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Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data.

From Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid>
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Subject Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data.
Date 2013-10-30 21:18 +0000
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On 2013-10-30, jonas.thornvall@gmail.com <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am searching for the program or algorithm that makes the best
> possible of completly (diffused data/random noise) and wonder what
> the state of art compression is.

[...]

> It is of course lossless compression i am speaking of.

For completely random noise, the CAT compression algorithm will
acheive the maximum theoretical result.  It's been available on Unix
systems for decades via the "cat" command.

It's also trivial to implement in your own code if you desire.

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Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-10-30 11:21 -0700
  Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-10-30 18:53 +0000
    Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-10-30 12:01 -0700
      Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-10-30 19:18 +0000
        Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-10-30 12:22 -0700
          Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-10-30 19:31 +0000
        Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-10-30 12:23 -0700
          Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-10-30 19:35 +0000
          Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-11-02 21:26 -0700
      Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2013-10-30 20:28 +0100
      Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2013-10-30 21:30 +0000
        Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-10-31 05:54 -0700
      Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-10-30 21:52 +0000
      Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-10-30 18:01 -0500
      Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-10-31 10:41 +1100
  Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2013-10-30 12:29 -0700
  Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Tim Delaney <timothy.c.delaney@gmail.com> - 2013-10-31 06:35 +1100
    Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-10-30 12:47 -0700
  Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> - 2013-10-30 13:46 -0600
    Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-10-30 12:47 -0700
      Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2013-10-30 16:32 -0400
      Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2013-11-02 14:31 -0700
        Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-11-02 14:37 -0700
        Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-03 03:17 +0000
          Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-03 15:10 +1100
          Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2013-11-03 15:34 +0000
          Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2013-11-03 15:51 +0000
          Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-11-03 19:40 -0800
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        Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-11-04 05:53 -0800
          Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-11-04 06:00 -0800
          Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused
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            Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-11-04 14:34 -0800
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              Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-05 04:33 +0000
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-05 04:36 +0000
          Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2013-11-07 00:05 -0800
            Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-11-07 10:59 -0800
            Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2013-11-07 11:22 -0800
            Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-08 09:26 +1100
              Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-11-07 18:05 -0800
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-08 13:17 +1100
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-11-07 18:25 -0800
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-11-07 18:36 -0800
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-08 13:36 +1100
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-11-07 18:43 -0800
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-08 04:47 +0000
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused   data. Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-11-08 20:09 +1300
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-08 18:21 +1100
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                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-11-08 07:57 -0800
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                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. "R. Michael Weylandt <michael.weylandt@gmail.com>" <michael.weylandt@gmail.com> - 2013-11-07 21:43 -0500
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-08 14:05 +1100
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-11-07 22:08 -0500
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-08 14:24 +1100
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. "R. Michael Weylandt <michael.weylandt@gmail.com>" <michael.weylandt@gmail.com> - 2013-11-07 23:05 -0500
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-08 15:06 +1100
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused
 data. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-11-07 22:12 -0600
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-08 05:32 +0000
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-11-07 18:24 -0800
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused   data. Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-11-08 20:16 +1300
                Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-08 13:27 +1100
      Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-11-02 21:26 -0700
      Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-11-02 23:09 -0700
      Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-11-03 08:14 -0700
    Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-10-30 12:49 -0700
  Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-10-30 21:18 +0000
  Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-10-30 14:26 -0700
  Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-10-31 03:22 +0000
  Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2013-11-03 04:50 -0500

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