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Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2013 08:24:48 +1100
Subject: Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0
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On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 3:42 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> Keeping a bunch of clocks on a network in sync is a solved problem.  The
> world really needs to move on to new problems like how to deal with more
> than 2^32 devices on a network.  Or how to deal with languages where 26
> letters isn't enough.

*clap* Very tidy, finding two examples that were both solved in 1996. I like.

ChrisA