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Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/DqZUnUW6HUM/how-many-tweets-are-possible.html
How many tweets are possible?
Randall Monroe's latest "What If?" explores the total number of possible English-language tweets: Based on the rates of correct guessesand rigorous mathematical analysisShannon determined that the information content of typical written English was around 1.0 to 1.2 bits per letter. This means that a good compression algorithm should be able to compress ASCII English textwhich [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/DqZUnUW6HUM/how-many-tweets-are-possible.html
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