I had watched the silicon valley season 1 but i did not understood the climax. I don't know what is Weissman score, is it good to be more or less. I had went through the technical same question asked but still i am confused. I want to know in detail.
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silicon-valley.wikia.com/wiki/Weissman_score – BCdotWEB Aug 7 '17 at 9:01
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The higher the Weissman score, the more compressed a file is. So a low Weissman score is bad, and a high Weissman score is good. In Silicon Valley, at the end of season 1, Pied Piper achieves a higher Weissman score than anyone ever had.
It is important to note that "Weissman score" was made up for Silicon Valley. It is not a real thing.
answered Aug 7 '17 at 17:34
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1If I recall correctly, they didn't just break the record for highest score, they exceeded the previously assumed maximum theoretically possible score, so they had created a whole new science of compression. Yep, from the wiki: "It was believed that the theoretical limit for a Weissman score was 2.9 but this was disproved when the tech startup company Pied Piper achieved Weissman scores up to 5.2." – Todd Wilcox Aug 8 '17 at 2:04
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Thanks @ToddWilcox! It's been a while since I saw the season 1 finale. But you're right! – BrettFromLA Aug 8 '17 at 16:16
