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Re:DEC64: Decimal Floating Point on Saturday March 08, 2014 @11:14PM (#7367402)
The name is a bit confusing. I have seen dec32 and dec64 numbers in some mil std ICDs. I can't find any of the documents online but here [1] is a discussion about dec 32 that links to a pdf which briefly describes the dec32 and dec64 formats.

[1] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1797806/parsing-a-hex-for...

Re:Mozilla Game On on Tuesday December 18, 2012 @07:44PM (#4940592)
The grand prize winner also gets a GTX690 which is worth $1000.
Re:Spend time learning, not searching - a directory for online learnin... on Thursday January 12, 2012 @06:54PM (#3458499)
Great idea!

One comment: A search for "Python" returned some good results, but you only list one format for them. "Learn Python the Hard Way" has six different formats including a free format (HTML). You only list the online video course.