Subj : Re: puzzle
To   : comp.programming
From : pete
Date : Tue Jun 28 2005 07:34 pm

spinoza1111@yahoo.com wrote:
 
> I conclude that the XOR solution is junk, in part because I didn't
> think of it, and in part because it sucks. It requires either a magic
> transformation of integers into their binary representation,
> acceptable
> in practical contexts, but theoretically unacceptable. 

The notion that bitwise operations would be off topic
in a comp.programming puzzle, is bizarre.

-- 
pete

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