Years ago, a pedophile posted photos online with his face swirled, but police were able to unswirl it:
https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2007/11/you-can-swirl-you-cant-hide/
I have no idea who the guy in this photo is.
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18·5 months agoAn example I found: the string of digits 0123456789 occurs at position 17387594880. In this case, it took 11 digits to describe where to find a 10-digit number.
So I think such an algorithm would technically work, but your “start digit” would be so large it would use more data than just sending the raw file data. Not to mention the impossible amount of computing power needed.
Lol, I remember eMachines!
It’s funny to use a Simpsons meme for this because in one episode, Homer finds Henry Kissinger’s glasses in the power plant toilet.
Yes, it’s profitable. They lose money on each sale, but make up for it in volume.
The show Top Gear did a bunch of these. For example:
My guess is it’s either from that show or something similar.
Reminds of the “walkers” in Battletoads