Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.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: UNSURE 0.232 X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.56; '*S*': 0.02; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'infinity': 0.16; 'roy': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'finished': 0.19; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'that.': 0.31; 'url:wiki': 0.31; "d'aprano": 0.31; 'steven': 0.31; 'url:wikipedia': 0.31; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'url:org': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'pm,': 0.38; 'ago.': 0.61; 'matter': 0.61; 'talking': 0.65; 'minutes': 0.67; 'mar': 0.68; 'approaches': 0.68; 'smith': 0.68; 'watching': 0.68; 'funny': 0.74; 'article': 0.77; 'nonsense.': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92 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:cc :content-type; bh=JOOaw0EtnNuy/BToHF3m9iWeaefKeCjvtfFCmZzKEU8=; b=dhSDRWIo1mrva1dYg18vnozbxo8Cd7wNbprcEZnFQIxZFnd5wixVmzGvKvugw20DTK S1MQwJG425Zn8x7+qwFFfGgMzIsFHi8/UCwC/HC8P1wI0V8FtJR4AzZzy4AIs6ibjTLU e8MpbGSqFaHXE+pCgC6rqR2Ebu0FXVieeZBJT5BZ9aM5KM1aUUDDktV1/9iPYgzGbFls OoZ4DELmRpx6afG9b+dlLqPRR7m+N+0GZbcY9rPXAx94ldnhAto7QRc1txsuKOyFMN09 qI8JfnIYMF+Km1D4v+wjU0eExqlmotVBO3GX+84EbTy3JwvzIdYHrzejxTHEwcmlkv7b 9Wrw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.66.102.39 with SMTP id fl7mr43775613pab.43.1394504985778; Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:29:45 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <87eh2d3x8h.fsf_-_@elektro.pacujo.net> <87eh2ctmht.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <87zjkz3eo3.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <87a9czrrax.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <531d3058$0$29994$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <87eh2atw6s.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <531d7d73$0$29994$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <8738iqtmp6.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <531e6eca$0$29994$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:29:45 +1100 Subject: Re: Balanced trees From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 06:56:20 +0100 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: 16 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1394517383 news.xs4all.nl 2887 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:51028 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:68200 On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Roy Smith wrote: > In article <531e6eca$0$29994$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com>, > Steven D'Aprano wrote: > >> There's only so much matter in the >> universe, so talking about limits as the amount of data approaches >> infinity is nonsense. Where would you store it? > > Funny you should ask that. I just finished watching > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11001001 a few minutes ago. Multiple universes and/or sub-atomic monkeys. http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2795 ChrisA