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by kthielen 865 days ago
I don't think they explained how it's different, I did listen to the podcast before posting my comment.

It's a pretty basic question that IMHO demands a clear and adequate explanation. If you read the 'abracadabra' example here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_theory

... you could be reading the abstract to an early paper explaining LZW codes.