I wonder if this is possible: - Take a hash of the original file. Keep a counter. - Generate data in some sequential method on sender side (for example simply starting at 0 and iterating until you generate the same as the original data) - Each time you iterate, take the hash of the generated data. If it matches the hash of the original file, increment counter. - Send the hash and the counter value to recipient. - Recipient performs same sequential generation method, stopping when counter reached. Any thoughts? Heath On 18 May 2011 21:07, Landon Stewart <lstewart@superb.net> wrote:
Lets say you had a file that was 1,000,000,000 characters consisting of 8,000,000,000bits. What if instead of transferring that file through the interwebs you transmitted a mathematical equation to tell a computer on the other end how to *construct* that file. First you'd feed the file into a cruncher of some type to reduce the pattern of 8,000,000,000 bits into an equation somehow. Sure this would take time, I realize that. The equation would then be transmitted to the other computer where it would use its mad-math-skillz to *figure out the answer* which would theoretically be the same pattern of bits. Thus the same file would emerge on the other end.
The real question here is how long would it take for a regular computer to do this kind of math?
Just a weird idea I had. If it's a good idea then please consider this intellectual property. LOL
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