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Re:Shortest bit sequence that's never been sent over the Int... by zwischenzug on Thursday April 19, 2018 @12:19PM (#16877164)
Again: that looks for whether that sequence is in each tested string, which is a different problem.

It tests if 'x' is 'in', rather than the number of times it is seen.

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Re:Shortest bit sequence that's never been sent over the Int... by daveFNbuck on Thursday April 19, 2018 @08:57PM (#16881385)
But the question being tested is whether a given string is in the bits that have been transferred over the internet. The number of times it is seen is not what we're talking about here.
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