* Long.bitCount(Long.MIN_VALUE) == 1}, but {@link Long#MIN_VALUE} is not a power of two.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("ShortCircuitBoolean")
  public static boolean isPowerOfTwo(long x) {
    return x > 0 & (x & (x - 1)) == 0;
  }

  /**
   * Returns 1 if {@code x < y} as unsigned longs, and 0 otherwise. Assumes that x - y fits into a