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Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Omicron Persei 8 |
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Maniac (V) Inmate From: soon to be "the land down under" |
![]() Thanks, grumble. I have now added another fact to my already fact ridden brain. |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: A graveyard of dreams |
![]() What can be more important that increasing the number of decimals in pi, since we allready had more than we will 'ever' need? Except that it is pretty fun in a wierd sort of way, this isn't important in any possible way |
Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Dallas, TX |
![]() isn't the point of finding more and more places, to eventually look for a pattern of some sort? |
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: Happy Hunting Grounds... |
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Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: From:From: |
![]() Hmmm. |
Maniac (V) Inmate From: soon to be "the land down under" |
![]() Yeah, Webs is right, there are some very important reasons for this. For one, it is a way of testing out algorithms and computing power with a known constant. Second, it allows for advances in cryptography and random number theory. And the third is that, how do we know, somewhere along the line, we won't need this kind of accuracy? |
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Omicron Persei 8 |
![]() genis, yes they still didnt find a pattern in that. |