tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post7892788861309062991..comments2023-11-05T03:45:25.001-08:00Comments on God Plays Dice: Leap daysMichael Lugohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15671307315028242949noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-69416429773703162462008-02-29T07:09:00.000-08:002008-02-29T07:09:00.000-08:00From the position of a computer programmer I'd str...From the position of a computer programmer I'd strongly support the last idea of 31 leap years out of 128. First, it could be easily tested comparing one bitwise "AND" and secondly, I can recall powers of two up to at least 65536 in a split-second, so given the number of years I'll probably live through, it would be pretty easy deal (ya' know, I'd encounter 2048 only). The better-than-nature precision of this scheme is just an added benefit...<BR/><BR/>I think that in an ideal world the calendars should be designed by programmers... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com