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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject: Re: A little puzzle.
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 06:55:39 -0800
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Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> writes:

> On Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at 11:24:17 UTC+1, Tim Rentsch wrote:
>
>> Julio Di Egidio <ju...@diegidio.name> writes:
>> [edited for brevity]
>>
>>> On Tuesday, 29 November 2022 at 13:29:48 UTC+1, Tim Rentsch wrote:
>>> ..> On Monday, 21 November 2022 at 21:45:34 UTC+1, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>>>
>>> ..>> Consider any ordered measure that "wraps round" -- bearings in
>>> ..>> degrees, minutes in the hour, indeed hours in either the 12 or
>>> ..>> 24 hour clock.  The problem is to determine if a given value is
>>> ..>> in the sub-range specified by a start and an en value.
>>>
>>>> The question can be answered without using any of subtraction,
>>>> remainder, or mod,
>>>
>>> No, it cannot.  But feel free to prove me wrong.
>>
>> At this point I see no reason to try to convince you.
>
> You have never had any reason, so that is hardly surprising.

As you may have observed, I often put in time and effort to give
further explanation of an earlier comment.  I'm more likely to do
that when I think the person I'm responding to is interested in
hearing what I have to say.

I hope you will understand if I choose not to read or respond to
your future postings.