I know what you mean and I'm not saying this with any animus, but this is pretty funny: > people who have studied any math in university, i.e. all CS graduates

I know what you mean and I'm not saying this with any animus, but this is pretty funny: > people who have studied any math in university, i.e. all CS graduates, should have gone through an introductory algebra course that covers fields, rings, etc. > Z_2^32 field