Re: why compression doesn't perfectly even out entropy

I suspect, that all of us, Perry included, will react the same way if we find that our one time pads read like "Hamlet", or equally likely, "The Comedy of Errors". That is, we will tear the source of the pad apart to find out why it isn't working. If we find that it IS working correctly, we will wish we had used that one truly magic[*] moment to buy tickets in as many lotteries as possible. * Probability much less than 10 ** -50 in the life of the universe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill Frantz | The CDA means | Periwinkle -- Computer Consulting (408)356-8506 | lost jobs and | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | dead teenagers | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA

On Thu, 18 Apr 1996, Bill Frantz wrote:
I suspect, that all of us, Perry included, will react the same way if we find that our one time pads read like "Hamlet", or equally likely, "The Comedy of Errors". That is, we will tear the source of the pad apart to find out why it isn't working. If we find that it IS working correctly, we will wish we had used that one truly magic[*] moment to buy tickets in as many lotteries as possible.
Much the same feeling I had when I got a royal flush playing for matchsticks :-) --- They say in online country So which side are you on boys There is no middle way Which side are you on You'll either be a Usenet man Which side are you on boys Or a thug for the CDA Which side are you on? National Union of Computer Operatives; Hackers, local 37 APL-CPIO
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