future proof file encryption

Christopher J. Walters cwal989 at comcast.net
Sat Feb 28 01:42:02 CET 2009


Robert J. Hansen wrote:
> I said 'about'.  JPEG was standardized in 1994; PNG in 1996; SVG in 2001.
> 
>> So tell me, what compression software are *you* talking about?
> 
> Wavelets.  Fractals.  Arithmetic coding.  The data compression field is
> alive and well and constantly getting better.  Check out the literature.
> 
> Some of these have already been incorporated into newer graphics
> standards.  E.g., JPEG has no support for wavelet encoding, but JPEG2000
> does.

I know quite enough about the field without your snide and foolish remarks.  I
refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.



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