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FWIW, the title on this post scans like the number 28 as opposed to the number 2 billion (to my eye, anyway).
by notdonspaulding 11y ago
FWIW, the title on this post scans like the number 28 as opposed to the number 2 billion (to my eye, anyway).
- hammock 11y agoYes, unfortunately the title was changed automatically by an HN title parser upon submission. It changes references of million to M and billion to B.
- DanBC 11y agoBut it didn't change your most recent submission? Isn't this just someone trying to fit in the 80 char limit? Current title is 80 chars, so there's not enough room for the illion.
- hammock 11y agoIt did change it, that's how I noticed in the first place. In my case I went back and re-edited the title and that seemed to make it stick to "million" instead of "M."
- BuildTheRobots 11y agoMy brain accepted 2B but then assumed it was a model of reactor. The idea of it being billions of years old didn't even enter :(