while (a=b()) ... infinite sets digression

[Greg Ewing]

Chad Netzer wrote:
> 
>  So, there are infinitely more strings which start with underscores than do not,

Hmmm... this would seem to imply that there are
infinitely many more strings starting with any
given character than any other character.

Which seems absurd. Although where infinities
are involved, that doesn't necessarily mean it's
not true...

Tricky and dangerous beasts, these infinities!

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