3 pointsby Forgret13 hours ago3 comments
  • BinaryIgor12 hours ago
    Hmm - why would you do that? How much data, if any, can you safe by compressing it as to compared with the classic Base64?
    • Forgret12 hours ago
      It depends on the data. Base64 adds ~33% overhead, while NUMBASE can be encoded into one large number at once and compressed with Huffman or other algorithms. For some data types this results in fewer extra characters.
  • a570xyz12 hours ago
    I'm very curious as to how one gets tired of Base64?
    • Forgret12 hours ago
      Base64 is great and widely used. I just wanted to experiment with a numeric-only representation. NUMBASE encodes everything into a single large number, which can make certain compression schemes like Huffman more efficient and opens up new ways to store or transmit data.
    • 12 hours ago
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  • gabrielsroka13 hours ago
    Url?