Floating point math can only be trusted when you take into account the effect of round-off errors on the significance of the result. So, yes, ((1+(1E-16))-1)*(1E+16) can be zero in Excel. (and probably Gnumeric too.)
If there are any real (non floating point roundoff/underflow related) errors in Excel, I'd really like to know about them.
No, it doesn't. The halting problem has NOTHING to do with draws or wins. The halting problem is about determining wether a certain algorithm eventually finishes execution, and the monster computer you refer to most definitly DOES finish eventually. Remember the 50 moves rule? This ensures that the total number of moves in a game is finite (around 3000 max or so), and therefore the total number of possible games is finite too (somewhere in the 10^120 region if I remember correctly)
Also, halting has nothing to do with determinism.
Check any decent book on computation theory for more information.
Not that I want to ruin a perfectly boring anti-MS joke, but I think rebooting requires *MORE* power on average than just running in waiting-for-user-input mode. Especially when it's a hard reboot, where the harddisk has to spin up etc.
Snakes just transfer poisonous chemicals known to the humans. Snake byte by itself is harmless for humans, unless there's also a poisonous chemical injected into the human blood. You're right in terms of numbers, but let's say we leave the snakes out of this list.
I think the scientific consensus these days is: "We don't know what's going to happen, it might go either way and in both cases we are fucked."
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Actually, Borland Turbo Assembler 5 supports objects, although that's really only useful for linking to c++ code.
Oooh the memories...
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of seeing Second Reality for the first time, on a 486. It inspired me to... well it didn't really amount to much, but for a moment there, I wished I was that good.
the horizon is 15 miles from the viewer at sea level
Actually it's quite a bit less.
For a person L meters tall, and earth radius r meters, it's:
sqrt((r+L)^2 - r^2)
=
sqrt(L^2 + 2rL)
which is, for L=1.8 and r=6376500, is about 4800 meters (or 3 miles for the metrically impaired)
Asking people to press any key is nearly always wrong: try pressing the CTRL key or some other metakey, it usually won't do anything. So, asking them to press enter IS more accurate.
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int main(int argc, char **argv) and ++i; come to mind too.
Erm, I'd say ANY release candidade is expected to be the final. Otherwise, why's is it a candidate? In my book, RC means you've fixed all bugs you're aware of at that time, so unless some others crop up, that's going to be the final version.
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Not to mention one hell of a (de)compression algorithm
And isn't it the name of a database or something?
Floating point math can only be trusted when you take into account the effect of round-off errors on the significance of the result. So, yes, ((1+(1E-16))-1)*(1E+16) can be zero in Excel. (and probably Gnumeric too.)
If there are any real (non floating point roundoff/underflow related) errors in Excel, I'd really like to know about them.
Yes, but it's a lot more fun to read the replies than the goatse-grits-type trolls
Does that make any sense?
No, it doesn't. The halting problem has NOTHING to do with draws or wins. The halting problem is about determining wether a certain algorithm eventually finishes execution, and the monster computer you refer to most definitly DOES finish eventually. Remember the 50 moves rule? This ensures that the total number of moves in a game is finite (around 3000 max or so), and therefore the total number of possible games is finite too (somewhere in the 10^120 region if I remember correctly)
Also, halting has nothing to do with determinism.
Check any decent book on computation theory for more information.
Not that I want to ruin a perfectly boring anti-MS joke, but I think rebooting requires *MORE* power on average than just running in waiting-for-user-input mode. Especially when it's a hard reboot, where the harddisk has to spin up etc.
Snakes just transfer poisonous chemicals known to the humans. Snake byte by itself is harmless for humans, unless there's also a poisonous chemical injected into the human blood. You're right in terms of numbers, but let's say we leave the snakes out of this list.
I never downloaded it, but I'm pretty sure a 8MB system.dat file is NOT a virus.
In general however, you are of course correct.
Indeed. Search for system.dat, user.dat or pwl on Kazaa, there are always some files found.
Although I cannot guess how many of those are honeypots.
Finally, babies with a healthy appetite for sex
I think the scientific consensus these days is: "We don't know what's going to happen, it might go either way and in both cases we are fucked."
Actually, Borland Turbo Assembler 5 supports objects, although that's really only useful for linking to c++ code.
of seeing Second Reality for the first time, on a 486. It inspired me to... well it didn't really amount to much, but for a moment there, I wished I was that good.
copy and move are internal commands. There's no such thing as copy.exe
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the horizon is 15 miles from the viewer at sea level
Actually it's quite a bit less.
For a person L meters tall, and earth radius r meters, it's:
sqrt((r+L)^2 - r^2)
=
sqrt(L^2 + 2rL)
which is, for L=1.8 and r=6376500, is about 4800 meters (or 3 miles for the metrically impaired)
With sperm not being discovered until 1676,
I find this highly doubtful. Surely they must have noticed the stuff before that.
That's... interesting. Here are some of the results I got:
Mulitcultural Long Hair Care Forum
The Moon Landings Were NOT Faked
and, best of all:
PoopReport.com: Your Source for Poop.
Asking people to press any key is nearly always wrong: try pressing the CTRL key or some other metakey, it usually won't do anything. So, asking them to press enter IS more accurate.
int main(int argc, char **argv) and ++i; come to mind too.
Erm, I'd say ANY release candidade is expected to be the final. Otherwise, why's is it a candidate? In my book, RC means you've fixed all bugs you're aware of at that time, so unless some others crop up, that's going to be the final version.
I think it has something to do with your signature. Somehow, moderators don't like to be told how to moderate.
You missed one:
5. Using a toothpick to undermine the foundations of the Adobe headquarters.
That'll show 'm.
What have you got against Adobe, anyway?
Thank you. Thank you so much. Beer all over the keyboard, that kind of thing.
not worse than the 80% nitrogen in the air around you.
IHBT. IHL. HAND.