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On 30/10/2013 14:21, 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.
>
> I understand this is not the correct forum but since i think i have an algorithm that can do this very good, and do not know where to turn for such question i was thinking to start here.
>
> It is of course lossless compression i am speaking of.

See http://gailly.net/05533051.html for a discussion of a patent on a
similarly ludicrous "algorithm."

Maybe you can hoodwink the patent office into granting you one as well.

-- 
DaveA