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1. tromp+oz[view] [source] 2026-02-02 21:14:38
>>tromp+(OP)
Please no more comments to the extent of "i can define a much larger number in only 1 bit". What makes my blog post (hopefully) interesting is that I consider tiny programs for computing huge numbers in non-cheating languages, that are not specifically equipped for doing so.
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2. hcs+wE[view] [source] 2026-02-02 21:36:37
>>tromp+oz
Surely you've been on HN long enough to know people just read the headline. Not that it would stop all sniping, but that headline doesn't even include "program" (or "compute").
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3. tromp+PL[view] [source] 2026-02-02 22:04:54
>>hcs+wE
> that headline doesn't even include "program" (or "compute").

Neither does Scott's article titled "Who Can Name the Bigger Number?" [1]

The title is just a way to invite the reader to find out why the answer isn't simply 2^64-1.

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