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Frozen pre-cut vegetables are the best in c/casualconversation@lemm.ee

[–] DynamicBits@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

"Broccoli florets" is what you want the bag to say. A bag of "broccoli cuts" includes stalks and stems, which is why it costs less.

[Discussion] Do you watch sport-focused Netflix documentaries such as The Last Dance? Which ones did you enjoy the most? in c/showsandmovies@lemm.ee

[–] DynamicBits@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Untold
30 for 30
Quarterback / Receiver

Systemctl Command Examples in Linux in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] DynamicBits@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

If you have a system with long-running leaky browser instances, Alt-SysRq-F is a lifesaver. It calls oom_kill, sacrificing one process to save the rest.

GitHub disables XZ Repository in c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

[–] DynamicBits@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Technically, XZ is just a container that allows for different compression methods inside, much like the Matroska MKV video container. In practice, XZ is modified LZMA.

There is no perfect algorithm for every situation, so I'll attempt to summarize.

Gzip/zlib is best when speed and support are the primary concerns
Bzip2 was largely phased out and replaced by XZ (LZMA) a decade ago
XZ (LZMA) will likely give you the best compression, with high CPU and RAM usage
Zstd is... really good, and the numerous compression levels offer great flexibility

The chart below, which was sourced from this blog post, offers a nice visual comparison.