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Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C!

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C!
Date 2016-09-09 15:26 -0700
Organization None to speak of
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Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> writes:
> On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 7:21:37 PM UTC+1, Keith Thompson wrote:
>> All three calls to time(0) will very likely return the same value, so
>> calling it three times probably doesn't add any more entropy.
>> 
> You've found a way of doing work without adding entropy to the
> universe?
> Congratulations. Nobel prize for this man.

Glad to see that you're reading my posts, Malcolm.

Any response to my challenge to cite a reputable source that agrees with
your usage of the word "array"?

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C! Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-09 12:26 -0700
  Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C! Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-09 13:55 -0700
    Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C! Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-09 22:04 +0100
    Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C! Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-09 15:26 -0700
      Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C! Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-09 14:31 -0700
        Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C! Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-09 17:02 -0700
        Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C! gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-09-09 22:55 +0000
        Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C! jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-09-09 17:01 -0700
  Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C! Paul N <gw7rib@aol.com> - 2016-09-11 08:26 -0700
    Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C! "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-09-11 11:49 -0400
    Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C! Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-11 11:51 -0700
    Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C! Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-11 13:58 -0700
    Re: Learn "elusive" and "reprimand" using C! David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-12 09:08 +0200

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