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The following archive was created by hippie-mail 7.98617-22 on Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:18:05
David R. Conrad (drc@adni.net)
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 05:55:27 -0500 (EST)
On Sat, 23 Jan 1999, Mike Rosing wrote:
>
> On Sun, 24 Jan 1999, Enzo Michelangeli wrote:
> >
> > No compressor <<that you tried>>, you mean. But the number of possible
> > algorithms is infinite, and someone knowing a design weakness could well
> > exploit it to design a way of reducing the number of equivalent bits. D'you
> > remember the case of Netscape Navigator?
>
> Given that it passes DIEHARD randomness tests, I'll make the claim that
> there is no compressor which can find an algorithm which could reduce the
> number of equivalent bits from a hardware random bit generator. You
> might be able to build a fractal engine which might replicate the stats
> tests and look pretty damn close to the original signal. You are correct
> tho, I only tried a couple of compressors.
>
> Which case of Netscape navigator? They've pulled a few doozies. so has
> anyone else who'se tried to accomplish anything. fortunatly for me, my
> mistakes don't cost so much :-)
>
> Patience, persistence, truth,
> Dr. mike
>
>
David R. Conrad <drc@adni.net>
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The following archive was created by hippie-mail 7.98617-22 on Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:18:05