Looks like the site got slashdotted while I was in the middle of reading it. What file types were used as input? Clearly compression algorithms differ on the file types that they work best on. Also, a better metric would probably have been space/time, rather than just using time. Also, I know that zlib, for example, allows you to choose the compression level - was this explored at all?
Also, do any of you know any lossless algorithms for media (movies, images, music, etc)? Most algorithms perform poorly in this area, but I thought that perhaps there were some specifically designed for this.
When talking about the internet, use a capital "i" (Internet)! When talking about internets in general, lower-case "i"! I would hope that big news organizations would catch things like that, but then again, it's the BBC...
I've heard of projects doing this for at least two years now. This is actually more simple, because it doesn't take any input from the user (other than GPS coordinates). There are similar projects that use natural language techniques to customize what information the user receives.
Of course, the limiting factor here (I believe), is that all of this information has to be inputted by somebody - that's why this model only works in this specific place.
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It's actually quite easy - just keep incrementing the "pgno" variable in the URL :)
Looks like the site got slashdotted while I was in the middle of reading it. What file types were used as input? Clearly compression algorithms differ on the file types that they work best on. Also, a better metric would probably have been space/time, rather than just using time. Also, I know that zlib, for example, allows you to choose the compression level - was this explored at all?
Also, do any of you know any lossless algorithms for media (movies, images, music, etc)? Most algorithms perform poorly in this area, but I thought that perhaps there were some specifically designed for this.
ADAM SAVAGE -- ... interviewed Jamie and I about a robot we had in the original "Robot Wars"...
... interviewed me some years ago during "Robot Wars" when I had a notorious robot ...
... we, or I?
JAMIE HYNEMAN --
just add 2 scoops of ice cream and a banana!
"This being the internet"
When talking about the internet, use a capital "i" (Internet)! When talking about internets in general, lower-case "i"! I would hope that big news organizations would catch things like that, but then again, it's the BBC...
I've heard of projects doing this for at least two years now. This is actually more simple, because it doesn't take any input from the user (other than GPS coordinates). There are similar projects that use natural language techniques to customize what information the user receives.
Of course, the limiting factor here (I believe), is that all of this information has to be inputted by somebody - that's why this model only works in this specific place.
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