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Joe's Ancient Jottings ([personal profile] acroyear) wrote2009-04-20 08:39 am
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ok, THIS one is funny...

...to us total geeks only, of course.

[identity profile] javasaurus.livejournal.com 2009-04-20 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
If a computer is using 16 bits for each number, then the range of numbers is from -32768 to +32767. When it adds 1 to 32767, it starts at the beginning (-32768) again. Like when a clock gets to 12 then starts at 1 again.