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Post about integer overflow #177

Open shuttle1987 opened 4 years ago

shuttle1987 commented 4 years ago

It occurred to me today that there's a good post here about the concept of overflow that we can frame in terms of the upcoming new year.

Good chance to explain this concept with Y2K and the unix timestamp 2038 issues.

shuttle1987 commented 4 years ago

Another great example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Impact_(spacecraft)#Contact_lost_and_end_of_mission

shuttle1987 commented 4 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_10,000_problem