From: Kevin Bullock <kbullock@...>
Date: 2004-12-02T01:25:46+09:00
Subject: Unsigned manipulation [was Re: SOT gmail invites]

Hal Fulton wrote:

> Kevin Bullock wrote:
>
>> Lyndon Samson wrote:
>>
>>> X % of the people of this list appear to be using GoogleMail, where X
>>> is some value ~50 :-)
>>
>> % irb --prompt simple
>>  >> ~50
>> => -51
>>
>> -51 people are using GoogleMail? :P
>
> Convert it to an unsigned 32-bit value.  ;)
>
> Hal

(*ponders how to do this in Ruby*)

I think this will make a good Kata when I get off work today.

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Kevin R. Bullock
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Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
University of Minnesota
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