why does this guy always behave himself like a god
So in which verse in the bible they talk about bitwise tricks?
Torvalds: More bitwise tricks
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#12why does this guy always behave himself like a god
Gods behave in many ways. Some are jealous and quick to anger, and others are inhumanly patient. Some forbid alcohol to their followers, and others get drunk and beat up giants. Some descent to earth in the form of a bull to conduct illicit sexual liaisons with mortals, and others lack reproductive organs altogether. However, without exception, one thing they all have in common is that they never conduct polite discu…
> "Next time you decide to #include "
... give me a break.
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#13Can someone explain the problem he is trying to solve with this piece of code ? I don't understand.
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#15why does this guy always behave himself like a god
Gods behave in many ways. Some are jealous and quick to anger, and others are inhumanly patient. Some forbid alcohol to their followers, and others get drunk and beat up giants. Some descent to earth in the form of a bull to conduct illicit sexual liaisons with mortals, and others lack reproductive organs altogether. However, without exception, one thing they all have in common is that they never conduct polite discu…
What is annoying about this comment is that it compels me to go back and read every other comment you've written. Please write less gracefully next time.
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#16why does this guy always behave himself like a god
Wrong question. Why does everyone else elevate the most mundane aspects of his daily musings into the words of God? I dont think he asked for this post to be put on the front page of HN, and he is probably laughing about it right now.
Why? I'd say we find optimisation tricks quiet interesting here. I barely saw any sucking up or worshipping in the thread, it was mostly on topic.
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#17Can someone explain the problem he is trying to solve with this piece of code ? I don't understand.
no bytes: 00000000 -> 0
one byte: 000000ff -> 1
two bytes: 0000ffff -> 2
three bytes: 00ffffff -> 3
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#18If you like this sort of bit-level puzzles, this is a nice book: http://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Delight-Henry-S-Warren/dp/0201... -- probably the only book at such a low level I remember buying in many years.
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#19why does this guy always behave himself like a god
Because there exist fools who bow to every word they say.
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#20Google Plus is still a very strange place.
Here you have an exceedingly technical thread with some of OSS brightest minds working on a little puzzle and it's interspersed with litter. You have the sincere (yet misplaced) thank you for working on OSS, the clueless guy, and the isn't it cool we're talking about such hardcore topics guy. Every one of those comments makes me cringe a little.
This is why geeks have yet to give up mailing lists. The hurdle they put up is actually an effective barrier for the unmotivated. Some conversations are meant to be had in a quiet place amongst people who are similarly inclined. Google misleads you into thinking that Plus is that place, but it just isn't. Perhaps if there was a way for the community to sort the relevant from the irrelevant, it's just too tempting of a megaphone for people to jump in front of. Sometimes adding a little friction to the 'Post' button is a good thing.