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From: Tim Pierce <twpierce+usenet@mail.bsd.uchicago.edu>
Subject: Re: Theory #51 (superior(?) programming languages)
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>A+1 is A+1.
>
>In the ring "modulo 2^n, where n is the number of bits in the type",
>according to Mssrs Kernighan and Ritchie.  If you assumed a different
>ring (such as Z) that's tough.  You should read the language spec
>before pontificating in error.

How silly to imagine that a variable type entitled `int' might
actually be related to the ring Z.

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