“If arithmetic overflow is a fatal error, some fascist pig with a read-only mind is trying to enforce machine independence.”
Quote by Bill Gosper
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Bill Gosper
Bill Gosper is a renowned mathematician born in 1943. He has made significant contributions to the fields of combinatorial mathematics, computer science, and mathematical logic. more
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