Darkmuse

Recently I need to convert a dotted decimal IP address into a decimal IP address (a long integer). For some reason Java doesn’t have this built in and everywhere I found on the net appeared to have made a real meal of implementing it. So hopefully you’ll find this bit of code useful:
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One day I might host a little poker tournament at my new house. I don’t fancy cash games as, even if you set good limits, there is always the option for people to win, and lose, plenty of cash. A tournament lets everyone put a nominal fee into the pot and the winner […]