Re^2: reliably test integer size for portable bit-fiddling? (~0)

I figure for base2 stuff length is better than log (no need to worry about rounding/transcendental crap), e.g.,

4*length sprintf'%x',~0
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Re^3: reliably test integer size for portable bit-fiddling? (~0) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 14, 2014 at 09:46 UTC
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Avoid the multiply:

say length sprintf "%b", ~0;;
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With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.