lemonadebunnyWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?
wumpusRegardless which lossless compression algorithm you prefer, it makes most files bigger.
*where "files" includes all bitstrings of a given length, whether or not they've ever existed
kartonrealistaIs it because it works on patterns and your random garbled string would have too much noise to be compressed well, while a structured file coming from an actual piece of software would probably have enough repeating patterns to the point where it actually can be shrunk?
yes. dictionary based compression is truly awful when fed random data.