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-(defn worker-main
-  "Sends 11 messages back to parent"
-  [parent]
-  (def name (thread/receive))
-  (def interval (thread/receive))
-  (for i 0 10
-    (os/sleep interval)
-    (:send parent (string/format "thread %s wakeup no. %d" name i)))
-  (:send parent name))
-
-(defn make-worker
-  [name interval]
-  (-> (thread/new worker-main)
-      (:send name)
-      (:send interval)))
-
-(def bob (make-worker "bob" 0.02))
-(def joe (make-worker "joe" 0.03))
-(def sam (make-worker "sam" 0.05))
-
-# Receive out of order
-(for i 0 33
-  (print (thread/receive)))
-
-#
-# Recursive Thread Tree - should pause for a bit, and then print a cool zigzag.
-#
-
-(def rng (math/rng (os/cryptorand 16)))
-
-(defn choose [& xs]
-  (in xs (:int rng (length xs))))
-
-(defn worker-tree
-  [parent]
-  (def name (thread/receive))
-  (def depth (thread/receive))
-  (if (< depth 5)
-    (do
-    (defn subtree []
-      (-> (thread/new worker-tree)
-          (:send (string name "/" (choose "bob" "marley" "harry" "suki" "anna" "yu")))
-          (:send (inc depth))))
-    (let [l (subtree)
-          r (subtree)
-          lrep (thread/receive)
-          rrep (thread/receive)]
-      (:send parent [name ;lrep ;rrep])))
-    (do
-      (:send parent [name]))))
-
-(-> (thread/new worker-tree) (:send "adam") (:send 0))
-(def lines (thread/receive))
-(map print lines)
-
-#
-# Receive timeout
-#
-
-(def slow (make-worker "slow-loras" 0.5))
-(for i 0 50
-  (try
-    (let [msg (thread/receive 0.1)]
-      (print "\n" msg))
-    ([err] (prin ".") (:flush stdout))))
-
-(print "\ndone timing, timeouts ending.")
-(try (while true (print (thread/receive))) ([err] (print "done")))