   OMG!! I just revolutionized text compression!
  My entry for the text compression mini competition seems to be going to hell, but as a side effect, I have found an algorithm that will totally revolutionize the distribution of text over internet! Why, you ask? Well, I discovered that my algorithm makes the text file compress 0.9% better as RAR, and nearly TWO FRIGGIN PERCENT with ZIP!Since I don''t have any time to market this revolutionary discovery, I''ve decided to sell it for some quick cash. Bids start at 1 000 000 USD - who''s interested?   [My Image Gallery (WIP)][Greatest Tetris clone evar!][Return your stolen MP3s] 
  But does it acheive 103% compression on MP3''s? ;  Damn. I only beat WinZip by 18%. Oh, wait - that would mean that I''m the...BTW - if anyone from the staff (Dave, Kevin, Gaiiden) are reading this: trying to contac you guys seems utterly futile. Is there any solid way I can be sure I will get through? As in any time soon - I''d really like to discuss the prizes for the compression contest before the whole thing drags itself to hell. Maybe I should bend the forum rules a little and start an addressed thread as Salsa did... That okay with mods?   "Finishing in second place, simply means you are the first loser." - PouyaCat;quote:Original post by Puzzler183  But does it acheive 103% compression on MP3''s?   Noooooooo!!!11~1!1~1 NO ONE can beat CAR!!!1¡11¡1!11¡13456!¡1sucklemon1~1!   "Finishing in second place, simply means you are the first loser." - PouyaCat;  [rav@localhost]$ rm -rf *.txt100% compression.  Resist everyoneI am your only friend. Click here for more information. (MOVED);quote:Original post by Ravuya  [rav@localhost]$ rm -rf *.txt100% compression.  Resist everyoneI am your only friend. Click here for more information. (MOVED) LOL! ;quote:Original post by Ravuya   [rav@localhost]$ rm -rf *.txt100% compression.  [con@localhost]$ rm -rf *100+% compression. CM   [edited by - Conner McCloud on February 19, 2004 5:36:10 PM];  Valderman - How does it compare with bzip2 ?   “Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.”    — Brian W. Kernighan (C programming language co-inventor);  I have no idea - I concluded that the method I was toying with (instead of trying harder to come up with something better) was complete shit, since it only took away ~10% of the size, and before scrapping everything, I tried zipping and raring the resulting files, and discovered that I am a genious after all, since the file compressed with my algorithm both zipped and rared better than the original file.   [My Image Gallery (WIP)][Greatest Tetris clone evar!][Return your stolen MP3s] ;  quick! cash in before someone discovers the same method (that''s  what John Carmack did, and he''s a millionair!)orif you''re more the linus torvalds sorta fella, make it public and stamp your name on it for recognition... 