Re: Is this poor style?

From	Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Is this poor style?
Date	2015-01-07 20:56 +0000
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Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> writes:
<snip>
> [...] (It was an NP problem for which we very 
> much needed a "good enough" solution *right the heck now* rather than a 
> perfect solution some time next millennium,

Nit: you probably mean NP-hard (or maybe NP-complete).

I know I go on about it continuously, but maybe there is a small but
finite chance that the the term will be used correctly if I bring it up
with great regularity.  :-)

-- 
Ben.

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Is this poor style? "S.K.R. de Jong" <SKRdJ@nowhere.net> - 2015-01-04 00:46 +0000
  Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-03 16:58 -0800
    Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-04 20:37 +1300
      Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-04 02:32 -0800
        Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-05 09:39 +1300
          Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-04 22:53 +0000
  Re: Is this poor style? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-01-04 01:29 +0000
  Re: Is this poor style? Morris Dovey <mrdovey@iedu.com> - 2015-01-04 00:00 -0600
    Re: Is this poor style? Morris Dovey <mrdovey@iedu.com> - 2015-01-04 02:20 -0600
  Re: Is this poor style? August Karlstrom <fusionfile@gmail.com> - 2015-01-04 15:46 +0100
    Re: Is this poor style? Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2015-01-04 15:10 +0000
      Re: Is this poor style? August Karlstrom <fusionfile@gmail.com> - 2015-01-04 17:06 +0100
  Re: Is this poor style? Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2015-01-04 15:30 +0000
    Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-04 07:44 -0800
      Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-05 00:35 +0000
        Re: Is this poor style? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-05 01:02 +0000
          Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-05 01:43 +0000
            Re: Is this poor style? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-05 11:35 +0000
            Re: Is this poor style? raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-05 12:58 +0000
              Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-05 13:14 +0000
          Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-05 22:02 +0000
            Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-05 14:24 -0800
              Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-06 12:26 +1300
                Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-06 02:40 -0800
              Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-07 19:32 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-07 20:03 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-07 20:27 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-08 09:55 +1300
                Re: Is this poor style? Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-01-07 18:13 -0600
                Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-08 13:17 +1300
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-07 21:02 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:22 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:33 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 13:08 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-08 12:54 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-01-08 14:04 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-01-07 13:57 -0800
                Re: Is this poor style? Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-01-07 18:12 -0600
                Re: Is this poor style? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-01-07 20:56 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-07 21:18 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-01-07 21:28 +0000
            Re: Is this poor style? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-06 11:28 +0000
              Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-07 20:19 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-07 16:05 -0800
                Re: Is this poor style? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-01-08 08:29 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-12 22:08 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-24 20:35 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-25 08:43 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-25 16:38 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-03-26 15:43 -0500
                Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-28 08:57 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-08 13:23 +1300
                Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-07 16:53 -0800
                Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-08 14:11 +1300
              Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-08 11:10 +1300
        Re: Is this poor style? John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2015-01-05 15:54 -0800
          Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-06 11:03 +0100
            Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-06 11:10 +0100
            Re: Is this poor style? John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2015-01-06 06:03 -0800
              Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-06 14:44 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-01-06 09:10 -0600
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:14 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:31 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 13:06 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 13:19 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-08 12:53 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-08 05:49 -0800
                Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-01-08 08:18 -0800
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-09 07:58 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-24 09:28 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-24 13:57 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-25 08:28 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-25 12:17 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2015-04-05 17:03 -0700
                Re: Is this poor style? John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2015-01-14 11:25 -0800
                Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-14 19:41 +0000
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-15 09:01 +0100
                Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-15 09:35 +0100
    Re: Is this poor style? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-04 11:15 -0500
      Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-04 21:38 +0000
      Re: Is this poor style? Dr Nick <nospam-4@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2015-01-05 07:27 +0000
        Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-05 06:33 -0800
    Re: Is this poor style? Vincenzo Mercuri <nomail@yahoo.it> - 2015-01-04 18:56 +0100
    Re: Is this poor style? rouben@shady.(none) (Rouben Rostamian) - 2015-01-04 18:22 +0000
    Re: Is this poor style? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-01-04 21:35 +0000
    Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-05 10:46 +1300
      Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-04 15:36 -0800
    Re: Is this poor style? asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 12:05 -0800
      Re: Is this poor style? asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 14:18 -0800
        Re: Is this poor style? asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 14:32 -0800
          Re: Is this poor style? asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 14:37 -0800
        Re: Is this poor style? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-05 18:23 -0500
          Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-05 23:32 +0000
      Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-01-05 15:31 -0800
    Re: Is this poor style? Phil Carmody <pc+usenet@asdf.org> - 2015-01-13 15:00 +0200
  Re: Is this poor style? Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-01-04 15:07 -0600
  Re: Is this poor style? jadill33@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 15:03 -0800
  Re: Is this poor style? buja <buja66@gmail.com> - 2015-01-06 21:48 +0100
    Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:21 +0100
      Re: Is this poor style? buja <buja66@gmail.com> - 2015-01-08 12:42 +0100
  Re: Is this poor style? "S.K.R. de Jong" <SKRdJ@nowhere.net> - 2015-01-08 15:29 +0000
    Re: Is this poor style? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-08 12:03 -0500

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