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Bitwise operations manipulate raw binary code

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Real masochists do not write normal math equations; they directly shift individual ones and zeros left or right to multiply numbers. It is unreadably complex for humans but deeply satisfying for the actual processor.

Bitwise operations manipulate raw binary code
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