Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm.

From	Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm.
Date	2015-02-18 23:54 +0200
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janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com:

> Op woensdag 18 februari 2015 17:47:49 UTC+1 schreef Dave Angel:
>> On 02/18/2015 03:59 AM, janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com wrote:
>> > encoding individual integers optimally without any assumptions
>> > about their values.
>> 
>> Contradiction in terms.
>
> Not.

Out of curiosity, could you give me an example of an integer, not
assuming anything about its value.

I mean, any integer you could mention would be very close to zero
compared with virtually all other integers.

Marko

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python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-17 03:22 -0800
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 00:16 +1100
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 00:55 -0800
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 20:36 +1100
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 11:29 -0800
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-02-18 11:32 +0100
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 11:48 -0800
      People hated it for the same reasons I found them cool (was: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm.) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-18 21:57 +1100
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-17 09:12 -0500
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 00:59 -0800
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-18 11:46 -0500
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-02-18 17:30 +0000
          Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-18 18:12 +0000
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 11:55 -0800
          Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-02-18 23:54 +0200
            Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-02-19 00:08 +0200
            Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-02-18 22:58 +0000
          Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-18 17:19 -0500
            Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-19 07:45 -0800
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 11:04 -0700
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 11:16 -0700
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-19 13:24 -0500
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-20 05:34 +1100
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 11:32 -0700
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-19 13:41 -0500
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-19 13:46 -0500
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-20 05:49 +1100
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-18 17:00 +0000
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 01:34 +1100
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 01:04 -0800
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-18 08:54 -0500
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 11:52 -0800
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 01:16 +1100
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-17 09:50 -0500
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 01:58 +1100
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-17 10:18 -0500
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 02:25 +1100
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-17 08:43 -0800
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 01:06 -0800
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 08:44 +0100
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 08:06 +0000
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-02-19 10:36 +0200
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 09:33 +0000
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-02-19 14:50 -0500
          Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-02-19 21:55 +0200
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 19:36 +1100
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 10:42 +0100
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 10:28 +0000
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 14:27 +0100
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Jonas Wielicki <jonas@wielicki.name> - 2015-02-19 09:38 +0100
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-19 07:58 -0800
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2015-02-20 02:46 +0000
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2015-02-20 00:58 -0800

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