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18.7 seconds for bzip2, and… wait for it… 3.5 seconds for pbzip2. That’s an increase of over 80%! Er, not really. How about... "pbzip2 reduced running time by

by aphyr 14y ago

18.7 seconds for bzip2, and… wait for it… 3.5 seconds for pbzip2. That’s an increase of over 80%! Er, not really. How about... "pbzip2 reduced running time by 80%." "pbzip2 took only 20% as long as bzip2 did." "pbzip2 is five times faster."

SnowLprd 14y ago
Quite right. Clearly not enough coffee. Updated the article with better wording. Thanks!