> From: Matt Mahoney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- On Sat, 9/6/08, John G. Rose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Compression in itself has the overriding goal of reducing > > storage bits. > > Not the way I use it. The goal is to predict what the environment will > do next. Lossless compression is a way of measuring how well we are > doing. >
Predicting the environment in order to determine which data to pack where, thus achieving higher compression ratio. Or compression as an integral part of prediction? Some types of prediction are inherently compressed I suppose. John ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=111637683-c8fa51 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
