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on Sun 01 Jan 2006 06:17 PM PST |
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- Comparing floating point numbers
Floating point math is not exact. Simple values like 0.2 cannot be precisely represented using binary floating point numbers, and the limited precision of floating point numbers means that slight changes in the order of operations can change the result. Different compilers and CPU architectures store temporary results at different precisions, so results will differ depending on the details of your environment.
Tags: math, reference, toread
- Welcome to Pando
Pando is a tiny app that lets you email any size file or folder to anyone, free.
Tags: mail, p2p, watch
- Comparison of Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL DBMS
Tags: pgsql, rdbms, reference
- Quines (self-replicating programs)
A “quine” (or “selfrep”) is a computer program which prints its own listing. This may sound either impossible, or trivial, or completely uninteresting, depending on your temper and your knowledge of computer science.
Tags: dev, reference, toread
- Custom Linux Distros, managed online
You can use rBuilder Online to create a Linux distribution that meets your specific needs, or to find an existing distribution that is just right for you.
Tags: linux, opt
