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: Er, sorry, I see that what I wrote was ambiguous. I wasn't complaining about the pregeneration of the 960 entries, but about the generation of 40320 permutations, only to throw most of them away. Indeed, pregenerating the 960 entries makes perfect sense, especially if you can do it at compile time, and amortize it over many runs. I've clarified my comment, and added a faster way to pregen the 960 entries via construction. Thanks for pointing out the ambiguity in what I wrote. --[[User:TimToady|TimToady]] ([[User talk:TimToady|talk]]) 18:47, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
:I make the opposite view about computers. Every winter I find myself marvelling at the reduction in the amount of cars seen with their hood up left broken down by the side of the road. I put that down to modern engine management systems.
:I also see our double decker busses just going about their business. When I was a lad, they would cough and wheeze belching smoke as they laboured slowly up hills. Now their engines have engine management systems that get more from the fuel and help diagnose problems before they lead to breakdowns.
:As you can see I think of computers as having a net positive effect. (Guided bombs and drones notwithstanding). --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] ([[User talk:Paddy3118|talk]]) 19:45, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
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