:-) fair enough. And panicing is exactly the kind of mitigation I had in mind initially; just don't silently do the unexpected. > I think you may be failing t

:-) fair enough. And panicing is exactly the kind of mitigation I had in mind initially; just don't silently do the unexpected. > I think you may be failing to comprehend just how large numbers like this get On the other hand, us programmers are also notorious for failing to comprehend just how long our software will live on...