Suppose that I give you a short string of digits, containing possibly spaces or other characters (e.g., "20141103 012910"). We would like to pack the digits into an integer (e.g., 0x20141103012910) so that the lexicographical order over the string matches the ordering of the integers.
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I agree he’s doing very cool work! I’m just waiting for the day I get to use some of his tidbits! :)