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Re:Do binary files contain more 1s or 0s? by tlb on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @03:29PM (#21517794)
The code ignores leading zero bits in each byte, which is why it gets the surprising result of more ones than zeros.
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Re:Do binary files contain more 1s or 0s? by Enginerrrd on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @03:35PM (#21517869)
I wonder about fixed format headers and wrappers with a default bias too.
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