Hey Satyric0n:
Just because something is "obvious" doesn't mean one actually managed to "observe" it.
This is at least the second time in this thread that I've been so intent on what I "thought" I was doing, I did not actually notice what was right in front of me.
What you said is "obviously" true, but I was so intent on "looking" for a "pattern," I completely failed to "think" about "what" the code was doing. Well Duh! Since it was the ONLY one I had ever seen like that, I was mesmerized by the possibility of discovering an identifying pattern. You know, immortality, name in lights, ticker tape parades, and all that
Thanks for throwing that bucket of cold water on my head to wake me up.
Maybe a good slap will get me to focus.
Regards and thanks.