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Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 11:57:58 -0700 (PDT)
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On Saturday, October 6, 2012 5:01:40 AM UTC+5:30, Devin Jeanpierre wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Ian Kelly  wrote:
> 
> > I realize that.  My point is that the function *feels* more like a
> 
> > variant of reduce than of map.
> 
> >
> 
> >> If it's meant as a complaint, it's a poor one.
> 
> >
> 
> > It's not.
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> 
> 
> Fair enough all around. Sorry for misunderstanding.
> 
> 
> 
> -- Devin

Thanks to all who replied. Always good to learn something new.

- Vasudev