On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 8:55 AM, erik quanstrom wrote: > > I was thinking about the problem and actually, at least in all > > circumstances I can think of, changing that one operation from <= to < > > would fix the problem. If the times are on the same second, I would > never > > have had time to change it. This would fix the problem. Perhaps this > > functionality can be controlled by an environment variable like NPROC. > > i thought this idea might come up. i think the reason not to do this > is a very fundamental principle: correctness. never give up on > correctness. > > I for one favor practical usefulness over theoretical correctness. An environment variable option would trivially satisfy both groups. It could operate as-is so nothing pre-existing would be affected. Blake