Fundamental Compressionist Philosophy.

[Brendan Macmillan]

Andrew,

> I can't help but think that, in effect, this group, whether it likes it or
> not, whether it was set up for it or not, has found itself in the position
> of pioneering compression as a computing paradigm.
Are you familiar with information theory, and its relationship to compression?
Are you aware of the various journals related to this field, and papers
published by Shannon, Wallace and many others, over the past 50 years?

Have you heard of "algorithmic compression", and its mathematical basis?


Brendan