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Bear in mind, it would take 1 Billion users posting 18 Billion times each, to reach 2^64. I'm not holding my breath. (and computers can actually handle 128-bit
by ahazred8ta 13y ago
Bear in mind, it would take 1 Billion users posting 18 Billion times each, to reach 2^64. I'm not holding my breath. (and computers can actually handle 128-bit numbers just fine)
- sgy 13y agoThe whole concept is how to solve problem at its edges, whether 64 or 128, let's say in 10 years time. Plus, would you use IBM System/37 or DEC VAX to run HN? 18 billion posts by 1 billion users will cumulatively make sense in the context of time.