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philbot1008··on Get Billions of Correct Digits of Pi from a Wrong Formula (1999) [pdf]
I would be more surprised if the "formula" didn't include the value of pi.

Edit: I'm an idiot, and blind. It was 'n', not pi.

philbot1008··on New Evidence That Lead Exposure Increases Crime (2017)
Further data supporting your point: http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
philbot1008··on Amazon’s share of the US e-commerce market is now 49%
You can also get a debit-based target RED card (no credit app required) and get the same 5% discount and other benefits as the credit-based version.

Note: At the time it was required to bring a voided cheque to complete the process.

philbot1008··on Stock Markets Tumble Amid Worries Over Tech Firms and Trade Tensions
E=mc^2, so oil ;)
philbot1008··on Bitcoin Exchanges Are Buckling While the Price Surges Past 16,000
Keep in mind, the change in $ isn't important, it's the percentage change over time and the variance.
philbot1008··on Apple’s Struggle to Get the iPhone X to Market on Time
I believe that was an attempt at sarcasm ;)
philbot1008··on The Web in 2050
What... plants... crave?
philbot1008··on Doom on the MacBook Pro Touch Bar [video]
I'm holding out for the one with "special offers" pricing :D
philbot1008··on Switching from macOS: The Basics
<Command> + <Tab> cycles open applications, but <Command> + <~> cycles windows in the current application context

I find this two-dimensional switching incredibly useful for multitasking, whereas Windows just flattens all windows to the alt-tab list, which quickly becomes overwhelming if you're a power user who doesn't like to close windows.

philbot1008··on Switching from macOS: The Basics
source?
philbot1008··on Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide
My mistake. And thanks for the correction! I read of the story when it broke a few weeks back, and honestly it didn't surprise me one bit at the time (were Microsoft have attempted such a maneuver). I quickly posted the link without following up on the story... only to realize the err in my ways. Good looking out. Cheers ;)
philbot1008··on Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide
Buy from the Microsoft Store and you may get a bios-locked laptop that can only run Windows 10.

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/53ri0m/warning_micro...

philbot1008··on Show HN: A chat client built on git
This just made me really happy.