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Re:Unconventional Sorting Algorithms by contravariant on Thursday October 21, 2021 @06:20PM (#28951523)
You could just destroy all universes to ensure it's sorted in the remaining reality.
Re:Unconventional Sorting Algorithms by michaelmior on Thursday October 21, 2021 @06:48PM (#28951759)
I'm confused. What reality is remaining if all universes are destroyed?
Re:Unconventional Sorting Algorithms by contravariant on Thursday October 21, 2021 @07:33PM (#28952133)
None, but in it the list is sorted.

Or rather a reality wherein it wasn't sorted doesn't exist anymore.

Re:Unconventional Sorting Algorithms by michaelmior on Thursday October 21, 2021 @07:52PM (#28952273)
True although not very helpful if you actually want to do something with the sorted list. But I suppose if you cease to exist, so does whatever problem sorting the list was intended to solve.