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Given that there is so much probability in the world, you would think you would want to be certain about things you can be objectively 100% certain about, espec
by smegel 11y ago
Given that there is so much probability in the world, you would think you would want to be certain about things you can be objectively 100% certain about, especially for one off long term choices that have big implications.
- stouset 11y ago2^-80 is orders and orders of magnitude less likely than the chance of a bit error in RAM when performing the calculation. Or of fucking up the implementation of such a check. Or of a CPU error. https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20160114-00/?p=92851 https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20160114-00/?p=...
- smegel 11y agoSo how did it happen in this case?