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A Fictional Compression Metric Moves Into the Real World

Posted by Unknown on from the best-thing-since-sliced-scatterplots dept.

Tekla Perry (3034735) writes The 'Weissman Score' — created for HBO's "Silicon Valley" to add dramatic flair to the show's race to build the best compression algorithm — creates a single score by considering both the compression ratio and the compression speed. While it was created for a TV show, it does really work, and it's quickly migrating into academia. Computer science and engineering students will begin to encounter the Weissman Score in the classroom this fall."

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  1. Re:I thought it wasnt possible by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Maybe you can tell us why, champ.