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I'm no expert in this subject either, but a theoretical limit could be beyond 200x - depending on the data.

For example, a basic compression approach is to use a lookup table that allows you to map large values to smaller lookup ids. So, if the possible data only contains 2 values: One consisting of 10,000 letter 'a's. The other is 10,000 letter 'b's. We can map the first to number 1 and the second to number 2. With this lookup in place, a compressed value of "12211" would uncompress to 50,000 characters. A 10,000x compression ratio. Extrapolate that example out and there is no theoretical maximum to the compression ratio.

But that's when the data set is known and small. As the complexity grows, it does seem logical that a maximum limit would be introduced.

So, it might be possible to achieve 200x compression, but only if the complexity of the data set is below some threshold I'm not smart enough to calculate.

Waldowal ,
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People lost their shit when this happened. Seems almost tame now.

Waldowal ,
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Just guessing but maybe (G)ood, (A)cceptable, (M)arginal, (P)oor? Or perhaps (G)od-tier, (A)ss, (M)eh, and (P)wned?

Waldowal ,
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Are you commenting on 3d headsets in general or specifically Apple's? Have you used other ones before?

Waldowal ,
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Same. Not sure why it would go viral.

Waldowal ,
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Pretty confident if this happened because they hired a new (real) support operator who just didn't understand the policy, they would have made a concession to the customer and the support person would likely just get more training.

But because it's a chat bot that they really don't understand (outside of their IT department), they go to court and shut down a system they likely spent hundreds of thousands of dollars developing.

This type of advanced decision making is why we pay CEOs the big bucks.

Waldowal ,
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Doesn't it come out of the banthas?

Waldowal ,
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Oooh, cool. Thanks. The way it's used, I always thought it was the Star Wars equivalent of "bullshit".

Comcast reluctantly agrees to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims | Comcast said it will drop "Xfinity 10G Network" brand name after losing appeal. (arstechnica.com)

Comcast reluctantly agrees to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims | Comcast said it will drop "Xfinity 10G Network" brand name after losing appeal.::Comcast said it will drop "Xfinity 10G Network" brand name after losing appeal.

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https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b5b5b94d-9545-4bb3-8fa0-639118ea2909.jpeg

Microsoft CEO calls for tech industry to 'act' after AI photos of Taylor Swift circulate X (www.themirror.com)

Microsoft CEO calls for tech industry to 'act' after AI photos of Taylor Swift circulate X::Satya Nadella spoke to Lester Holt about artificial intelligence and its ability to create deepfake images of others. After pictures of Taylor Swift circulated, he called for actions

Waldowal ,
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Absolutely disgusting! Where would you even find that sort of filth? Be specific.

Alaska Airlines CEO: We found “many” loose bolts on our Max 9 planes following near-disaster — “My demand on Boeing is what are they going to do to improve their quality programs in-house.” (www.nbcnews.com)

Alaska Airlines CEO: We found “many” loose bolts on our Max 9 planes following near-disaster — “My demand on Boeing is what are they going to do to improve their quality programs in-house.”::The CEO of Alaska Airlines said new inspections of the carrier's Boeing 737 Max 9 planes revealed that “many” of the aircraft...

Waldowal ,
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It's Alaska Airlines. Isn't this plane likely 15+ years old? Is Boeing directly involved in maintenance for the lifetime of the plane? Or, is this on Alaska Airlines, and they are shamelessly scapegoating because it's opportunistic to kick Boeing lately?

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Oh, that's pretty damning then. Just throwing half-assed planes out the door.

Computer scientist shows how to tamper with Georgia voting machine, in election security trial: “All it takes is five seconds and a Bic pen.” (www.ajc.com)

Computer scientist shows how to tamper with Georgia voting machine, in election security trial: “All it takes is five seconds and a Bic pen.”::An expert witness for plaintiffs seeking to bar Georgia's touchscreen voting machines showed a crowded courtroom how he could tamper with election res

Waldowal ,
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But don't you then put it into a scanner that actually tallies the votes? The paper exists, but my understanding is it's not a hand count. There is still opportunity to manipulate the scanner.

Waldowal ,
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The article says the expected cost savings haven't been realized because people steal stuff and generally suck at scanning & bagging their own groceries.

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