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1. islewi+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-01-21 22:46:14
$500B is not $7T, but its surprisingly close.
replies(2): >>entrop+C4 >>goatlo+N7
2. entrop+C4[view] [source] 2025-01-21 23:11:53
>>islewi+(OP)
7% is close? In what world is 7% close?

If you ran 7% of a mile in 5 minutes, would you claim you were close to running a 5 minute mile?

replies(2): >>nmca+a7 >>hooli_+R7
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3. nmca+a7[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-01-21 23:27:20
>>entrop+C4
It’s about 1oom off. In some contexts, one oom is pretty close.
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4. goatlo+N7[view] [source] 2025-01-21 23:30:44
>>islewi+(OP)
Weird definition of close you have there. If I asked for $700, and you gave me $50, would that be close?
replies(2): >>kristj+Va >>throw3+xd
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5. hooli_+R7[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-01-21 23:31:50
>>entrop+C4
Looking at it logarithmically makes more sense to me. 500B seems a lot closer to 7T as 3K is to 500B. It's only off by an order of magnitude
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6. kristj+Va[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-01-21 23:50:55
>>goatlo+N7
closer than $0.05
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7. throw3+xd[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-01-22 00:08:15
>>goatlo+N7
Depends. If I fart in a glass jar and then I try to sell it to you for $700, but you end up buying it for $50, I'd say it's pretty close.
replies(1): >>ripped+mY
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8. ripped+mY[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-01-22 06:53:06
>>throw3+xd
This is my signal that it’s time to put up HN and go to bed for the night
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9. entrop+Sh2[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-01-22 17:01:20
>>nmca+a7
And as we all know, the economy scales exponentially with no real world repercussions /s
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