On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Mark Janssen <dreamingforw...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 1:05 PM, <jonas.thornv...@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. > > Technically, the universe could expand temporarily or reconfigure to > allow it; the question is who or what will have to shift out to allow > it?
... okay, I bow to your superior power. If you can make the very *UNIVERSE* bow to your compression algorithm, I have to admit defeat. :D ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
