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Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 13:17:36 +1100
Subject: Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data.
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 1:05 PM,  <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> wrote:
> I guess what matter is how fast an algorithm can encode and decode a big number, at least if you want to use it for very big sets of random data, or losless video compression?

I don't care how fast. I care about the laws of physics :) You can't
stuff more data into less space without losing some of it.

Also, please lose Google Groups, or check out what other people have
said about making it less obnoxious.

ChrisA