[extropy-chat] Puzzle - Short Tale

[Spike]

> > waiiitttt!  give us sometime to waste on this first
> > alejandro
> 
> In pidgin code...
> 
> For each x= 1 to 999999999999
> z=1
> Dim y = 1 to 32
> decatenate x ~ y{1-32}
> for each dim y^z
> sum y{1-32}=n
> If n = x then Print x else
> z=z+1
> next dim y
> 
> Next x
> 
> 
> =====
> Mike Lorrey

Mike this algorithm would take weeks on a modern
PC and would still only get you up thru the 12s.
Even then, the last two thirds of the time would
find you nothing.

spike