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		simondotau on Aug 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Google Search down? Yeah but pages are HTML and HTML compresses extremely well. With the latest algorithms you could probably get as low as one byte per page. Probably even better with a decent middle-out compression algorithm. (Also yes, you are correct within the realm of reality, but not within the realm of comedy.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes,_and

quickthrower2 on Aug 9, 2022 [–]

Just take the “middle” out if the web. If it is more than 50kb excluding images but including css and scripts, just ignore that page.

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