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@AndSoWeCode the float number system doesn’t have good precision. Can’t even do 0.2+0.1 🤦♂️
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@PonySlaystation bitcoin also uses big int. For tensorflow.js to work correctly, bigint should be a part of a bigger plan from Google 🤔
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@sunfishcc it was just meant as a joke 😉
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@irene yeah, it’s pain in the ass. Classic js interview problem. But we actually having trouble when calculating plastic bigs, stickers for fruits etc. so the client side value often don’t exactly match the report from db. 🤦♂️
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@AndSoWeCode true, always use the lowest viable nominator
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