BitHacks: remove assert(), fixes #756 #138

Job	Run time
build-ubuntu-sanitize	2m 57s
build-experimental (windows-latest)	2m 0s
build-experimental (ubuntu-latest)	1m 0s
build-experimental (macos-13)	1m 26s
build (windows-latest)	4m 9s
build-ios	7m 11s
build (ubuntu-latest)	1m 34s
build-kn	4m 32s
build-python (3.12, ubuntu-latest)	51s
build (macos-13)	1m 47s
build-rust (ubuntu-latest)	1m 38s
build-python (3.12, macos-13)	1m 10s
build-rust (macos-13)	2m 58s
build-python (3.12, windows-latest)	3m 11s
build-wasm	1m 24s
build-rust (windows-latest)	4m 20s
build-winrt	2m 6s
build-android	3m 11s
	47m 25s

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