TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 days agoOn the Internet, what is a dead giveaway that someone is actually a kid?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square514fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageOn the Internet, what is a dead giveaway that someone is actually a kid?lemmy.mlTheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 days agomessage-square514fedilink
minus-squaredrathvedro@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-25 days agoThis ‘compress’ everything is such a waste of CPU and energy. Plus “oops, all your files are gone, tee hee”. GZ everywhere is fucking stupid. More complexity for zero benefit. - CTO at my previous company
minus-squaretwei@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoTo be fair: there are many things where compression is a waste of CPU time, like fonts and about 90% of non-text media as they’re already compressed
This ‘compress’ everything is such a waste of CPU and energy. Plus “oops, all your files are gone, tee hee”. GZ everywhere is fucking stupid. More complexity for zero benefit.
- CTO at my previous company
To be fair: there are many things where compression is a waste of CPU time, like fonts and about 90% of non-text media as they’re already compressed