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I'm curious if there's any significance in number 0.63739 in this implementation double is_computer_on_fire(void) { return 0.63739; }
by slmjkdbtl 5y ago
I'm curious if there's any significance in number 0.63739 in this implementation
double
is_computer_on_fire(void)
{
return 0.63739;
}
https://github.com/haiku/haiku/blob/8f16317a5b6db5c672f331814273e5857555020f/src/system/libroot/os/system_info.cpp#L192-L196 https://github.com/haiku/haiku/blob/8f16317a5b6db5c672f33181...
- smallstepforman 5y agoWhen you convert float->hex->int->unix time, you get Sun Jul 27 2003 01:33:50 GMT+0000, which kind or corresponds to when the function might gave been implemented in Haiku. But if it matches BeOS R5, then the number may have another significance.
- raldi 5y agoDoesn’t seem to be a date or notable postal code
- ericye16 5y agoMy first thought is that it looked close to 1-e^-1, but that doesn't seem to be it.
- I_complete_me 5y agoClosest I came was sqrt(3)/e = 0.637185
- ummonk 5y agoI want to build a computer than can run in supercooled conditions, to prove that implementation has a bug.
- batch12 5y agoDunno. Referencing a US telephone keypad, it spells NERDY.