From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM, FROM_2_EMAILS_SHORT,PDS_FROM_2_EMAILS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 X-Received: by 2002:aed:3909:: with SMTP id l9mr8769433qte.302.1607603132296; Thu, 10 Dec 2020 04:25:32 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 2002:a37:a890:: with SMTP id r138mr9040055qke.164.1607603132018; Thu, 10 Dec 2020 04:25:32 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!aioe.org!peer03.ams4!peer.am4.highwinds-media.com!peer02.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr3.iad1.usenetexpress.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news-out.google.com!nntp.google.com!postnews.google.com!google-groups.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 04:25:31 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: google-groups.googlegroups.com; posting-host=2a02:1206:4564:fe50:1d6d:c7d:98e0:7d5e; posting-account=gRqrnQkAAAAC_02ynnhqGk1VRQlve6ZG NNTP-Posting-Host: 2a02:1206:4564:fe50:1d6d:c7d:98e0:7d5e References: <86lfe6d9ui.fsf@stephe-leake.org> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <3a791ecc-f4ab-4f40-9d8a-5480fdc772c8n@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Advent of Code Day 8 From: "gautier...@hotmail.com" Injection-Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 12:25:32 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Received-Bytes: 1609 X-Received-Body-CRC: 3581727093 Xref: reader02.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:60791 List-Id: > Day 10 allows for a non-brute force solution, and this is worth the effort. Regarding part 2, you are probably dead before a brute-force solution finishes...