[NSRCA-discussion] Chapter-12 computer science.

[John Pavlick]

Yup, that's it. I just wanted to see if you guys could figure this out. You 
made me feel good because I actually coded something just like this and it 
took me a little while to catch it. At least we had some fun and didn't 
think about the less pleasant things that started this thread. Although this 
whole "computer programming" thing that I started doesn't seem like it's 
related to Pattern, think again. Things aren't always what they seem and 
sometimes when you think you have something figured out, you actually don't. 
How many times have you struggled with something for weeks only to have one 
of your Pattern buddies straighten it out for you in ten minutes? Pattern is 
one of the coolest forms of competition I've ever been involved with. I'm 
always amazed when I see people lending complete airplanes to their 
competitors after something "bad" happened and then cheering as they are 
beaten by them. As far as I'm concerned almost everyone I've met who flies 
Pattern deserves a lot of respect. Everything needs to be kept in proper 
perspective. I know some people take things VERY seriously and that's fine 
but let's remember this is a hobby. A toy airplane hobby. It's supposed to 
be fun and relaxing. When it starts causing stress, maybe you should take a 
break. Life is too short, BELIEVE ME!

John Pavlick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Black" <tkeithblack at gmail.com>
To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Chapter-12 computer science.


> Guys! You're getting carried away almost as bad as the judging 
> controversy!
> ;-)
>
> I think you're missing the point. This was a trick question to see if 
> you'd
> catch the fact that cnt was defined as 8-bits (char) and therefore would
> never reach 256. That was the only point of the quiz.
>
> Keith
>