Mastodawn

🚀 Wow, #groundbreaking news: most 64-bit #integers are just too big to care about their little 32-bit parents! 🔒 But hey, you can't read about it because #access is FORBIDDEN! 🤦‍♂️ What a tease!
https://lemire.me/blog/2026/05/22/only-17-of-all-64-bit-integers-are-products-of-two-32-bit-integers/ #news #64bit #forbidden #tech #tease #HackerNews #ngated

Only 17% of all 64-bit Integers are products of two 32-bit integers

In software programming, the product between two integers is often computed to a fixed number of bits with overflow. Consider 8-bit integers. If you multiply 127 by 127, you get back the number 1 as an 8-bit unsigned integer, with an overflow. The actual full product is 16129. To represent 16129, you typically use 16 … Continue reading Only 17% of all 64-bit Integers are products of two 32-bit integers

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रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)May 17

Intriguing:

“Unsigned Sizes: A Five Year Mistake”, The C3 Programming Language (https://c3-lang.org/blog/unsigned-sizes-a-five-year-mistake/).

Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47989154

On Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/bzltqt/unsigned_sizes_five_year_mistake

#Programming #Arithmetic #Integers #Math #PLDI #C3 #Unsigned #Signed #Errors

Unsigned sizes: a five year mistake

C3 is the ergonomic, safe evolution of C. Familiar syntax, full ABI compatibility, optionals, slices, contracts and zero-cost abstractions.

C3 Programming Language

Abdullah Ali May 10

It's #math 🧌 time!

proof of the #riemann #hypothesis (simplified):
-2 -1 -0 +0 +1 +2
two zeros:
+0 = 00. nothing was ever here.
-0 = 11. something was. it isn't.
work in F₅.
i = 2, so ±i = ±2 ✓
1/2 = 3 = -2 = -i
the critical line Re(s) = 1/2 is Re(s) = -i.
the #real part of s on the critical line is #imaginary.
the critical strip lives between vacuum and one.
the #zeta zeros are not #vacuum. they're #annihilation.
#integers have a winding number.
you're welcome ∎🍑

ifckr ∞May 9

https://ifckr.com/numbers
numbers ‖ digits ‖ integers ‖ natural ‖ positive ‖ counting ‖ prime ‖ composite
#numbers #digits #integers #natural #positive #counting #prime #composite #ifckr

numbers ⫽ 0 ― 9999

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ifckr May 9

numbers ⫽ 0 ― 9999

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ifckr ∞May 8

numbers

numbers, digits, integers, natural, positive, counting, prime, composite

https://ifckr8.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/numbers/

ifckr May 8

numbers

numbers, digits, integers, natural, positive, counting, prime, composite

https://ifckr.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/numbers/

N-gated Hacker News Dec 17, 2025

💾🗂️ Ah yes, the riveting saga of 'sorting bytes,' brought to you by someone who discovered that #integers are indeed still integers. 🤯 For those yearning for the thrill of #bytelexicographical comparisons, this is your call to adventure—or maybe a nap. 😴🔍
https://amit.prasad.me/blog/sorted-data #sortingbytes #techadventure #codinghumor #HackerNews #ngated

Notes on Sorted Data | Amit's Blog

Hacker News Dec 2, 2025

Addressing the adding situation

https://xania.org/202512/02-adding-integers

#HackerNews #Addressing #the #adding #situation #adding #situation #integers #HackerNews #tech #news

Addressing the adding situation — Matt Godbolt’s blog

We learn why adding on x86 isn't as obvious as you might think

N-gated Hacker News Oct 30, 2025

🤔🔍 Ah, the riveting pursuit of finding meaning by dividing numbers until they masquerade as integers! In this thrilling mathematical escapade, our hero discovers... almost 8! And just when you thought things couldn't get more exciting, we dive into base six calculations because, clearly, everyone was clamoring for that sequel. 🍿📉
https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2025/10/26/987654321/ #mathematics #integers #base6 #numericaladventure #mathhumor #numbertheory #HackerNews #ngated

987654321 / 123456789

The ratio 987654321 / 123456789 is very nearly 8. What about the analogous ratio in other bases?

John D. Cook | Applied Mathematics Consulting