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c/programmer_humor@programming.dev · sanitation@lemmy.today · 2 Sep 2026 23:30

New compression technique

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  • @BilSabab@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026

    so basically there was a dutch tech bro in the late 90s who claimed he had developed a compression technique that could turn a movie into just a couple of kilobytes and right when he was going to sign with some investors he mysteriously passed away leaving no documents explaining his invention.

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    • @khanh@lemmy.zip · 3 Sep 2026

      why would someone kill him over it? what do you think?

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      • @BilSabab@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026

        most likely he just overstressed because he sold folks a bill of goods

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        • @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 Sep 2026

          Yup. It seems a lot more likely than solving a problem that we still can’t solve, and that might not even be possible, in the 90’s.

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          • @BilSabab@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026

            and now we have AI and even this wondrous wonder of technology can’t figure it out.

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      • @Nalivai@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026 · edited

        Not saying that’s what happened, but if I ever find myself in a similar situation, I’m faking my death and moving halfway across the world in heartbeat. After I get the money of course

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        • @BilSabab@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026

          the whole story screams that kind of thing.

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    • @BCsven@lemmy.ca · 3 Sep 2026

      And his investors family were stabbed, and another guy relates to it had is car blow up. Random or coordinated?

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