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| From | Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: formats and endians |
| Date | 2015-01-23 10:38 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <44oappqzhc.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> (permalink) |
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Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> writes:
> One man's noise is another man's signal.
>
> Anything posted to Twitbook is noise - except to the NSA and GCHQ,
> obviously, for whom it is really is data.
>
> Over 97% of email is noise.
>
> Over 99% of Youtube is noise.
>
> Over 99.8% of video games are noise.
>
> Over 99.86% of Word documents are noise.
>
> Way more than 99.9% of spreadsheets are noise.
>
> In fact, it could be said that pretty much anything that passes through a PC
> is (unless it is on its way to a mainframe) a waste of perfectly good bits.
>
> So, yes - one mainframe can easily process more data than a brazillion PCs.
"All of the books in the world contain no more information than is
broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year.
Not all bits have equal value."
-- Carl Sagan
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formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 04:49 -0800
formats and endians John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 05:24 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 05:38 -0800
Re: formats and endians Kleuske <kleuske@nowhere.net> - 2014-12-16 13:55 +0000
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 11:49 -0600
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-16 21:37 -0600
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-17 01:08 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-17 02:42 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-18 14:38 -0600
Re: formats and endians Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2014-12-18 23:09 +0100
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-18 16:52 -0600
Re: formats and endians Kleuske <kleuske@nowhere.net> - 2014-12-17 11:11 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-17 03:49 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-18 16:28 -0600
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-18 19:38 -0600
Re: formats and endians Kleuske <kleuske@nowhere.net> - 2014-12-21 14:17 +0000
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-22 02:19 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-01-15 12:18 -0600
Re: formats and endians Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-15 22:35 +0000
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-20 16:06 +0000
Re: formats and endians Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-01-22 15:41 -0800
Re: formats and endians Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-23 00:45 -0600
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-23 08:52 +0000
Re: formats and endians Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-23 05:47 -0600
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-23 03:51 -0800
Re: formats and endians Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-23 12:18 +0000
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-23 13:49 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-01-23 07:02 -0800
Re: formats and endians fmassei@gmail.com - 2015-01-23 07:39 -0800
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2015-01-23 10:38 -0500
Re: formats and endians Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-01-23 17:45 +0000
Re: formats and endians James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-23 12:59 -0500
Re: formats and endians Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-01-23 18:30 +0000
Re: formats and endians James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-26 12:35 -0500
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-26 18:15 +0000
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-26 10:53 -0800
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-26 19:06 +0000
Re: formats and endians Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-01-26 17:54 -0600
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-01-26 19:09 -0600
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-27 01:49 +0000
Re: formats and endians James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-26 21:37 -0500
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-23 22:33 +0000
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-23 18:02 +0000
Re: formats and endians Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-01-23 18:50 +0000
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-01-24 00:01 +0000
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-24 10:05 +0000
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-01-24 11:57 +0000
Re: formats and endians Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-24 07:48 -0800
Re: formats and endians Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-24 10:43 +0000
Re: formats and endians Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-24 07:52 -0800
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-23 13:51 +0000
Re: formats and endians John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 06:56 -0800
Re: formats and endians Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-16 13:20 -0600
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 18:00 -0600
Re: formats and endians "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-12-17 16:32 -0500
Re: formats and endians David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2014-12-16 15:26 +0100
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 06:57 -0800
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 11:34 -0500
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 08:47 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 17:02 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 10:49 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 19:10 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 11:28 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 11:43 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 11:58 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 12:20 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 20:21 +0000
Re: formats and endians Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2014-12-16 13:08 -0800
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2014-12-16 21:19 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 13:27 -0800
Re: formats and endians Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2014-12-16 16:41 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 13:22 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 14:00 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 22:26 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 14:54 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 15:09 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 20:08 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 12:48 -0800
Re: formats and endians Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-16 22:21 +0000
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 22:39 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 15:32 -0800
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2014-12-17 00:51 +0000
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-17 11:04 +0000
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2014-12-17 17:04 +0000
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 12:29 -0500
Re: formats and endians Ken Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2014-12-16 12:40 -0500
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 13:10 -0500
Re: formats and endians Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-16 18:35 +0000
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 12:57 -0600
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 15:11 -0500
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 18:10 -0600
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 10:51 -0800
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2014-12-16 19:43 +0000
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-16 10:37 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 13:05 -0600
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-16 11:49 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 17:16 -0600
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 14:55 -0500
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 17:48 -0600
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-17 00:18 -0600
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-20 12:21 -0600
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-22 01:38 -0600
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 11:45 -0600
Re: formats and endians Michael Angelo Ravera <maravera@prodigy.net> - 2014-12-18 16:50 -0800
Re: formats and endians Nobody <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2014-12-17 04:51 +0000
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-19 10:16 -0800
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