A Made-For-TV Compression Algorithm

HBO’s Silicon Valley, a television series heading into its second season, tells the story of Richard, a young whiz kid plunged into the wild world of Silicon Valley startups. He forms a company, Pied Piper, and pitches his technology to venture capitalists and at a startup competition even as he and his cohorts struggle to improve their product, scribbling on whiteboards during long meetings. The