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Created May 24, 2012 12:48
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Convert base-256 byte string to base-10
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debase256.rb
def debase256(string)
string.reverse.bytes.inject([0, 1]) do |(sum, pow), byte|
[pow * byte.ord, pow * 256]
end.first
end
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