hi, Asking questions is part of learning. Unless one learns how is he expected to participate and make once in a while intelliget discussions? Give noobs some space and time to learn and over time they will contribute to the list. I think when I was a kid, it took me quite a few months to learn to walk. I beleive you also learned to walk taking as much time as did. But nobody chopped off my leg or your leg when we couldn't walk. Sarath. --- Tim May <timcmay@got.net> wrote:
As for you, I have dumped on you because most of your posts to the list look a lot like you are asking for help on a homework problem or have just semi-randomly pulled an example out of a crypto or algebra book and have decided to "participate" in the list by asking if anyone knows the answer to some puzzle.
"hi,
Table shown is completed to define 'associative' binary operation * on S={a,b,c,d}. ... So can (a*d)*d=a*(d*d)=d considered as associative over * for this case as per definition?"
and
"hi,
If we are to convert a k-bit integer n to a base b number,it takes us O(log n) if the base b is a power ... Is there an algorithm with time complexity O(log n) which allows such conversion to base b ,when b is not a power of 2?"
are just two of your more recent examples.
Now if you had told us you were implementing a crypto system for use in India (where I think you are from...), and had run into a tough problem, these might be interesting for people to comment on.
A more fruitful sort of post might be for you to
But to post snippets of problems out of textbooks is NOT participation in the topics of the list. Think about it. I wish you no ill-will, but you should find ways to participate which suggest you are actually reading what others are saying and giving your own views or responses to them.
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