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Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm.

From Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm.
Date 2015-02-19 10:36 +0200
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk>:

> The opinions being expressed seem to be along the lines of
> "reinventing round wheels is a waste of time. Reinventing square or
> even triangular wheels is really pointless".

I think it's even more pointless to mention the pointlessness of
someone's hobby.

Most pointless of all is mentioning the pointlessness of mentioning the
pointlessness of someone's hobby...


Marko

PS On the topic of pointlessness, why is top-posting the norm on
python-dev but shunned on python-list?

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python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-17 03:22 -0800
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 00:16 +1100
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 00:55 -0800
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 20:36 +1100
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 11:29 -0800
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-02-18 11:32 +0100
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 11:48 -0800
      People hated it for the same reasons I found them cool (was: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm.) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-18 21:57 +1100
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-17 09:12 -0500
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 00:59 -0800
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-18 11:46 -0500
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-02-18 17:30 +0000
          Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-18 18:12 +0000
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 11:55 -0800
          Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-02-18 23:54 +0200
            Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-02-19 00:08 +0200
            Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-02-18 22:58 +0000
          Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-18 17:19 -0500
            Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-19 07:45 -0800
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 11:04 -0700
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 11:16 -0700
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-19 13:24 -0500
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-20 05:34 +1100
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 11:32 -0700
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-19 13:41 -0500
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-19 13:46 -0500
              Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-20 05:49 +1100
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-18 17:00 +0000
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 01:34 +1100
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 01:04 -0800
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-18 08:54 -0500
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 11:52 -0800
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 01:16 +1100
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-17 09:50 -0500
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 01:58 +1100
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-02-17 10:18 -0500
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 02:25 +1100
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-17 08:43 -0800
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-18 01:06 -0800
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 08:44 +0100
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 08:06 +0000
      Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-02-19 10:36 +0200
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 09:33 +0000
        Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-02-19 14:50 -0500
          Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-02-19 21:55 +0200
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 19:36 +1100
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 10:42 +0100
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 10:28 +0000
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 14:27 +0100
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Jonas Wielicki <jonas@wielicki.name> - 2015-02-19 09:38 +0100
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. janhein.vanderburg@gmail.com - 2015-02-19 07:58 -0800
  Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2015-02-20 02:46 +0000
    Re: python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm. wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2015-02-20 00:58 -0800

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