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Re:0.30000000000000004 by TeMPOraL on Monday December 02, 2019 @06:01PM (#21688016)
Tarsnap goes as low as counting attodollars. Yes, that's 10^-18 dollars, judging by the precision with which individual line items and total account funds are reported. Storage price is 250 picodollars per byte-month.
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Re:0.30000000000000004 by Cyph0n on Monday December 02, 2019 @06:09PM (#21688089)
If it’s not possible to charge such amounts, what exactly is the point of the accuracy?
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Re:0.30000000000000004 by DonHopkins on Monday December 02, 2019 @06:13PM (#21688134)
They're usually charging you for a shitload of them!
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Re:0.30000000000000004 by TeMPOraL on Monday December 02, 2019 @06:13PM (#21688130)
Tarsnap is prepaid.
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Re:0.30000000000000004 by DonHopkins on Monday December 02, 2019 @06:15PM (#21688143)
"Tarsnap's author is a geek." ;)

https://www.tarsnap.com/picoUSD-why.html

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Re:0.30000000000000004 by TeMPOraL on Monday December 02, 2019 @06:19PM (#21688181)
"when it internally converts storage prices from picodollars per month to attodollars per day, it rounds the prices down to benefit the customer."

A gentleman and a scholar.

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