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JoeAltmaier
3386 days ago
If a new number were used every millisecond, they would last 300 million years. So maybe not run out soon.
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startupdiscuss
3386 days ago
But how many numbers would the world use per millisecond?
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JoeAltmaier
3386 days ago
Yeah its actually too close for comfort. I'd like to see it that number squared (32 digits at least). Because if they're chosen randomly, we're already at one collision a year!
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