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Implementing a spellchecker on 64 kB of RAM back in the 1970s led to a compression algorithm that's technically unbeaten and part of it is still in use today in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

I'd like to imagine they took the short trivia fact and applied the inverse of the compression algorithm to bloat it into something that satisfied the editor.

You retrieve your carton of yoghurt from the fridge to find a layer of liquid whey on top- do you A) pour it out or B) mix it in? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

Pour it out? No whey.

Software: For those who didn't know, Blender is a Dutch nonprofit organization in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

[–] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 76 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Blender was also used to create Flow, the Best Animated Feature at the Academy awards and the Golden Globe awards.

User asks for an explanation of why quantum computing companies are listed on the stock exchange in c/peoplebluesky@lemmy.world

[–] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Somebody read "The Emperor's New Mind" and called it a day.