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ultimate storage hack (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com 42 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Reality is stranger than fiction:

https://www.patrickcraig.co.uk/other/compression.htm

[โ€“] 4grams@awful.systems 7 points 3 days ago

That story is immediately what came to mind.

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