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From: Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:18:48 -0600
Subject: Re: using "*" to make a list of lists with repeated (and independent) elements
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On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 11:01 AM, 88888 Dihedral
<dihedral88888@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> Don't you get it why I avoided the lambda one liner as a functon.
>
> I prefer the def way with a name chosen.

Certainly, but the Bresenham line algorithm is O(n), which is why it
is so superior to quicksort that is O(n log n).  Of course you might
try the Capo Ferro optimization, but I find that Thibault cancels out
Capo Ferro, don't you?