Re: I know this won't work, I just want to know -why-.

Willem wrote:
> Sachin wrote:
> ) Instead of speculating over if it will work or not, why not just code
> ) it and see if it works :-)
>
> It's very easy to see that it can't work:
>
> - Assume it would work.
> - This assumption implies that a program exists that could compress all
> possible files.
> - No program can exist that could compress all possible files.
> - Contradiction. Therefore, the initial assumption is wrong.
> - It can not work. QED.
>
>
> That was a lot quicker than writing the code.

To those who understand this, yes ofcourse :-)

But over the years I have noticed that no explanation is enough to
justify to an "inventor" why their thoughts wont be practical. They
some how find themselves exempted from all reasoning.

Best way is for them to *see* it by themselves. After all, if they
really believe in what they say, why not give it some more time to find
out. And if their idea ain't worth their own time, they can stop
assuming its worth everyone's time here.

And who knows, maybe one of their ideas may click someday, ofcourse not
for random-recursive compression, maybe just better compression than
what we have right now.

SG

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