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Converting Binary Floating-Point Numbers to Shortest Decimal Strings (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-07 | get Binary-to-Decimal Converter → | tags: rust, binary floating-point, shortest decimal

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Instruction decoding in the Intel 8087 floating-point chip (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | get Floating Point Unit (FPU) → | tags: comments

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The Google Photos redesign we’ve been waiting for is finally here (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-13 | get Google Photos app → | tags: android, authority, floating

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Seattle just built the world’s first light rail on a floating bridge (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-11 | get Hyperloop → | tags: amazon, amazon meta, area

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Floating-Point Printing and Parsing Can Be Simple and Fast (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-19 | by Russ Cox | get Printing Parser → | tags: bits, point, return

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Floating science stations: my month on a research vessel looking after buoys (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-19 | by Ro | get Research Vessel → | tags: argentina, buoys, drogue

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Conditions in the Intel 8087 floating-point chip's microcode (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-15 | get Microcode → | tags: comments

68.

Exploring Speculative JIT Compilation for Emacs Lisp with Java (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-19 | get Compiler → | tags: fast, fast path, floating

69.

Zmij: Faster floating point double-to-string conversion (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-14 | get Double-to-string → | tags: dragonbox, randomdigit, schubfach

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Instead of fixing WoW’s new floating house exploit, Blizzard makes it official (arstechnica.com)

2025-12-11 | get World of Warcraft → | tags: blizzard, float, game

71.

The stack circuitry of the Intel 8087 floating point chip, reverse-engineered (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-09 | get Microprocessor → | tags: comments

72.

Quick settings overhaul, floating pill buttons, and more leaked for Samsung’s next phone update (androidauthority.com)

2025-12-05 | get Galaxy S → | tags: changes, samsung, screen

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China is building the world’s first nuclear-proof floating island. That’s not good news for the U.S. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-03 | get Nuclear-proof island → | tags: american counterparts, aware, beijing

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Schubfach: The smallest floating point double-to-string impleme (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-30 | get Floating Point Double → | tags: decimal, dragonbox, interval

75.

Surprise: The BrickBoy kit for the Lego Game Boy uses floating magnets instead of switches (theverge.com)

2025-11-28 | by Sean Hollister | get BrickBoy → | tags: buttons, extra, game

76.

‘Imagine a Cube Floating in the Air’: The New AI Dream Allegedly Driving Yann LeCun Away from Meta (gizmodo.com)

2025-11-15 | get Neural Network → | tags: ai scientist, leaving, leaving meta

77.

The Floating Head Phenomenon (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-10 | by Michael Estrin | get Smartphone → | tags: face, floating, head

78.

Floating Electrons on a Sea of Helium (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get Microsoft Surface Pro → | tags: charge, electron, electrons

79.

Floating electrons on a sea of helium (arstechnica.com)

2025-10-31 | get Microsoft Surface Pro → | tags: charge, electron, electrons

80.

Scientists Spot “Rogue” Planet Floating Between Stars, Devouring Everything in Reach (futurism.com)

2025-10-31 | by Sharon Adarlo | get science reference book → | tags: growth, planet, rogue

81.

XiangShan Vector Floating-Point Unit Design (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get How to Win Friends book → | tags: bit, floating, fp

82.

Coding a new BASIC interpreter in 2025 to replace a slow one (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Óscar Toledo Gutiérrez | get Meta Quest → | tags: basic, ecs, floating

83.

Researchers Shed New Light on a 15th-Century ‘Floating Castle’ Packed With Guns (gizmodo.com)

2025-10-31 | by Margherita Bassi | get Amazon Echo → | tags: gribshunden, hans, king

84.

Scientists Intrigued by Mysterious Object Floating Near Earth (futurism.com)

2025-10-31 | get Personal Finance book → | tags: earth, moon, orbit

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Scuba-Suit-Clad Thief Steals Thousands of Dollars From Floating Disney World Restaurant in Heist Ripped Right Out of the Movies (gizmodo.com)

2025-10-31 | by James Whitbrook | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: disney, lake, office

86.

Formally verifying a floating-point division routine with Gappa – part 1 (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get Meta Quest → | tags: bit, code, error

87.

MAGA Congressman Explains Trump’s Signature in Epstein Birthday Book by Floating Autopen Conspiracy (gizmodo.com)

2025-10-31 | by Lucas Ropek | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: documents, epstein, like

88.

Why is Japan still investing in custom floating point accelerators? (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Timothy Prickett Morgan | get political science book → | tags: chip, computing, cores

89.

Why Is Japan Still Investing in Custom Floating Point Accelerators? (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Timothy Prickett Morgan | get political science book → | tags: chip, computing, cores

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‘Unidentified Floating Object’ Causes Confusion off Swedish Coast (gizmodo.com)

2025-10-31 | by Gayoung Lee | get political science book → | tags: coast, guard, object