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[โ€“] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 54 points 1 week ago (14 children)

I had a manager once tell me during a casual conversation with complete sincerity that one day with advancements in compression algorithms we could get any file down to a single bit. I really didn't know what to say to that level of absurdity. I just nodded.

[โ€“] friendlymessage@feddit.org 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's the kind of manager that also tells you that you just lack creativity and vision if you tell them that it's not possible. They also post regularly on LinkedIn

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