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logic1010 54 points ago +54 / -0

They programmed the vote tally in float man!

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sth1d 26 points ago +26 / -0

Only software engineers understand this comment. For the layman, an integer is a discrete number: 0, 1, 2, etc.

A floating point number contains decimals: 1.11, 1.12, 1.1234553245, etc.

There is literally no reason to code a vote counting system in floating point except to cheat. In fact, many programming languages have a positive integer construct, which is a discrete number greater or equal to 0.

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defnotarobit 3 points ago +3 / -0

For the electronic hardware guys, it's like a circuit with a floating ground.

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Hunters_Harddrive 4 points ago +4 / -0

Intrigued by my total lack of understanding this