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Re:Rust: 128 bit integers preparing to be released by calanya on Sunday December 04, 2016 @05:13AM (#13099474)
Measuring time in picoseconds. The current unix timestamp is roughly 2^70 picoseconds, so won't fit in 64 bits.
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Re:Rust: 128 bit integers preparing to be released by fnj on Sunday December 04, 2016 @06:46AM (#13099676)
Can you present any imaginable situation where resolution of arbitrary time/dates to a billionth of a second is not adequate?
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Re:Rust: 128 bit integers preparing to be released by adrianN on Sunday December 04, 2016 @07:28AM (#13099755)
Something involving femtosecond lasers maybe?
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Re:Rust: 128 bit integers preparing to be released by baq on Sunday December 04, 2016 @07:32AM (#13099763)
LHC
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