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		blastonico on Sept 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: How much is 13B euros? It's so big that you'll need a 64-bit variable to store that value.

smilliken on Sept 12, 2024 [–]

I could do it with less than 34 bits.

langcss on Sept 12, 2024 | [–]

If you can design a new encoding scheme, zero bits is enough.

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