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#if _FP_W_TYPE_SIZE < 32
#error "Here's a nickel kid.  Go buy yourself a real computer."
#endif

-- /arch/sparc64/double.h

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Please begin every line of code with four spaces to create a monospaced code block. Otherwise, the # gets treated as a level 1 header flag in some Markdown interpreters.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry, I forgot to convert my orgmode formatting to markdown. Fixed it

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here’s a nickel kid… go fix your comment.

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So, uh, can I get that nickel back?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SzethFriendOfNimi 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks. Inflation… ya know?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

dudes with 1 bit pointers: ಠ_ಠ

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

It's still there in modern Linux at include/math-emu/double.h

[–] Jagger2097 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Does that predate or reference Dilbert?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

<3 org mode