26 Jul
2007
26 Jul
'07
12:50 p.m.
Hello Erik,
On Thu, July 26, 2007 15:28, Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
When it was explained to him how seriously huge the
dynamic range of
64 bits actually is, he dropped the idea.
on another list someone did the math and found that 32 bit integers alredy
need a pressure above the atmospheric pressure to be reproduced, even if you
use the brownian motion noise at room temperature as the 0 dB reference.
Hyperbaric chambers anyone? :)
Bye,
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