We used to drive bicycles when we were children. Then we started driving cars. Bicycles have two wheels, cars have four. Eight wheels seems to be the logical next step, why don’t we drive eight-wheel vehicles?
The “15 to 17” part is worded somewhat confusingly, but it’s not wrong.
The number of bits contained in a double is equivalent to ~15.95 decimal digits. If you want to store exactly a decimal number with a fixed number of significant digits, floor(15.95) = 15
digits is the most you can hope for. However, if you want to store exactly a double by writing it out as a decimal number, you need 17 digits.
Despite this design, it is possible to write useful programs.
Interestingly, this applies to C++ too.
I’m surprised no one mentioned it. Hellblade (full title: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice) had me in literal tears. Not only it’s a decent game, it’s also an essay on heavy topics like mental health and the story of viking invasions.
[…] Sundar Pichai defended the layoffs and claimed that workers sometimes reach out to express gratitude for the cuts.
“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week.”
Fantastic, thanks!
Very nice! Could you tweak the colours a bit so they work in dark mode?
Absolutely! I’m just wondering if everyone has that one language in their hearts :)
Advent of Code is a fun collection of programming challenges ranging from trivial to moderate. It starts every year in December (obviously), but all the past challenges are still available: https://adventofcode.com/
Quantum encryption isn’t something quantum computers can even do. It’s not just transforming bits into other bits, it’s about building entirely new security properties based on physical properties of matter.
So, even if it is interesting for end users, they would need dedicated hardware anyway.