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whatanaccounton Testing for -0 (negative zero) in JavaScript

Bitwise operations don't really make sense on floating point data, especially not in javascript. Based on a quick one minute test it appears that javascript just uses the integer part of the number if you try bitwise operations (e.g. 2.6 & 6.2 == 2)

whatanaccounton Google Gets 75,000 Job Applications in 1 Week, Setting Record

Sorry, didn't mean to imply that you thought that, you did not misrepresent your thoughts: it was my post that was confusing. Nonetheless you do present starting a start-up as a serious option to consider for people who want to work at Google.

whatanaccounton Google Gets 75,000 Job Applications in 1 Week, Setting Record

Talk about a Hacker News bubble. Are you really suggesting that if you want to work at Google you should start your own start-up? This seems ridiculous to me (I agree with the rest of the post though)

whatanaccounton Mixpanel (YC S09) - Merry Christmas, Internet

Awesome, thanks. I'm sorry for not having all my facts straight before posting.

whatanaccounton Mixpanel (YC S09) - Merry Christmas, Internet

Edit: don't jump to conclusions (original post was about being unhappy for paying $17 for the appsumo deal)