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Re:My IQ by d0mine on Sunday November 04, 2012 @03:58PM (#4741017)
Being simple could more useful than being succinct e.g.:

  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
is simpler than

  d9$lLsi
because the first is just 45a

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmogorov_complexity

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Re:My IQ by RivieraKid on Sunday November 04, 2012 @04:31PM (#4741139)
The first one is more succint in a sense, because normally it wouldn't be represented in this literal, long form.
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