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From: hall@aplcenmp.apl.jhu.edu (Marty Hall)
Subject: Re: self-evaluating non-atomic forms
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Organization: JHU/APL AI Lab, Hopkins P/T CS Faculty
References: <453r6i$448@kernighan.cs.umass.edu> <NORVIG.95Oct10111635@meteor.menlo.harlequin.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 13:18:30 GMT
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In article <NORVIG.95Oct10111635@meteor.menlo.harlequin.com> 
Peter Norvig writes:

>Marty Hall pointed out that the variable - can be used, but he missed
>a twelve character solution:
>
>(identity -)

I pointed out that if you allow the '-' variable then you have a one
character solution. So it wasn't too interesting finding other
solutions. But if you throw down the gauntlet like that :-), how about
(print -), with 9 characters, or (setq x -) with 10?

I didn't know about the #1= business. I'll be careful to exclude it
next time I assign the problem :-).

Hey, this is fun! Cheers-
						- Marty
(proclaim '(inline skates))
