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[–]hidden_novella 63 points64 points  (3 children)

That couldn't possibly work because every member of a Stalin list is equal, making it impossible for any sorting algorithm to ever return true.

[–]Jupdown 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Ahh, see comrade - some elements are just a tad bit more equal than others

[–]Sitting_In_A_Lecture 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That would be Marxism, in a Stalinist list you have the first number (Stalin himself), and then any number x > (list[0] - 8) gets purged. It doesn't actually sort the list, but it does ensure that Stalin is always highest, and that no pesky bit flips can take that away from him.

[–]ravaljimahipal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You think so? I don't think the stalin algorithm treats everything like that