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Re:Low Level Bit Hacks You Absolutely Must Know by tptacek on Tuesday June 30, 2009 @04:37PM (#681535)
When, given a bit-vector representation of 8 devices, would I want to do something with the "right-most" of those devices?
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Re:Low Level Bit Hacks You Absolutely Must Know by pkrumins on Tuesday June 30, 2009 @04:42PM (#681541)
for example, those 8 devices were 8 LEDs, some of them on, and you'd want to turn the rightmost led off. :)

edit: i'll look into more serious applications when i write that article on bit trick applications.

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Re:Low Level Bit Hacks You Absolutely Must Know by tptacek on Tuesday June 30, 2009 @09:22PM (#681932)
Ok, lights are a good example.
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