PayPal credits man with $92,233,720,368,547,800
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PayPal credits man with $92,233,720,368,547,800
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Re: PayPal credits man with $92,233,720,368,547,800
#2What sort of problem would cause this error?
Can we glean anything from Paypal's system by the amount that he was accidentally credited?
Re: PayPal credits man with $92,233,720,368,547,800
#3weird that it's the same number as a comment from 7 years ago (see the second to last comment on page): http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060803223509AA...
Re: PayPal credits man with $92,233,720,368,547,800
#4weird that it's the same number as a comment from 7 years ago (see the second to last comment on page): http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060803223509AA...
Not weird. It's 2^63. (64 bit signed number).
Re: PayPal credits man with $92,233,720,368,547,800
#5weird that it's the same number as a comment from 7 years ago (see the second to last comment on page): http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060803223509AA...
Not weird. It's 2^63. (64 bit signed number).
Not quite. 2^63 is 9223372036854775808, and the max value for a signed 64-bit int would be one less than that. Close enough to wager that the article may have been slightly off.
Re: PayPal credits man with $92,233,720,368,547,800
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not weird. It's 2^63. (64 bit signed number).
Not quite. 2^63 is 9223372036854775808, and the max value for a signed 64-bit int would be one less than that. Close enough to wager that the article may have been slightly off.
Probably the last two digits are used for cents (like in a Decimal type) and perhaps he has $41,92 real dollar in his account (or the reporters just decided to round it).
Re: PayPal credits man with $92,233,720,368,547,800
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not weird. It's 2^63. (64 bit signed number).
Not quite. 2^63 is 9223372036854775808, and the max value for a signed 64-bit int would be one less than that. Close enough to wager that the article may have been slightly off.
Yep, the figure mentioned is 2^63 cents, rounded to the nearest hundred dollars. I'd wager the article rounded, though I'm not sure why.
EDIT: gus_massa's theory makes a lot more sense, especially considering that the guy said he donated 30 bucks, and then afterwards his account listed $0. Presumably he had 2^63 cents + 30ish dollars, which was rounded up.
Re: PayPal credits man with $92,233,720,368,547,800
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not quite. 2^63 is 9223372036854775808, and the max value for a signed 64-bit int would be one less than that. Close enough to wager that the article may have been slightly off.
Probably the last two digits are used for cents (like in a Decimal type) and perhaps he has $41,92 real dollar in his account (or the reporters just decided to round it).
Ah, yes, that's what I get for not actually reading the article.
Re: PayPal credits man with $92,233,720,368,547,800
#9What sort of problem would cause this error? Can we glean anything from Paypal's system by the amount that he was accidentally credited?
A memory error perhaps, causing an int64 overflow?
Re: PayPal credits man with $92,233,720,368,547,800
#10The Ending Balance has a minus sign. So this guy is not rich, but in massive debt. At least get the basic math right.