The Russian Compression Algorithm

Bait so good it sounds like the punchline to a russian anecdote Vintage 1994 Dudemaster Can you explain Lupa's biggest hater Today at 05:53 "A German, an American and a Russian enter a competition to build the best compression algorithm. The German, after many days of hard work, presents his algorithm. It's able to compress pure noise down to a 20th of its original size, and it does so losslessly. The solution is a genius mathematical formula that gets named after him. The American's algorithm is just as good. By using a combination of two existing algorithms, it can compress the noise and to a much smaller size. The Russian presents his solution. It shrinks the original file down to a single byte. The scientific community is shocked. Such feats are impossible! They beg him to explain his algorithm. The Russian says: 'No way will I ever give up the secret of my perfect algorithm. Not only does it compress it losslessly, it also removes the noise'"

A screenshot of a social-media post contains a long joke about a German, an American, and a Russian competing to create the best compression algorithm. The Russian claims his method compresses the file to one byte, then refuses to reveal that it also removes the noise, making the absurd bait sound like the punchline of a Russian anecdote. EN: A screenshot of a social-media post contains a long joke about a German, an American, and a Russian competing to create the best compression algorithm. The Russian claims his method compresses the file to one byte, then refuses to reveal that it also removes the noise, making the absurd bait sound like the punchline of a Russian anecdote.

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