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Integers can have an arbitrarily large but finite number of digits. They cannot have an infinite number of digits. There is a big difference.

Their statement makes sense: If you have a non zero probability of something happening, say P, and N times that it could happen, then you would expect it to happen about P * N time…

I've skimmed the paper and it's quite readable. The problem arises because probability doesn't make sense in an infinite universe. To make sense of it the authors consider a small …

I did a similar experiment last year. For 3 months I stuck to a low carb diet, influenced by the Atkin's diet, but not following it strictly. I was a very healthy weight and decide…

It took me far longer than it should have to get started. After clicking on the oscillator circuit I kept trying to flip the switch like your instructions say but what I didn't rea…

I've looked into this problem briefly myself, and as a PhD student who runs an academically oriented start-up/web app, it's something I'd be very interested in seeing happen. In pr…

Very true, but I like my numbers to behave like... well, numbers. You can define consistent algebras but I'd argue with you if you tried to call them numbers.

It's also inconsistent if you assume that multiplication is distributive over addition: (-1 + 1) * -1 = -1 * -1 + 1 * -1 = -1 + -1 = -2 or (-1 + 1) * -1 = 0 * -1 = 0.

I wouldn't worry too much about what Recurly did - they seemed to constantly change their mind on how their pricing would work. Now they've given up and are holding out until to Ju…

Figure out how to do the bit I don't know how to do. The rest of the application is mostly just stuff I know how to do and only need to make sure I do properly. Figuring out how to…