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/jajby8/how_to_test_your_compressed_belt_smelting_because/ 32 comments factorio
- How does edema actually work? Why do compression socks serve as a treatment? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24005251 4 comments askscience
- The Unexpected Compression: Competition at Work in the Low Wage Labor Market https://www.nber.org/papers/w31010 4 comments economics
- I was thinking about ways to compress a red belt in 0.16 and this seems to work very well. https://giant.gfycat.com/DecentCostlyCollie.webm 41 comments factorio
- Reddit, I'm working on an image/video compression format. Here's an applet of it compressing the mona lisa. http://www.clamvideo.com/ 14 comments java
- Human Brain Compresses Working Memories into Low-Res ‘Summaries’ https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2022/04/12/human-brain-compresses-working-memories-into-low-res-summaries/ 21 comments science
- How does compression actually work, and what technical limitation prevents it from being done for nocow files too? https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/chattr.1.html 6 comments btrfs
- Compressed pointers: Google is working on reducing V8 memory usage by a third https://docs.google.com/document/d/10qh2-b4c5otsg-xlwyzpei5zihvbptn1xwkbbqc26yi/edit 132 comments programming
- Why the fuck does Windows 8 compress wallpapers to hell and back and how do I disable or work around this 'feature'? http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5334/9226721168_59ff9052e1_o.png 79 comments windows
- How Apple's iPhone 5 website works - Using compressed JPEGs, instead of embedded video http://www.tuaw.com/2012/10/16/how-apples-iphone-5-website-works/ 5 comments web_design
- Nvidia's new texture compression tech slashes VRAM usage by up to 95% | Neural networks can apparently work wonders in reducing VRAM requirements for real-time graphics https://www.techspot.com/news/106708-nvidia-new-texture-compression-tech-slashes-vram-usage.html 32 comments technology
- Cycplus Cube Mini Pump - how does this thing work without compressed air cyclinders inside? https://cdn.road.cc/sites/default/files/styles/main_width/public/2023-cycplus-tiny-pump-cube.jpg 4 comments bicycling
- Work starts on claimed world's largest cryogenic compressed air storage facility, enough to power half a million UK homes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgg81j2xdpo 28 comments futurology
- Does Mark Nelson run his Random Compression Challenge anymore? I had an idea for it I coded up and wanted to submit it (for fun). I explain it and how it works in the README. Maybe some people who are familiar with compression algorithms can give their take? I'm curious and would like to learn. https://github.com/johnnadratowski/pi-compressor 4 comments programming
- Does Mark Nelson run his Random Compression Challenge anymore? I had an idea for it I coded up and wanted to submit it (for fun). I explain it and how it works in the README. Maybe some people who are familiar with compression algorithms can give their take? I'm curious and would like to learn. https://github.com/johnnadratowski/pi-compressor 3 comments coding
- 2023 Bôcher Memorial Prize awarded to Frank Merle, Pierre Raphaël, Igor Rodnianski, and Jérémie Szeftel for their groundbreaking work establishing the existence of blow-up solutions to the defocusing NLS equation in some supercritical regimes and to the compressible Euler and Navier-Stokes equation. https://www.ams.org/news?news_id=7133 2 comments math
- Wrote a blog post about work I did reverse-engineering a compression algorithm in a Nintendo DS game. Thought folks might find it interesting! https://haroohie.club/blog/2022-10-19-chokuretsu-compression 76 comments programming
- [Slater] Warriors leave Houston a little banged up. Kevin Durant had his right elbow worked on postgame, left with it in a compression sleeve. Andre Iguodala iced left knee, limped out of arena. KD said "I'm fine." Iguodala told me it was a little hyperextension. https://twitter.com/anthonyvslater/status/1125631216676425729?s=19 77 comments nba
- Linux 4.21 log: Intel is working on VESA Display Stream Compression (so DisplayPort 1.4 - finally!) https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/9tlfcm/linux_421_log_intel_is_working_on_vesa_display/ 15 comments hardware
- Inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the public domain: Creator of a breakthrough compression algorithm fights to keep it patent-free. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/inventor-says-google-is-patenting-work-he-put-in-the-public-domain/ 4 comments freesoftware
- Polish inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the public domain, Creator of a breakthrough compression algorithm fights to keep it patent-free https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/8q9bw3/polish_inventor_says_google_is_patenting_work_he/ 27 comments firefox
- Polish inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the public domain, Creator of a breakthrough compression algorithm fights to keep it patent-free. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/inventor-says-google-is-patenting-work-he-put-in-the-public-domain/ 176 comments europe
- For those of you who work with large files, this messenger app with cloud is offering a whopping 1000gb of free cloud storage and can send files of any size without compression https://pibox.com/ 10 comments productivity
- Goole AFC, a semi-professional club, are trying to raise £5000 to support their injured goalkeeper Jack Wheat who suffered a fractured skull and eye socket, broken jaw and compressed cheekbone. He is currently unable to work and will never be able to play football again. https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/jack-wheat?utm_id=99 53 comments soccer
- Sergio Lerner: "1) I'm finalizing a BIP: A new Efficient Compact SPV Proof scheme. A chain of 2016 hdrs can be compressed into 10 hdrs, proving 50% of work. / 2) This will be key piece for 2-way-peg system we (Rootstock) contribute to Bitcoin, via hard-fork. / 3) Yes, can also be soft-fork." https://twitter.com/SDLerner/status/676899213121310720 5 comments btc
- LZW Compression module I translated from rosetta code to learn how LZW works. Includes a "short" encoder and decoder for 7-bit plain text strings. https://gist.github.com/inmatarian/d71b0413bb0f3240f341 10 comments lua
- Here's a demonstration some software I've been working on. It is a genetic algorithm image compression format, which is kinda of fun to watch. http://www.clamcompression.com 4 comments software
- Here's a website for some software I've been working on. It is a genetic algorithm image compression format, which is kinda of fun to watch. http://www.clamcompression.com 51 comments compsci
