A great new compression utility! LZIP!

[jonnyGURU]

Have you seen lzip?

3. What do you mean I can't restore my files?

Ha! A common misconception. You can restore your files after they have been compressed with lzip. They just won't be exactly the same as they were before. This makes sense when you think about it; if you lose a lot of weight suddenly, and then put the same weight back on suddenly, you wouldn't expect to be in exactly the same health that you were when you started, would you? Compression is a dramatic process, and dramatic processes often change people. It's no different for your files.




Oh my.... :Q

 

[Imaginer]

The return of jonny? :Q

 

[fake]

Heh old but still funny wonder if anyone has actually "used" it

 

[fake]

double post .. i got lossy compression on the brain

 

[konichiwa]

You act like it's so unbelievable. It's not, as a matter of fact, it's called

MP3

 

[syzygy]

ah, i like my alladin expander. can you beat the name ? looks purdee too 😛
fulfills all of my humongous expansion needs. winzip and winrar are around as
well, somewhere in here, to keep alladin company.

 

[Siva]

Is this a joke? Tell me this is a joke

 

[Siva]

koni, there is a difference. When you compress an audio file, it will sound different but it will run. When you compress an executable and lose data, well that's different.

 

[Idiot56209]

I think Chad is just making a funny. 😉

 

[Viper GTS]

Lossy compression for music/pictures/videos/other things that can be represented in analog form is fine, lossy compression of data is an entirely different story.

Viper GTS

 

[Pretender]

<< Most other file compression utilities use a &quot;lossless&quot; compression scheme, mostly because the lossless algorithms are better understood and simpler mathematically (most programmers take shortcuts, particularly in areas that involve a lot of math). >>

This site is a joke, right?

[edit]some more:


<< Lossy compression has benefits that extend well beyond day-to-day file management. Our short list includes: permanent (irretrievable) archiving; ultra-high speed transfers over existing network lines, and high-security &quot;steganographic&quot; storage of sensitive information. >>

 

[HansXP]

Duh, it's a joke!

 

[RedFox1]

I downloaded it and checked it out -- Here's the source code for the &quot;lunzip&quot; application:

<i>Goldfinger.
He's the man, the man with the midas touch.
A spider's touch.
Such a cold finger.
Beckons you to enter his web of sin
But don't go in.

Golden words he will pour in your ear,
But his lies can't disguise what you fear,
For a golden girl knows when he's kissed her,
It's the kiss of death from

Mister Goldfinger.
Pretty girl beware of this heart of gold
This heart is cold.

Golden words he will pour in your ear,
But his lies can't disguise what you fear,
For a golden girl knows when he's kissed her,
It's the kiss of death from

Mister Goldfinger.
Pretty girl beware of this heart of gold
This heart is cold.
He loves only gold,
Only gold.
He loves gold.
He loves only gold,
Only gold.
He loves gold. </i>

Pretty revolutionary if you ask me.

-RedFox1

 

[jonnyGURU]

<< The return of jonny? >>



No... Just dropped in to check PMs. 😀