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2+2 rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by RothyBuyak to c/196
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Programmer: 2 + 2 is 3.99999999999999999

[-] anton 32 points 1 year ago

2 + 2 == 4 with any reasonable fixed and floating point format. In ieee 754 floats powers of 2 have a fraction of exactly 1.0 and differing exponents.

[-] KeyserSoze61@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As an accountant, I assure you that I advised the stakeholder about the risks and possible outcomes of their actions first. I’m out of it now, but working for privately owned small to midsize businesses was a trip…

[-] vivavideri@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Accounts receivable says 4, but it's probably broken up with discounts or shortage discrepancies.

[-] zenharbinger@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago
[-] darcy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

ahh, javascript

[-] Jojowski@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 year ago

Roadman: 2+2 is 4, minus 1 that's 3 QUICK MATHS!

[-] LordAmplifier@pawb.social 15 points 1 year ago

My former coworker when he was driving: "yeah, it's 4, but it's safe to drive 8. almost runs into a tram"

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