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Re:LK-99 isn’t a superconductor – how science sleuths solved... by duskwuff on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @03:57PM (#37152818)
There's probably plenty of "computer numbers" you'd recognize immediately.

("It stops working after 65,535 seconds? Wait a minute, I know that number.")

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Re:LK-99 isn’t a superconductor – how science sleuths solved... by LordDragonfang on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @05:06PM (#37153838)
Oh yeah, definitely. I almost included "December 31, 1969" as an example (wait a minute, I know that date!), but decided it wasn't arcane enough.

I think a lot of IT/CS people have almost parasocial relationships with powers of two that seem very silly to outsiders.

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