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by 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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But how many numbers would the world use per millisecond?
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!