kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) (05/02/90)
In article <90121.170302JXS118@psuvm.psu.edu> JXS118@psuvm.psu.edu (Jeff Siegel, Op from Atherton Hall) writes: >In article <195@demott.COM>, kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) says: >> >> GREB compresses a 600K file into 8 bytes? Why wasn't this cross-posted >>to rec.humor.funny? >> > >Hmm, lets see. 600K = 096000 hex bytes. If all bytes are indentical its >possible to store 600K in 4 bytes. 3 bytes to indicate how long the run is >and 1 byte to store the actual data. > Uh huh. And if you happen to know what character that is, then 8 bytes will hold a file up to 1.844674407x10^19 bytes. And they don't even have to be all the same character, as long as you know the pattern! (So what's your point?) kdq -- _ Kevin D. Quitt Manager, Software Development DeMott Electronics Co. VOICE (818) 988-4975 14707 Keswick St. FAX (818) 997-1190 Van Nuys, CA 91405-1266 MODEM (818) 997-4496 Telebit PEP last 34 12 N 118 27 W srhqla!demott!kdq kdq@demott.com 96.37% of the people who use statistics in arguments make them up.
kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) (05/02/90)
In article <1990May2.012950.20450@bach.amd.com> phil@pepsi.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes: >In article <195@demott.COM> kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) writes: >| >| GREB compresses a 600K file into 8 bytes? Why wasn't this cross-posted >|to rec.humor.funny? > >Because it's not funny, it's just stupid , Touche. kdq -- _ Kevin D. Quitt Manager, Software Development DeMott Electronics Co. VOICE (818) 988-4975 14707 Keswick St. FAX (818) 997-1190 Van Nuys, CA 91405-1266 MODEM (818) 997-4496 Telebit PEP last 34 12 N 118 27 W srhqla!demott!kdq kdq@demott.com 96.37% of the people who use statistics in arguments make them up.
weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Neil Weisenfeld) (05/03/90)
In article <1990May2.012950.20450@bach.amd.com> phil@pepsi.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes: >In article <195@demott.COM> kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) writes: >| >| GREB compresses a 600K file into 8 bytes? Why wasn't this cross-posted >|to rec.humor.funny? > >Because it's not funny, it's just stupid and the guy who posted it >says a lot about himself by doing so. > /-----\ | - - | | ^ | Is the problem that that you really believed it? | U | \-----/ Neil =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Neil I. Weisenfeld | InterNet: weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu Dept. of Computer and Info. Sciences | USPS: I dunno, I'm moving... University of Pennsylvania | PENNmail: Don't even try it... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
msschaa@cs.vu.nl (Schaap MS) (05/08/90)
In article <201@demott.COM> kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) writes: > Uh huh. And if you happen to know what character that is, then 8 >bytes will hold a file up to 1.844674407x10^19 bytes. And they don't >even have to be all the same character, as long as you know the pattern! And if you know how long the file is, it can have any length! Michael.
kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) (05/09/90)
In article <6487@star.cs.vu.nl> msschaa@cs.vu.nl (Schaap MS) writes: >In article <201@demott.COM> kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) writes: >> Uh huh. And if you happen to know what character that is, then 8 >>bytes will hold a file up to 1.844674407x10^19 bytes. And they don't >>even have to be all the same character, as long as you know the pattern! > >And if you know how long the file is, it can have any length! > >Michael. Finally! Someone who appreciates my genius! 8-{)} kdq -- _ Kevin D. Quitt Manager, Software Development DeMott Electronics Co. VOICE (818) 988-4975 14707 Keswick St. FAX (818) 997-1190 Van Nuys, CA 91405-1266 MODEM (818) 997-4496 Telebit PEP last 34 12 N 118 27 W srhqla!demott!kdq kdq@demott.com 96.37% of the people who use statistics in arguments make them up.