High Speed Data Compression - Cold Fusion Of The Internet?
from the hyperbole-of-the-internet? dept
Here's an article about some researchers who are claiming they've created a new way to compress data that they think can revolutionize data transfer and storage. They say it challenges theoretical assumptions about compression, and have even called in "cold fusion" for the internet - which could be more accurate than they realize. I'm waiting until I see/hear more about this. The language that people are using to describe this seems way too extreme at this point.
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be skeptical... very skeptical..
WHAT?!? Who tests "revolutionary" compression algorthms on "very small bit strings"? How much processor time does this new technique take? There's gotta be some trade-off here like it takes 10 supercomputers an average human lifespan to compress one 650MB disk.... (if they're going to exaggerate the benefits, I might as well exaggerate some drawbacks.)
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Re: be skeptical... very skeptical..
so even if this technology is expensive (in CPU cycles) currently, if scalable, it will no doubt revolutionize the entire industry.
i have a feeling the scalability challenge is more related to the actual underlying principles involved (ie quantum mech.'s, physics, etc) rather than the CPU cylces used to achieve the result. what if, for example, the mathematics being used has limitations when it comes to larger chunks of data?
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