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More floating point alternatives (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-20 | tags: floating point, decimal floating point, ieee 754

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More Floating Point Alternatives (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-20 | get An Introduction to Numerical Analysis textbook → | tags: floating point, decimal floating point, fractions

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When the fractional part of a float fixes your shader (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-16 | by Bruno Croci | tags: voronoi diagram, glsl shaders, shadertoy

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The engineering behind the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-15 | by John Wang | tags: strategic petroleum reserve, crude oil storage, external floating roof tanks

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Subnormal floating-point numbers are expensive on Intel processors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-15 | by Https | tags: subnormal numbers, ieee floating-point, intel xeon

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The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-13 | by Marina Temkin | tags: y combinator, demo day, atomarine

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Microcode in Intel's 8087 floating-point chip: the scale instruction (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-12 | get Intel 8087 math coprocessor chip → | tags: intel 8087, microcode, floating-point

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Everything is free now, so why not a floating orb in my IDE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-05 | get Keychron K2 wireless mechanical keyboard → | tags: ide, floating orb, developer tools

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Elon Musk’s Evil Floating Head Era Has Begun (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-02 | tags: elon musk, g20, telepresence

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Gemini could finally let you use your phone while it thinks about what to say (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-01 | get Google Pixel 9 unlocked smartphone → | tags: gemini, google, android

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A Forested Island Suddenly Appeared in This Gigantic Reservoir—and Then Mysteriously Vanished (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-31 | get Nikon Monarch M5 8x42 binoculars → | tags: williston reservoir, british columbia, floating island

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The GoPro HERO13 Black bundle drops to record-low $354.99 with case, microSD card, and more (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: gopro hero13, san disk micro sd, enduro batteries

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Double-double: 31 digits of precision without leaving the FPU (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-16 | by Marek Fiser | tags: double-double, floating-point, mpfr

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Kubernetes on Oxide: How customer needs shaped our integrations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Matthew Sanabria | tags: kubernetes, oxide, floating ip

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Kubernetes on Oxide: How Customer Needs Shaped Our Integrations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Matthew Sanabria | tags: kubernetes, oxide, floating ip

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Moving integer division to floating-point is trivial (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Marc B. Reynolds | tags: integer division, floating-point, fma

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Google Messages makes one-handed use much easier with new rollout (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: copying, floating, menu

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I swapped my Bose and JBL speakers for this floating Turtlebox - and it's seriously tough (zdnet.com)

2026-08-05 | by Jada Jones | tags: bose, durability, loud

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Startup plans to put nuclear-powered data centers in the sea — modular units could be much faster to deploy, but questions about reliability and longevity remain (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jowi Morales | tags: nuclear-powered data centers, atomarine, floating barges

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The 15 Best Pool Accessories to Upgrade Your Summer (2026) (wired.com)

2026-07-29 | by Kat Merck | tags: iopool, pool accessories, uv protection

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Printing floating point numbers in binary (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: python, floating point, ieee 754

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ALP: Adaptive lossless floating-point compression (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-25 | tags: sigmod, floating-point, frame-of-reference

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Gemini’s glowy makeover appears headed for the floating overlay and Live screens (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: gemini, google, android

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Floating Companion: Exploring Design Space for Soft Floating Robots in Indoor (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-15 | tags: companion, companion exploring, design

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Panel meter calculator with floating point (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-12 | tags: calculator, display, enclosure

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Meet the Floating Robot Companion Designed for Safe, Friendly Human Interaction (cnet.com)

2026-07-12 | by See Full Bio | tags: floating, human, interact

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Scientists Thought These Upside-Down Whales Might Be Sick. They Were Wrong (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-07 | get Whale Watching Tour Book → | tags: australian, australian coasts, coasts

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Why Are These Whale Moms Floating Upside-Down? Scientists Finally Have an Answer (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-07 | get Whale Watching Guide Book → | tags: australian, australian coasts, coasts

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I Love This Floating Anker Speaker, and It’s on Sale for Less Than $100 This Fourth of July (cnet.com)

2026-07-04 | by See Full Bio | get Anker Soundcore Flare → | tags: anker, bluetooth, boom

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Compiler-Assisted Floating-Point Error Analysis and Profiling with FPChecker (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-29 | get FPChecker Floating-Point Debugger → | tags: fpchecker, clang, llvm