Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.088 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.87; '*S*': 0.05; 'algorithm': 0.04; 'cc:addr :python-list': 0.11; 'random': 0.14; 'cc:name:python list': 0.16; 'compression': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'wed,': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'idea': 0.28; 'am,': 0.29; 'wonder': 0.29; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'subject:that': 0.31; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'possible': 0.36; 'searching': 0.37; 'is.': 0.60; '30,': 0.65; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'completly': 0.84; 'washington': 0.93; '2013': 0.98 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=jMEU6rQPL6PJd7C+LpJt7Gi7D2RvzHGV81uNNNBwXRE=; b=Sd2N3JQInLPTLdu+19nsDC/4ePXRKuhoqf0+QwJI2XtsrmTtDUyx6lyWNH9E6bt3/G vWqnvUlqNawsDJzpBitAWnTeEOONCEUbYp2ocjU2vh1c2nU8TpURuxGU4PzlSuG6ALse BRNq748IR+xZy9RgbTNS96pLQk6wxwMKhfCcJ6u6/0OFT6e8NlZPrkZpIiiY7IlqSgeX +k2taFxgSoWyAYUGV44Qkz0sBOIMELsIbVof/TE9LBgzm83UUSFl95pXWPEbjYZyP0dN wyWmDlyTd8bEfPDp/pkK40xwBYllp26QTPUmhJaTf5eu2YOwq6zW0Mdi6ER6OqZAqtaM TV9g== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.189.80 with SMTP id gg16mr3929258wic.32.1383168364830; Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:26:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <205bfa4f-29de-43de-be5a-72a12d77d0c9@googlegroups.com> References: <205bfa4f-29de-43de-be5a-72a12d77d0c9@googlegroups.com> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:26:04 -0700 Subject: Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data. From: Mark Janssen To: jonas.thornvall@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: Python List X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 8 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1383168371 news.xs4all.nl 15962 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:33134 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:58125 On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:21 AM, 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. Is this an April Fool's Joke? A key idea of "completely" random is that you *can't* compress it. -- MarkJ Tacoma, Washington