Re:The bogus ideas piggie bank (Score 1)

You're right, it would be impossible to compress ALL randomly occouring data, and it would probably be possible to compress a specific random block of data if you knew what to look for. I've never admitted that compressing random data with a general algorithm was possible, even though i still dabble with the idea of compressing certain types of random data with a general algorithm. The reason? It's just something to burn time. In the months i've spent researching the impossible i've learnt things i woulden't have otherwise. 4d math is a good example.

The mistake both you and Mike make is that while writing a program for the general case of compressing random data is impossible, it is very different than writing a program to compress one specific file of 'random' data.

'If' is a very usefull concept. :)