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[Offtopic] Re: Strange problem [message #28394 is a reply to message #28141]

Wed, 05 December 2001 16:24

Bhautik Joshi
Messages: 21
Registered: November 2001

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> The danger of IDL is that it allows people access to tools about which
> they have no knowledge.
> If the fact that floating point representations of numbers have limited
> precision comes as a
> shock, one can only wonder...
As far as I can tell the issue wasn't about limited prescision. Unless
its a fractional representation, *any* number is going to have a limited
degree of prescision (whether thats on paper or in the computer) - thats
something you learn in high school.

The subtle issue of a floating point counter confusing the inequality
operator in a loop isn't something thats obvious to everybody.

> Is there an emoticon for "shudder in abject fear"?
No. However, there is an emoticon for when drink international roast
coffee.

:E

it demonstrates the process of your mouth disentegrating in abject
objection to the awful aroma that can only be INTERNATIONAL ROAST.

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| roast. my sanity has gone |
| its lost forever |
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		Strange problem By: Andre Kyme on Sun, 25 November 2001 16:46
		Re: Strange problem By: Paul van Delst on Mon, 26 November 2001 14:16
		Re: Strange problem By: James Kuyper Jr. on Mon, 26 November 2001 10:03
		[Offtopic] Re: Strange problem By: Bhautik Joshi on Wed, 05 December 2001 16:24
		Re: [Offtopic] Re: Strange problem By: Jeff Hester on Fri, 07 December 2001 08:29
		Re: [Offtopic] Re: Strange problem By: Bhautik Jitendra Josh on Fri, 07 December 2001 06:28
		Re: [Offtopic] Re: Strange problem By: Jeff Hester on Thu, 06 December 2001 23:57

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