The L In LDAC Stands For Lies

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The L In LDAC Stands For Lies

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THE AUDACITY! LDAC stands for "Lossless Digital Audio Codec" but then has the absolute NERVE to use lossy compression?! It's like naming your diet soda "Zero Calories" and then finding out it has 50 calories per can! The shocked cat is literally all of us discovering this betrayal - eyes bulging with disbelief at the sheer marketing deception. This is why developers have trust issues, people! Nothing is sacred anymore, not even our audio codecs. The L in LDAC clearly stands for LIES.

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