[Gllug] Re: [linuxjobs] Cypher: help requested

[Andrew Halliwell]

And verily, didst Chris Bell announce to the hordes:
> 
> On Mon 31 May, Richard Jones wrote:
> > 
> 
> > 
> > The exact phrase is "Theoretically, depending upon the processor
> > available for decoding, data-transmission could exceed 12GB/hour over
> > the dial-up connection, well above DSL".  He doesn't specify the type
> > of data, so we can assume this is a general compression method
> > attaining 12GB vs 25MB / hour = approx. 500:1 compression.
> > 
> > Even if we assume he's just talking about video compression, that is
> > incredibly optimistic.
> > 
>    Perhaps he intends to include a filter to remove anything not worth
> watching

So, an infinity:1 compression ratio for ITV then... (as compressing an
entire night's viewing would result in a zero length file)

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