Re: Gallows bit sequences: how embarassing...

[Adams Douglas <adamsd@xxxxxxx>]

Jorge Stolfi wrote:
> 
> So, my apologies to everyone for the false claim, and for the
> (probably) irrelevant postings about Turkish linguistics. I will try
> to be more careful in the future...
> 
> (There is one bright side to it, though --- the Chinese theory 
> is not dead after all!)

Another is a wonderful demonstration of the Scientific Method at work.

Thanks and congratulations, Jorge, you've truly discovered a new fact about
the VMs, just because it's a "negative" fact doesn't make it any less
significant. We know this is one aspect we don't have to waste effort on
now.

-Adams

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