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Old 03-05-2010, 01:56 PM   #31
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Ok, I thought its being on tldp would mean it was actually reliable.
It is totally reliable and a widely used technique.
 
Old 03-05-2010, 02:19 PM   #32
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It is totally reliable and a widely used technique.
Apart from the comment being wrong. You said it didn't do what the comment said it did.
 
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do you know that you got me more confused?
 
Old 03-05-2010, 02:52 PM   #34
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do you know that you got me more confused?
Which bit ?
 
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Apart from the comment being wrong. You said it didn't do what the comment said it did.
Correct but the code itself is fine.

Probably "Reset" is used in the sense "set to another value" but it also has the sense "set back to the original value". The difference is significant for pedantic stuff like computer programming. Simply "Set" would have been clearer.
 
  


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